Friday Quickie Quiz & Vintage Digits - J.T. Realmuto, Johnny Bench, Carton Fisk, Fernando Valenzuela, Gary Carter, Randy Hundley
QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Who is the only Phillie since 1950 to homer in his first major league plate appearance?
(Answer Below)
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VINTAGE DIGITS
>>> MLB
The Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto, whose 133 games caught in 2019 was second in the major leagues, would probably like to catch all 162 some season. But that ain’t won’t be possible in 2020 and extremely improbable anytime in the future.
In fact, Brad Ausmus is the only catcher to reach 150 games in the 2000s, and he did so in 2000.
Here are the players with 150 or more defensive games as catcher in a season since 1960 (via baseball-reference.com):
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160 . . . Randy Hundley, 1968
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155 . . . Jim Sundberg, 1975
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154 . . . Johnny Bench, 1968
154 . . . Ted Simmons, 1975
154 . . . Carlton Fisk, 1978
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153 . . . Ted Simmons, 1973
153 . . . Gary Carter, 1982
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152 . . . Randy Hundley, 1967
152 . . . Gary Carter, 1978
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151 . . . Johnny Edwards, 1969
151 . . . Randy Hundley, 1969
151 . . . Manny Sanguillan, 1974
151 . . . Carlton Fisk, 1977
151 . . . Jim Sundberg, 1980
151 . . . Benito Santiago, 1991
150 . . . Buck Rodgers, 1962
150 . . . Jim Sundberg, 1979
150 . . . Jody Davis, 1983
150 . . . Todd Hundley, 1996
150 . . . Brad Ausmus, 2000
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>>> PHILLIES
Phillies’ road record over the last two seasons:
14-6 (.700) . . . vs. AL Teams
53-89 (.373). . . vs. NL Teams
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>>> MLB
On April 22, 1981, rookie lefthander Fernando Valenzuela struck out 11 and the Dodgers topped the Astros, 1-0. He singled in the lone run himself in the fifth inning of his fourth career start.
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>>> PHILLIES
The Phillies dropped their first seven road regular season Interleague games (1997).
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> Who is the only Phillie since 1950 to homer in his first major league plate appearance?
Answer:
Marlon Anderson on Sept. 8, 1998.