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Absurdly difficult questions to challenge your knowledge of baseball esoterica. #s=stats, dates, dimensions, etc. Answers under each Q's comments @ month's end.

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Answer: The legendary 1962 Mets had two relievers named Bob Miller. Mgr. Casey Stengel would phone the bullpen for "Nelson" when he wanted the righthander. No one knows why.

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Baseball Quizzer #8: A very bad team's bullpen confusion: "No, not that one; I want 'Nelson'"! (Who: players, manager, team/When). @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBPA @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball #MLBPA

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Answer: Lowest SO per at bats rate. All time: 63.17--Willie Keeler (career: 1892-1910). Current: 10.17--Andrelton Simmons (since 2012).

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Baseball Quizzer #7: 63.17 / 10.37 (What/Who?). @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball

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Answer: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," written in 1908 by Jack Norworth (words) and Albert von Tilzer (music), performed in the middle of the 7th approx. 2,430 times per season (15 games daily x 162).

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Baseball Quizzer #6: 08 / JN + AVT / M7 / approx. 2430 (What?) @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball

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Answer: Ted Kluszewski's impressive stats--BA/BB/RBI/SO(!!!)/HR/career years. HOF-worthy offensive numbers w/ Reds, White Sox, Pirates and Angels.

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Baseball Quizzer #5: 298 / 482 /1028 / 365 / 279 / 47-61 / not HOF (Who? Hint: RBI / BB / SO / HR / BA / years played--but not in this order) @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball

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Answer: Lou Gehrig's only Hollywood film, "Rawhide" (1938), in which he plays himself helping the good guys vs. Wild West varmints in Montana. (He's not bad, either.)

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Baseball Quizzer #4: NYC-Montana 🐴🎞📽 / 1938 / offseason / HOF (Who/What?) @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball

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Answer: Circumference in inches of the special knuckle ball catcher's glove vs. standard glove size used for HOFer Hoyt Wilhelm 1960-1965.

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Baseball Quizzer #3: 45 vs. 29.5-34.5 / 60-65 / HOF (What/Who?) @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #baseballamerica #baseball #baseballtrivia #MLBAtHome #quarantinebaseball

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Answer: Outfield fence distances (left/left center/center/right center/right) for Ebbets Field, home of Brooklyn Dodgers 1913-1957.

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Baseball Quizzer #2: 348/351/399/344/297 (What/Where?) @BaseballAmerica @MLB @MLBStats #quarantinebaseball #baseballtrivia #baseball #MLBAtHome

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Answer: Yanks vs. Tigers @ Det. 6/24/62, with Jack Reed hitting HR (his only in MLB) in 22nd inning off Phil Regan for 9-7 Yanks win.

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Baseball Quizzer #1: 62 / JR vs. PR / 22 / 9-7 (Who/What/When?). @BaseballAmerica @MLB #quarantinebaseball #baseballtrivia #baseball @MLBStats @baseballhall