Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tuesday Trivia

Last week's question:

What Major League Franchise has thrown the most perfect games?

Answer:
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The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees have each thrown 3 perfect games to lead all franchises. The Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians have each thrown 2 while the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, California/Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks franchises have all thrown one apiece while the defunct Worcester Ruby Legs and Providence Grays each threw one as well. Here's a complete list of all 21:

6/12/1880 - Lee Richmond - Worcester Ruby Legs vs Cleveland Blues - 5 Ks
6/17/1881 - John Montgomery Ward - Providence Grays @ Buffalo Bisons - 5 Ks
5/05/1904 - Cy Young - Boston Americans (Red Sox) vs Philadelphia A's - 8 Ks
10/02/1908 - Addie Joss - Cleveland Naps (Indians) vs Chicago White Sox - 3 Ks
4/30/1922 - Charlie Robertson - Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers - 6 Ks
10/08/1956 - Don Larsen - New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers - 7 Ks (Game 5 of World Series)
6/21/1964 - Jim Bunning - Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets - 10 Ks
9/09/1965 - Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs - 14 Ks
5/08/1968 - Catfish Hunter - Oakland A's vs Minnesota Twins - 11 Ks
5/15/1981 - Len Barker - Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays - 11 Ks
9/30/1984 - Mike Witt - California Angels @ Texas Rangers - 10 Ks
9/16/1988 - Tom Browning - Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers - 7 Ks
7/28/1991 - Dennis Martinez - Montreal Expos @ Los Angeles Dodgers - 5 Ks
7/28/1994 - Kenny Rogers - Texas Rangers vs California Angels - 8 Ks
5/17/1998 - David Wells - New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins - 11 Ks
7/18/1999 - David Cone - New York Yankees vs Montreal Expos - 10 Ks
5/18/2004 - Randy Johnson - Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves - 13 Ks
7/23/2009 - Mark Buehrle - Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays - 6 Ks
5/09/2010 - Dallas Braden - Oakland A's vs Tampa Bay Rays - 6 Ks
5/29/2010 - Roy Halladay - Philadelphia Phillies @ Florida Marlins - 11 Ks
4/21/2012 - Philip Humber - Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners - 9 Ks

This week's question:
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How many franchises in this year's NBA Playoffs have never won an NBA title and which ones are they?

2 comments:

  1. Memphis (Vancouver), Orlando, Indiana, LA Clippers, Denver, Utah.

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  2. Wow, didn't waste any time with that one, huh?

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