Thursday, July 5, 2012

Tuesday-ish Trivia

This week's question:
 
The Kentucky Wildcats recently tied a record when they had six players drafted in the 2012 NBA Draft:


What other team had six players drafted in an NBA Draft and who were they?

Last week's question:

Matt Cain struck out 14 Astros in his perfect game last week tying Sandy Koufax's record for most strikeouts in a perfect game. In the 22 perfect games in Major League history dating back to 1880, how many times did the pitcher record double digit strikeouts?


Answer:

Cain's performance was just the 10th time that a pitcher struck out 10 or more hitters during a Perfect Game. Here's the list:


Jim Bunning - Phillies - June 21, 1964 - 10 strikeouts vs New York Mets
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Sandy Koufax - Dodgers - September 9, 1965 - 14 strikeouts vs Chicago Cubs
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Catfish Hunter - Athletics - May 8, 1968 - 11 strikeouts vs Minnesota Twins
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Len Barker - Indians - May 15, 1981 - 11 strikeouts vs Toronto Blue Jays
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Mike Witt - Angels - September 30, 1984 - 10 strikeouts vs Texas Rangers
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David Wells - Yankees - May 17, 1998 - 11 strikeouts vs Minnesota Twins
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David Cone - Yankees - July 18, 1999 - 10 strikeouts vs Montreal Expos
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Randy Johnson - Diamondbacks - May 18, 2004 - 13 strikeouts vs Atlanta Braves
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Roy Halladay - Philadelphia Phillies - May 29, 2010 - 11 strikeouts vs Florida Marlins
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Matt Cain - San Francisco Giants - June 13, 2012 - 14 strikeouts vs Houston Astros
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