Q: This second baseman won a batting title and three World Series rings while with the Yankees. Six years after retirement, he was killed when his commuter train drove straight through signals and flew off the open Newark Bay lift bridge and into the bay.
Who was he?
A: Snuffy Stirnweiss
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Q: In 1977 Lyman Bostock of the Twins recorded 12 putouts in the outfield in a nine inning game. Thirty two years later Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox equaled the record. However, the first player to accomplish this feat was an outfielder for the Boston Braves in 1929.
Who was he?
A: Earl Clark
Q: Baseball Trivia # 10 was about Eddie Waitkus who was shot by a crazed fan in Chicago. Seventeen years earlier this shortstop was also shot in a Chicago hotel by a jilted girlfriend. He recovered and ended up playing 17 years in the majors. He went to the World Series three times but came up short each time with the Chicago Cubs. He also had a brief managerial career with the Boston Red Sox.
Who was he?
A: Billy Jurges
Q: This second baseman won a World Series ring with the Cleveland Indians. After his playing career was over he was a manager for the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Muskegon Lassies of the AAGPBL. And he was the subject of a scene in the film Teacher's Pet between Gig Young and Clark Gable. But his true claim to fame was that he was the first major league player to execute an unassisted triple play in a World Series. In 1920, he caught a line drive while playing second base. He stepped on second and then tagged a runner coming from first.
Who was he?
A: Bill Wambsganss
