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True Dough

(26,800 posts) Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:05 PM Sunday

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Sunday afternoon baseball trivia

Which Major League franchise is the first to give up 200,000 hits? It happened this afternoon!

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Sunday afternoon baseball trivia (Original Post) True Dough Sunday OP

without even looking at who played this afternoon, dgauss Sunday #1

I'm going with that too underpants Sunday #3

Ha! True Dough Sunday #5

I have the answer to that.. Permanut Sunday #2

Don't tell me True Dough Sunday #6

Short career. Permanut Sunday #9

My guess would be.... lastlib Sunday #4

It's a good guess, lastlib True Dough Sunday #7

My next guess would be the Braves. lastlib Sunday #8

0 for 2! True Dough Sunday #10

Hey, that was my batting average in Little League! lastlib Sunday #11

There's always True Dough Sunday #12

My sports were Frisbee and chess....... lastlib Sunday #13

Oh, True Dough Sunday #14

You were close with the Braves, by the way... True Dough Sunday #26

And #1 Gave Up Those 200k Hits... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #30

Well, at least Citizens Bank Park (a terrible name for a ball park) True Dough Tuesday #31

Also, For Many Years They Played In... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #32

Red Sox? Auggie Sunday #15

Another good guess True Dough Sunday #18

I'm guessing the Cubs CanonRay Sunday #16

Not shitty enough True Dough Sunday #19

If not Bosox, how about the Cubs? The Madcap Sunday #17

Nope. Not the Cubbies! True Dough Sunday #20

Pittsburgh Pirates? The Madcap Sunday #21

And it is NOT the Bucs! True Dough Sunday #22

Phillies? The Madcap Sunday #23

You just hit True Dough Sunday #24

Yippee! The Madcap Sunday #27

Yeah, the Yanks would have been another reasonable guess as well. True Dough Sunday #29

The Rockies pushed the Phillies over the 200,000 hit mark today True Dough Sunday #25

Phillies. Sailingdiver Sunday #28

dgauss

(1,552 posts)

1. without even looking at who played this afternoon,

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:10 PM

Sunday

I'm just going to guess the White Sox. I think they gave up nearly that many hits last season alone.

underpants

(196,649 posts)

3. I'm going with that too

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

5. Ha!

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:13 PM

Sunday

That's funny. The White Sox are actually winning against the Jays again this aft.

Permanut

(8,411 posts)

2. I have the answer to that..

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

Sunday

Oh wait, you said major league.

I was gonna say I think my high school team did that

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

6. Don't tell me

Reply to Permanut (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

Sunday

you were a pitcher on that team, Permanut?!?

Permanut

(8,411 posts)

9. Short career.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

Sunday

lastlib

(28,334 posts)

4. My guess would be....

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:12 PM

Sunday

...the Cincinnati Reds, being one of the oldest franchises.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

7. It's a good guess, lastlib

Reply to lastlib (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

Sunday

But "the Big Red Machine" is not the correct answer.

lastlib

(28,334 posts)

8. My next guess would be the Braves.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

Sunday

Otherwise, no idea

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

10. 0 for 2!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:21 PM

Sunday

lastlib

(28,334 posts)

11. Hey, that was my batting average in Little League!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:22 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

12. There's always

Reply to lastlib (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:23 PM

Sunday

football season!

lastlib

(28,334 posts)

13. My sports were Frisbee and chess.......

Reply to True Dough (Reply #12)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:25 PM

Sunday

no good at anything else.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

14. Oh,

Reply to lastlib (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:29 PM

Sunday

so you were an "en passant" strategist.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

26. You were close with the Braves, by the way...

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

Sunday

#2 position

ProfessorGAC

(76,830 posts)

30. And #1 Gave Up Those 200k Hits...

Reply to True Dough (Reply #26)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 04:56 PM

Tuesday

...in 7 fewer seasons than the teams in 2nd & 3rd place.
I was going to guess the Cubs because they're one of the original NL teams.
I'd have been wrong!

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

31. Well, at least Citizens Bank Park (a terrible name for a ball park)

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #30)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:46 PM

Tuesday

ranks in the top 5 for being home-run friendly and top 10 for being "hitter friendly."

If it was in the bottom half of the league, Philly pitchers would feel even greater shame. Although when they see their fat paychecks roll in, they probably forget all about the number of hits.

ProfessorGAC

(76,830 posts)

32. Also, For Many Years They Played In...

Reply to True Dough (Reply #31)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:50 PM

Tuesday

...the grand canyon, so giving up singles & doubles had to be pretty easy.
No outfielder could cover that much real estate.

Auggie

(33,180 posts)

15. Red Sox?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

18. Another good guess

Reply to Auggie (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

Sunday

Another wrong answer, however.

CanonRay

(16,186 posts)

16. I'm guessing the Cubs

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Sunday

They're pretty good now, but we're shit for decades.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

19. Not shitty enough

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

Sunday

to give up 200,000 hits though!

The Madcap

(1,923 posts)

17. If not Bosox, how about the Cubs?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:40 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

20. Nope. Not the Cubbies!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

Sunday

The Madcap

(1,923 posts)

21. Pittsburgh Pirates?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:59 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

22. And it is NOT the Bucs!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #21)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:04 PM

Sunday

This one is stumping folks!

The Madcap

(1,923 posts)

23. Phillies?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #22)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

Sunday

If not, then I struck out.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

24. You just hit

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #23)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

Sunday

a grand salami!

It is the Phillies!

The Madcap

(1,923 posts)

27. Yippee!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #24)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:10 PM

Sunday

Tough question. I'm surprised no one said the Yankees.

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

29. Yeah, the Yanks would have been another reasonable guess as well.

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #27)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:16 PM

Sunday

True Dough

(26,800 posts)

25. The Rockies pushed the Phillies over the 200,000 hit mark today

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

Sunday

This was before the game:

Sailingdiver

(369 posts)

28. Phillies.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

Sunday

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