Last week's trivia quiz on pitching records was a popular blog post, so I have created another test of your knowledge of HarbourCats history, only this time I have drawn from the season batting records. The last quiz was a little too difficult, so I have made this one a multiple choice test to give everyone a decent chance of scoring well. Once again, try answering the following questions without looking at the record book or checking the statistics.
- Which player listed below has never hit .300 in a season in which he had enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title?
- Alex Real
- Hunter Mercado-Hood
- Alex DeGoti
- Nathan Lukes
- Which HarbourCat has posted the highest slugging percentage in a season (min. 100 AB)?
- Sean Watkins
- Hunter Mercado-Hood
- Gabe Clark
- Alex Real
- Which player does not share the team record for most runs scored in a season?
- Who holds the HarbourCats record for the longest consecutive-game hitting streak?
- Griffin Andreychuk
- Chris Lewis
- Hunter Mercado-Hood
- Alex Real
- Who holds the record for most doubles in a season?
- Nathan Lukes
- Alex DeGoti
- John Schuknecht
- Which player has the highest walk rate in HarbourCats history (min. 100 at-bats)?
- Bryce Greager
- Griffin Andreychuk
- Sean Watkins
- Alex DeGoti
- Which player has been the toughest to strike out in a season (min. 100 at-bats)?
- Austin Russell
- Aaron Barnett
- Nathan Lukes
- Who has stolen the most bases in a season without ever being caught?
- Wyler Smith
- John Grimsley
- Jordan Ellis
- Nathan Lukes
- Next to Hunter Mercado-Hood, which player has registered the most hits in a season for the HarbourCats?
- Alex Real
- Alex DeGoti
- Nathan Lukes
- Which player does not share the HarbourCats record for most hit-by-pitches in season?
- Ted Boeke
- Austin Russell
- Kelly Norris-Jones
Answers:
- Alex DeGoti. Hunter Mercado-Hood (.385), Nathan Lukes (.343) and Alex Real (.339) have all hit above .300 in a season.
- Alex Real posted a .518 slugging percentage in 2013, a mark almost equalled by Sean Watkins in 2014 (.514 SLG).
- Hunter Mercado-Hood scored 32 runs in 2014, but that was three fewer runs than both Gabe Clark and Nathan Lukes scored that season.
- Hunter Mercado-Hood holds the record with a 12-game hitting streak to end the 2014 season. While he walked in his only at-bat in an August 7th game, that at-bat did not end his hitting streak, because a 0-for-0 can only snap a hitting streak if the batter hits a sacrifice fly. Griffin Andreychuk, Alex Real and Chris Lewis have all posted 11-game hitting streaks.
- Mr. HarbourCat, Alex DeGoti, hit 12 doubles in 2014.
- Griffin Andreychuk walked in 20% of his at-bats in 2014, significantly more than any other HarbourCats player. Next to Andreychuk, the players who have walked the most often are Alex DeGoti (13.3%), Sean Watkins (12.8%) and Bryce Greager (12.2%).
- Aaron Barnett only struck out once in every 11.9 at-bats in 2014, the best such mark in HarbourCats history. Nathan Lukes (11.5 AB/K) and Austin Russell (8.1 AB/K) have the second and third best marks, respectively.
- John Grimsley went a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases in 2014.
- Nathan Lukes notched 59 hits in 2014, the second-best mark in team history. Alex DeGoti (58) and Alex Real (57) are right behind Lukes and Mercado-Hood in hits in a season.
- Kelly Norris-Jones. Austin Russell and Ted Boeke share the record for most HBPs in a season (7).
- 9 or 10 correct: Congratulations, you’re a HarbourCats super-fan. You deserve a pat on the back for your dedication, but you might want to consider getting a secondary hobby that doesn’t involve baseball.
- 7 or 8 correct: Nice job. You’re a hardcore fan and a regular at Sports Traders Diamond.
- 5 or 6 correct: Solid performance. You see a good number of games every year and you may even read the blog on a semi-regular basis.
- 3 or 4 correct: You’re an average fan -- and that’s A-OK.
- 1 or 2 correct: You’re a casual fan who’s more interested in the ballpark experience than what happens on the field. You’re way more fun to hang around with than those annoying baseball nerds.
- Zero correct: You only go to Sports Traders Diamond for the tasty Kolsch. You’re my kind of people.
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