Beyond third base: The Count

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The Count

John Montefusco was one of the more colorful characters to emerge in baseball in the '70s, but he later fell on some tough times.

As part of SABR's ongoing Baseball Biography Project, Bob Hurte has submitted an essay detailing The Count's life on the diamond and beyond. Click here to give it a read.

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Trivia answers

56. Dallas and Chicago
55. On Oct. 1, 1933, Babe Ruth pitched a complete game for the Yankees against the Red Sox. According to Boston Post writer Paul Shannon, "though hit hard at times, and seemingly very tired toward the end, [Ruth] was able to steer his hard-hitting teammates to a 6-5 win in the season's final contest."
54. Gaylord Perry, San Francisco Giants, April 27, 1971
53. Rolando Arrojo went 14-12 for the Devil Rays in 1998, the team's first season. That represented 22.2 percent of the Rays' total victories.
52. Chester "Red" Hoff (1891-1998), who pitched for the New York Highlanders from 1911-13 and St. Louis Browns in 1915
51. George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees, 1974
50. Barry Lamar Bonds, 2002, age 38, breaking the previous record held by another ex-Pirate, Al Oliver
49. Manny Trillo, George Vukovich, Jay Baller and Jerry Willard
48. Dean Stone. In the eighth inning of the 1954 All-Star Game, the Washington rookie came in to pitch with two outs and runners on first and third. As Stone wound up, Red Schoendienst raced toward home. Stone threw to the plate to catch Schoendienst stealing. The American League scored three times in the bottom of the eighth to take an 11-9 lead, and Stone got the win in his only All-Star appearance.
47. Carlton Fisk, 1972