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True Dough

(27,249 posts) Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:05 PM Apr 5

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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 Apr 5 OP

without even looking at who played this afternoon, dgauss Apr 5 #1

I'm going with that too underpants Apr 5 #3

Ha! True Dough Apr 5 #5

I have the answer to that.. Permanut Apr 5 #2

Don't tell me True Dough Apr 5 #6

Short career. Permanut Apr 5 #9

My guess would be.... lastlib Apr 5 #4

It's a good guess, lastlib True Dough Apr 5 #7

My next guess would be the Braves. lastlib Apr 5 #8

0 for 2! True Dough Apr 5 #10

Hey, that was my batting average in Little League! lastlib Apr 5 #11

There's always True Dough Apr 5 #12

My sports were Frisbee and chess....... lastlib Apr 5 #13

Oh, True Dough Apr 5 #14

You were close with the Braves, by the way... True Dough Apr 5 #26

And #1 Gave Up Those 200k Hits... ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #30

Well, at least Citizens Bank Park (a terrible name for a ball park) True Dough Apr 7 #31

Also, For Many Years They Played In... ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #32

Red Sox? Auggie Apr 5 #15

Another good guess True Dough Apr 5 #18

I'm guessing the Cubs CanonRay Apr 5 #16

Not shitty enough True Dough Apr 5 #19

If not Bosox, how about the Cubs? The Madcap Apr 5 #17

Nope. Not the Cubbies! True Dough Apr 5 #20

Pittsburgh Pirates? The Madcap Apr 5 #21

And it is NOT the Bucs! True Dough Apr 5 #22

Phillies? The Madcap Apr 5 #23

You just hit True Dough Apr 5 #24

Yippee! The Madcap Apr 5 #27

Yeah, the Yanks would have been another reasonable guess as well. True Dough Apr 5 #29

The Rockies pushed the Phillies over the 200,000 hit mark today True Dough Apr 5 #25

Phillies. Sailingdiver Apr 5 #28

dgauss

(1,579 posts)

1. without even looking at who played this afternoon,

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:10 PM

Apr 5

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

underpants

(197,100 posts)

3. I'm going with that too

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

5. Ha!

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:13 PM

Apr 5

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

Permanut

(8,556 posts)

2. I have the answer to that..

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

Apr 5

Oh wait, you said major league.

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

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

6. Don't tell me

Reply to Permanut (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

Apr 5

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

Permanut

(8,556 posts)

9. Short career.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

Apr 5

lastlib

(28,578 posts)

4. My guess would be....

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:12 PM

Apr 5

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

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

7. It's a good guess, lastlib

Reply to lastlib (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

Apr 5

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

lastlib

(28,578 posts)

8. My next guess would be the Braves.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

Apr 5

Otherwise, no idea

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

10. 0 for 2!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:21 PM

Apr 5

lastlib

(28,578 posts)

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

Reply to True Dough (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:22 PM

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

12. There's always

Reply to lastlib (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:23 PM

Apr 5

football season!

lastlib

(28,578 posts)

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

Reply to True Dough (Reply #12)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:25 PM

Apr 5

no good at anything else.

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

14. Oh,

Reply to lastlib (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:29 PM

Apr 5

so you were an "en passant" strategist.

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

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

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

Apr 5

#2 position

ProfessorGAC

(77,217 posts)

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

Reply to True Dough (Reply #26)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 04:56 PM

Apr 7

...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

(27,249 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

Apr 7

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

(77,217 posts)

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

Reply to True Dough (Reply #31)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:50 PM

Apr 7

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

Auggie

(33,299 posts)

15. Red Sox?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

18. Another good guess

Reply to Auggie (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

Apr 5

Another wrong answer, however.

CanonRay

(16,246 posts)

16. I'm guessing the Cubs

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

Apr 5

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

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

19. Not shitty enough

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

Apr 5

to give up 200,000 hits though!

The Madcap

(2,017 posts)

17. If not Bosox, how about the Cubs?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:40 PM

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

20. Nope. Not the Cubbies!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

Apr 5

The Madcap

(2,017 posts)

21. Pittsburgh Pirates?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:59 PM

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

22. And it is NOT the Bucs!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #21)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:04 PM

Apr 5

This one is stumping folks!

The Madcap

(2,017 posts)

23. Phillies?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #22)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

Apr 5

If not, then I struck out.

True Dough

(27,249 posts)

24. You just hit

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #23)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

Apr 5

a grand salami!

It is the Phillies!

The Madcap

(2,017 posts)

27. Yippee!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #24)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:10 PM

Apr 5

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

True Dough

(27,249 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

Apr 5

True Dough

(27,249 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

Apr 5

This was before the game:

Sailingdiver

(372 posts)

28. Phillies.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

Apr 5

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