Last weekend, former White Sox and all-around-good-guy Jim Thome was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Of course, before he played for the White Sox, Thome played for the Indians (and Phillies); after, he had a good number of at-bats against the Sox with the Twins.
All told during his time as an opponent of the White Sox he hit 43 home runs against them: today's Sporcle celebrates Jim Thome by asking you to name the pitchers who he hit those home runs off of. If you read this month's Random Box Score you got a bit of a leg up as two pitchers from that article also appear in today's Sporcle. How many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've given you fifteen minutes to attempt completion.
- For hints, I've provided the date of the game, whether the pitcher was a starter or a reliever, and the inning in which the home run came.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confound, and/or confuse your friends:
- The team Thome hit the most home runs against was Detroit, with 66.
- The pitcher Thome hit the most home runs against was Rick Reed, with 9, though he also hit 8 against Roger Clemens and 7 against Justin Verlander.
- The very first home run of Thome's career was against Steve Farr of the Yankees. The last? Carlos Villanueva of the Blue Jays.
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