The baseball world saw a great player hang it up this week, as Adrian Beltre announced his retirement this past Tuesday morning. I'm sure like a lot of you, he was a favorite player of mine to watch, both for his play on the field and his fun personality. Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer also had this impressive stat...
...all of which to say, after revisiting Beltre's career on Baseball Reference, I was reminded just how much the Sox have struggled at times to fill the 5 position with someone competent, let alone a future first ballot Hall of Famer.
So, in part, today's Sporcle honors Beltre's career, but it also looks back at White Sox third basemen since the DH was instituted in 1973. To qualify, the player must have played at least 75% of their games at third and also have logged at least 1 WAR in the season. A low bar to clear which gives us 32 player seasons. How many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted ten minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the season and the WAR.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- Just four Sox third basemen have logged double-digit WAR in their careers with the team: that adds up to 97.1 WAR, just barely beating out Beltre's 95.7.
- The most stolen bases in a season by a Sox third baseman is 51, by Don Buford in 1966. He was also caught stealing 22 times.
- Buck Weaver holds the record for most hits in a season by a Sox third baseman, with 208.
All data from baseballreference.com
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