Folks, another Saturday is upon us, and with it, another Opening Day starter Sporcle. This week, we look at first and third base.
This quiz marks the first in the series in which both positions will see (barring injury or a weird lineup choice) the same player return in consecutive years. At the hot corner, this makes two straight Opening Days while at first base, seven straight.
So, as with last week, there are 100 entries on this list. How many can you get? Good luck!
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Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
- As usual, positions are grouped by season, chronologically.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The White Sox have had remarkable continuity at first base. Since 1991 (I bet you'll never guess who that was!), the team has had just four different guys start on Opening Day. And one of those was just a single season: 1998.
- I would not have guessed this, but Willie Kamm holds the most Opening Day (and consecutive) starts at third base: 9, running the length of his White Sox tenure, 1923-1931.
- If you can't guess who has had the most Opening Day (and consecutive) starts at first base, well, you need to do some more Sporcling.
All data from baseballreference.com
