Good morning!
While today's quiz is a celebration of a particular player's accomplishment, I won't blame you if you find that it's more of an indictment of the White Sox' success --or, more appropriately, lack thereof-- in the postseason.
Let us set the scene, shall we? Before things went sideways in game 4 of the ALDS against the Astros this week, Gavin Sheets gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead with a home run over the center field wall. He later added a double to give him 6 total bases in the game. Curious, I looked up who in franchise history had at least that many TBs in a playoff game for the Sox and he's in relatively rare company: Sheets is just the tenth White Sox to accomplish the feat (there are 11 total, with one guy doing it twice). Pretty impressive for the rookie!
Now, of course, 11 entries doesn't make for much of a challenge, so today's Sporcle will ask you to name the White Sox players throughout history who have logged 4 total bases or more in a single postseason game. That's 63 entries: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the number of total bases, the date of the game, and the position that the player played during that game.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The most total bases in a single game for the White Sox is 10, logged during that lovely 14-2 drubbing of the Red Sox in '05 that made Chris Berman weep.
- Albert Pujols (2011 World Series, Cardinals) and Bob Robertson (1971 NLCS, Pirates) share the record for most TBs in a single game, with 14.
- The player who sits with third-most TBs from this list (8), did so by cracking 4 doubles in a game in 1906.
All data from stathead.com
(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports)
