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Sporcle Saturday: Zach Remillard makes history

White Sox rookie Zach Remillard

(Photo by Joe Nicholson/USA TODAY Sports)

Good morning!

Zach Remillard couldn’t have done much better of a day's work this past Sunday, as he notably made a specific kind of history: he went 3-3, delivering the game-tying hit and the game-winning hit in the ninth inning or later in his very first game.

https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1670243982788665345

Even setting aside the specifics mentioned in the above tweet, Remillard is one of just 7 players in White Sox history to record three hits in their debut game, and the first in nearly 25 years (9/5/1998 being the last such instance).

Of course, 7 players does not a Sporcle make, so I adjusted the Stathead parameters to look at White Sox rookies with 2 or more hits in their debut game. That is today's Sporcle, and it gives us 45 names: how many can you get? Good luck!

Quiz Parameters

  • I’ve allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
  • For hints, I’ve provided the date of the game and the position the player started at in the game.

Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:

  • The White Sox are 27-16 in such games (there are two instances where two players debuted on the same date).
  • Zach Remillard is the second-oldest player on this list: the shortstop to debut on 4/17/1930 has him beat by over a year (29 years, 116 days compared to 30 years, 188 days).
  • As you may notice, four of the players on this list were pitchers (which I decided to retain on the list, likely much to the annoyance of some of you).

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All data from stathead.com

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