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True Dough

(26,768 posts) Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:05 PM 4 hrs ago

Sunday afternoon baseball trivia

Which Major League franchise is the first to give up 200,000 hits? It happened this afternoon!

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Sunday afternoon baseball trivia (Original Post) True Dough 4 hrs ago OP

without even looking at who played this afternoon, dgauss 4 hrs ago #1

I'm going with that too underpants 4 hrs ago #3

Ha! True Dough 4 hrs ago #5

I have the answer to that.. Permanut 4 hrs ago #2

Don't tell me True Dough 4 hrs ago #6

Short career. Permanut 4 hrs ago #9

My guess would be.... lastlib 4 hrs ago #4

It's a good guess, lastlib True Dough 4 hrs ago #7

My next guess would be the Braves. lastlib 4 hrs ago #8

0 for 2! True Dough 4 hrs ago #10

Hey, that was my batting average in Little League! lastlib 3 hrs ago #11

There's always True Dough 3 hrs ago #12

My sports were Frisbee and chess....... lastlib 3 hrs ago #13

Oh, True Dough 3 hrs ago #14

You were close with the Braves, by the way... True Dough 3 hrs ago #26

Red Sox? Auggie 3 hrs ago #15

Another good guess True Dough 3 hrs ago #18

I'm guessing the Cubs CanonRay 3 hrs ago #16

Not shitty enough True Dough 3 hrs ago #19

If not Bosox, how about the Cubs? The Madcap 3 hrs ago #17

Nope. Not the Cubbies! True Dough 3 hrs ago #20

Pittsburgh Pirates? The Madcap 3 hrs ago #21

And it is NOT the Bucs! True Dough 3 hrs ago #22

Phillies? The Madcap 3 hrs ago #23

You just hit True Dough 3 hrs ago #24

Yippee! The Madcap 3 hrs ago #27

Yeah, the Yanks would have been another reasonable guess as well. True Dough 3 hrs ago #29

The Rockies pushed the Phillies over the 200,000 hit mark today True Dough 3 hrs ago #25

Phillies. Sailingdiver 3 hrs ago #28

dgauss

(1,538 posts)

1. without even looking at who played this afternoon,

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:10 PM

4 hrs ago

I'm just going to guess the White Sox. I think they gave up nearly that many hits last season alone.

underpants

(196,585 posts)

3. I'm going with that too

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

4 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

5. Ha!

Reply to dgauss (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:13 PM

4 hrs ago

That's funny. The White Sox are actually winning against the Jays again this aft.

Permanut

(8,402 posts)

2. I have the answer to that..

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

4 hrs ago

Oh wait, you said major league.

I was gonna say I think my high school team did that

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

6. Don't tell me

Reply to Permanut (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

4 hrs ago

you were a pitcher on that team, Permanut?!?

Permanut

(8,402 posts)

9. Short career.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

4 hrs ago

lastlib

(28,306 posts)

4. My guess would be....

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:12 PM

4 hrs ago

...the Cincinnati Reds, being one of the oldest franchises.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

7. It's a good guess, lastlib

Reply to lastlib (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:14 PM

4 hrs ago

But "the Big Red Machine" is not the correct answer.

lastlib

(28,306 posts)

8. My next guess would be the Braves.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:20 PM

4 hrs ago

Otherwise, no idea

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

10. 0 for 2!

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:21 PM

4 hrs ago

lastlib

(28,306 posts)

11. Hey, that was my batting average in Little League!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:22 PM

3 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

12. There's always

Reply to lastlib (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:23 PM

3 hrs ago

football season!

lastlib

(28,306 posts)

13. My sports were Frisbee and chess.......

Reply to True Dough (Reply #12)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:25 PM

3 hrs ago

no good at anything else.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

14. Oh,

Reply to lastlib (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:29 PM

3 hrs ago

so you were an "en passant" strategist.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

26. You were close with the Braves, by the way...

Reply to lastlib (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

3 hrs ago

#2 position

Auggie

(33,172 posts)

15. Red Sox?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

3 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

18. Another good guess

Reply to Auggie (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

3 hrs ago

Another wrong answer, however.

CanonRay

(16,182 posts)

16. I'm guessing the Cubs

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:39 PM

3 hrs ago

They're pretty good now, but we're shit for decades.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

19. Not shitty enough

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM

3 hrs ago

to give up 200,000 hits though!

The Madcap

(1,918 posts)

17. If not Bosox, how about the Cubs?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:40 PM

3 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

20. Nope. Not the Cubbies!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

3 hrs ago

The Madcap

(1,918 posts)

21. Pittsburgh Pirates?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:59 PM

3 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

22. And it is NOT the Bucs!

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #21)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:04 PM

3 hrs ago

This one is stumping folks!

The Madcap

(1,918 posts)

23. Phillies?

Reply to True Dough (Reply #22)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

3 hrs ago

If not, then I struck out.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

24. You just hit

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #23)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:07 PM

3 hrs ago

a grand salami!

It is the Phillies!

The Madcap

(1,918 posts)

27. Yippee!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #24)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:10 PM

3 hrs ago

Tough question. I'm surprised no one said the Yankees.

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

29. Yeah, the Yanks would have been another reasonable guess as well.

Reply to The Madcap (Reply #27)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:16 PM

3 hrs ago

True Dough

(26,768 posts)

25. The Rockies pushed the Phillies over the 200,000 hit mark today

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:08 PM

3 hrs ago

This was before the game:

Sailingdiver

(367 posts)

28. Phillies.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

3 hrs ago

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