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Welcome to the “Mystery Player World Series Tournament!”

The 2022 major league baseball season has finally started up, but here on Baseball History Comes Alive our Mystery Player “Regular Season” tournament is well underway.

Here’s What It’s All About!

There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to get the juices flowing! I’ve decided to turn the weekly Mystery Player game into a three-round tournament.

To use as much baseball logo as possible, I’ll be referring to each of the three rounds as the East, Central, and West Divisions. The divisional play will consist of six weekly rounds. Each division winner and two wild card players will advance to the Mystery Player World Series tournament!

Central Divisional Play, Week Two

We’re currently in Week Two, with competition for the Central Division championship. If the same player wins more than one division, the second-place player will advance to the World Series.

To mix things up a bit, I’ll be throwing some “curves”: the posting of each weekly entry will always be on the weekend (Friday to Sunday), but the time will be varied and unannounced…I’ll be “mixing it up,” so that no one will be sitting on my “fastball” anticipating the post at a set time!

The weekly entries will go out automatically to all the subscribers of the Baseball History Comes Alive website, so you don’t have to do anything…just be ready each weekend!

And to be clear…the tournament is “open book.” Feel free to use any resources you want. As always, the underlying objective is to enhance our knowledge of baseball history while having some fun with a little competition.

Tournament Prizes

The winner of the tournament will receive a $25 Amazon gift card and a complimentary copy of my new book, soon to be published, The Best of Baseball History Comes Alive. The runners-up will also receive complimentary copies of my new book.

As you send me your answers, I will grade them and return them to you with your score for the round. As each round progresses, I’ll keep a running tally of players’ scores and weekly standings.

Participation is open to all readers of Baseball History Comes Alive and our Old-Time Baseball Photos Facebook page. Also, please extend an invitation to any friends or relatives who might enjoy playing.

So as to give everyone a chance to participate without the player’s identity being immediately revealed, send me your answers via e-mail instead of leaving your answers in the comments section.

Send your answers to me at: Livac2@aol.com.

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“The Mystery Player World Series Tournament!”

Let’s Play Ball!

Central Divison, Week Two

Please note: This week there are a total of ten points available – Three for each of the players in the featured photo, six for each bonus question, and one for the first person to get all the players and the bonus questions correct.

This week’s Mystery Players:

Today we see a group of three Cubs from the 1930s. One of the players was primarily a third baseman, one was a first baseman, and one was a pitcher. The photo is from the Leslie Jones Boston Public Library Baseball Collection. One of the players attended the same high school as I did, Loyola Academy, and is buried in Des Plaines, Illinois, not far from my home.

Who are the three Mystery Players? (1 point awarded for each correct identification)

This week’s bonus questions:

One of the players is in the Hall of fame. Which player? (1 point)
One of the players managed the Cubs. Which player? (1 point)
One of the players retired from the US Navy in 1969 with the rank of Captain. Which player? (1 point)
In 1924, one of the players became the youngest to ever play in a post-season game, and for what team did he play? (1 point)
One of the players has an MVP award to his credit. Which player? (1 point)
The three players were teammates on what National League pennant winner? (1 point)

Good luck! Remember you don’t have to answer everything to submit an answer. Just give it your best shot!

Send your answers to me at: Livac2@aol.com

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Last Week’s Results for Central Division, Week One:

The Mystery Players were

Arky Vaughan, Gus Suhr, Pie Traynor, and Honus Wagner.

Answers to the Bonus Questions:

Vaughan, Traynor, and Wagner are in the Hall of Fame; Arky Vaughan drowned in a boating accident; Suhr was the second player from the left; the photo was from 1936.

Congratulations to:

Everett Shockley

He was the first to identify last week’s Mystery Players correctly and also answer all the bonus questions correctly. He received 10 points.

The following also correctly identified the Mystery Players and correctly answered all or some of the bonus questions:

Paul Doyle (9), James Pearn (9), Mark Moreno (9), Bob Rambo (9), William Carter (9), Cary Seidman (9), George Curcio (9), Mike Bresina (9), Fred Holbrook (9), Kevin Barwin (9), Pat Hanson (9), Russ Bravender (9), Ed Cassidy (9), Tom Marshall (9), Michael Keedy (8).

Appeal Plays: If you think I’ve made a mistake with your score, you can request an appeal, just like an appeal in a major league game. Send me your appeal request at: Livac2@aol.com. It won’t go to New York, but I’ll address the issue as fairly as I can…and probably quicker than most major league appeals!