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Welcome to the “Mystery Player World Series Tournament!”

Spring Training for the 2022 major league baseball season has 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 entries. Each division winner and one wild card player will advance to the four-player Mystery Player World Series tournament!

East Divisional Play, Week Six

We’re currently in Week Six, with competition for the East Division championship. After this week, I’ll announce the East Division winner. Then we’ll start over in the Central Divison, followed by the West Division. 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!

East Divison, Week Six: Final Round

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

This is the final week of East divisional play. With the title on the line, I’ll be very strict in grading your submissions…so make your entry count!

This week’s Mystery Players:

Today we see five Dodgers posed in a pyramid. The photo is from the Leslie Jones Boston Public Library Baseball Collection. I did the player ID’s on this one for the collection.

The only clue this time is that the time frame for this photo is 1938-1942. Now you’re on your own!

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

This week’s bonus questions:

Two of these players are in the Hall of fame. Which two players? (1 point)
One of the players was known for crashing into outfield walls. Which player? (1 point)
One of the players is remembered for an incident in the 1941 World Series. Which player? (1 point)
One of the players is known for his support of Jackie Robinson, especially in his difficult first year. Which player? (1 point)
One of the players when into the broadcast booth after he retired. From 1960 to 1965, he called the CBS Game of the Week with his broadcast partner Dizzy Dean. Which player? (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 East Division, Week Five:

The Mystery Players were

George Selkirk, Joe Gordon, and Red Rolfe

Answers to the Bonus Questions:

Joe Gordon is in the Hall of Fame, Selkirk was nicknamed “Twinkletoes.” Gordon won an MVP award. Rolfe attended Dartmouth college. Selkirk replaced Babe Ruth in right field.

Congratulations to:

William Carter

He was the first to identify last week’s Mystery Players correctly and also answer all the bonus questions correctly. He received 8 points.

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

Paul Doyle (7), Fred Holbrook (7), Everett Shockley (7), Dave Minnihan (7), Mark Moreno (7), Ed Cassidy (6)), George Curcio (7), Kevin Barwin (7), Mike Bresina (7), Russ Bravender (7), Michael Keedy (6), James Pearn (7), Cary Seidman (5), Bill Cunniff (2).

Current Standings (Updated Saturday, April 2):

Click on this link to see where you rank in the current race for the Eastern Division title after five weeks of play. Check back next weekend as I’ll be posting the final standings for the Eastern Divisional play after six rounds and I’ll also be announcing the division winner.

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!