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Welcome to the “Mystery Player World Series Tournament!”

The 2022 major league baseball season has almost completed one month, while 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 contests. Each division winner and two wild card players will advance to the Mystery Player World Series tournament!

Central Divisional Play, Week Four

We’re currently in Week Four, 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 $50 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 Four

Please note: This week there are a total of nine points available – One for each of the three players in the featured photo (three points total), one each for each of the bonus questions (five points total), and one for the first person to get all the players and the bonus questions correct.

This week’s Mystery Players:

Today, we see three Red Sox players in the clubhouse celebrating after a win. This photo was found unidentified as part of the Leslie Jones Boston Public Library collection.

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

This week’s bonus questions:

One of the players later managed the Indians. Which player? (1 point)
Two of the players are in the Red Sox Hall of Fame. Which players? (1 point)
One of the players was a Red Sox his entire career and never played for another team. Which player? (1 point)
Within three years, what year was this photo taken? (1 point)
One of the players led the American League in home runs once and RBIs three times. 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 Central Division, Week Three:

The Mystery Players were

Cookie Lavagetto, Tony Cuccinello, Vince DiMaggio

Answers to the Bonus Questions:

Cookie Lavagetto is remembered for his big hit in the 1947 World Series; Tony Cuccinello coahed for Al Lopez in Cleveland and Chicago, Vince DiMaggio had two brothers who played in the majors, Dom and Joe; the photo was taken in either 1938 or 1939; the players were grouped together by Leslie Jones because they were all of Italian descent (or their names all ended in “O”s”).

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 9 points.

The following also scored points by identifying some or all of the Mystery Players and the bonus questions:

Paul Doyle (8), Bob Rambo (8), James Pearn (8), Mark Moreno (8), Cary Seidman (8), George Curcio (8), Mike Bresina (8), Fred Holbrook (2), Kevin Barwin (8), Everett Shockley (6), Al Citro (6), Pat Hanson (8), Russ Bravender (8), Ed Cassidy (8), Tom Marshall (8), 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!