trivia question

Pete Rose, 1973?

Liberace 1969!

quote:

Originally posted by fillsfan:
Liberace 1969!

Now that is pretty funny - lol

Don't know about Liberace. Didn't he just switch teams?

Jimmy Rollins.

jimmy rollins?

Darn... I just had to Google it... it's fun to look at that list.

I'll admit I probably never would have gotten it without Google, but I actually heard this on a radio broadcast today.

Vida Blue is your answer. I know, it's almost a trick question with him being a pitcher, but the DH rule didn't begin until 73.

Vida is also one of 5 Cy Young award winners who are also convicted felons. Can you name the others?

Vida Blue - 1971 AL MVP

Pete Rose - 1973 NL MVP

Confused? Why isn't the answer Rose?

Jimmy Rollins NL MVP 2007.

Unless there was only one MVP for all of MLB in those days, I'm confused also.

mclain,jenkins,gooden,blue and hoyt.

didn't liberace invent the bedazzler?


switch hitters who won an mvp award

vida blue was the last american league mvp.

Frankie Frisch (1931)
Mickey Mantle (1957, 1956, 1962)
Maury Wills (1964)
Vida Blue (1971) - even though he was a pitcher, he actually switch hit.
Pete Rose (1973)
Willie McGee (1985)
Terry Pendleton (1991)
Ken Caminitti (1996)
Chipper Jones (1999)
Jimmy Rollins (2007)

Sorry for the confusion folks, and the typo in my original post. I was thinking AL but the fingers weren't paying attention.

Isn't wonderful that all those great pitchers were also druggies?