Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site water.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!water!abgamble From: abgamble@water.UUCP (abgamble) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: trivia stumper - Solution Message-ID: <787@water.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 16:03:23 EDT Article-I.D.: water.787 Posted: Tue Aug 20 16:03:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 00:07:14 EDT References: <776@water.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 > > You may remember that in the 1973 World Series (A's vs Mets) a man > named Mike Andrews played 2B for Oakland and made two crucial errors > in game 2 allowing the Mets to win in extra innings. Charlie O'Finley's > reaction was to try to place Andrews on the Disabled List so he could > call up a minor leaguer to take his place on the roster. > Question: Who was the minor leaguer that Charlie O. tried to replace > Andrews with? We have a winner! Bernie Dougan was the first to correctly name MANNY TRILLO as the player in question. Since then I have received a couple more correct guesses. I think Hints 2 & 3 might have given it away. Anyway, Bernie's Cheerios have been sent to him so that he will be able to enjoy them at his leisure. -- Bruce Gamble - abgamble@water.UUCP