April 8- Which player has played in the most games in C.R.A.B.S. History? Ivan Rodriguez - 1,547 Games April 9- How many times has Randy Johnson been the season strikeout leader? Randy Johnson has won the strikeout title an amazing 10 times in 15 C.R.A.B.S. seasons April 10- How many times has the team with the best regular season record gone on to win the C.R.A.B.S. World Series? Only 5 times in 15 seasons- 1995- Sacramento Giants, 1996- Colorado Rocky Mtn. Oysters, 2003- Scottsdale Hawkeyes, 2004- Scottsdale Hawkeyes, 2008- Oakland Athletics April 11- Which C.R.A.B.S. team holds the record for most wins in a single season? The Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters with 83 wins in 1996 April 12- Which reliever will, with his sixth save this season, become C.R.A.B.S. all-time saves leader? The Chicago White Sox' Francisco Cordero will surpass Armando Benitez with his 6th save in 2009 April 13- Which player won the first C.R.A.B.S. MVP Award? Oakland's Frank Thomas April 14- Which team holds the dubious record for winning the least amount of games in a single season? The expansion New York Knights with 32 wins in 2007 April 15- Which franchise holds the record for consecutive seasons without a earning a playoff berth? The Arizona Diamondbacks with 11 (1996-2006) April 16- Which player holds the record for most consecutive C.R.A.B.S. homerun titles? Mark McGwire, surprisingly with only 2- 1998, 1999 April 17- Which player led the league in points with the lowest point total in C.R.A.B.S. history? Miguel Tejada of Scottsdale with 680 points in 2004, the only time in C.R.A.B.S. history that no player reached at least 700 points April 18- How many times has a 70-win team failed to qualify for the playoffs? Only twice- Bermuda Triangles (2007) & Chicago Cubs (2008) April 19- If C.R.A.B.S. were one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, who would it be? Wrong. Gordon Cooper is the correct answer. C.R.A.B.S. just LOOKS like a Gordo. April 20- How many expansion teams have qualified for the playoffs in their first season of C.R.A.B.S. play? Two- The Roseville Rowdies (1995) & the Bellmore Braves (2004) April 21- How players have stolen 50 or more bases in a season? Three players- Kenny Lofton 56 (1994), Jose Reyes 50 (2007), Willy Taveras 50 (2008) April 22- How many teams have hit .300 or better for an entire season? Two, both coincidentally in 1996- Oakland Athletics (.311) and the Colorado Rocky Mtn. Oysters (.300) April 23- What is the highest ERA to ever win a C.R.A.B.S. ERA title? Justin Verlander's 2.80 in 2006 April 24- How many players have won more than one Oscar Charleston MVP Award? Alex Rodriguez of Oakland (2002, 2005, 2007) is the only MVP to win the award more than once April 25- Who pitched the first Perfect Game in C.R.A.B.S. history? Kenny Rogers of Las Vegas on July 28, 1994 April 26- How many C.R.A.B.S. World Series Champions failed to make the playoffs the following season? Six April 27- Has an entire league (National, American or Federal) ever finished a C.R.A.B.S. season with every team finishing at .500 or better? Incredibly, yes. In 2006 the Federal League fielded these records- Bellmore Braves (69-51), Las Vegas Devil Rays (64-56), Chicago White Sox (60-60), Sacramento Giants (60-60) April 28- Through the 2008 season, how many players have been on the roster for each game with the same franchise through all 15 seasons? Two- Alex Rodriguez (Oakland) and Chipper Jones (Sacramento/Arkansas) April 29- Which teams have lost the most World Series? The Chicago White Sox (1994, 1995 & 2003) and the Sacramento Giants (1999, 2004 & 2005) April 30- Which team has appeared in the most World Series? The Sacramento Giants have appeared in a record 6 C.R.A.B.S. World Series (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005) May 1- Which team was the first to win 70 games in one season? The Indiana Hoosiers (Now the Texas Thundering Herd) won 71 games in 1994 May 2- Through C.R.A.B.S. first 10-seasons, who were the only two pitchers besides Randy Johnson to win the strikeout title? John Smoltz of Las Vegas in 1996 and Mike Mussina of the Chicago White Sox in 2003 May 3- Which C.R.A.B.S. pitcher was the last to win back-to-back ERA titles? Pedro Martinez, who won 3 straight ERA titles from 1999-2001 May 4- Who was the first C.R.A.B.S. player to reach 100 RBI in a season? Albert Belle of Scottsdale with 104 RBI in 1996 May 5- Has any player ever won the MVP while playing for an expansion team? Yes. Roseville's Edgar Martinez won the 1995 Oscar Charleston Award in the Rowdies inaugural season May 6- Three players have won multiple RBI titles. Who are they? Edgar Martinez, Sacramento (1995, 2000), Manny Ramirez, Colorado/Las Vegas (1999, 2005), Alex Rodriguez, Oakland (2002, 2007) May 7- Triple bonus score if you know this (Martin is excluded)- Which pitcher- who was neither in the league nor on the Free Agent Draft list- did Chris Ann try to bid on for Atlantic City in the 2006 draft? Who is Zach Duke for $200, Alex May 8- In the Federal League's 3 seasons of existence in C.R.A.B.S., who won the three Fed division titles? Sacramento Giants (2004, 2005) Bellmore Braves (2006) May 9- Which pitcher retired this off-season as C.R.A.B.S. all-time leader in games started? Mike Mussina retired as C.R.A.B.S. all-time leader with 292 career starts, two ahead of fellow-retiree Greg Maddux May 10- May 10th, marks the 15th anniversary of what historic C.R.A.B.S. deal? On May 10th, 1994, the Chicago White Sox traded Barry Bonds and two other players to Oakland for four players, including Moises Alou and Robin Ventura May 11- Which player has led the league in hits the most? Ichiro Suzuki, who has won five hit titles May 12- How many pitchers have won 20 games in one C.R.A.B.S. season? Mark Mulder is the only 20-game winner, notching 21 wins in 2003 May 13- How many pitchers have lost 20 games in one C.R.A.B.S. season? Ken Hill is the league's only 20-game loser, dropping exactly 20 contests in 1995 May 14- Which player had the greatest four-year run, winning three points championships? Sacramento's Todd Helton won the points title in 2000, 2001 & 2003, losing out to Alex Rodriguez in '02 May 15- Only five pitchers who did not pitch for Oakland have won a strikeout crown. Name them John Smoltz ('96), Mike Mussina ('03), Randy Johnson ('04), John Smoltz ('06), Erik Bedard ('07) May 16- In one seven-year span, which team won exactly 61 games five different times? The Crabapple Surgeons/Maniacs (Now the Bermuda Triangles) won 61 games in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 & 2005. They broke up the monotony with 70 wins in 2000 and just missed with 59 in 2002. May 17- Who preceded Ace Gumley as C.R.A.B.S. columnist? The late, great Rip Gubner May 18- Who is cooler, the Brady Bunch or The Partridge Family? Wrong- David Cassidy is coolest May 19- Who was involved in the first in-season trade in C.R.A.B.S. history? The Chicago White Sox traded Carlos Baerga and Bryan Hickerson to Indiana (Now Texas) for Dennis Martinez and Brady Anderson on April 7, 1994 May 20- Which team holds the record for most points in one game? The Oakland Athletics with 140 (1999) May 21- Which team holds the record for the least points scored in one game? The Arkansas Thunder Chickens with -18 last season May 22- How many Rube Foster Award winners have also won All-Star game MVP awards? Two. Randy Johnson and Mark Mulder May 23- Which reliever was the first to notch 10 saves in a single C.R.A.B.S. season? Jose Mesa of Roseville (Now Raleigh) who finished with 11 saves in 1995 May 24- This pitcher retired after the 2000 season as C.R.A.B.S. all-time saves leader. Who is he? John Wetteland (Sacramento), who finished with 65 career saves, currently tied for second on the all-time list May 25- If C.R.A.B.S. were an NFL fantasy draft in 1978, and you said, 'I want that Selmon guy', what would Martin say? 'Dewey, you want Dewey. Ok, I'll take future Hall-of-Famer Lee Roy Selmon....' May 26- Before the steroids-induced powerball era beginning in 1998, who held C.R.A.B.S' single-season homerun record? Sacramento's Matt Williams with 38 in the inaugural season of 1994 May 27- Which batting title champion holds the record for the lowest average to lead the league? Moises Alou's (Chicago White Sox) .335 average in 2001 is the lowest mark for a batting champion May 28- How many times has Ryan Howard been acquired by the Arizona/Philadelphia franchise? Wrong- This is a trick question. This was written in February when the correct answer was three. Now, it's probably 6, 7, your guess is as good as mine. May 29- Four players hit 40 or more doubles in C.R.A.B.S. first 3 seasons. Since 1996, only one player has done so. Who is he? Once again, Sacramento's Todd Helton, who hit a record-tying 44 doubles in 2000 May 30- Who is the only pitcher to lead the league in wins with less than 15 W's? Greg Maddux (Sacramento) in 1994 is the only sub-15 game winner to lead the league in that category. Maddux finished with 14 wins May 31- Name the pitchers besides Randy Johnson that have notched 200 or more strikeouts in a single season. No pitcher other than Randy Johnson has reached the 200 strikeout mark. The closest was John Smoltz (Las Vegas) with 197 in 1996 June 1- Amongst the Top-10 single-season ERA leaders, which pitcher is the only one with an ERA above 2.00? Jeff Fassero (Chicago White Sox) has the 10th lowest season ERA with a 2.01 mark in 1996 June 2- What is the longest winless streak to start a season in C.R.A.B.S. history? The Arizona Diamondbacks (Then the Philadelphia Phillies) opened the 2006 season with a record 9 straight losses June 3- Guess how many fingers I'm holding behind my back? Wrong- Eight fingers is the correct answer. Good thing this wasn't a DUI test....Just sayin' June 4- How many times has the pitcher that led the league in wins also allowed the most runs? Only once- Mike Mussina of Colorado led the league with 17 wins and 100 runs allowed, while leading the Oysters to a league-record 83 wins. June 5- What is the longest winning streak in C.R.A.B.S. history? The Sacramento Giants won 15 games in a row in 1998 to set the C.R.A.B.S. standard June 6- How many perfect games have been tossed in C.R.A.B.S history? Three- Kenny Rogers, Las Vegas (1994), David Wells, Sacramento (1998) and Randy Johnson, New Hampshire (2004) June 7- What team holds the record for most homeruns in one game? The Davis Yankees (Now Arizona) hit 11 homeruns in one game against Oakland in 1999 June 8- How many Oscar Charleston MVP winners have also won the All-Star game MVP award? Three. Alex Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez and Manny Ramirez- just never in the same season June 9- Which players hold the record for most consecutive seasons with 100+ hits? Todd Helton, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones and Alex Rodriguez (current) have all logged 9 consecutive seasons with at least 100 hits June 10- How many honest-to-goodness rookies have ever won the Charleston or Foster Awards? None. The closest would have been Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, but he did have 32 years in the Japanese League when he debuted in C.R.A.B.S. June 11- Which team holds the record for most roster transactions in one season? Duh. The Arizona Diamondbacks set the standard last season with 74 roster transactions that included a whopping 169 players (Not including draft picks) June 12- As of the end of the 2008 season, how many franchises have a winning percentage over .500 all-time? Four. Scottsdale (.564), Bellmore (.557), Arkansas (.550) and Oakland (.545) June 13- Which team owns the longest current playoff drought? The Chicago Cubs, natch, at five seasons and counting June 14- If Jesus truly walks among us, would He be allowed to watch a C.R.A.B.S. game for free? Nooooo. Technically, He would be in the country illegally and would be subject to deportation. C.R.A.B.S. does not step in the way of the INS. For obvious reasons. June 15- Which pitchers hold the record for most consecutive seasons with 10+ saves? The John's have it- John Wetteland and John Smoltz both logged 3 consecutive seasons with at least 10 saves June 16- Has any player ever scored and knocked in 100 runs in the same season? Nope. Only two players (Frank Thomas and Todd Helton) have done both, but it has never been done in the same season June 17- From 1995-2006 no player stole 50 or more bases in a season. Two players have achieved 50 in the last two years. Who are they? Bellmore's Jose Reyes (50 in 2007) and Wild Maine's Willy Taveras (50 in 2008) June 18- Who was the last player to win back-to-back points titles? Sacramento's Todd Helton in 2000 and 2001 June 19- Which pitcher holds the record for most consecutive seasons with 10+ wins? Greg Maddux logged 9 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins June 20- Only two teams have led the league in batting average in back-to-back seasons. Who are they? The Colorado Rocky Mtn. Oysters (1997-98) and the Sacramento Giants (2002-03) June 21- Since the Player of the Day began in 1991, which position player holds the record for most points in a game? Alex Rodriguez with 43 points on 3 homeruns and 10 RBI on April 26, 2005 June 22- Since the Player of the Day began in 1991, which pitcher holds the record for most points in a game? Randy Johnson's perfect game netted him 70 points on May 18, 2004 June 23- Who was C.R.A.B.S. first new 'outside-of-California' owner? Jeremy Ross, who took over the Chicago White Sox in 2001 June 24- What little known movie is dang near the best baseball movie ever made? 'Long Gone' with William Peterson as 'Studs Cantrell'. '**** 'em if they can't take a joke' June 25- Who was the first player in C.R.A.B.S. history to hit 3 homeruns in one game? Noted power hitter Tim Raines was the first to hit 3 homeruns in one game on April 18, 1994 June 26- How many players have hit four homeruns in one game? None. Nada. Zip. None have hit four homeruns in one game in C.R.A.B.S history June 27- Who holds the single-game record for most strikeouts in one game? Randy Johnson, natch, with 18 strikeouts on June 24, 1997 June 28- Which players hold the C.R.A.B.S. record for most hits in one game? 5 players are tied with 6 hits in one game (Cal Ripken, Jr.- 1999, Damion Easley- 2001, Carlos Pena- 2004, Johnny Damon- 2008 and Freddy Sanchez- 2009) June 29- If C.R.A.B.S. as a collective body could date one celebrity (David Hasselhoff not included), who would it be? Wrong, it would be Angelina Jolie. And, that would be one UUUUUGLY baby June 30- Which pitcher holds the record for most consecutive seasons with 100+ strikeouts? Surprisingly NOT Randy Johnson, but rather Pedro Martinez, who logged 10 consecutive seasons with at least 100 strikeouts July 1- Who is the only player that has PLAYED in all 16 seasons for only one team? Oakland's Alex Rodriguez. Arkansas' Chipper Jones has been on that franchise's roster for 16 seasons, but sat out all of 1994 with an injury July 2- In the 9-year history of the NL-AL All-Star game, which division has won more All-Star games? The American league, through it's different incarnations, holds a 6-3 All-Star game advantage over the National League July 3- Through the 2008 season, five pitchers had pitched at least one inning in every C.R.A.B.S. season. Who are they? Greg Maddux, Mike Mussina, Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine and Kenny Rogers. To date, only Johnson and Glavine remain active. July 4- How many C.R.A.B.S. teams have won 80 or more games in a single season? Only one, the 1996 Colorado Rocky Mountain Oysters with 83 wins July 5- Which franchise currently has never had a losing season? The Bellmore Braves have never finished with less than 61 wins in a season July 6- In regards to wins, which team holds the record for the biggest improvement in one year? The Atlanta Crackers with a remarkable 31-win improvement from 2007 to 2008 (42 to 73 wins) July 7- Has an Oscar Charleston MVP winner ever won the All-Star game MVP in the same year? Yes. Juan Gonzalez of Colorado pulled off the daily double in 1998 July 8- If C.R.A.B.S. ran the Army Corps of Engineers, how would we save the world? Wrong. We would line the levies of Louisiana with thousands of ShamWoW's. Save Mardi Gras, Save the World July 9- Which player holds the record for most consecutive seasons with 20+ homeruns? Alex Rodriguez has hit 20 or more homeruns in 11 consecutive season, the last five non-juiced (Allegedly) July 10- Which C.R.A.B.S. team selected three pitchers in the inaugural 1994 draft that would still be active through the 2008 season? The Sacramento Giants, who drafted Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Pedro Martinez July 11- Which expansion team holds the record for most wins in their first year of play? The Roseville Rowdies (Now Raleigh) with 70 wins in 1995 July 12- Which team currently has logged the most sub-.500 seasons? The Louisville Rednecks with 10 sub-.500 seasons through 2008 July 13- Only one of the 4 current divisions in C.R.A.B.S. is comprised entirely of teams that have previously qualified for the playoffs. Which division? The Cool Papa Bell Division, as Atlanta, Bellmore, Bermuda and Texas all have at least one post-season under their belt July 14- Entering the 2009 season, which player not named Rodriguez has garnered the most hits in their career? Manny Ramirez, who ranked third behind Ivan and Alex Rodriguez in career hits July 15- Which reliever is the only pitcher to appear in at least 60 games in one season? Luis Ayala, who appeared in exactly 60 games (Or half the C.R.A.B.S. season) in 2004 with Atlantic City and New England July 16- How many C.R.A.B.S. relievers have achieved 20 or more saves in one season? John Smoltz is the only one to do so, saving 28 games in 2002 and 21 in 2003 July 17- Under the original rules & schedule devised in 1994, after how many games would the C.R.A.B.S. season have ended? Under the original rules, the regular season would have ended today, after the 90th game July 18- What is the lowest batting average for a C.R.A.B.S. batting champion? Moises Alou's .335 average in 2005 is the lowest ever for a C.R.A.B.S. batting champ July 19- Who was the last player to hit at least 40 doubles in one C.R.A.B.S. season? Todd Helton in 2000 when he hit a record-tying 44 doubles July 20- Which teams hold the record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs? The Sacramento Giants (1997-2002) and Scottsdale Hawkeyes (2003-2008) with six consecutive postseason berths July 21- Entering 2009, of the six players who have hit 300 or more homeruns, how many have NOT played for Oakland? Only two- Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome July 22- Which C.R.A.B.S. team holds the record for most Rube Foster Award Winners? The Sacramento Giants with 7- Greg Maddux- '94, '95, '96, '98 - Pedro Martinez- '97, '00 - John Smoltz- '06 July 23- Entering 2009, there were two members of the vaunted 150/150 (HR/SB) club. Who are they? Barry Bonds (373/151) and Alex Rodriguez (377/188) July 24- How many CLEAN members of the 150/150 club are there? Apparently none. Allegedly July 25- Who is the only pitcher that is in the Top 10 in career wins and saves? John Smoltz, who went in 2009 ranked sixth in wins (108) and second in saves (65) July 26- How many C.R.A.B.S. World Series have went a full seven games? Six World Series have gone the distance July 27- Which two teams have won the 7th game of the World Series the most? The Oakland Athletics ('94, '07) and Sacramento Giants ('95, '01) have both won two 7th games July 28- Which team has LOST the most 7th games? The Chicago White Sox ('94, '95), who lost in the last game of the first TWO World Series July 29- Of C.R.A.B.S. original six teams, how many have not made it to a World Series? All of C.R.A.B.S. original six teams have qualified for at least one World Series July 30- Which two teams were the first expansion teams to actually finish in last place in their division? The Crabapple Surgeons and Davis Yankees tied for this mark in 1996, as neither of the 1995 expansions (Maine and Roseville) finished in last in their inaugural season July 31- What is the largest margin between a division winner and second place in C.R.A.B.S. history? 15 games separated the NL Champion Scottsdale Hawkeyes and runnerup Long Island Bulldogs in 2004 August 1- What is the record for most homeruns hit by a single team in a season? 212 homeruns by the Oakland Athletics in 2003 August 2- From 1998-2001, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds hit 40+ homeruns three times, since then only one player has. Who is he? David Ortiz of Bellmore, who hit 41 longballs in 2006 August 3- What is the lowest total for a homerun champion? 30 homeruns, by Albert Belle (1995) and Adam Dunn and Ryan Howard (2008) August 4- Who is the most influential person born on August 4th, 1961? Wrong- It is currently Barack Obama, but if the Oakland Athletics win a third straight C.R.A.B.S. title, it will be Martin Royston August 5- Which slugger holds the record for most homeruns for an expansion team? Adam Dunn, who hit 36 homeruns for the expansion Bellmore Braves in 2004 August 6- Who was the last player to score 100 runs in one season? Sacramento's Todd Helton in 2003 August 7- Has any player hit .400 in C.R.A.B.S. (Minimum 300 at bats)? No. The closest to .400 was Sacramento's Todd Helton who hit .396 in 2000 August 8- Since walks became an official statistic for hitters in 2006, who has set the single-season record? Las Vegas' Bobby Abreu, with 88 walks in 2006 August 9- Entering 2009, which player has made more errors than anyone else in C.R.A.B.S. history? Scottsdale's Miguel Tejada leads the way with 152 errors and 1 felony perjury charge August 10- Entering 2009, which pitcher had given up the most walks in C.R.A.B.S. history? Randy Johnson with 584 walks over 15 seasons August 11- Which C.R.A.B.S. franchise has earned the unofficial Bidwell Award as the league's most wayward franchise? The (currently) Texas Thundering Herd, who has called six cities home (Including Indiana twice) August 12- Which player holds the record for the highest winning bid in the C.R.A.B.S. Free Agent Draft? Miguel Cabrera, who cost the Oakland Athletics a whopping $91 in the 2008 Free Agent Draft August 13- Three players have won multiple RBI titles. Who are they? Edgar Martinez, Sacramento (1995, 2000) Manny Ramirez, Colorado/Las Vegas (1999, 2005) Alex Rodriguez, Oakland (2002, 2007) August 14- Who is credited with C.R.A.B.S. very first save? Oakland's Lee Smith notched the league's very first save on April 9, 1994 August 15- Question: Which bear is best? Wrong, the Black Bear. Ok, that's debatable. There are two schools of thought.... August 16- How many teams participated in the very first C.R.A.B.S. draft in 1994? Only 5 teams - (Chicago White Sox, Indiana Hoosiers, Oakland Athletics, Sacramento Giants & Scottsdale Hawkeyes). The sixth team from 1994 (Las Vegas) wasn't admitted into the league until after the draft. August 17- Which pitcher was C.R.A.B.S.' first 15-game winner? Jeff Fassero (Chicago White Sox) in 1995, soon followed by Greg Maddux.