Good morning!
This week marks the last of the positional Opening Day roster positions, and we end with Designated Hitter. Not exactly a position before 1973, though SABR has a great article highlighting advocates for a like position back to the late 19th-century.
I suppose the category will offer a reprieve of sorts: you won't be tasked with naming guys from the 1940s, and the number of possible entries is comparatively small: just 51 names. Never fear, however: next week will be the standard Sox Machine Sporcle Saturday Final Exam™: something around 1,000 Opening Day starters will be on tap. For today, though, how many DHs can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I’ve allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- No player has made more than four consecutive starts at Designated Hitter in franchise history.
- Four players, though, have made four consecutive Opening Day starts at the position.
- 2024 Opening Day will either mark the first player to play DH in back-to-back seasons since 2013-14, or it will be the eleventh different guy to be penciled in at DH.
All data from baseballreference.com
