Test your baseball trivia knowledge.
1. Who was graduated from Framingham High and later played shortstop for the Chicago White Soxs? Hint: He played for the White Soxs from 1926-1930.
2. Who was born in Framingham and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Hint: The player was elected in 1948.
3. Who pitched for the Dennison baseball team and later the Pittsburgh Pirates? Hint: He was at Dennison from 1905-1906.
Answers:
- William Hunnefield graduated from Framingham High School. “Wild Bill” played shortstop for the Chicago White Soxs from 1926 through 1930. In 1931 he played for Cleveland, Boston Braves and the New York Giants.
- Harold Joseph Traynor was born in Framingham on November 11, 1899. “Pie” was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948. He is considered, by most, tp be the greatest third baseman that ever played. His entire career was with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His batting average of .320 was over a 17 year period.
- Martin O’Toole pitched for the Dennison baseball team during 1905 and 1906. In 1911, he was with St. Paul in the American Association when he was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The price of $22,500 was then the largest amount ever paid for a minor league player. “Marty” ended his career with New York in 1914.