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    Baseball Slant Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Who is the only catcher to ever lead his league in triples in a season?

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

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    TBLArizona Diamondbacks2005-20181,216-1,0531963
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Carlton Fisk in 1972
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Fisk is right...

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    If it is...it's kind of a loaded question.
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    It definitely is. Why is it a loaded question?

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Yes, he's the only catcher...however, the lead was tied with one other guy that year in the AL.
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Oooh. Well, technically he did lead the league...he just didn't lead the league alone...

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Correct. He shared the lead with Joe Rudi, who played LF.
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Interesting. Well, in any case, that was the intended answer...I assume

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Dale Murphy was tied for the lead league in BBs and was the correct answer to the last question.
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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    I was looking for Tim McCarver, but oh well.

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    Re: Trivia question: 5/14/08

    Oh. Wow. Good question.

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