Answers to Tiger Trivia #10

1.) What pitcher with a submarine delivery had his best year as a Tiger when he won 18 games and lost 7 and was traded to the Boston Red Sox three years later?

Answer: Eldon Auker went 18-7 in 1935 and was traded in 1938 to the Boston Red Sox.

2.) What Tiger pitcher won 24 games in a season and tied an American League record for winning 16 consecutive games that season?

Answer: Linwood "Schoolboy" Rowe in 1934.

3.) Who pitched the Tigers to win in a World Series game the day after his father died?

Answer: Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsome in the 1940 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

4.) What Tiger pitcher, known as the "Sphinx" was acquired by the Tigers in a trade involving Billy Martin and Al Cicotte?

Answer: Don Mossi, who was also known as "Ears".

5.) Name the Tiger who pitched a no-hitter on July 20, 1958, and was later traded to a National League team with Gus Triandos for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton. What is he doing now?

Answer: Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, who now serves as a United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.