MLB trivia question.

[lucas80]

Listening to Pat Hughes call the Cubs game yesterday he tried to stump Ron Coomer with this question. Name the three MLB players who have hit a homer as a teenager, and over the age of 40?
I'll give a tiny hint. One of them is an old timey player, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. One was best known to fans of my age as a chunky pinch hitting specialist as his career wound down. And there is one player who was most prominent in the 1990s.

 

[SigMaintHawk]

Listening to Pat Hughes call the Cubs game yesterday he tried to stump Ron Coomer with this question. Name the three MLB players who have hit a homer as a teenager, and over the age of 40?
I'll give a tiny hint. One of them is an old timey player, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. One was best known to fans of my age as a chunky pinch hitting specialist as his career wound down. And there is one player who was most prominent in the 1990s.

I'd guess Ken Griffey jr is 1 of them.
Rusty Staub?

 

[SSG T]

Ted Williams

NVM, think he was 20 when he made his debut

 

[Bro D]

Miggy Cabs?

 

[Bro D]

Miggy Cabs?

Derp, didnt read your entire post

 

[SSG T]

Listening to Pat Hughes call the Cubs game yesterday he tried to stump Ron Coomer with this question. Name the three MLB players who have hit a homer as a teenager, and over the age of 40?
I'll give a tiny hint. One of them is an old timey player, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. One was best known to fans of my age as a chunky pinch hitting specialist as his career wound down. And there is one player who was most prominent in the 1990s.

Just looked it up...there are 4, not 3. And two were prominent in the 90s.

 

[lucas80]

Miggy Cabs?

Nope, he isn't 40, yet, and he didn't hit his first homer until age 20.
But, I thought of him immediately.

 

[lucas80]

I'd guess Ken Griffey jr is 1 of them.
Rusty Staub?

Staub is one of them. Chunky pinch hitter was probably too obvious

 

[lucas80]

Just looked it up...there are 4, not 3. And two were prominent in the 90s.

Name the one I'm not thinking of?
Hughes said he only verified three players, but, he thought there might be another one.

 

[Tiger_Hawk]

Listening to Pat Hughes call the Cubs game yesterday he tried to stump Ron Coomer with this question. Name the three MLB players who have hit a homer as a teenager, and over the age of 40?
I'll give a tiny hint. One of them is an old timey player, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. One was best known to fans of my age as a chunky pinch hitting specialist as his career wound down. And there is one player who was most prominent in the 1990s.

There are actually 4 players that did it.

 

[SigMaintHawk]

Staub is one of them. Chunky pinch hitter was probably too obvious

Yep..only remember him from the 80's with the Mets.

 

[ClarindaA's]

Is Ron Cey one?

 

[SSG T]

Name the one I'm not thinking of?
Hughes said he only verified three players, but, he thought there might be another one.

How's this, they were teammates for, I think, 3 years.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Babe Ruth
Smokey Burgess
Barry Bonds

 

[TJ8869]

I’m pretty sure ARod is one of them.

 

[lucas80]

How's this, they were teammates for, I think, 3 years.

Yes, there was a fourth, and they were teammates.

 

[lucas80]

I am a little shocked the old time player didn't pop up already.

 

[TJ8869]

I am a little shocked the old time player didn't pop up already.

Was it Stan the Man?

Edit - just looked it up and Musial was 20 when he made his MLB debut. I’m changing my answer to Ty Cobb.

 

[SSG T]

Was it Stan the Man?

It's someone you wouldn't think of as a slugger

 

[An Iowa fan]

How about Jim Thome?

 

[cidhawkeye]

Ty Cobb, Griffey Jr

 

[An Iowa fan]

How about Jim Thome?

Just looked Thome’s career. Not him.

 

[Legend12]

Griffey, ARod and Sheffield...Bonds played in college so don't think he would have played in MLB at a teen.

 

[lucas80]

Ty Cobb, Griffey Jr

Ty Cobb.

 

[SeaPA]

Yes, there was a fourth, and they were teammates.

ARod and Sheffield

 

[Bro D]

Thought Beltre but looked it up and he missed it by half a year

 

[Mike Zierath]

Cal Ripken Jr?

 

[Mike Zierath]

Julio Franco.....(only because I know he had to be 45 or so when he hit his last MLB homerun). No idea how young he was coming up.

 

[Mike Zierath]

Hammerin Hank has to be the old time player you are speaking of......right?

 

[lucas80]

Cobb, Staub, Sheffield, and A-Rod.
It seems like the hitting a homer as a teen portion is the hardest aspect.

 

[TheonGreyJoy]

Is Neifi one of them? @hawkeye54545

 

[hawkeye54545]

Is Neifi one of them? @hawkeye54545

No but maybe Al Kaline? I think he won ROTY at 19

 

[TheonGreyJoy]

No but maybe Al Kaline? I think he won ROTY at 19

Not even Angel?

 

[SSG T]

No but maybe Al Kaline? I think he won ROTY at 19

Nope, he retired when he was 39.

 

[TheonGreyJoy]

What about Bartolo Colon?

 

[markfromj]

Hammerin Hank has to be the old time player you are speaking of......right?

Sigh.

 

[Mike Zierath]

Sigh.

I see his response……now.

But pretty sure when I read about Hank, he was plucked from the Negro leagues at 18, and I swear I remember he hit his first MLB homer at 19. Then, we all had to wait a full off season for him to come back and break the record, at like 43? I’m gonna go look it up!

 

[Mike Zierath]

Sigh.

Ok, 20 and 42 it appears. If my math is right

 

[beanerhawk]

Listening to Pat Hughes call the Cubs game yesterday he tried to stump Ron Coomer with this question. Name the three MLB players who have hit a homer as a teenager, and over the age of 40?
I'll give a tiny hint. One of them is an old timey player, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. One was best known to fans of my age as a chunky pinch hitting specialist as his career wound down. And there is one player who was most prominent in the 1990s.

Before reading the thread my guesses are

Hank Aaron
Ken Griffey Jr
A Rod?

 

[beanerhawk]

Cobb, Staub, Sheffield, and A-Rod.
It seems like the hitting a homer as a teen portion is the hardest aspect.

Damn, I only got one. Cobb didn't hit many dingers so that one surprised me. Could have been an inside the park home run back then though which would obviously still count and not surprise me one bit.