name 3 players in the 1916 Robins (Dodgers)-Red Sox World Series

I looked - at least one other Hall of Famer. I'd forgotten he'd played for Brooklyn later in his career.

Ruth, Wheat, Lasorda

lol

I got Ruth and Wheat, but thought that was part of Tris Speaker's Boston period. It was not.

I knew Stengel played (later) for the Giants in the WS, forgot about Brooklyn (I shouldn't have, as Robinson was a mentor of his).

yeah ruth was the only one I guessed

I also guessed Ruth and Speaker, I thought they were the two gimmes, turned out I was only half right.

There are lots of famous names on those teams though, in my peak trivia years I probably would have remembered a few more.

Yeah--when I scan the rosters, there are probably 15 names I'm familiar with, including Carl Mays of Ray Chapman fame.

(By way of comparison, nobody likes Craig Kimbrel because he's got a pretentious delivery.)

Rube Marquard's HOF case is a little puzzling in retrospect.

Jake Daubert was a star 1b for Brooklyn. Mays was breaking out to become one of the best pitchers in the game for a few years.

Wheezer Dell is new to me; I wonder if he was a "lunger."

I expected to see a piece like this. The Boston games were played at Braves Field (because of its larger capacity).

https://www.mlb.com/news/fun-facts-red-sox-dodgers-1916-world-series/c-299432728

Bill James pointed out that Marquard's selection came after the publication of The Glory of Their Times. Marquard is the first piece in that book and a very memorable one.

It's a good thing the Braves left Boston. Can you imagine Massholes being protective of the cultural appropriation and go on about their fabulous 'wig wam'?

sure, i bet i used to know that about Marquard

a Boston-Milwaukee WS wd've been a "had the sense to let the Braves leave" faceoff