SPOILER ALERT
If have not read Quiz #58. “(except Ed)” just yet, you’re about to read the answer to the “What did NOT happen?” question from that quiz.
Here’s the answer:
What did NOT happen?
A. In my email with Greg about Quiz #57. 1 in 12,766, he wrote, “I wonder what will happen to all the foul balls if they start playing in empty stadiums. I guess somebody will have to pick them up eventually;”
B. In texts with Larry, he pointed out that Tug McGraw actually pitched in the Cubs-Mets game that I saw on August 7, 1965. Twenty years later, Tug and I would work together.
C. A baseball historian, Larry also pointed out that Tug was the starting pitcher for the Mets later that month in a game that Larry attended. In that game, the Mets beat Sandy Koufax for the first time in their history. Koufax would go 17-2 against the Mets--and Tug was the starting pitcher for the Mets for both Met victories;
D. During the Zoom birthday party for Sue, she revealed that she and her friend had gone to the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium in 1966--one year after the August, 1965 picture and August, 1965 Beatles concert at Shea;
E. During the Zoom call, Richard and I talked about the inning we spent together in the stands during the 1986 World Series when the Mets beat the Red Sox in the famous Buckner game. Richard revealed that after leaving that game, he and another man were hit by a limo in the parking lot. Inside the limo was Dustin Hoffman.*
Susan did not attend the Beatles concert at Shea in either 1965 or 1966, but she was one several quiz readers who noted that watching the Beatles footage at Shea had made their day.
*Answer E. should indicate that Richard and Dustin Hoffman were hit by a limo that was backing up after the 1986 World Series game between the New Your Mets and Boston Red Sox. Hoffman was not in the limo. See Quiz #59. Foot Notes.
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Here’s the next quiz in the series: Quiz #59. Foot Notes.
Here’s the previous quiz in the series: Quiz #57. 1 in 12,766.
Here’s the first quiz in the series: Quiz #1. Stella and Social Distancing, March 13, 2020
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The quiz is explained here: Steve’s Stay-at-Home Coronavirus Quiz.
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