About this Board
On Thursday, October 8, 1 player took on MLB Deep Cut #15: “Name a player who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1980s.” The prompt had 168 valid answers, and players found 3 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
The most popular answer was Lou Whitaker, named by 100% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Harry Spilman (1 player, 39 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Jerry Ujdur.
Named by players
- Lou Whitaker (Lou Whitaker (2B · DET · 1977–1995)): 1 player, 100%, 6 points
- Alan Trammell (Alan Trammell (SS · DET · 1977–1996)): 1 player, 100%, 6 points
- Harry Spilman (Harry Spilman (1B · CIN, HOU, DET, SF, HOU · 1978–1989)): 1 player, 100%, 39 points
Nobody named
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