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24. The Hall of Famer who holds the NL career record for homers by a pitcher.
25. The only non-Yankee to hit 10 or more World Series homers.
26. The slugger who led the AL in homers in 1962-64.
27. The year of the first night game.
28. The team for which Babe Ruth hit his last home run (No. 714).
29. The number of Rod Carew’s batting titles.
30. The player who won the 1964 AL Rookie of the Year award and batting title.
31. The second baseman with the most Gold Gloves.
32. The AL MVP who hit .306 and just two homers that season.
33. The center fielder who won multiple Gold Gloves in both leagues.
34. The Yankee who won consecutive MVP awards in 1960 and 1961.
35. The franchise that has finished last a record 32 times during the modern era.
First bonus question: What broadcaster said, “[Bob] Gibson pitches as though he is double parked”?
Second bonus question: Name the manager in this interview:
Manager: “I won’t trade my left fielder.” Sportswriter: “Who’s your left fielder?” Manager: “I don’t know, but if it isn’t him, I’ll keep him anyway.”
ANSWERS
1. 1954 Indians (Early Wynn, Bob Feller, Bob Lemon); 1966 Dodgers (Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Don Sutton); 1993 Braves (Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz)
2. Eddie Collins
3. Maury Wills
4. Robin Roberts
5. Albert Pujols
6. The Twins’ Zoilo Versalles in 1965
7. Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski
8. Frank Howard
9.Jimmie Foxx, Stan Musial, Hal Newhouser, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Bench, Mike Trout
10. Indians (Al Rosen, Larry Doby)
11. 1955: Richie Ashburn, Willie Mays, Duke Snider
12. Mike Marshall (106 with the 1974 Dodgers, 90 with the 1979 Twins)
13. Mel Ott
14. David Ortiz (38)
15. Steve Garvey
16. Ted Williams, Vern Stephens (1949)
17. Bob Feller
18. Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones
19. Nellie Fox (1959)
20. Frank Robinson (1956, 1966), Dick Allen
(1964, 1972)
21. Johnny Mize (51 homers and 42 strikeouts in 1947)
22. Matt Stairs (23)
23. George Foster (52)
24. Warren Spahn (35)
25. Duke Snider
26. Harmon Killebrew
27. 1935
28. Boston Braves
29. Seven
30. Tony Oliva
31. Roberto Alomar (10)
32. Nellie Fox (1959)
33. Jim Edmonds
34. Roger Maris
35. The Phillies
First bonus question answer: Vin Scully, of course
Second bonus question answer: Casey Stengel, of course