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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Yankees 2007
| What New York Yankee relief pitcher was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers
for backup infielder Wilson Betemit?
| 2007 New York Yankees
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Scott Proctor. Scott Proctor was traded in the end if July. Chris Britton and Sean Henn
weren't active until the end of July. Kei Igawa was a backup starter and
uncommonly a reliever.
3. Alex Rodriguez hit three regular season grand slams. One was the against the
Orioles, the next against the White Sox, and the next against the Devil Rays.
| Derek Jeter finished the regular season with 206 hits in the season. How many more did he need to tie his career high? | 2007 New York Yankees
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13. His career high was 219 that he had in 1999. 2007 was the sixth time he reached 200 season hits.
| Jason Giambi struggled when he came off the D.L. What did he do in his first
at-bat after he came off? | 2007 New York Yankees
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Fielder's choice. Jason Giambi hit a ground ball to second base. Posada didn't get to second, but Giambi beat the throw to first base by a half a step. He didn't hit a triple all year!
| Melky Cabrera was one of the best rookie outfielders in the Major Leagues. He led the Major League rookies in assists. How many did he have? | 2007 New York Yankees
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16. He tied the Devil Rays' right fielder B.J. Upton.
| Jorge Posada had a historic year as a catcher. How many home runs did he hit, and how many runs did he drive in? | 2007 New York Yankees
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20 home runs and 90 Runs Batted In. He also had 171 hits, 42 doubles, and batted .338. Great numbers for a catcher.
| Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite, Mike Mussina, Chien-Ming Wang, Ian Kennedy, and Phil Hughes were all in the starting rotation. Who had the most strikeouts? | 2007 New York Yankees
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Andy Pettite. 35-year old Andy Pettite had 141 strikeouts. 45-year old Roger Clemens had 68 strikeouts. 38-year old Mike Mussina had 91 strikeouts. 27-year old Chien-Ming Wang had 104 strikeouts. 22-year old Ian Kennedy struck out fifteen
batters in 3 games. 21-year old Phil Hughes struck out 58 batters after missing three quarters of the season with an injury.
34. Chamberlain was 2-0 with 1 save. His ERA was 0.38. In the 24 innings, he allowed 12 hits.
| Mariano Rivera pitched pitched 67 games and struck out 74 batters. How many saves did he get? | 2007 New York Yankees
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30. In 71.3 innings, he allowed 68 hits with 12 walks.
101. His teamate, Robinson Cano, was close to 100, but finished with 97. It was the sixth time that Abreu topped the 100-mark for RBIs.
Alex Rodrigeuz. A-Rod led the tam in RBIs with 156. Hideki Matsui was in 2nd with 103. A-Rod also led the MLB in this category.
Jorge Posada. Jorge had 42 doubles in 2007. Robinson was right behind him with 41 doubles. Jorge was tied with 5 other people for 19th in the Majors.
Phil Hughes. Phil Hughes went 5-3 with a 4.46 ERA in 2007. He was only 20 years old.
Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter had 206 hits in the 2007 season. He placed 6th in the MLB.
Phil Rizzuto. Phil Rizzuto died on August 13, 2007. He was 89. The Yankees honored him by wearing his number 10 on their jerseys.
Melky Cabrera. Melky led the team with 8 triples. He was tied for 14th place in the MLB.
Scott Proctor. Scott got traded at the trade deadline. He went to the Dodgers for infielder Wilson Betemit.
Pirates. Josh Phelps hit .306 with the Pirates and the Yankees.
Andy Pettitte. Andy was tied with Jeff Francis for 14th on the MLB list with 215.1 IP. Wang was 2nd on the Yankees with 199.1 IP.
Joba Chamberlain. Joba made his debut against the Blue Jays in Toronto. He pitched two scoreless innings.
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