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Who was the first player to hit a grand slam in the first game of a World Series?

Danny Gladden. Gladden drilled a grand slammer in game 1 of the 1987 Fall Classic against the Cards.

Who was the first player to hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in a season?

Jose Canseco. Canseco did it in 1988 with Oakland. He hit 42 and stole 40.

What was the first year a Canadian team made it to the postseason?

1981. The Expos did it in 1981, losing to the L.A. Dodgers

Who gave up Roger Maris' 61st Homerun?

Tracy Stallard. Tracy Stallard of the Red Sox, surrendered the famous homerun with an asterik in 1961.

Who is the youngest man ever to pitch in a major league game in the 20th Century?

Joe Nuxhall. Nuxhall did it at the age of 15. He was one month and 20 days short of his 16th birthday. He debuted for the Reds in 1944.

Who surrendered Kirk Gibson's game-winning homerun in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series?

Dennis Eckersley. It was the Eck who gave up the game winning blast. The Dodgers beat Oakland 4 games to 1.

How many home runs did Mark McGwire retire with?

583. McGwire played 16 seasons in the big leagues from 1986 with the Athletics, to 2001 with the Cardinals.

Which of the following second basemen won the MVP award in 2 consecutive seasons?

Joe Morgan. Morgan, of the Big Red Machine, won the NL MVP in 1975 and 1976.

Who was the last 20th century Red Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter?

Matt Young. Young threw a no-hitter on April 12, 1992, but lost the game against the Indians, giving up two earned runs on seven walks.

Which of the following players won the National League Triple Crown twice?

Rogers Hornsby. Hornsby did it in 1922 and 1925, hitting over .400 both times. He won those with the Cardinals, and also won the MVP award in 1929 with the Cubs.

The quote 'First in War, First in Peace, and last in the American League' is referring to what team?

Washington Senators.

Who was the last team owner to manage a major league baseball game?

Ted Turner. He sure did.

In December of 1987, The Red Sox traded Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi for which Closer?

Lee Smith. It was Smith, a big part of the AL East championship team of 1988.

Who is the baseball commissioner who banned Pete Rose from baseball in 1989 for gambling?

A. Bartlett Giamatti. Giamatti, who died about a month later, handed Pete Rose the lifetime ban which he is now appealing.

As of 2000, what team has produced the most rookies of the year?

Dodgers. With 14, The Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers have produced the most. Notables include Steve Sax, Jackie Robinson, Mike Piazza, and Hideo Nomo.