Are You Kidding Me?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In 1941, I hit 37 home runs and even batted .406 in the season, yet I lost the MVP award to Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees. Who am I? Joe Cronin Ted Williams Bill Dickey Lou Boudreau

2. Hello, my name is Jim Palmer. I pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in 1973, and won the Cy Young award in that season. I went 22-9 with 158 strikeouts in the season. Some fans think that I didn't deserve the award being as how another pitcher who went 21-16, struck out a modern day Major League record 383 batters. Who was this pitcher who finished as the runner-up to me? Gaylord Perry Woodie Fryman Orlando Pena Nolan Ryan

3. I took the Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series appearance in 1992, and even won that World Series over the Braves. Our team had the best season record in the franchise's history also. Yet somehow, I finished only fourth in the Manager of the Year award balloting. Fourth? That made no sense to me. Who am I? Tony LaRussa Bill Plummer Tom Lasorda Cito Gaston

4. My name is Babe Ruth. Excuse me, the Great Babe Ruth. I hit 60 home runs in the 1927 season for the Yankees, but yet didn't win the season MVP, while my teammate who hit only 47 home runs in the season won it. Who won the MVP in 1927? Hank Greenberg Bob Feller Schoolboy Rowe Lou Gehrig

5. My name is Russ Ortiz of the Braves, and I went 21-7 in 2003, but still finished fourth in the Cy Young voting. The Cy Young winner was a pitcher who went 2-3 in the season. Who was that pitcher? Tom Glavine Shawn Estes Eric Gagne Oliver Perez

6. I am Chicago Cubs' first baseman Derrek Lee. Although I hit more home runs in the 2005 season that the MVP winner, I also had a higher batting average of .335, and yet I finished with only one first place vote. I finished third? Who did I lose the MVP award to in that season? Ken Griffey Jr Albert Pujols David Eckstein Jim Edmonds

7. Although I won only three games less than the 1993 AL Cy Young winner, I also lost two games less than he did and had a lower ERA in the season. I even had 150 more strikeouts than he did, but still was the runner-up to the Cy Young award. My name is Randy Johnson, and I lost the Cy Young award in 1993 to who? Christy Mathewson Jack McDowell Charlie Root Walter Johnson

8. Willie Randolph took his New York Mets to a NL Eastern Division crown in 2006. The Mets pulled off a 97-65 record, the most wins that the Mets had experienced in seven seasons. Willie lost the NL Manager of the Year award to someone who took his team to a fourth place finish and a 78-84 record. Who did Randolph lose the award to? Jim Leyland Mike Scioscia Joe Torre Joe Girardi

9. In 1947, Boston's Ted Williams led the league in home runs, RBIs, runs, batting average, on-base pct, slugging pct, total bases, walks, and extra base hits. Even with all this, Ted was still the runner-up MVP to who? Hank Greenberg Luke Appling George Kell Joe DiMaggio

10. The 1928 MVP balloting was a fiasco. The winner, Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics, batted .085 points less than the runner-up, hit less home runs, and had 104 less hits. Who was it that put up Hall of Fame numbers, and yet somehow finished second for the MVP? Duke Snider Stan Musial Heinie Manush Gil Hodges