Baseball's Missing Links

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1. Pete Rose won the NL Rookie of the Year with Cincinnati in 1963. The Reds' Scott Williamson won the Rookie of the Year in 1999. Who was the only player in Major League baseball to play with both on the Reds? Julian Javier Al Kaline Barry Larkin Jim Palmer

2. St. Louis Browns Eddie Gaedel was another stunt set up by owner Bill Veeck to have the midget pinch-hit in 1951 in Gaedel's only game of his career. Pirate Roberto Clemente was killed after the 1972 season in a plane crash. Who was the only Major League player to play with both? Willie Stargell Whitey Ford Dale Long Brooks Robinson

3. Dodger Maury Wills broke Ty Cobb's season stolen base record in 1962 with 104. Oakland's Rickey Henderson later set a new season record in 1982 with 130. Who was the only player, and a speedster himself, to play with both these thieves? John Kruk Davey Lopes Lou Piniella Harmon Killebrew

4. Two career Yankee pitching greats, Whitey Ford and Ron Guidry, have a common denominator that played with them both. Which of the following was this career Yankee? Robin Yount Roy White Rick Sutcliffe Fred Lynn

5. Tom Seaver was a New York Met Rookie of the Year in 1967, while Carlos Beltran won the award in 1999 with the Kansas City Royals. Who was the only player to play with both Seaver and Beltran in their career? Tony Perez Luis Tiant Roger Clemens Tommy Harper

6. Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers, and Hank Aaron mostly of the Braves, were two great African-Americans in baseball. Who was the only player to have the honor of playing with both? Ted Williams Andy Pafko Bob Feller Joe Azcue

7. Dodger Don Newcombe won baseball's first Cy Young award in 1956. In 1974, another Dodger won it in the name of Mike Marshall. Marshall began his career in 1967 with the Detroit Tigers. Which two other Dodger pitchers played with both Newcombe and with Marshall? Early Wynn and Bob Lemon Jim Kaat and Wilbur Wood Al Rosen and Russ Nixon Larry Sherry and Johnny Podres

8. 1951 was the season that a shot was heard around the world. The famous shot was provided by Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in a playoff game. In 1997, Eddie Murray retired as a Dodger with over 3000 hits and 504 home runs, after playing 12+ seasons as a Baltimore Oriole. Who was the only player in Major League history to play with both Thomson and Murray? Brooks Robinson Wade Boggs Harold Baines Warren Spahn

9. The great Ty Cobb played from 1905-1928, retiring as a Philadelphia Athletic. Ted Williams was a Boston Red Sox great who played from 1939-1960. There was only one Hall of Fame great that played with both Cobb and Williams. Who was it? Carl Furillo Casey Stengel Red Schoendienst Jimmie Foxx

10. Stan Musial was a rookie with the Cardinals in 1941. Pitcher Nolan Ryan retired with 5714 career strikeouts in 1993. Which of the following played with both these greats? Joe DiMaggio Al Kaline Gates Brown Ken Boyer