Baseball for Old-Timers II

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1. Which of the following set a modern day Major League record for being hit by a pitch 50 times in a season? None listed Reggie Jackson Babe Ruth Ron Hunt

2. Which team was the first to appear in three consecutive World Series? New York Yankees Boston Braves Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers

3. Who was the first player in history to hit 40 home runs in a season in both leagues? Darrell Evans Stan Musial Carl Yastrzemski Ted Williams

4. Which National League slugger led the league eight times for hitting the most home runs in a season? Babe Ruth Mike Schmidt Ted Williams Barry Bonds

5. 1951 saw the St. Louis Brown fiasco with pinch-hitter Eddie Gaedel. Who did the 3'7" midget pinch-hit for? Frank Saucier Hank Arft Bill Jennings Bobby Young

6. Who was the first black player to lead the American League in home runs? Tony Gwynn Willie Mays Larry Doby Jackie Robinson

7. Which team ruled the 1920s by appearing in six World Series? Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago White Sox

8. Which team was the first in history to have two of its members inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame? New York Yankees New York Giants Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers

9. Don Larsen was the first player in history to throw a World Series perfect game. Which Yankee pitcher took a perfect game into the eighth inning of World Series game, then lost the perfecto? Herb Pennock Ralph Terry Babe Ruth Hank Borowy

10. The following are all Hall of Fame inductees. Who was not inducted in the 1960s? Miller Huggins Luke Appling Carl Hubbell Red Faber