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Introduction:
"This quiz contains a mixture of baseball firsts (home runs by franchise, place of birth) and lasts (active player by team, year of birth)."


1. The last person to play for the Washington Senators before their move to Minnesota retired in _____.
    1984
    1985
    1982
    1983


2. The Senators got another chance to become a basbeall franchise after their move to Minnesota. The 1961-1971 Senators would later become the Texas Rangers. The last active Senator retired in 1986. Who was this infielder who retired after 17 years?
    Answer: (Two words or just surname)


3. The last player who was born in 1959 to retire was a ______.
    Outfielder
    Catcher
    Pitcher
    First baseman


4. Who hit the first home run in Angels history?
    Leon Wagner
    Earl Averill
    Ted Kluzewski
    Ken Aspromonte


5. What position was the player who hit the first home run in Marlins history?
    Shortstop
    Second base
    Right fielder
    Catcher


6. The first time a player hit grand slams from opposite sides of the plate in the same game, played for the Boston Red Sox.
    True
    False


7. The first Korean-born Major Leaguer made his debut in 1996.
    True
    False


8. Dennis Martinez was the first ______ in Major League history.
    Panamanian
    Nicaraguan
    Honduran
    Guatemalan


9. What Hall of Fame pitcher was the last player born in the 1930s to retire?
    Steve Carlton
    Don Sutton
    Phil Niekro
    Jim Bunning


10. Paul Molitor's ______ hit in 1996 was a triple.
    2800th
    3100th
    3000th
    2900th


11. Who was the first member of the 300-saves club?
    Lee Smith
    Rick Aguiler
    Jeff Reardon
    Rollie Fingers


12. 1987 saw the first player win a Most Valuable Player award who played on a last place team.
    True
    False


13. Who hit the first Colorado Rockies' home run in history?
    Dale Murphy
    Andres Galarraga
    Dante Bichette
    Vinny Castilla


14. What year saw the last active player from the 1952 Boston Braves to retire?
    1967
    1968
    1969
    1970


15. 2006 saw the first player from Indonesia in the majors. What team did he play for?
    Baltimore
    Toronto
    Cleveland
    Seattle


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