Baseball's Big Adventures

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1. 1961 saw Yankee Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in a season. Whose season record did he break? Mark McGwire Babe Ruth Ted Williams Willie Mays

2. In 1990, which player became the first to win three batting titles in three different decades? George Brett Bill Terry Rogers Hornsby George Sisler

3. In 1941, Lefty Grove of the Red Sox became the second left-handed pitcher in history to win 300 games. Which left-hander was the first? Cy Young Eddie Plank Don Sutton Phil Niekro

4. In 1985, Rod Carew of the Angels got his 3000th hit. Carew was the first infielder to have 3000 hits since which infielder in the 1920s? Christy Mathewson Herb Pennock Walter Johnson Eddie Collins

5. On May 2, 1939, the Yankees defeated the Tigers 22-2. What was historical about his day? Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak stopped Babe Ruth hit five home runs in this single game The first player in history died as a result of an on-field incident Mickey Mantle had 14 RBIs in the game

6. In 1988, Nolan Ryan became the first player in history to throw 4000 strikeouts. Who went down in the record books as his 4000th victim? Danny Heep Frank Robinson Mickey Rivers Vada Pinson

7. Bob Watson went into the record books in 1975 for doing what? Struck out six consecutive times in one game Became the first umpire in history to call 3000 games Became Sandy Koufax's 3000th strikeout victim Scored the 1,000,000th run in Major League history

8. The greatest thief of them all, Rickey Henderson, retired with 1406 stolen bases, and was the first to reach 1000 thefts in a career. Who did he surpass with his 939th theft? Bert Campaneris Maury Wills Lou Brock Willie Wilson

9. Who was the first black player to have 3000 hits in Major League baseball? Roger Connor Willie Mays Lloyd Waner Pie Traynor

10. Who was the first player in history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season? Barry Bonds Jose Canseco Lou Gehrig Eddie Gaedel