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Baseball in the Desert - Arizona

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1. What minor league team was displaced by the Arizona Diamondbacks?
    The Phoenix Giants
    The Phoenix Heat
    The Tucson Toros
    The Phoenix Firebirds


2. Which Sun Devil started his career at ASU on a football scholarship?
    Sal Bando
    Barry Bonds
    Rick Monday
    Reggie Jackson


3. In one game in August of 1958, the Douglas Copper Kings, class C in the Arizona-Mexico League, recorded a feat never before accomplished in professional baseball. What was it?
    Struck out a combined 23 times in one game
    Every player in the lineup hit a home run
    Lost game in 9 innings while no-hitting the other team
    Played one game in 2 stadiums because of a fire


4. Who was the first Arizona born player to play in the Majors?
    Dave Baldwin from Tucson
    Lee "Flame" Delhi from Harqua Harla
    Eddie Leon from Tucson
    Gary Gentry from Phoenix


5. Which of the following Arizona cities never had a minor league team?
    Miami
    Bisbee
    Apache Junction
    Globe


6. What future Major Leaguer hit four home runs in consecutive at-bats while playing for an Arizona AAA team?
    Matt Williams
    Reggie Jackson
    Bob Brenley
    Rick Monday


7. What was the first Major League team to play in Arizona, and what was the year?
    The Chicago White Sox, 1909
    The Chicago Cubs, 1937
    The San Francisco Giants, 1960
    The Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1919


8. Who was the first Arizonan to manage a Major League baseball team?
    Solly Hemus
    Sherm Lollar
    Sal Bando
    Bob Brenley


9. Birmingham's Rickwood Field is generally thought to be America's oldest baseball field, but an Arizona field may be one year older. Where is it?
    Globe
    Tucson
    Miami
    Bisbee


10. Which Hall of Fame pitcher is the baseball "pride of Scottsdale"?
    Fergie Jenkins
    Gary Gentry
    Jim Palmer
    Bob Feller


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Compiled Jun 28 12