Impossible Baseball Hodgepodge

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1. Who was the first pitcher to record 10 or more saves in a single season? Firpo Marberry Three-Finger Brown Johnny Allen Christy Mathewson

2. When Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs in 1919, whose single-season home run record did he break? Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

3. In 1979, Phil Niekro went 21-20. This was the _______ time that a 20-game winner also managed to lose 20 games in the same season. 10th 8th 5th 2nd

4. Who set a record for the fewest pitches in a complete game in 1944, with 58 pitches? Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

5. Who was the first pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters for nine straight seasons? Sandy Koufax Nolan Ryan Tom Seaver Bob Feller

6. Which player received the most votes in Major League Baseball's All-Century Team voting in 1999? Babe Ruth Johnny Bench Hank Aaron Lou Gehrig

7. Who was the first designated hitter to hit a home run in National League history? Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

8. This player was the first 23 year-old to ever hit .400 in a season. He was the youngest to achieve this feat. Who is he? Ty Cobb Ted Williams Honus Wagner Rogers Hornsby

9. During the 20th century: who was the last pitcher to throw a shutout in his first major league start? Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

10. Since 1901: in 1993 the Giants were the ____ team to win 100 or more games and NOT advance to postseason play? 3rd 4th 5th 1st

11. Two pitchers held the record for most career postseason losses at the close of the 20th century. One was Tom Glavine. Who was the other? Mickey Lolich Whitey Ford Greg Maddux Bob Gibson

12. Who was the first player to hit a grand slam in both ends of a doubleheader? Fernando Tatis Willie McCovey Jim Rice Robin Ventura

13. Who was the first replacement player to be added to a major-league roster in 1995? Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

14. Who was the first pitcher to throw a shutout in both ends of a doubleheader? Christy Mathewson Joe McGinnity Rube Waddell Ed Reulbach

15. Who was the first player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game? Eddie Murray Johnny Lucadello Mickey Mantle Wally Schang

16. Of the Triple Crown winners during the 20th century, how many have tied for the league lead in one of the three categories (batting average, home runs, RBIs)? 0 2 1 3

17. When Babe Ruth hit 29 homers in 1919, his total alone was more than the total of how many entire teams? 6 10 8 12

18. Before Pedro Martinez did it May 18th, 2002, who was the last American League pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches? Answer: (Two words, or just surname .)

19. Who was the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues? Bobby Bonds Frank Robinson Bob Watson Kenny Lofton

20. Who was the last National League pitcher to win pitching's Triple Crown (leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts) in the 1980s or 1990s? Mike Scott Dwight Gooden Randy Johnson Pedro Martinez