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Introduction:
"This is a quiz about Terry Cashman's "Talkin' Baseball." You'll have to know nicknames and baseball in the 1950s."


1. Which team won the World Series the year this song was released?
    Tigers
    Dodgers
    Twins
    Yankees


2. Who were "the Whiz Kids"?
    Phillies
    Reds
    Yankees
    Brewers


3. What team did Bobby Thomson have in "The Shot Heard 'Round the World?"
    Yankees
    Giants
    Red Sox
    Tigers


4. The refrain goes: "We're Talkin' baseball, Kluzewski, Campanella, We're talkin' Baseball, the Man and Bobby Feller..." Who was "the Man"? He was a member of the 1946 World Series champions?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


5. Who was the Scooter?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


6. "The Barber" refers to Sal Maglie. What team did Maglie start his career with?
    Dodgers
    Giants
    Yankees
    Indians


7. The Newc is Don Newcombe. Between 1949 and 1957, he played several stint with what team?
    Brooklyn
    Cleveland
    Los Angeles
    Cincinnati


8. "Duke" Snider played in six World Series in his career. How many were Dodgers vs. Yankees competitions?
    4
    5
    3
    2


9. "Well Casey was winning, Hank Aaron was beginning." The Casey refers to Casey Stengel, one of the best-known and winningest managers of the 1950s. Which team did he coach?
    Answer: ( One word ... team name)


10. "One Robby goin' out, one comin' in" refers to the retirement of Jackie Robinson and the entry of Frank Robinson. What year was it?
    1954
    1956
    1950
    1958


11. "Kiner and Midget Gaedel, the Thumper and Mel Parnell." How many plate appearances did Eddie Gaedel have?
    4
    2
    1
    3


12. Who was the Thumper?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


13. Mel Parnell was a teammate of the Thumper?
    True
    False


14. Who "was the only one winning down in Washington?"
    Duke
    Ike
    Mike
    Pike


15. Who was the "Oklahoma Kid"?
    Paige
    Mays
    Mantle
    Feller


16. In the song, who is the narrator's favorite player?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... former Giant)


17. "And now it's the 80s, and _____ is the greatest and Bobby Bonds can play for everyone." Who is the former Royal here?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


18. "Rose is at the Vet, Rusty again is a Met, and the Great Alexander is pitching again in Washington." Rusty Staub played two stints with the Mets. How many years was it altogether?
    7
    9
    5
    11


19. The last refrain contains the names of Reggie Jackson, Dan Quisenberry, Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry, Tom Seaver, Steve Garvey, Mike Schmidt, and Vida Blue. How many World Series champions are in this group?
    2
    3
    6
    5


20. According to the song, what city is calling these people? If you know your baseball, you should know this one.
    Answer: ( One Word)


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