Some sample questions from this category:
* There was only one pitcher in the 1910s decade that threw more than 300 strikeouts in a seson, and he did it twice. Who was the Hall of Fame great?
* In 1910, President Howard Taft began the season and the decade by throwing out the first baseball. He stayed and watched a Senator pitcher throw a one-hit shutout. Who was this pitcher who later retired with 110 career shutouts?
* 1916 was the first season that team owners would let fans keep foul balls and home runs. It was also the first time that the Brooklyn franchise went to the World Series. Although they lost to the Boston Red Sox, what was their team name?
* 1918 saw Babe Ruth in a Red Sox uniform, and the last time that Boston would win a World Series for the rest of the century. Who did the Red Sox defeat in the series?
* 1919 was one of the worst seasons in baseball history due to the fixing of the World Series. Which two teams played in this series that will always be a black mark in baseball history?
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