Some sample questions from this category:
* Nicknamed, 'Big Hurt', this Frank played for the White Sox as a rookie in 1990. His next 15 seasons were all White Sox. He was the 1993 and 1994 American League MVP. Who is he?
* I pitched for 21 seasons, mostly with the Angels, Rangers, and Tigers. In 1975, I led the league in strikeouts. In 1976, I was third in the MVP voting behind Jim Palmer and Mark Fidrych. In 1977, I was the ERA leader. Who am I?
* I played for the Cubs, and at the same time I was their manager who took them to four World Series in five seasons, beginning in 1906. I played first base, and was part of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-me, double-play combination. Who am I?
* I played for nine seasons, mostly with the Giants, and was an all-star in 1984. That was it for my playing career. I did try my hand at managing, and with my first team, Arizona, I won the World Series in 2001. Who am I?
* What brothers were the first battery (pitcher and catcher) in the American League?
* Which one of these brother batteries was considered the most successful in baseball?
* Who were the first pitching brothers to oppose each other in a major league game?
* What pitching brother combination was the first to have each brother win 20 games in a season?
* What brothers were the first pitchers to win a combined 40 games in a season while playing for the same team?
* What brothers were the first pair to combine for a same game shutout?
* What brothers were the first to play against each other in a World Series?
* Which one of these surnames presented Major League baseball with 5 brothers?
* As of opening day 2001, what brothers combination leads the major league in career hits?
* As of opening day 2001, what brother combination holds the record for career RBIs?
* Who is the first person to hit 2 American League pinch-hit grand slams in one season?
* When the California Angels became the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in a single season, the last of these players to accomplish this feat was?
* Who pitched the Cleveland Indians to two American League Pennants, and later managed the New York Yankees to a World Series Title?
* Which Hall of Fame Pitcher died of complications from Amyotropic Lateral Schlerosis, the same disease that claimed the life of Lou Gehrig?
* Which of the following players hit a pinch hit home run in an All-Star game?
* Who hit for the cycle (got a single, double, triple, and home run in one game) for the 1933 St. Louis Cardinals?
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