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1. On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th homerun in a game, against who?
2. On September 16, 1924 St.Louis first basemann Jim Bottomley drove in a major league-record for RBIs in a game, how many?
3. Lou Brock of St. Louis broke Maury Wills' modern stolen-base record in 1974. What was the record breaking steal?
4. Lou Brock finished 1974 with how many stolen-bases, to set a new record?
5. Joe Cronin, player-manager for the Red Sox, did this in both games of a double header.
6. Leading off the bottom of the ____ inning of game 6 of the 1975 World Series, Boston catcher Carlton Fisk homered to give Red Sox 7-6 win.
7. When Rickey Henderson broke the stolen-base record in 1982 (held by Lou Brock), what was the record breaking steal?
8. Ricky Henderson finished 1982 with how many stolen-bases, setting a new record?
9. Reggie Jackson hit 3 homeruns in game 6 of the 1977 World Series. What was the count on all 3 homers?
10. Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees was the first to do what in a game?
11. Roger Maris hit his 61st homerun of the year against what team?
12. The 1981 National League Championship was tied at 2-2 and game 5 was tied 1-1 in the 9th inning; and Rick Monday hits a homerun to win the N.L.Championship. Who did Monday and the Dodgers beat?
13. Who tied Wee Willie Keelers record for hitting safely in 44 games in a row, in 1978?
14. Don Larsen pitched a no-hitter in the World Series on October 8th, 1956. What game was it?
15. Who became a 30 game winner on September 14, 1968?
16. Tom Seaver of the Mets set a major league record for consecutive strikeouts in one game on April 22, 1970. How many?
17. Who gave up the most homeruns to Hank Aaron?
18. Game 7 of the 1926 World Series - two outs in the ninth inning. Who was caught stealing to end the game?
19. Harold Baines of the White Sox hit a home run to beat the Milwaukee Brewers on May 8, 1984. Which inning was it?
20. In 1971 Vida Blue struck out 301 batters, but didn't lead the league. Who did?
21. Three of these players had 3000 or more hits and a lifetime batting average under 300, which one did not?
22. In 1959 Harmon Killebrew hit 42 homeruns, and in 1962 he hit 48 homeruns. What was his batting average in those two years?
23. Who was the first pitcher to hit a grand slam in the World Series?
24. In 1968 Carl Yastrzemski had the lowest league leading batting average; what was it?
25. Who was the first player to hit a homerun in the All-Star game, League Championship Series and the World Series in the same year?
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