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1. The baseball world of 1920 was engulfed with the outrage of a possible fixing of the 1919 World Series. The spitball and other foreign substances on balls were banned. 1920 also marked the first use of a real fielders glove that had a pocket, and replaced the old pancake style glove. It was also a sad year which marked the first death of a player during a game. Which 29-year old player was killed after being hit in the head from a submarine pitch?
2. 1921 gave baseball fans the first radio broadcast of a game from Philadelphia on August 5th, when the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 5-3. It was also the second consecutive season that Babe Ruth hit over 50 home runs. How many did he hit in 1921?
3. In 1922, George Uhl, a Cleveland Indians pitcher, won 22 games in the season with a high ERA of 4.07. The fans saw Ty Cobb bat an amazing .401 in the season, but Cobb did not win the batting title. Who did he finish second to?
4. 1923 saw another 'subway' series between which two teams?
5. 1924 saw Walter Johnson win the MVP for second time in his career, and the first player to win two. Chicago fans adored 1924 and experienced home games from both the Cubs and White Sox being broadcasted on WMAQ radio for the first time. The Chicago area also mourned the loss of a great Cub who was a player-manager, and took the team to four World Series in five seasons. Who was he?
6. The world would see the birth of Robert F. Kennedy and Malcom X (Somoza Anastasio) in 1925. They also saw the American League allow a resin bag on the pitchers mound to help combat the 'foreign substance' issues on the ball. It also saw a Cardinal great hit over .400 for the third time in his career, earning him MVP honors. Who was this slugger?
7. The 1926 season was brought in on a low note, with the mourning of Philadelphia Athletic Hall of Famer Eddie Plank's death in February. They also witnessed the final seasons of Giant great Fred Merkle, and Indian star Bill Wambsganss. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees in the World Series, and this manager was in his 26th managerial season with the Philadelphia Athletics. Who was he?
8. Fans witnessed one of the greatest teams in history in 1927, watching the NY Yankees win 110 games, and go on to easily win the World Series against the Pirates. Baseball fans were also shocked just prior to the 1927 season when they heard that Ty Cobb was no longer a Detroit Tiger after 22 great seasons. Cobb was devastated that his loyalty to the Tiger organization had meant nothing. Which team now owned the 'Georgia Peach' after all those years?
9. 1928 was another stellar year for Babe Ruth. He hit over 50 home runs in the season for his fourth time and final time. He also led the league in slugging percentage, runs, total bases, RBIs, walks, and unfortunately, strikeouts. Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Bob Meusel, Tony Lazzeri and company, were good enough to defeat the Cardinals in the World Series, four games to none. The Babe was not the MVP in the season however. Which athletic catcher won the American League MVP in 1928?
10. For the first time in baseball in 1929, two teams who had numbers on the back of their jerseys played each other. The Indians and the Yankees were the first with that label to go against each other. Later in 1931, the American League made it mandatory for all teams to have numbers on their jerseys. 1929 was also the end of the Yankee dynasty for a few years, as they finally were not one of the teams in the World Series. The Chicago Cubs won the National League with 98 wins, and went head-to-head against which American League pennant winner, who beat the Yankees by 18 games in the standings?
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