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1. For 37 seasons, nobody broke Roger Maris' home run record of 61 home runs in a season in 1961. You had a chance at it, but watched Mark McGwire of the Cardinals beat you to the punch in 1998. He broke the record first, ended up with 70, and you finished the season yourself with 66 home runs. All was for nought as you were over-shadowed by Mark's feat. When you hit your 66th home run of the 1998 season, you thought, what was the point, I broke the record too! Who were you, trotting around the bases with your 66th?
2. You always hated the Dodgers, and when your team tied with them in 1951 for the National League Championship, you had to play a three game tie-breaker series. So, here you are in the third game of the series tied at one each. You stepped up to the plate with a .293 average and 31 home runs to your credit already in the season, and stared at Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca as you stood at the plate. Ralph had only given up 18 home runs in the entire season. To your own surprise along with the world's, everyone heard your shot around the world. You just hit a home run! You gave your New York Giants a huge come from behind season-ending miracle, and you went to the World Series against the Yankees. Who were you who danced around the bases with half of New York chasing you?
3. So here you are coming up to the plate in 1965. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers has already had 26 consecutive outs in the game to his credit. You watched your teammate and future Dodger, Joe Amalfitano, strike out in the ninth inning too. You were the only one who could foil Sandy's perfect game. You watched him on the mound throw strike one! Then he threw strike two! You didn't even know who you were at that point anymore with all the pressure, but you did look down at your uniform and saw which team's emblem?
4. You are Dale Mitchell of the Dodgers. You are in your last season of Major League baseball. After being traded from the Indians in mid-season 1956, you found yourself in the World Series against the New York Yankees. You sole goal in life at this point was to break up the first World Series perfect game by a pitcher! You were the last chance to prevent this perfect game from happening in game five of the World Series. You are at bat in the top of the ninth inning with your Dodgers losing in Yankee stadium. You are now staring down this Yankee pitcher. Who were you determined to break up this perfect game against, but failed in your dreams?
5. After being the 1973 American League MVP with the Athletics, you also received the World Series MVP in the same year. But, you wanted more. Your 1977 World Series appearances against the Dodgers gave you the opportunity to set some records. One record was hitting five home runs in a World Series, and hitting three in one game. You hit those three in game six which put the Dodgers to rest. Who were you?
6. You dreamed this as a child many times. World Series, game seven, bottom of the ninth, game tied, and here you walk up to the plate. Wait! It's not a dream, and there you were with that big "P" on your jersey. In the batter's box you looked at Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry. Whack! You hit a shot over left fielder Yogi Berra's head and watched as it cleared the ivy wall at Forbes field. Now you knew it was not a dream, as on that day, October 13, 1960, you created one of the most memorable moments in sports history. Who are you?
7. There you were in 1965. A Los Angeles Dodger hater and rival pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, you just hit a Dodger batter in the third inning with a pitch at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Now it was your turn at bat. You told Dodger catcher John Roseboro after feeling that his return throws to Sandy Koufax were too close to your head, "You better not hit me with that ball". You didn't understand John's reply so you just went after him with your bat. You hit him in the head with it and then the brawl began! Who were you?
8. As you walk up to the plate this time, you wonder if you can handle any more bruises. You've only walked by a pitch-count eight times, but was hit by a pitch 49 times already in the season. Before you can think about it, 'Boof', you've just been hit for the 50th time! As you lumber to first base, you wonder if it was all worth it. Who were you?
9. You are walking from the on-deck circle to home plate. You had been thinking about your career lately, and that you really haven't done anything to be remembered, although you did wear a Beatles wig in the outfield one day. You've already played for the Red Sox, Indians, Senators, and here you are now as a New York Met. What could you possibly do in baseball to be remembered, you thought to yourself. On the third pitch you hit your 100th home run! Not a major feat but a big one to you. So you ran around the bases backwards! Who were you?
10. You're at bat in your only plate appearance of your career. Everyone in the stands is laughing at you! Although you are only 3'7", you thought that you had a chance of getting a hit. However, owner Bill Veeck told you not to swing at all. So, you walked on four pitches and would never be in a Major League game again. Who were you?
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