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1. The decade of the '30s took its toll on baseball due to the great depression, leaving teams to sell their star players to survive. This left rich owners such as the Yankees' brass to build even stronger and rule the decade. The 1930 season saw the Philadelphia Athletics win their second consecutive World Series, and finish 16 games ahead of the Yankees. Which two Yankees combined for 90 home runs during the season?
2. This 1931 National League team stopped the Philadelphia Athletics' World Series streak, even with Philadelphia's Lefty Grove going 31-4 in the season. The series saw the NL bat of Pepper Martin. This same team also saw their second baseman, Frankie Frisch, win the NL MVP. They also had the NL batting leader in Chick Hafey. Which team was this that went all the way to defeat the Athletics, four games to three in the series?
3. In 1932, nicknamed "The right-handed Babe Ruth", Jimmie Foxx almost reached Babe Ruth's season home run record of 60 by hitting 58 for the Athletics. Foxx won the AL MVP. Who won it in the National League?
4. 1933 found the first season in history to have a batting Triple Crown in both leagues. They were Jimmie Foxx of the AL and Chuck Klein of the NL. Another first in baseball was the first all-star game played with the American League as the winner. A first for the Washington Senators was their new rookie manager, and one that took them to their third World Series in history. Who was this manager?
5. In 1934, the St. Louis Cardinals ruled the National League via two brothers, Dizzy and Daffy Dean. On the other side of the tracks was the AL St. Louis team, who hadn't won more than 55 games in over 20 seasons. They finished with a 55-96 record in last place, 43.5 games behind. Who was this St. Louis AL team?
6. Catcher Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs won the NL MVP in 1935, while the Pirates' Arky Vaughan won the batting title. On the downside, the 1935 Boston Braves set a Major League record for winning only 38 games in the season, and finish 61.5 games back. Amazingly enough, this was with their newly acquired home run king. Who was their new slugger?
7. 1936 saw the fans looking for Babe Ruth, but he was nowhere to be found as he retired the season prior. Out with the old and in with the new, the Yankees had a magical new rookie in the season who would go on to win three American League MVPs. Who was this rookie?
8. 1937 would see the Yankees win the second of four consecutive World Series under manager Joe McCarthy. In the National League, this hated Cardinal player won the NL MVP and the Triple Crown. Who was this outfielder?
9. 1938 saw a first in baseball history with Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer throwing two consecutive no-hitters. The season also saw an American League player almost reach Babe Ruth's season record of 60 home runs by hitting 58. Which Detroit Tiger was it?
10. To close out the 1930s, the Yankees won their fourth consecutive World Series in 1939, but it was with sadness as one of the greatest stars in baseball played in only eight games in the season, and they would be his last. Who was it?
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