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1. This Red Sox player was found in the outfield. Hitting just shy of 500 home runs he won the AL MVP and won a batting title with the lowest average ever recorded for a winner. Who was this Hall of Fame great who wore the number 8?

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

That would have been a lot of hot dogs eaten in 23 loyal seasons with Boston from 1961-1983. Yaz's first of three batting titles came in 1963 while batting .326 in the season. Carl's MVP came in 1967 in a season that saw him hit for the Triple Crown.

In 1968 he won the American League batting title for the third time with a meager average of .301, the lowest average to ever win a batting crown. Yaz hit 452 home runs in his career. The 18-time all-star also won seven Gold Glove Awards. He helped Boston to two World Series in losses to St. Louis and Cincinnati. Carl was a 1989 Hall inductee.

2. This career Minnesota Twin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001 after a 12-season career. Short and stout he had the power to lead the AL in hits and won a batting title. Who was this outfielder that died in 2006 at the age of only 45?

Answer: Kirby Puckett

Kirby played from 1984-1995. Five times in his career he topped the 200-mark for hits in a season. Puckett made 10 trips to the All-Star game and was the 1993 All-Star Game MVP. He won two World Series with the Twins against the Cardinals and Braves. Kirby had a massive stroke and died the next day on March 6, 2006.

3. Known as the "Human Vacuum Cleaner", this 23-season third baseman won an amazing 16 Gold Glove Awards for his field play and three different MVP Awards for his bat. Who was this that wore the number 5 throughout his entire career as a Baltimore Oriole?

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Brooks won the 1964 AL MVP, 1966 All-Star MVP, and 1970 World Series MVP. From 1955-1977 he had the eyes of all Oriole fans due to his near impossible plays made from third base. He was given two World Series Championship rings in four appearances. Robinson was an easy induction into the Hall in 1983.

4. This 17-season career-minded Pittsburgh Pirate never won a batting, a home run crown, and was an average player until one World Series home run put him in the Hall of Fame. Who was this Pirate second baseman?

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

It was an upside-down World Series in 1960 which pitted the Yankees against the Pirates. The Yankees scored 55 runs to the Pirates' 26 until Mazeroski's walk-off home run in game seven in the bottom of the ninth inning secured the crown for the Pirates. For this one feat, many believe it was the reason for his induction into the Hall.

The 1960 World Series MVP was awarded to the Yankees' second baseman Bobby Richardson for his 11 hits and batting .367 in the seven game series.

5. This 12-season pitcher had the greatest six-year run that others could only dream about. From 1961-1966 he took home one NL MVP, three Cy Young Awards, two World Series MVPs, and threw three Triple Crowns. Who was this Dodger that retired due to elbow issues?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

What an amazing run that Koufax had and nobody knows what might have been if he didn't have to endure his elbow arthritis issues with the shots, chronic pain, and ice packs that came with it. Born Sanford Braun in 1935, Sandy went straight from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn to the Dodgers in 1955. From there a star was born.

He had a career-high record of 27-9 in his final season in 1966 and compiled a career record of 165-87. Koufax won three strikeout crowns also and set a Major League record of 382 strikeouts in 1965.

His record stood until Nolan Ryan broke it with 383 of his own in 1973.

6. Nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", this Detroit outfielder played for 22 seasons. Coming so close to the Rookie of the Year Award and three American League MVPs, he banged out 399 home runs in his career. Who was this 1955 AL batting crown winner and Hall of Famer?

Answer: Al Kaline

Al was another sports star blessed enough to go directly from his Baltimore high school to the Major Leagues. The number six was a fixture in Detroit for Kaline's 10 Gold Glove Awards and his bat. He finished third in the Rookie of the Year balloting in 1954. Al finished second for the MVP in 1955 to Yogi Berra of the Yankees, third in 1956 behind Mickey Mantle and Berra, then runner-up again in 1963 to Yankee Elston Howard. Kaline retired in 1974 and was inducted in 1980.

7. This 21-season Pittsburgh Pirate and Hall of Fame great was a NL MVP co-winner once and a runner-up twice in his career. After banging out 475 career home runs he retired in 1982. Who was this that wore the number 8?

Answer: Willie Stargell

Wilver Dornel Stargell began his Pirate career in 1962. He won two home run titles including his career-high of 48 in 1971. He took a backseat for the NL MVP in 1971 and 1973 to Joe Torre and Pete Rose, respectively. Willie then co-shared the NL MVP Award in 1979 with Keith Hernandez. Nicknamed "Pops", Stargell was inducted into the Hall in 1988, then Pittsburgh lost an icon when he died in 2001 at the age of 61.

8. Nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains", this 20-season Chicago White Sox shortstop won two batting titles including one with a .388 average. He was runner-up MVP twice also. Who was this 1964 Hall of Fame inductee that retired in 1950?

Answer: Luke Appling

Luke's reign was from 1930-1950. He had a career .310 batting average and was runner-up MVP to the great Lou Gehrig of the Yankees in 1936, then took a backseat again in 1943 to Spud Chandler of the Yankees. Not known for his power, Appling hit only 45 home runs over his 20 seasons. After his induction in 1964, Luke died at the age of 83 in 1991.

9. This Hall of Famer and 18-season Indian pitcher held the season strikeout record with 348 for many years. He was in the top five for the MVP balloting four times in his career. Who was this pitcher that won a World Series crown in 1948 against the Boston Braves?

Answer: Bob Feller

Feller played from 1936 to 1956 and missed some seasons due to the war. He was runner-up MVP in 1940 to Hank Greenberg of the Tigers. His season strikeout record of 348 was made in 1946, a record that stood until 1965 when Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers struck out 382 in 1965. Nicknamed "Rapid Robert", he was inducted into the Hall in 1962. Robert William Andrew Feller died in December 2010.

10. My nickname is "Cakes". I was a career Baltimore Oriole from 1965-1984. I won three Cy Young Awards and prevented the great Nolan Ryan from winning his only Cy. I was also a Cy Young runner-up and a MVP runner-up while wearing the number 22 on my back. In addition, I was also one of the four Oriole pitchers that won 20 games in a season in 1971. The Hall of Fame opened their doors to me in 1990. Who am I?

Answer: Jim Palmer

Palmer won the Cy Young Award in 1973, 1975, and 1976. He was runner-up to the Cy in 1977 to Sparky Lyle of the Yankees. When Jim won the Cy Young in 1973, this made Nolan Ryan his runner-up and ruined Ryan's chances of ever winning the award. Palmer was also the runner-up MVP in 1973 while taking a backseat to Reggie Jackson of the Athletics.

The Orioles had a tremendous pitching staff in 1971 when Palmer, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson all won 20 games in the season with Dave McNally topping them all with his 21.

They would go on to still lose the World Series against the Pirates. Palmer was inducted in 1990 after a 268-152 career pitching record.

Source: Author dg_dave

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I Never Needed a Suitcase! Trivia Quiz

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