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1. In 1958 and 1959, Chicago Cub Ernie Banks won the NL MVP with the number 14 on his back. Some 14 years later, another great player wearing the number 14 won the award also. Who was this Cincinnati Red player?
2. In early Major League Baseball, a player could win only one MVP Award, or Babe Ruth would have taken more than one. His award in 1923 was presented with the big number 3 on his back. Ruth was the first to hit 500 home runs. Who came along also wearing the number 3, won the MVP and was the second to hit 500 home runs?
3. Dodger Kirk Gibson had a dream season in 1988, and one of his highlights was winning the NL MVP while wearing the number 23. Four years earlier, which Chicago Cub had the same number and won the award?
4. Two tremendous players wore the number 8 in their careers. They both won multiple NL MVP Awards, won multiple World Series, and both were inducted into the Hall of Fame. One catcher was Yankee Yogi Berra. The other was which second baseman?
5. The number 9 was worn by Boston Red Sox great Ted Williams. He won MVP awards in 1946 and 1949. Some 15 years later, which New York Yankee would win consecutive MVP awards while wearing the number 9 also?
6. With the number 24 on his back, the great Willie Mays won two NL MVP Awards 11 seasons apart. Which other player won the award while wearing the number 24, and later became a San Francisco Giant?
7. Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax dominated the early and mid-1960s winning one MVP Award, multiple Cy Youngs, World Series, and Triple Crowns. The number 32 was a fixture on his back in California. Which player on the East Coast who also wore the number 32, won the AL MVP Award in the same season that Koufax won the NL MVP?
8. Tiger pitching sensation Hal Newhouser won the AL MVP in 1944 and 1945 while wearing the number 16. Which Oakland Athletic won the AL MVP in 2000 with the same jersey number?
9. The Hall of Fame great Mickey Mantle won three AL MVP awards in his career with the number seven on his back. More than 40 seasons after Mickey's first one, this Minnesota Twin who decided to wear the same number, won his first MVP Award. Who is this Twin?
10. Willie McCovey is in the top five of the greatest Giants players of all-time. With the number 44 on his jersey, he proved it by hitting over 500 home runs and winning the 1969 NL MVP. It was only 12 seasons prior that another 44 wearing 500 home run hitter won the NL MVP Award. Who was that player?
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