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A Baseball Quiz for Reading Period Blues

Before You Go From the Frying Pan to the Fire-Take a Break

16. Things didn't go well for the Chicago White Sox in their last World Series against the Dodgers in 1959. In fact, a famous photo shows the Chisox rightfielder while chasing a home run, getting a shampoo from a cup of beer knocked over by a fan. Who was the player with the good ol' Hamm's in his eye?

17. Who was the versatile ex-Red Sox and Oriole star who played 126 games for the original K.C. Royals, batted .250, and saw action at second, short and third?

18. An A.L. Rookie of the Year in 1958 with the Senators, he was the first California Angel to hit over 300. He still holds the club record for bases on balls and fewest strikeouts. Who was he?

19. In the 1960 World Series against the Yankees, Bill Mazeroski won the championship for the Pirates with a seventh-game ninth-inning homer off what New York hurler?

20. Who was the player who ran around the bases backwards on his 100th career home run?

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21. Who was the only player to bat over .300 for the 1962 Mets?

22. Who holds the record for the most pinch-hit home runs?

23. What team and in what year put together the only switch hitting infield in baseball history?

24. Who were the members of that fabled group?

25. Who won 20 games one year and then dropped 20 games the next?

26. Where was the first night game in the major leagues played?

27. In 1950, the Philadelphia Phillies won the pennant in a down-to-the-wire race with Los Angeles. There were three dominant pitchers for the Phils that year. Robin Roberts made three starts in the last five days of the season and won his 20th of the season on the final day against the Dodgers, who were a game out. Name one of the other two hurlers. One was a starter, the other was a relief pitcher who appeared in 74 games for the Whiz Kids and was named the league's MVP.

28. What beer is advertised under the scoreboard at New York's Shea Stadium?

29. What team was originally called the Spiders, until a newspaper contest resulted in a new name for the club in honor of Alex Sockalexis?

30. Who is Frank Luchessi?

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