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Rites of Reading Period: The Crimson Baseball Quiz

13. Who was the last pitcher with a losing record who started the Series opener, and what was the year?

14. When was the last time that a pitcher with a losing record during the regular season started and won the final game of a World Series?

15. Who was banned from baseball in 1914 for smoking cigarettes?

16. What man hit two pinch hit home runs in a World Series?

17. What team first signed Babe Ruth?

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18. Who was the winning pitcher in the first game played in Yankee Stadium?

19. Who committed the first error at Yankee Stadium?

20. When Babe Ruth became the lifetime home run leader, whose record did he break?

21. In 1927, Ruth hit 60 home runs and Gehrig hit 47; what was the highest total for another A.L. team that year?

22. Who was the only major league player born in Poland?

23. What is the record for most at bats in one season? Who holds it?

24. What active player has the most at bats without a home run?

25. What was Fred Lynn's highest minor league batting average?

26. Who was the youngest man to manage in the major leagues?

27. Who was the last pitcher to no-hit the Yankees, and in what year did he do it?

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