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The Baseball Trivia Quiz: Final Examination

25. For five points, who is the only active major leaguer to play in the NBA? For another five, what pitching ace from the 1960s played for the Harlem Globetrotters?

26. Name the only two players to hit five homers in a doubleheader. Discuss their conflicting style and imagery.

27. Off what pitcher did Ted Williams hit his game-winning home run in the 1941 All-Star Game?

28. A major league team hired one of its former second basemen to serve as a manager three times. Who was this skipper?

29. Three pairs of brothers made World Series appearances in the 1970s. None of the six players appeared in the same year. For ten points, name all six.

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30. Last year, Montreal's Ron LeFlore and Rodney Scott broke the record for most stolen bases by two teammates. Whose record did they break?

31. For two points each, match the following numbers with the players who currently wear them: No. 37 of the Cardinals, No. 23 of the Mets, No. 2 of the Twins, No. 42 of the Rangers and No. 10 of the Royals.

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32. When the Giants board of directors voted on the move to San Francisco, who cast the lone dissenting vote?

33. Who was the Dodger pitcher in the final game at Ebbets Field?

34. For five points, what team did Warren Spahn beat to notch his 300th career victory? For another five, who was the losing pitcher in that game?

35. In one inning in 1959, the White Sox scored 11 runs on only one hit. Who got the hit?

36. 1954 is the only year in which both teams in the Fall Classic had a pinch-hit home run. Name the sluggers.

37. Name the five most oft-traded baseball players of all time.

38. In Dale Long's streak of eight home runs in as many games, what pitcher gave up the final blast?

39. In the 1973 World Series, when Charlie O. Finley tried to remove Mike Andrews from the A's roster, who was the infielder he intended to use as a replacement?

40. Name the oldest player ever to appear in a World Series.

BONUS QUESTION: Who was Joe Early?

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