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The 1984 Sports Cube Baseball Quiz

(b) and (c) The two shortstops who shared the position on the 1971 world champions

(d) The shortstop on the 1979 World Series winner

(e) The current Pirate shortstop

16. The White Sox plan to fill a hole at third base in a most uncommon way this season: they will play Mike Squires there, making him the first left-handed infielder in 47 years.

(a) Who was the last White Sox third baseman to lead the AL in home runs?

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(b) Name the White Sox third baseman implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

Five points for each answer.

17. Last season Dan Quisenberry broke the major league record for saves by registering 45, seven more than the previous mark. Five points each for knowing:

(a) Whose 10-year-old record did Quisenberry break?

(b) Who--in 1969--became the first pitcher to appear in 90 games in season?

18. Carl Yastrzemski retried with more than 3000 hits and 400 home runs, making him the only American League player to reach both plateaus (Willie Mays and Henry Aaron both did it in the NL). Which AL player narrowly missed becoming they first, finishing his career with more than 3000 hits but 399 homers?

19. George Steinbrenner has earned a reputation for wantonly hiring and firing managers, but former A's owner Charles Finely set the standard which faris use to measure Steinbrenner's impatience. Five points for each of the two men you can name who served two separate terms in command of the A's.

20. George Brett's "pine tar" home run provided perhaps the most memorable news from last year's baseball season. Who was on base when Brett hit the tworun homer against the Yankees?

21. The Pirates last week released 45-year old pitcher Jim Kaat, who nonetheless holds the record for most seasons pitches with 25, set last year. For five points each,

(a) Who pitched the most games-in his career?

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