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The 1985 Sports Cube Baseball Quiz

11. The Texas Rangers have never fielded a division champion, since their move from Washington to Dallas-Fort Worth in 1971. However, the club has produced a plethora of pitching talent, which it deals to other teams, usually for next to nothing. In this vein, for ten points, identify the one player in this list who was not at one time the property of the Rangers.

Walt Terrell

John Butcher

Mike Smithson

Frank Viola

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Ron Darling

Dave Righetti

12. The resurgence of the stolen base in baseball over the last ten years is manifest. Speed merchants like Lou Brock, Willie Wilson, Tim Raines and Rickey Henderson have changed the game Try to name the pair of players who have combined for the greatest number of stolen bases in a single season for the same team. Take five points for each half of the fleet-footed combination.

13. In his amazing rookie campaign, Dwight Gooden broke the record for most strikeouts in a season by a first-year player, by whiffing 276 batters. The Good Guy did not break the rookie single-game strikeout mark, despite several 15-K plus outings. Ten points for identifying this high flying rookie, who struck out 18 in his first year.

14. The Montreal Expos gave the first major league playing time to Mike Stenhouse '80. Stenhouse has since been traded to the Twins, where he figures to enjoy a great deal of success as a designated hitter. In their short history, the Expos have only had one other Ivy League grad on their roster. Ten points for naming this Ancient Eight great.

15. The efforts of new baseball commisioner Peter Ueberroth to finally resolve the designated hitter issue are admirable. As it is every other year the World Series showcases the pure game and pitchers hit. Name the last hurler to hit a home run in the October Classic.

16. Seventy three years ago today, the first game was played in Fenway Park. For five points each, name the teams in this contest.

17. The last great age of home run hitters was certainly the 1950s, when a whole generation of power hitters burst onto the baseball scene. For ten points identify the player who hit the most home runs in the ten years of the 1950s.

18. The Mets trade for the best catcher in baseball raises some interesting questions. Yesterday, Gary Carter turned 31 and he has caught well over 1000 games, but age and infirmity will certainly catch up with him before he gets near the record for games caught, held by AI Lopez.

(a) Who leads active major league catchers in games caught?

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