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The 1985 Sports Cube Baseball Quiz

(b) No active left-handed players have caught any games. Name the last southpaw to catch?

19. Red Son Jim Rice is purported to have driven a golf ball 450 yards. Rice, a one-handicap golfer, is the most celebrated example of baseball player-golfers. Two other active major league regulars are outstanding golfers.

(a) For five points, name the former MVP, who as a teenaged regular toyed with the idea of quitting baseball and joining the PGA Tour.

(b) For five points, name the National League pitcher with a vowel missing from his first name, who plants to play golf when his mediocre baseball career ends.

20. Frank Robinson was the only man ever to win the MVP award in both the National and American League. Only one player has hit for the cycle-smacked a single, double, triple and home run in a single game-in both leagues. For ten points name him.

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21. Speaking of triple crowns, only fifteen players have accomplished that feat in the 20th century. In one of those years, both triple crowns were claimed. The two players who did it played in the same city. For five points each.

(a) Name the city.

(b) Name the players.

22. The 1984 Champion Tigers also boasted the American League MVP, Willie Hernandez, The Yankees dynasty of 1954-1963 boasted eight MVP's in ten years.

(a) For six points, name either of the two non-Yankees who were MVPs in the period.

(b) For one point each, name the four Yanks who the MVP awards over that decade.

23. The Iron Horse, 200-Ib. Lou Gehrig, played in a record 2130 consecutive games. A 148-Ib, player in second on the major league consecutive games list, with a 1307-game streak. This dimunitive shortstop managed the feat, despite being traded in the middle of his streak. For ten points name him.

24. Speaking of pint-sized ballplayers, the smallest ballplayer ever was midget, Eddie Gaedel, who tipped the scales at 65 pounds and was but 3-ft, 7-in, tall. For ten huge points, talking height and weight into account, who was the biggest regular player (non-pitcher) ever to play.

25. The 1985 Red Sox boast what is perhaps the most intimidating day-to-day lineup in the majors. Eight years ago, four players on the 1977 Red Son, drove in a 100 or more runs.

(a) For five points, which of the following players did not.

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