a) He struck out at least 10 men in each game.
b) He didn't give up an earned run.
c) He drove in as many runs as he allowed.
d) He didn't allow more than five hits in any game.
e) He pitched nine straight complete games.
4. There was another young phenom running around New York last year: AL MVP Don Mattingly. If you're a big Mattingly fan, you might know that he was selected in the 19th round of the 1979 amateur baseball draft. But did you know three future NFL quarterbacks were picked ahead of him? Ten points if you can single out the QB below who was not picked ahead of Don in '79.
a) Jeff Hofstedtler
b) John Elway
c) Dan Marino
d) Jay Schroeder
5. Celtics fans will recognize the name of star Philadelphia 76'ers point guard and Celtics-nemesis Maurice Cheeks. Though there are few other NBA players whose last names are also parts of the body, there have been several baseball players whose surnames fall into this category. Ten points if you can identify the only body part listed below not represented by a major leaguer (with minor spelling variations allowed).
a) Face
b) Foot
c) Lip
d) Fingers
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