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Trivia Quiz Answers

1. (b) Wilbur Wood was born in Cambridge on October 22, 1941.

2. (e) Joe Niekro threw the last N.L. no-hitter on Sept. 26, 1983 against Montreal.

3. (c) Eight of each.

4. (a) Giants back-up Jeff Hofstedtler is the only one of the four not picked in the amateur baseball draft that year. Schroeder was picked on the first round, Marino on the fourth, and Elway in the 18th.

5. (c) Members of the all-Parts of the Body team include Roy Face, Barry Foote (we said minor spelling variations were allowed), Rollie Fingers, and former Pittsburgh pitcher Bill Hands.

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6. (e)

7. (d)

8. (c) Only Kaat is older than Niekro, who turned 47 on April 1, 1986. Versalles (the 1964 A.L. MVP) was born on December 18, 1939; Tony C. on Janruary 7, 1945; Rose on Jan. 14, 1941; and Captain Carl on August 22, 1939. Kaat, who accumulated 283 career wins, was born on November 7, 1938.

9. (c) Tiger Lolich won games two, five, and seven. McLean was 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA in the Series, while Gibson was 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA.

10. (a) Stoddard in the 1979 World Series.

11. (a) Robinson "Hoover"

(b) Epstein "Superjew"

(c) Luzinski "Bull"

(d) Crawford "Wahoo"

(e) Milner "The Hammer"

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