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Subject: re: baseball trivia
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Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 11:19:08 EST
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>
>      Here's a few of my favorite baseball trivium...
>
>
>    1). Who was the only player to win a league MVP and Rookie of the
>        Year award in the same year? (easy)
>
>    2)  Who is the only player to win the Rookie of the Year and Cy
>        Young award in the same year? (also easy)
>
>    3)  Many years ago, the spitball was made illegal.  However, pitchers
>        who used the spitball regularly were allowed to continue for the
>        remainder of their careers.  Who threw the last legal spitball ?
>
>    4)  In the early 70's, the American league adopted the designated
>        hitter rule.  Who was the last American league pitcher to hit
>        a home run in the regular season ?
>
> Let's see if there are any real experts out there.
>

The true experts won't consult any references in answering these
questions.  I guess group consultation is okay (and fun) but should
be noted.  Let's give credit where credit is due.  Maybe I'm getting
carried away (or should be) but I love and haven't had a
chance to ply this trade in years.  Also I think it appropriate to
always ask a follow-up question.

1. Fred Lynn - Rice had a good year too for the cursed Red Sox.

2. Fernando Valenzuela - Vida Blue wasn't far behind.  I used to
wonder why I hadn't heard of him until he starting setting the AL on
its ear in '71 and thus assuming he was a rookie why he didn't win
both awards.  It wasn't 'til a few years later (when I got my first
BB Encyclopedia) that I saw his limited '70 season.

3. I do believe it was Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn Dodgers in
1920.

4. Nothing comes to mind.  I'll take a stab in the dark and try Mel
Stottlemyre because I have a feeling it was a Yankee or a Tiger.

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Q1. Who was the first DH in baseball history?

Q2. Who hit the last home run in the old Yankee Stadium?

Q3. The batting title was the closest ever in the AL in 1970.  What
players finished 1-2?

Q4.  Who was Hank Aaron traded for?

Q5.  In the '70's, who had the longest afro in the majors?

		Daniel Schneider
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