Statistics for MLB Baseball by Year, 1960–1989

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Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
1974	This slugger hits his 715th home run, eclipsing Babe Ruth	Hank Aaron	90%
1984	This player records his 4000th hit	Pete Rose	87%
1982	This speedster steals a record 130 bases	Rickey Henderson	85%
1973	This position, hated by baseball purists, is used for the first time	Designated Hitter	83%
1976	The World Series champion Reds are widely known by this nickname	The Big Red {Machine}	81%
1988	This injured player hits a walk-off homer in Game 1 of the World Series, then limps around the bases	Kirk Gibson	80%
1972	This player dies in a tragic plane crash, months after recording his 3000th hit	Roberto Clemente	80%
1966	This Dodger wins his third Cy Young in four years, then retires due to arthritis	Sandy Koufax	79%
1961	This slugger beats Babe Ruth by hitting 61 home runs in a single season *	Roger Maris	77%
1987	This slugger hits 49 home runs - a rookie record	Mark McGwire	76%
1986	This first baseman makes a costly error in Game 6 of the World Series	Bill Buckner	75%
1977	This slugger hits three home runs in Game 6 of the World Series	Reggie Jackson	75%
1965	This becomes the first indoor stadium in the Major Leagues	The {Astro}dome	75%
1964	This recently-retired catcher is hired to manage the Yankees but is fired following an incident with a harmonica on a team bus	Yogi Berra	75%
1967	This Red Sox left fielder wins the Triple Crown	Carl Yastrzemski	73%
1969	The Mets earn this nickname by winning the World Series	The {Miracle} Mets	73%
1989	This rookie is featured on the first Upper Deck baseball card	Ken Griffey, Jr.	72%
1983	This Red Sox player records his first of four seasons hitting above .360	Wade Boggs	69%
1971	This pitcher is the first player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Negro League Committee	Satchel Paige	67%
1963	Brothers Felipe, Jesus, and Matty ____ play for the Giants at the same time	Alou	66%
1975	This player "waves it fair" to win Game 6 of the World Series	Carlton Fisk	62%
1970	This Seattle team moves to Milwaukee and becomes the Brewers	Seattle Pilots	62%
1962	This expansion team loses a record 120 games	New York Mets	61%
1981	This Dodger becomes the first rookie to win a Cy Young award	Fernando Valenzuela	60%
1979	Fans riot during _____ Demolition Night at Comiskey Field	Disco	56%
1985	This 20 year old pitcher dominates the National League with 24 wins and a 1.53 ERA	Dwight Gooden	55%
1980	This player hits .390 in an injury-shortened season	George Brett	54%
1978	In a one-game playoff, this Yankees shortstop hits a rare home run to help defeat the hated Red Sox	Bucky Dent	48%
1960	This Pirates second baseman hits the only game 7 walk-off homer in MLB history	Bill Mazeroski	47%
1968	This pitcher wins 31 games	Denny McLain	40%