Statistics for Baseball Dates Quiz

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Event	Year	% Correct
Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier	1947	88%
Chicago Black Sox throw the World Series	1919	87%
Red Sox reverse the curse	2004	87%
Mark McGwire hits 70 home runs	1998	84%
World Series canceled due to strike	1994	82%
Roger Maris hits 61 home runs	1961	79%
Barry Bonds hits 73 home runs	2001	78%
Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs	1927	77%
Cubs last World Series win	2016	74%
Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to Yankees	1919	73%
Miracle Mets win the World Series	1969	73%
Ted Williams is last person to hit .400	1941	71%
Injured Kirk Gibson hits a walk-off World Series home run	1988	65%
Dodgers move to Los Angeles	1958	63%
First World Series	1903	62%
DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak	1941	62%
Hank Aaron breaks career HR record	1974	59%
Lou Gehrig gives "luckiest man" speech	1939	58%
Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"	1951	58%
Don Larsen pitches perfect game in the World Series	1956	57%
First year for Blue Jays and Mariners	1977	55%
Mets lose 120 games in first season	1962	54%
American League introduces the DH	1973	54%
Rickey Henderson steals 130 bases	1982	52%
Ted Williams hits a home run in final career at-bat	1960	48%
First players inducted into the Hall of Fame	1936	47%
In "Year of the Pitcher", Denny McLain wins 31 games	1968	47%
Yankees win 114 regular-season games	1998	43%
Upper Deck baseball cards released	1989	41%
First baseball game under modern rules	1845	12%