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Question/Description	Answer	% Correct
How many times did Barry Bonds hit more than 50 homers in a season?	Once	76%
Which pitcher once killed a bird mid-flight with a pitch?	Randy Johnson	71%
The fastest pitch ever thrown in the Majors was 105 mph. Who threw it?	Aroldis Chapman	56%
What year did Derek Jeter get his nickname "Mr. November"?	2001	54%
Who was phone?	Babe Ruth	47%
Who went by the nickname "Crime Dog"?	Fred McGriff	39%
First player to hit a walk-off World Series Game 7 home run	Bill Mazeroski	31%
First African-American to appear in the AL?	Larry Doby	29%
The all-time career home run record in Japan is 868 home runs. Who hit them?	Sadaharu Oh	27%
Who was the last pitcher to win 30 or more games in a season?	Denny McLain	25%
Which umpire messed up a call on the last "out" of a perfect game?	Jim Joyce	19%
The farthest homer in the past 50 years was smacked 545 feet. Who hit it?	Mark McGwire	19%
In the year 1968, pitchers were dominating hitters. Who led the AL in AVG. with .301?	Carl Yastrzemski	16%
What pitcher pitched two no-hitters in back-to-back starts?	Johnny Vander Meer	16%
What two teams have never made it to the World Series?	Mariners and Nationals	15%
What two teams won 116 games in a season, more than 90 years apart?	Mariners and Cubs	12%
His 110 shutouts is a major-league record	Walter Johnson	11%
Hit 36 triples one year, still a major league record	Chief Wilson	8%
What are the first names of Tinker, Evers, and Chance (of baseball poetry fame)?	Joe, Johnny, Frank	7%
First player to steal 100 bases in a season during the modern era	Maury Wills	6%
Who is the youngest player to ever appear in a game, at the age of 15?	Joe Nuxhall	5%
What player came extremely close to joining the 40-40 club in 2004?	Carlos Beltran	1%
Who held the record for most home runs in a season (27) before Babe broke it?	Ned Williamson	1%
What two teams (created in 1901 or earlier) never changed their name?	Tigers and White Sox	1%
Who holds the record for most career home runs for a pitcher, with 38?	Wes Ferrell	1%