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