Statistics for Baseball in the 1980s

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Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
1980	NL shortstop wins his first gold glove. He goes on to win the award every season during the 1980s.	Ozzie Smith	95%
1982	Sets the single season record for stolen bases with 130.	Rickey Henderson	93%
1985	Breaks Ty Cobb's career hits record with 4192.	Pete Rose	92%
1983	Has a home run disallowed because there was pine tar too far up the handle of his bat.	George Brett	90%
1986	Lets a grounder through his legs, contributing to the Red Sox world series loss.	Bill Buckner	86%
1981	This event at midseason causes a "split" season with the winners of each half meeting in the postseason.	Player strike	82%
1986	Becomes the first pitcher to strike out 20 batters in a game.	Roger Clemens	80%
1988	Hits a game-winning home run in the world series despite being hobbled with injuries to both his legs.	Kirk Gibson	79%
1986	Wins the last of his 10 gold gloves at third base. Also a great slugger, he hit 548 career home runs.	Mike Schmidt	79%
1985	Yankees manager is fired for the fourth time.	Billy Martin	77%
1985	Pitcher becomes the youngest winner of the Cy Young Award. It was downhill from there, as this was his only 20-win season, perhaps party due to drug problems.	Dwight Gooden	77%
1988	Becomes the first player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season. (He later gained fame for being forthcoming during the steroid scandal.)	Jose Canseco	76%
1981	Causes an eponymous mania, winning both the NL Cy Young and MVP. In his distinctive windup he directed his eyes skyward.	Fernando Valenzuela	73%
1988	Pitcher sets the record for most consecutive scoreless innings.	Orel Hershiser	68%
1988	Wins the last of his 11 gold gloves at first base. He later made a guest appearance on "Seinfeld."	Keith Hernandez	65%
1988	Wins his fourth consecutive batting title. He was often a challenger of Ted Williams' status as the last man to hit .400.	Wade Boggs	57%
1983	Already recognized as a great defensive second-baseman, he has a brilliant day at the plate on national television, hitting two late-inning home runs.	Ryne Sandberg	56%
1989	Wins his second MVP. His first was as a shortstop, while this one was as a centerfielder.	Robin Yount	49%
1986	Selected by the National League as its next president. He would later become commissioner of baseball but died in 1989.	A. Bart Giamatti	44%
1985	Umpire calls Jorge Orta safe at first in the world series. Replays and photos clearly show Orta was out. (Name the umpire.)	Don Denkinger	22%