Q: Who holds the record for the single longest relief outing in major league history?

I don’t think anyone is particularly surprised that the AL Cy Young has just been awarded to C.C. Sabathia. The voting was concluded before his postseason meltdown (and before runner-up Josh Beckett’s postseason kickassery). I am much more surprised that it’s the Indians’ second Cy Young win ever, with the first going to Hall of Famer (and famous spitballer) Gaylord Perry in ‘72. What, no love for Bob Feller or Bob Lemon? As it turns out, the Cy Young award wasn’t invented until 1956, when Cleveland’s best one-two punch prior to Sabathia-Carmona was aging ungracefully.

Nonetheless, this is a storied franchise that has fielded the likes of Cy Young himself, Napoleon Lajoie, Addie Joss, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Tris Speaker, Lou Boudreau, Mel Harder, Joe Sewell, Satchel Paige (who was, by then, quite old), fan favorite Rocky Colavito, Roger Maris, Luis Tiant, Bert Blyleven, Andre Thornton, Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton (every now and then), Orel Hershiser, Charles Nagy, Bartolo Colon (in the glory days), and Omar Vizquel. Phew! You would have thought at least one or two of the dominant pitchers on that list would have snagged a Cy somewhere in that lengthy history.

Which brings me to the trivia part of this post: the Cleveland Indians are one of just four founding teams of the American League to have played their entire history in one city. Can you name the other three?

In 2003, his last season with Texas, Alex Rodriguez led the American League in home runs, runs scored, and slugging percentage, and won his second consecutive Gold Glove Award.

Rodriguez also became only the second player to win an MVP award while playing for a last place team. Who was the first?

In honor of NL Rookie of the Year favorite Ryan Braun, UmpBump presents the following trivia question:

Who holds the major league record for most errors in a season by a third baseman?

Who holds the all-time record for most career wins by a pitcher after undergoing “Tommy-John” elbow reconstruction surgery?

Answer after the jump…

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A few weeks ago, Curt Schilling had a no hitter broken up with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, as close as you can get to a no-no without getting it.

So, who holds the all-time major league record for having the most no-hitters broken up with two outs in the ninth inning?

(Answer after the jump)

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Who holds the all time record for wins in a single season as a relief pitcher, and how many games did he win in relief that year?

 (See comments section for the answer)

Trivia Time!

Name the only three pitchers in major-league history to save at least 45 games in a season and win at least 17 games in another season.

(See comments section for the answers)

Name one of the only two players to hit a home run in their only plate appearance of an entire World Series (hint: you definitely have heard of both of these guys).

ANSWERS: Kirk Gibson (1988) and Geoff Blum (2005)

Q: Braves outfielder Matt Diaz recently recorded hits in 10 straight at bats. Diaz became the 11th player in NL history to record hits in 10 straight at bats. Who was the last player to do it before Diaz?

A: click here.