Trivia Time: Relief Ace

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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?

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Trivia Time: Two-way Pitchers

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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.

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Trivia Time!

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)

 


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Trivia Time!!

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.


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Trivia Time!

 

Greg Maddux was the fifth 300-game winner ever to be traded in mid-season. Can you name one of the other four?

Answer: Christy Matthewson, Phil Neikro, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton

 

 


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Trivia Time!

Who was the youngest manager in Major League history?

ANSWER: Roger Peckinpaugh was the youngest manager in major league history. He was 23 years and seven months old when he was named manager for the last 20 games of the Yankees’ schedule in 1914.


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Trivia Time!

Name one of the three current major leaguers whose father won a home run crown.

ANSWER: Prince Fielder, Josh Barfield, Tony Armas Jr.


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Trivia Time!

Q: What was Cy Young’s real name?

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