Baseball quick quiz.(Brief Article)

Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answer on page 95. (If you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert; 70 or better, superior; between 60 and 70, and between 40 and 60, average.

1. Before Ichiro Suzuki, who was the last major league rookie to collect 200 or more hits in a season: Kirby Puckett, Kevin Seitzer, Nomar Garciaparra or Derek Jeter?

2. Cardinals' slugger Albert Pujols became the seventh player in National League history to hit 30 or more home runs during his rookie season in the majors. Who was the last N.L. player to hit 30 homers in his rookie year: Scott Rolen, Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi or Andruw Jones?

3. Another St. Louis rookie, Bud Smith, became the 18th pitcher since 1900 to toss a no-hitter in his first major league season. Who was the last rookie hurler to accomplish this feat: Mike Warren, Burt Hooton, Wilson Alvarez or Fernando Valenzuela?

4. Which one of the following pitchers did not win 20 games during his rookie season: Tom Browning, Grover Alexander, Christy Mathewson, Warren Spahn or Harvey Haddix?

5. In the 2001 season, there were three active players who won both a Rookie of the Year and an MVP Award during their careers. Collect ten points if you can identify two of these three players.

6. Jackie Robinson is one of 11 former Rookie of the Year Award recipients to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Collect one point for each of the other ten Hall of Famers you can identify who won league Rookie of the Year honors.