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Baseball quick quiz.
Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answers on page 90
If you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert: 70 or better, superior; between 60 and 70, good, and between 40 and 60, average.
1. Who was the last American League left-handed pitcher to win 20 or more games in back-to-back seasons: Frank Viola, Randy Johnson, Tommy John or Jamie Moyer?
2. Since 1900, there have been only four players to steal 100 or more bases in a season: Maury Wills (1962), Lou Brock (1974), Rickey Henderson (1980, 1982, 1983) and Vince Coleman (1985, 1986, 1987). Which one of these four players stole 100 bases in a season and failed to score 100 runs?
3. Who was the last National League batter to collect 230 or more hits in one season: Lance Johnson, Matty Alou, Tony Gwynn, or Pete Rose?
4. There are five active players who have compiled 400 or more total bases in one season. Collect two points for each of these five you can identify.
5. Who holds the major league mark for most at-bats in a single season (664) without grounding into a double play: Craig Biggio, Rafael Furcal, Willie Wilson or Ichiro Suzuki?
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