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Baseball quick quiz.
Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answers on page 114
(If you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert; 70 or better, superior; between 60 and 70, good, and between 40 60, average.
1. Who was the last major league player to hit .370 or better in back-to-back seasons--while qualifying for a league batting title: Tony Gwynn, Al Simmons, Ty Cobb or Ted Williams?
2. There are four active pitchers who have won consecutive league ERA titles. Collect ten points if you can identify two of these hurlers.
3. Who was the last base stealer to lead his league in steals in successive campaigns: Kenny Lofton, Juan Pierre, Tony Womack or Ichiro Suzuki?
4. Only two players have drawn 150 or more walks in back-to-back seasons. Collect five points for each of these players you can name.
5. Only four pitchers, since 1900, have thrown a no-hitter in consecutive seasons including Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax and Steve Busby. Who was the other hurler to accomplish this feat: Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Don Drysdale or Jim Bunning?
- Greg Maddux - A Bookend to Sandy Koufax
- Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) November 18, 1995 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Lowe, John June 3, 2001 700+ words
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- Sandy Koufax
- Picture from: Archive Photos October 11, 1965 700+ words
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- Legendary Dodger Pitcher Sandy Koufax Signs Exclusive Autograph & Memorabilia...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 14, 2007 700+ words
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- Sandy Koufax, pitcher perfecto.(Deportes)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) November 10, 2002 700+ words
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- By the book, Sandy Koufax is still at arm's length.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Book, The Length, Sandy Koufax Is Still At Arm'S October 9, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Bamberger, Michael August 29, 1994 700+ words
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- `Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy' by Jane Leavy; HarperCollins.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Eichel, Larry October 23, 2002 700+ words
...major-league baseball of the 1960s, Sandy Koufax was huge. In his five peak years...for the game he'd mastered. In "Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy,'' Jane Leavy...ARCHIVE PHOTOS on KRT Direct: Sandy Koufax PHOTOS (from KRT Photo Service, 202...
Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball quick quiz.