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Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answers on page 98
(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. Last season, Manny Ramirez became the 12th Boston Red Sox player to lead the American League in home runs when he clubbed 43. Collect ten points if you can identify five of the other 11 Red Sox players who captured an A.L. home run title.
2. At the end of the 2004 season, there were five active players who produced a 150-RBI season in the majors. Collect two points for each of these players you can identify.
3. In 2004, Roger Clemens struck out 200 or more batters for his fourth major league club (Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, Astros). Name the three other pitchers who have fanned 200 or more batters in a season with three different teams?
4. Minnesota lefty Johan Santana became the 13th pitcher in Twins history (dating back to 1961) to win 20 or more games in a season. Collect ten points if you can name six of the other 12 Twins pitchers who have been 20-game winners.
5. Melvin Mora of the Orioles was one of 11 major league players to hit .300 while scoring 100 or more runs and collecting 100-plus RBI last season. Collect one point for each of the other ten players you can identify who reached those production levels.
Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball quick quiz.