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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 to 70, good, and between 40 and 60, average.
1. Going into the final week of the 2005 campaign, Texas shortstop Michael Young was battling to become the eighth major league shortstop to capture a league hitting title. For ten points, name three of the first seven seven shortstops to win a batting crown.
2. Jeff Kent of the Dodgers drove in 100 runs in 2005 for his third major league team--he reached the 100-RBI mark previously with the Giants and Astros. Collect two points for each of the other five active players you can identify who have had a 100-RBI season with three or more clubs in the majors.
3. Right-hander Bartolo Colon won 20 games for the Angels in 2005. For ten points, who was the last Angels pitcher to win 20 or more games in a season: Chuck Finley, Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana or Bill Singer?
4. Dontrelle Willis had five shutouts going into the final week of the 2005 season. Who was the last pitcher to toss more than five shutous in a season: Roger Clemens, Tim Belcher, A.J. Burnett or John Tudor?
5. In 2005, Roger Clemens became the fourth major league pitcher to win an ERA title in both the American and National League. For ten points, name one of the other three hurlers to accomplish this feat.
Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball quick quiz.