Knowledge Test No. 7

Knowledge Test No. 7
1.	Name the Hall of Famer and eight-time All-Star who Hall of Famer and 18-time All-Star Brooks Robinson succeeded as the Baltimore Orioles regular third baseman.
2.	What All-Star player-manager was the league's leading hitter at the break (he finished second in the race)?
3.	Who are the only two players to win the All-Star Game MVP while playing for the losing side?
4.	In the 1968 All-Star Game at the Astrodome, Don Drysdale, coming off his record streak of 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, was matched up against Luis Tiant, who finished the season with 21 wins and a 1.60 ERA. It was the Year of the Pitcher. A few other deserving starters were waiting in the wings that night: Juan Marichal, who wound up '68 with 26 wins, Bob Gibson (1.12 ERA, 22 wins) and Denny McLain (31 wins). In the fabulous 1-0 pitcher's duel, who was the MVP of the contest?
5.	Who are the only two brothers to pitch in the same All-Star game?
6.	In the 1960s, batting averages hit historic lows. The most glaring example was 16-time All-Star Carl Yastrzemski's AL-high .301 average in 1968. In 1966, 13-time All-Star Frank Robinson won the title with an average of .316. Six-time All-Star Tony Oliva's .307 made him the league's only other .300 hitter in '66. But two All-Stars managed to hit over .350 during the 1960s. Who were they?
7.	It is widely known that Babe Ruth hit the first All-Star Game home run. But the American League already had a run on the board, thanks to the efforts of this unlikely batting star. Who drove in the first-ever run in All-Star Game history?
8.	Since the Cy Young Award was first handed out in 1956, National League pitchers have won 25 or more games 10 times. All of these All-Star pitchers won the Cy Young Award but one. Can you name the hard-luck hurler who won 25 or more games in a season without winning a Cy ?
9.	From 1996 through 1998, four players hit 50 homers but failed to win the home run crown: Brady Anderson (50) in 1996, Mark McGwire (58) in 1997, Sammy Sosa (66) and Greg Vaughn (50) in 1998 and Sosa (63) again in 1999. Through 1995, only two players in baseball history hit 50 home runs and did NOT win the home run crown. The two sluggers were named to a total of 27 All-Star teams between them. Can you name them?
10.	Only two 20th century catchers have led their respective leagues in triples. Ironically, neither of these players led his league in any offensive category ever again, and one is a Hall of Famer and 10-time All-Star. Can you identify these backstops?
11.	Fifty-six per cent of all major-league players hit twice as many doubles in their career as home runs. Only one player in history has twice as many homers as doubles. Can you name this All-Star slugger?
12.	Which of these marginal performers was never an All-Star: Rick Monday, Johnny Vander Meer, Wes Westrum, Rick Rhoden, Joe Charboneau, Ken Landreaux, Jim Spencer, Ernie Whitt, Jorge Orta or Don Mossi?

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