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1.Which team has won the most World Series titles?
Cardinals
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Dodgers
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Marlins
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Yankees
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2.Is Randy Johnson tall, short, or average for a baseball player?
Tall
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Short
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Average
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At 6'10" Randy Johnson shared the record for tallest player in MLB history, until the record was broken by 6'11" Jon Rauch
3.Which of these player has not hit 50 home runs in a season?
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Jose Altuve's career best is 31 home runs - not bad for his size!
4.What team was featured in the 1989 movie "Major League"?
Expos
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Indians
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Pilots
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Senators
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5.What position did Mickey Mantle play for most of his career?
Catcher
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Center field
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First base
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Third base
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6.What the heck is an eephus pitch?
An extremely slow, high-arcing pitch
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A fastball that appears to rise
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A spitball
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7.What was unique about pitcher Jim Abbott?
He only had one hand
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He was a switch pitcher
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He was 37 years old as a rookie
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8.What batting average is the "Mendoza Line"?
.200
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.250
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.300
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.350
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9.Which baseball player served as a naval aviator in both WWII and the Korean War?
Joe DiMaggio
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Lou Gehrig
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Willie Mays
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Ted Willliams
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10.What record is held by Aroldis Chapman?
Fastest pitch in a Major League game
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Highest signing bonus
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Most Olympic gold medals
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Most home runs in a single game
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Chapman's pitch was recorded at 105.1 miles per hour
11.Who expressed frustration by breaking bats over both his head and knee?
Wade Boggs
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Bo Jackson
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Don Mattingly
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12.Has the the World Series ever been canceled?
Yes
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No
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It was canceled in 1994 because of a player's strike, and in 1904 because the NL refused to play against the "inferior" AL
13.Is it possible for a pitcher to strike out more than three batters in a single inning?
Yes
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No
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If a batter strikes out but the catcher doesn't catch the pitch, the batter can run to first base. If he gets to first base before the ball does, he is not out, even though the strikeout is recorded.
14.What country is the second most-common birthplace of current MLB players?
Canada
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Cuba
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Dominican Republic
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Japan
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15.What's the most home runs anyone has ever hit in a single game?
It's not really stealing first, it's more like advancing on a wild pitch or passed ball. So even though you did indeed garner three strikes, you aren't actually out unless the third strike is caught, you are tagged with the ball, or the ball is thrown to first before you get there. As for why, it has a long convoluted history, like much of baseball. Check this out: https://www.mlb.com/news/dropped-third-strike-strangest-baseball-rule
It would be very nice to tell us the names of the people in #3 in the explanation. I'm pretty sure Sammy Sosa is one of them, and you give us Altuve - but who are the other two?