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1. New York fans lost three players in 1980. Elston Howard, Rube Marquard, and Ernie Shore passed away during the year. The season went out with a bang with the world watching a World Series victory for the first time in this team's history. This team not only had the National League MVP in Mike Schmidt, but also the Cy Young winner, Steve Carlton. Who was this team?
2. 1981 saw baseball with its second strike, shutting down the season for 50 days. Fans watched the Dodgers win the World Series over the Yankees, and three Dodgers shared the series MVP. The Dodgers also had the season rookie of the year and the Cy Young winner in 1981. Who created this mania in the Los Angeles area?
3. Born in 1982 would be a future dominant pitcher, Dontrelle Willis. The fans watched the final season of some baseball greats also. Joe Rudi, Mark Belanger, Sparky Lyle, Al Hrabosky, Willie Stargell, and Luis Tiant, all retired after the 1982 season. The fans saw the Milwaukee Brewers appear in their first World Series, but lost in a close one, four games to three. 1982 was the first time something very strange happened also. There was a player who got a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Who was it?
4. 1983 saw Oriole Cal Ripken win the season AL MVP, and Chicago's LaMarr Hoyt win the AL Cy Young. The White Sox also had the Rookie of the Year in Ron Kittle. The Sox also had someone win an award given out in 1983 for the first time. Who received this inaugural award?
5. In 1984, Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox set a record for grounding into 36 double-plays in the season. The Tigers won the World Series against the Padres, four games to one. Detroit also had the season MVP and Cy Young winner. Who was this save specialist who went 9-3 in the season along with 32 saves?
6. The baseball world in 1985 mourned the loss of Smokey Joe Wood, Guy Bush, Burleigh Grimes, George Uhle, and former Yankee and Cardinal great, Roger Maris. The Cardinals as a team lost out also. They allowed which team to win its first World Series in history?
7. 1986 saw Bert Blyleven of the Twins give up a record 50 home runs in the season. Something happened for the first time in history also. Two rookie pitchers faced each other on the mound, and they were both brothers. Which brothers were they?
8. 1987 saw a bevy of rookies who would later sprout into baseball greats. They included John Burkett, Tim Belcher, Ellis Burks, Tom Glavine, and Jack McDowell. Catcher Benito Santiago would win the National League Rookie of the Year Award, and set a record for a rookie with a 36-game hitting streak. Which team did Santiago start his career with?
9. The 1988 season went out with a bang with the World Series pitting the Dodgers against the Athletics. Bad legs and all, who hit a ninth inning game-winning home run for the Dodgers, in his only at-bat in the series?
10. The decade ended with the mourning of Billy Martin, Lefty Gomez, Rip Sewell, and Jocko Conlan. Conlan played for the Chicago White Sox for only two seasons, but was still inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974. What did he do that earned him entry into the Hall?
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