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1. In 1998, Mark McGwire set a new season home run record by hitting an amazing 70 home runs in the season. Which team did he hit number 70 off?
2. Which team was the first in history to have only one 20-game winner in the season, and still manage to go to and win the World Series?
3. Which of the following sluggers hit over 250 career home runs before they played in their first World Series game?
4. Before St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson dominated the National League by winning a Gold Glove award every season from 1965-1973, which other National League pitcher won the Gold Glove in four consecutive seasons from 1961-1964 while playing for five different teams?
5. In 100 seasons of Major League baseball, how many players named "Williams" hit 40 or more home runs in a season?
6. Which of the following did not steal 30 bases in a season, with five different teams each?
7. Who was the first number one overall draft pick to hit 40 home runs in a season?
8. Throughout the years there have been a few documented fights between player and manager. Billy Martin of the Twins with pitcher Dave Boswell, the Yankees' Yogi Berra and infielder Phil Linz, and Dodger manager Leo Durocher who got into a fist fight with which Dodger player under the stands at Ebbets Field during a game in 1942?
9. Which of the following never hit 50 home runs in a season, closing the door on a membership to the 50 Home Run Club?
10. In 100 seasons of Major League baseball, how many players named "Paul" would obtain more than 3000 career hits?
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