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1. In 1899, the Louisville Colonels of the National League played their final game before closing shop for good. Their star players including Honus Wagner, Fred Clarke, and pitcher Deacon Phillippe, all signed with a new National League team in 1900, which made their new team a tremendous one. Which 1900 team was this that made an immediate impact and finished in second place in the NL?
2. 1901 saw the emergence of the new American League with eight teams. A Philadelphia Athletics second baseman won the Triple Crown by hitting .426, hit 14 home runs and had 125 RBIs. Who was this future Hall of Famer?
3. In 1902, this former National League Cleveland Spider star pitcher won over 30 games in the season for his fifth and final time in his great career. Who was this Boston American pitcher?
4. 1903 had its ups and downs in the Major League. Philadelphia's Baker Bowl collapsed which killed 12 fans, while Washington's Ed Delahanty was killed when he 'fell off' Niagara Falls. The Boston Pilgrims won the first World Series over the Pittsburgh Pirates, even though the New York Giants had two tremendous pitchers who won 30+ games in the season, and still didn't make it to the World Series. Who was one of these Giant pitcher?
5. 1904 saw the New York Giants win the National League pennant, but it was in vain as there was no World Series. In the American League, the Boston Pilgrims won their pennant 1.5 games ahead of New York. The Highlanders (later Yankees) got there with the help of a pitcher whose high number of wins in the season, stood for the rest of the century. Which fireballer won 41 games for them in 1904?
6. In 1905, the Philadelphia Athletics squeaked by the White Sox to win the American League, while the National League winning New York Giants won it by nine games. The Giants team had a pitcher who threw an amazing three World Series shutouts against the A's. Who was he?
7. 1906 saw the Chicago Cubs tear up the National League by winnning 116 games and winning their league by 20 games over the Giants. However, they were embarrassed by their crosstown rival White Sox and lost the World Series. The Cubs had a pitcher who at age seven, caught his hand in a corn grinder. 1906 was the first of six consecutive seasons for him winning 20+ games. Who was this pitcher?
8. 1907 saw the Athletics with a spark, as the great Rube Waddell won his seventh and final strikeout crown. Across town, the Pirates had a big spark of their own with a player who won the NL batting title, led the league in doubles, total bases, and steals. Although the Pirates finished second in the NL to the Cubs, this slugger would still go on to bat over .300 six more times in his career. Who was this player whose brother was named Butts?
9. 1908 was a season for pitchers. Ed Walsh of the White Sox led the AL with 40 wins, and Christy Mathewson led the NL with his 37. The Senators' Walter Johnson also threw three shutouts in a four-day span. But on October 2, 1908, it was this pitcher threw Cleveland's AL first perfect game. Who was he?
10. In the American League in 1909, it saw the Detroit Tigers with two future Hall Famers in the names of Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford. The Tigers injected themselves into the World Series but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Tigers did however have a Triple Crown winner, and it would be the only one of his career. Who won Triple Crown in 1909?
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