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1. The 1920 season was still rebounding over the Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 World Series. It also found the first baseball player killed as a result of an on-field incident. Ray Chapman died days later after being beaned in the head by a pitch. A huge bright spot was a new season home run record by Babe Ruth. How many home runs did he hit?
2. The 1921 season saw Tris Speaker of the Indians hit .362 with 62 doubles, Babe Ruth hit an astounding 50+ home runs, and Rogers Hornsby won his second batting title in the National League for the Cardinals. 1921 also saw William Wrigley (the gum magnate) buy the Chicago Cubs. What was new to 1921 was a franchise see its first World Series in franchise history. Who was this team?
3. 1922 would see the last MVP for this franchise, until Brooks Robinson of the Orioles won it in 1964. Who was this slugger who smacked 246 hits and batted .420 in the season?
4. 1923 saw the New York Yankees win the World Series against the New York Giants. The Babe hit .393 in the season, had 205 hits, and hit 41 home runs. Who was the league's MVP in 1923?
5. After an alleged bribe was going on between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants in the final days of the season, the 1924 World Series almost didn't come about. American League president Ban Johnson demanded that the series be canceled, but Commissioner Kenesaw Landis insisted it go on. Which American League team went on to win their first World Series in 1924?
6. 1925 saw both Chicago's Eddie Collins and Cleveland's Tris Speaker get their 3000th career hit. It also saw Babe Ruth's teammate, Bob Meusel, lead the American League in home runs. Ruth missed a lot of the season due to stomach ailments and suspensions. It also saw an end to four consecutive World Series appearances that the New York Giants created. This was via Pie Traynor's team, and with no 20-game winners, still who won the World Series. Which team was it?
7. In 1926, Bob O'Farrell of the Cardinals and George Burns of the Indians won their respective league's MVP. The Senators' Firpo Marberry set a new record for 22 saves in a season. On the other side of the coin were the Red Sox, who set a club record for losing 107 games. Which team won the American League by 44.5 games over the Red Sox?
8. Arguably, the 1927 Yankees were the greatest team in baseball history with their all-star roster of Ruth, Gehrig, Meusel, Lazzeri, Combs, Hoyt, Pennock, and others. Also indicative was that they won the AL by 19 games over the second place Athletics. Even after the season, they skunked the Pirates in the World Series, four games to none. Who managed the Yankees in this historical season?
9. 1928 saw another tremendous Yankee season, and the Babe hit 54 home runs, the last time that he would reach 50. The Cardinals were on the other end of a skunking in the World Series. However, St. Louis' season was bright, along with their player who collared the 1928 National League MVP. Who was it?
10. With 1929 closing out another decade, the Yankees had gone to a few World Series in the 1920s, but a changing of the guard occurred when the Yankees' manager died, and the team fell to 18 games behind the AL winner. Which team was this that won the World Series over the Cubs?
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