Select the MLB first basemen.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
Willie McCoveyElston Howard Eddie Murray Rafael Palmeiro Jeff Bagwell Tony Perez Orlando CepedaLou Gehrig Miguel Cabrera Don Mattingly Jason Varitek Albert Pujols Biz Mackey Jimmie Foxx Benito Santiago Buck Ewing Jim Thome Bob Boone Steve Garvey Hank Greenberg Mark McGwire Lance Parrish
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:
The incorrect answers were all catchers (Elston Howard, Benito Santiago, Jason Varitek, Lance Parrish, Craig Biggio, Biz Mackey, Buck Ewing).
Did you know?
- Lou Gehrig's big break allegedly resulted from a team member's headache.
- Jimmie Foxx was the second player in history to hit 500 home runs, after Babe Ruth.
- Albert Pujols' first college game resulted in him hitting a grand slam and turning an unassisted triple play.
- Hank Greenberg holds the record for the most RBIs in a single season by a right-handed batter (183).
- Miguel Cabrera's mom, Gregoria, was a shortstop who batted cleanup for Venezuela's national softball team.
- Willie McCovey at the time of his retirement in 1980, ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters.
- Mark McGwire was the first player to break Roger Maris' long-standing record of 61 home runs in a season by hitting 70 in 1998.
- Eddie Murray is one of very few in MLB history to be in both the 3,000-hit club and the 500 home run club.
- Jeff Bagwell was the first first-baseman to reach at least 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases.
- Jim Thome hit an MLB-record 13 walk-off home runs, homered in 38 stadiums, and hit home runs off 403 different pitchers during his career.
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