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Select the MLB pitchers.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
Gaylord Perry Chuck Dressen Red Schoendienst Felipe Alou Jim Fregosi Pedro Martinez Phil Niekro Tom Seaver Greg Maddux Bob Gibson Steve Carlton Billy SouthworthWalter Johnson Warren Spahn Roger Clemens Pete Alexander Lefty Grove Randy Johnson Steve O'NeillCharlie Manuel Bert Blyleven Bob Feller
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:
The incorrect answers were all successful managers (Charlie Manuel, Chuck Dressen, Jim Fregosi, Felipe Alou, Steve O'Neill, Red Schoendienst and Billy Southworth).
Did you know?
- Walter Johnson who played for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927, was the one and only player in the 3,000 strikeout club until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout on July 17, 1974.
- Greg Maddux won four consecutive Cy Young Awards (1992-1995) and 18 Gold Glove Awards (1990-2008 except for 2003).
- Randy Johnson became the first regular starting pitcher in history to strike out more than a third of all batters faced. He played for six different teams in his career (1988-2009)
- Tom Seaver played a crucial role in transforming the New York Mets franchise from an expansion team with a losing record to World Series champions in 1969. In that season, he went 25-7, posted a 2.21 ERA and won the Cy Young Award.
- Lefty Grove (1900-.1975) didn't play organized baseball until he was 19 years old and legend has it that he developed his powerful arm by hurling rocks. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1933) and Boston Red Sox (1934-1941).
- Bob Gibson was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same season (1968) when he compiled a 1.12 ERA. He played for the St Louis Cardinals his entire career (1959-1975).
- Phil Niekro gained entry into the 300-win club with a shutout win over the Toronto Blue Jays on October 6, 1985 and finished his career (1964-1987) with 318 wins.
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