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1. My shoes had a workout throughout my career. In addition to setting many records for stolen bases, I batted over .400 three times. Accused of being a dirty player by many, I just kept my spikes up. I played for the same team for 22 seasons before I was traded to the Athletics for two more seasons before I retired. I was one of the first five inductees into the Hall of Fame in 1936. When I died in 1961 at the age of 74, only nine people showed up at my funeral. Who am I?
2. I was the first pitcher in history to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards. In my seventh season with the Cubs, I finally won my first Cy Young after posting a 20-11 record. From there it was on to Atlanta. I won the Cy again in '93, '94', and '95, to make it a four-peat. Although over the following four seasons, I posted a total of a 75-31 record, I never saw the Cy Young Award again. In 2003, I wore the Braves uniform in my 18th season. Who am I?
3. I never played in one game of Major League baseball, and probably had the dirtiest shoes in the business, but you should have seen the umpire's pants! I managed for 17 years, all with the same team, taking four American League Crowns and one World Series. Taking the World Series was easy, when I had the arms of Mike Cuellar, Jim Palmer, and Dave McNally. Who am I?
4. If you wore my shoes, then you would have known that my feet hurt. Sometimes during a game, I would play without my shoes. Unfortunately, my shoes were put in a box for good in 1920, as I was kicked out of baseball for gambling and trying to fix a World Series. Who am I?
5. You did not want to be in my shoes. I was the first player killed on the field, after being hit by a pitch in 1920. The last person that I saw in life was Carl Mays wearing a Yankee uniform, the one who threw the pitch. Who am I?
6. I was one of the most wildest pitchers in baseball. I walked a Major League record 208 batters in one season. However, two seasons later I won the Triple Crown in 1940. 18 seasons as an Indian, my most memorable moment was the 1948 World Series that we won, but I lost two games in the Series. I made into the Hall of Fame in 1962 with 266 wins. They called me, 'Rapid Robert'. Who am I?
7. My shoes saw many humanitarian missions, not only in baseball but in life also. There was one mission too many when an aircraft that I charted with my own money for relief to Nicaraguan earthquake victims, crashed at sea in 1972. I will always be known as the 'Quiet Pirate'. Who am I?
8. You didn't want my shoes. Although fantastic for a time in my career, I was killied during a mid-season. I had four brothers who all played in the big leagues, but my stats stood out much more than theirs. On July 2, 1903, I fell off Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and died at the age of 36. My brothers Frank, Jim, Joe, and Tom, all attended my funeral. Who am I?
9. You would not have wanted to be in my shoes at all. As a player, I saw 20 seasons with a glove, 27 as a manager, with both intertwined many seasons. I was the most prejudice person in baseball, and I didn't mind letting everyone know it. I hated all minorities. As a manager, I didn't even want them playing for me, no matter how good they were. I retired from baseball in 1897 with a .333 batting average, mostly with Chicago of the National League, and also 1296 managerial wins. Many people tried to block my induction into the Hall of Fame in 1939 but failed. Who am I?
10. If you wore my shoes, you might have found saliva all over them. I was accused in my entire career of throwing spitballs. I was the first player in the history of baseball to win a Cy Young Award in both the American and National League. My shoes were pretty wore out as I played for the Giants, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, and finally the Royals in 1983. I walked into the Hall of Fame with dry shoes in 1991. Who am I?
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