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1. In 1968, I won 31 games in the season and won the AL Cy Young award. In 1969, I tied for the Cy Young. Then the bottom fell out. I went 3-5 with the same Tigers, then 10-22 with the Senators in 1971. Who am I?
2. I began my career in 1950 with a 9-1 record. I had 14 consecutive winning seasons, a 1961 Cy Young award, and 11 World Series appearances. Then the bottom fell out. I won only four games in my final two seasons and the glory was gone. Who am I that retired in 1967?
3. I had some pretty good seasons with the Giants and Braves, and in 1966, I banged out 31 home runs, batted .327 with 218 hits, and scored 122 runs. My next eight seasons were nothing to write home about so I retired in 1974. In 2005, I was in my 13th season as a manager. Who am I?
4. In 1976, the Detroit Tigers gave me a chance to play Major League baseball. In return, I won the Rookie of the Year and was the Cy Young runner-up to Jim Palmer of the Orioles. That was it for me, as I didn't win more than 10 games the rest of my career. Who am I?
5. I played for 12 seasons from 1923-1934, mostly with the Cubs. I was on top of the world when I hit 56 home runs in 1930. I also had 208 hits and batted .356 in the season. After that, my career went downhill. Who am I?
6. I was a Yankee, and in 1961 I broke the Major League record for home runs in a season when I hit 61. That was pretty much it for me. Who am I?
7. I went 20-7 in my rookie season in 1948 with a 2.43 ERA for the Indians. That was it for me and I never had another winning season again. I went 8-8 the following season with a 5.10 ERA, and never had another winning season again. Who am I?
8. Eight times in my great career I was in the top five of the MVP voting and won it twice. I also won a Triple Crown award. I won three home run and five RBI titles in my career also. Then the bottom fell out in 1939, my final season. I couldn't even hold a bat and had to retire. Who am I?
9. After 11 great seasons in the Houston outfield, I then went to the Dodgers for two seasons before the bottom fell out. I had the power as I hit 291 home runs in 15 seasons. I never led the league in any batting category, but my numbers were consistent. I retired in 1977. Who am I?
10. After 13 great seasons with the Dodgers, a Cy Young award, and going to five World Series, the bottom fell out in my final season in 1969. Consistently winning in double-figures, I won only five games in 1969, and the glory was gone. Who am I?
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