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1. On August 30, 1905, in his first major league at-bat, Detroit Tiger Ty Cobb doubled off Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Chesbo. Which team did Chesbo play for?
2. Pitcher Jack Chesbro and infielder Honus Wagner were teammates with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900-1902. Prior to joining the Pirates, both players were on which team that merged with the Pirates in 1900?
3. Three shortstops were named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Pirates Honus Wagner and Cubs Ernie Banks are two of them. Who was the third?
4. Ernie Banks and Jackie Robinson both played the shortstop position for which Negro League team?
5. In 1946, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when Brooklyn Dodger executive Branch Rickey signed him to a minor league contract. As a player, which Major League team did Rickey play for in 1905-06?
6. In 1955, Branch Rickey, as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, drafted Roberto Clemente with the first selection in the post season draft. Which team did Clemente play for in 1954?
7. In 1955, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Roberto Clemente replaced incumbent right fielder Sid Gordon. Which team did Gordon begin his 13-year Major League career with?
8. Which statement is true about Major League baseball players Sid Gordon and Hank Greenberg?
9. In 1938, Detroit Tiger slugger Hank Greenberg made a strong run at breaking Babe Ruth's single season home run mark. How many home runs did he hit that year?
10. In 1936, the first baseball Hall of Fame class inducted five members, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and which three other players?
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