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1. 1954 World Series Game 1 Irony: Vic Wertz famously flies out to Willie Mays in deep centerfield of the Polo Grounds. Dusty Rhodes of the Giants wins the game in the 10th inning with a home run down the line in right field. What was the approximate difference in the distance the balls were hit?
2. Two Yankee Catchers: Among the Hall of Fame players that played for the New York Yankees, two were catchers and both were honored with the retiring of their jersey number. The players were Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey. What was difference between their jersey numbers?
3. Abbott and Costello: Abbott and Costello made famous the comedy routine. "Who's On First?" Using baseball's official position numbers, what is the difference between the position that "I Don't Know" and "Who" played?
4. 20th Century World Series: The Philadelphia Phillies are notable for being the first Major League team to have lost 10,000 games historically. The St. Louis Browns were notable for being one of the most inept franchises in the American League. What was the difference in years between the Phillies only 20th Century World Series victory and the Browns only World Series appearance?
5. A Tale of Two St. Louis Players: In 1951, the St. Louis Browns sent Eddie Gaedel to the plate. Gaedel was the smallest player to ever play in a Major League game. What is the difference in the jersey numbers Eddie Gaedel and and Cardinal great Stan Musial?
6. 1961: Roger Maris famously broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record in 1961 by smacking 61. The year set off a controversy which temporarily ended with then Commissioner Ford Frick appending an asterisk to the record because Maris hit his home runs in a 162-game season vs. Ruth's 154-game campaign. What was the difference between the number of home runs that Maris hit in Yankee Stadium vs. home runs he hit on the road?
7. Game Length: The longest Major League game played in the 20th century was a 1-1 suspended game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves in May 1920. What is the difference in innings between this game and the shortest official game played in Major League history?
8. Odd Braves Uniform Numbers: Pitcher Bill Voiselle of the Boston Braves hailed from the town of Ninety-Six, South Carolina. Andy Messersmith was signed in 1976 by the Ted Turner-owned Atlanta Braves. What was the difference between their uniform numbers?
9. Famous Baseball Song and Verse: Two of the most well-known lyrics/verse written about the game of baseball include Jack Norworth's song, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", now typically sung during the 7th inning stretch in a ballgame, and Ernest Thayer's poem, "Casey At the Bat", written about the fictitious Mudville Nine. What is the difference between the number of runs that the Mudville Nine scored in the poetic game and the number of baseball games that Jack Norworth had seen prior to writing his famous song?
10. The Black Sox: In 1919 several Chicago White Sox conspired to fix and subsequently lose the World Series they played against the Cincinnati Reds. Termed the "Black Sox", a number of the players were implicated and found not guilty in the courts, but banned from baseball for life as a result of their connection. What was the difference between the number of players involved in the scandal, and the number of games played in the 1919 World Series?
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