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1. St. Louis Brown Eddie Gaedel was most noted for his pinch-hitting as a dwarf in his only appearance in baseball in 1951. Boston Red Sox slugger Carl Yastrzemski retired in 1983, his entire career with the Red Sox. Who was the only player to play with both, and was also a Cy Young Award winner?

Answer: Bob Turley

Turley played with little Eddie on the 1951 Browns. He was also a New York Yankee in 1958, and won the American League's first Cy Young Award with his 21-7 record. He won the award over Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette of the Braves. Bob found rookie and future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski on the Red Sox in 1963.

2. Johnny Podres of the Dodgers won the first-ever World Series MVP Award in 1956. Ray Knight of the Mets won the award 30 years later. Who was the only Hall of Fame player to play with both?

Answer: Don Sutton

Podres won the award in 1956 while the Dodgers won their first-ever World Series in their eighth attempt to win the big one. Knight was part of the 1986 Mets World Series, famous for the Bill Buckner incident. Podres and Sutton were in the Dodger rotation in 1966. Sutton later hooked up with Knight on the 1982 Houston Astros. Don was a 300-game winner with 324, yet was a 20-game winner only once in his career. Don was inducted into the hall in 1998.

3. Pitcher Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander led the National League with 28 wins in 1911. New York Giant great Carl Hubbell led the league 25 years later with 26 of his own. Who was the only Hall of Fame catcher that caught for both these pitching greats?

Answer: Gabby Hartnett

Alexander spent most of his career with the Phillies and Cubs. It was the 1922 Cubs team that saw the battery of Pete and Gabby. Hubbell spent his entire career with the Giants, and it was Gabby's final season in 1941 that he caught for Carl. Hartnett spent 19 of his 20 seasons with the Cubs. He was inducted into the hall in 1955.

4. The Baltimore Orioles have had their share of Hall of Fame greats. Third baseman Brooks Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983. Shortstop Cal Ripken Jr was inducted in 2007. Who was the only Oriole Hall of Famer that played with both these greats?

Answer: Jim Palmer

Brooks played his entire career with the Orioles from 1955-1977. He hooked up with Palmer in 1971, the season that the Orioles had four 20-game winners. Palmer, who was a career Oriole himself, met up with Ripken from 1981-1984. Ripken was also a career Oriole and played from 1981-2001. Palmer was a three-time Cy Young winner and was inducted into the hall in 1990.

5. Deacon White was a third baseman in the first season of professional baseball in 1871. Ty Cobb retired in 1928 after a Hall of Fame career. Who was the only Hall of Fame inductee that played with both?

Answer: Sam Thompson

White was with the Cleveland Forest Citys in the National Association, the first sanctioned league in 1871. He retired in 1890 with the Buffalo Bisons of the Players League. Cobb was a Tiger rookie in 1905 and played in 24 seasons. Thompson played with White on the 1886 Detroit Wolverines, then with Cobb on the 1906 Detroit Tigers. Thompson won a batting title with the Wolverines of the National League in 1887, and led the league in RBIs and hits three times. Sam was inducted into the hall in 1974.

6. Hall of Fame great Honus Wagner won a batting title in 1900 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hall of Fame shortstop Arky Vaughan won a batting title in 1935 as a Pirate. Who was the only Hall of Famer to play with both as a Pirate?

Answer: Burleigh Grimes

Grimes was baseball's final pitcher to legally throw the spitball in 1934. He was rostered with Wagner on the 1917 Pirates, then in 1934 with Vaughan and the Pirates. Vaughan retired as a Dodger in 1948. Burleigh finished third and fourth for the National League MVP in 1928 and 1929. He retired in 1934 and was inducted in 1964.

7. Levi Meyerle of the Philadelphia Athletics won baseball's first-ever batting title in 1871. It was 20 seasons later when Jack Glasscock won his league's batting title. Who was the only Triple Crown winner to play with both these sluggers?

Answer: Paul Hines

Meyerle was in the National Association with the Athletics when he batted .492 as a rookie, then would win another crown in 1874 with the Chicago White Stockings. Glasscock won the batting title with the New York Giants of the National League in 1890. Hines was with Meyerle on the 1874 Chicago White Stockings. Hines would be the first in history to bat for the Triple Crown in 1878 with the Providence Grays. Paul would meet up with Glasscock on the 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers. Hines retired in 1891.

8. Hall of Fame great Babe Ruth was a Red Sox pitcher in 1914. Another Hall of Fame pitcher was Early Wynn who was a Cleveland Indian in 1963. Who was the only Hall of Fame pitcher to play with both greats?

Answer: Gomez

Lefty Gomez was with Ruth on the Yankees from 1931-1934. He would later hook up with Wynn on the 1943 Washington Senators in his final season of baseball. Lefty threw for two Triple Crowns in 1934 and 1937 with the Yankees. Gomez was inducted into the hall in 1972.

9. Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the first-ever Rookie of the Year Award in 1947. Dodger and Padre first baseman Steve Garvey retired in 1987, taking home a NL MVP Award. Who was the only player, and a Hall of Famer, to play with both?

Answer: Don Drysdale

Jackie's final season was in 1956, when he met rookie pitcher Don Drysdale. Drysdale would go on to win the Cy Young Award in 1962 over Jack Sanford and Billy Pierce of the Giants. Drysdale would meet Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey in 1969, retiring with a 209-166 record. Garvey would win two All-Star Game MVPs, the NL MVP in 1974, and four Glove Glove awards. Drysdale was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.

10. In 1952, Athletics pitcher Bobby Shantz won the AL MVP Award for his 24-7 season. The franchise would go dry for MVP awards until 1971 when pitcher Vida Blue finally bagged one for the team. Who was the only Hall of Fame player to have the honor of playing with both?

Answer: Billy Williams

The Chicago Cubs were fat with power in the 1960s with Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Williams. Shantz and Williams were Cub teammates on the 1964 team. Williams hooked up with Blue and the Athletics in 1976. Unfortunately, Billy never saw a World Series game in his 18-season career. He did win the Rookie of the Year Award in 1961. Williams was inducted in 1987.

Source: Author Nightmare

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Baseball Chain Links Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz with non-obvious pictures for you to find which player was rostered with the other two greats listed. I hope you have fun with it. :)

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