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1. Who died in a dune buggy accident on January 1 1977?

Answer: Danny Frisella

Frisella pitched from 1969-1976 while pitching for 5 different teams. He had a record of 34-40 with an ERA of 3.32. He pitched 351 games and compiled 57 saves. Dal Canton pitched for 4 teams from 1967-1977. Woodson pitched for 2 teams from 1969-1974. Decker pitched for 3 teams from 1969-1979.

2. Which pitcher died in an automobile accident on his 29th birthday on October 9, 1976?

Answer: Bob Moose

Moose pitched his entire career for Pittsburgh from 1967-1976. He had a record of 76-51 with an ERA of 3.50 and compiled 19 saves. Herbel pitched for 4 teams from 1963-1971. Brabender pitched for 3 teams from 1966-1970. Linzy for 4 teams from 1963-1974.

3. Which catcher died while installing a satellite dish on his roof, on November 23, 1990?

Answer: Bo Diaz

Diaz played for 4 teams from 1977-1989. He hit 87 home runs and had 452 RBI's. His career batting average was .255. Virgil played for 3 teams from 1980-1990. Mitterwald played for 2 teams from 1966-1977. Benedict caught for the Braves from 1978-1989.

4. Who died from leukemia on December 10, 1976, at the age of 29?

Answer: Danny Thompson

Thompson played shortstop for both Minnesota and Texas from 1970-1976. He hit 15 home runs and had 194 RBI's with a batting average of .248. Meoli played for 3 teams from 1971-1979. Remy played for 2 teams from 1975-1984. Terrell played for 2 teams from 1973-1980.

5. Which former rookie of the year died on April 12, 1983, at the age of 39 while jogging?

Answer: Carl Morton

Morton won the rookie of the year in 1970 while with Montreal. He pitched for 2 teams finishing his career with Atlanta in 1976. His record was 87-92 with an ERA of 3.73. Williams was rookie of the year in 1971 with Atlanta. Bahnsen won the rookie of the year in 1968 with the Yankees. Sizemore won the rookie of the year while with the Dodgers in 1969.

6. Which pitcher of 2 no-hitters, died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 29 on January 5, 1975?

Answer: Don Wilson

Wilson hurled his first no-hitter on June 18, 1967, against Atlanta and his second on May 1 1969 against the Reds. He pitched his entire career with Houston, compiling a record of 104-92 with an ERA of 3.15. He had 2 saves and struck out 1283. Busby pitched 2 no-hitters with Kansas City, one in 1973, and the other in 1974. Stoneman threw his no hitters while with Montreal, one in 1969 and the second in 1972. Holtzman threw 2 no-hitters while a member of the Cubs in 1969 and 1971.

7. Which young superstar in the making, was fatally shot at the age of 27, while sitting in a car with relatives in Gary, Indiana, after playing a night game in Chicago on September 24, 1978?

Answer: Lyman Bostock

Bostock played for both Minnesota and California, who he was playing with at the time of his untimely death. His career spanned from 1975-1978. He slugged 23 homers and had 250 RBI's. In 1977 he was runner-up to teammate Rod Carew, with a batting average of .336 and finished his career with a .311. Bando played from 1966-1981, and was the third baseman for Oakland's 3 World Series titles in the early to mid 70's. Cowens for 4 teams from 1974-1986. Armbrister played for Cincinnati from 1973-1977.

8. Which rookie of the year died at the age of 32 on August 2, 1979, crashing his plane in Ohio?

Answer: Thurman Munson

Munson was the Yankees' captain, playing his entire career in the Big Apple from 1969 until the time of his death. He was the American League Rookie of the year in 1970. His numbers read .292-113-701, for his career and even swiped 48 bases. Both the batting average and stolen bases I consider to be amazing numbers for a catcher.

The other three also won Rookie of the Year awards. Chambliss with Cleveland in 1971, Pinella with Kansas City in 1969, and Agee with the White Sox in 1966.

9. What one-time batting champion drowned on October 12, 1986, at the age of 51?

Answer: Norm Cash

Cash played from 1958-1974 with two different teams, with the majority playing 1st base for Detroit. In 1961, he won the batting title with an impressive .361, a number he never came close to matching. His numbers for his career read .271-377-1103. The other 3 were all teammates with Cash in Detroit.

10. Roberto Clemente, who died on New Years Eve 1972 at the age of 38 while delivering relief goods to help earthquake victims in Central America, finished his career with over 3200 hits?

Answer: false

Clemente was considered one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He played his entire career with the Pirates from 1955-1972. He was the NL MVP in 1966. He ended his career with an even 3000 hits. His numbers read .317-240-1305. The Hall of Fame waived their 5 year waiting period, and inducted Clemente in 1973.

11. Which former Rookie of the Year died on April 9, 1995, at the age of 60?

Answer: Bob Allison

Allison won the Rookie of the Year in 1959 playing for the Washington Senators, and played his entire career with the Washington/Minnesota franchise. His numbers read .255-256-756. Hansen (Bal), Tresh (NYY), and Peters (CWS), won their Rookie of the Years in 1960, 1962, and 1963 respectively.

12. Who along with teammate Tim Crews, died on March 22, 1993, in a boating accident during spring training 1993?

Answer: Steve Olin

Both Crews and Olin were pitchers with the Indians at the time of their deaths. Olin was 27. Young would die later that year. Ojeda was also on the boat with Crews and Olin. Plunk pitched for 3 teams from 1986-1995.

13. What Rookie of the Year died on February 13, 1964, at the age of 22?

Answer: Ken Hubbs

Hubbs won the Rookie of the Year in 1962 with the Cubs. Blefary and Bumbry both won their Rookie of the Years with the Orioles in 1965 and 1973 respectively. Lefebvre was with the Dodgers in 1965 when he won his.

14. Who won the AL MVP in 1965, and died on June 9, 1995, at the age of 55?

Answer: Zoilo Versalles

Versalles was a member of the Minnesota Twins when he won the MVP. Howard, Boyer, and Campanella, all won MVP awards, and all 3 have also passed away. Howard was the AL MVP in 1963, and Boyer won his NL MVP in 1964. Campanella won the NL MVP in 1951, 1953, and 1955. Howard died in 1980 at the age of 51. Boyer died in 1982 at the age of 51. Campanella died in 1993 at the age of 1960, spending the last 30 plus years of his life paralyzed.

15. Which Angel infielder died in a car accident on January 6, 1977, at the age of 23?

Answer: Mike Miley

Miley played with the Angels in 1975-1976, and compiled a .176-4-30 career. Chalk played for 4 teams from 1973-1981. Llenas played off and on with the Angels from 1968-1975. Nordbrook played with 5 American League teams from 1974-1979.

16. What former Padre and Oriole died at the age of 32 on January 6, 1991?

Answer: Alan Wiggins

Wiggins whose problems off the field, cut short what could have been a very promising career. His numbers read .259-5-118 and swiped 242 bases from 1981-1987. Dernier played with 2 teams including two seprate duties with the Phillies from 1980-1989. Hayes played with 3 teams from 1981-1992. Whitfield was a journeyman outfielder from 1974-1986.

17. Which 1984 Hall of Fame inductee, had a successful career after his playing days as a broadcaster, and died on July 3, 1993, at the age of 56?

Answer: Don Drysdale

Drysdale had a career record of 208-168 with an ERA of 2.95, and recorded 2486 strikeouts all with the Dodger organization from 1956-1969. The other 3 were also inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1984.

18. Lou Gehrig is a Hall of Famer who had a disease named after him?

Answer: true

Gehrig died in 1941 a couple weeks shy of his 38th birthday. He played with the Yankees organization from 1923-1939, compiling a .340-493-1995 career. He held the consecutive games played streak until Cal Ripken Jr. would break it in the 90's. Who could ever forget his speech at Yankee stadium when they retired his number? "Today I consider myself to be the luckiest man alive".

This from a man who was terminally ill. Truly a legend. Like Clemente, the Hall of Fame waived their 5 year waiting period inducting him in the hallowed halls in 1939.

19. What pitcher of two teams and a member of The John Birch society, died on March 16, 1994, at the age of 37 from complications of alcohol abuse?

Answer: Eric Show

Show pitched from 1981-1991 with San Diego and Oakland, and finished with a record of 101-89 and an ERA of 3.66. Dotson pitched from 1979-1990 with three teams. Caudill pitched with five teams from 1979-1987. Minton pitched with two teams from 1975-1990.

20. What pitcher died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on August 18, 1989, at the age of 35?

Answer: Donnie Moore

Moore who was famous for giving up a homerun to Dave Henderson in the 1986 playoffs, blowing the game and subsequently his Angels would lose the series to the Red Sox. His career ran from 1975-1988 wearing 5 different uniforms. His numbers read 43-40 with 89 saves. The other 3 were all pitchers with the Giants in the 1970's.

Source: Author catapault007

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