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1. In 1910, President Howard Taft began the season and the decade by throwing out the first baseball. He stayed and watched a Senator pitcher throw a one-hit shutout. Who was this pitcher who later retired with 110 career shutouts?
2. 1911 saw the new rule of home teams wearing white uniforms, while the visitors had to wear dark ones. The season was also the first time a Most Valuable Player Award was given. It also saw the retirement of pitching great Cy Young. Out with the old, and in with the new. Born in 1911 was a future 23-season Dodger managing great. Who would later take the Dodgers to seven World Series?
3. 1912 saw baseball commissioner Ban Johnson suspend a player for fighting with a fan. In protest, the player's team went on strike and refused to play the Philadelphia Athletics that day on May 18th. The team manager was forced to hire local amateurs, and used a seminary student as a pitcher. The pitcher threw a complete game of 26 hits and lost 24-2. Who was this team that went on strike in support of their own player?
4. 1913 was a historical season in itself. It was the first time that a pitcher won a league MVP and the Triple Crown in the same season, it being Walter Johnson. It was also the year of the Philadelphia Athletics who won the World Series. Which team did they defeat, who also lost their third consecutive World Series in 1913?
5. 1914 saw the emergence of a new baseball league, the Federal League, who tried to compete with the National and American Leagues. It would last only two seasons. 1914 was also a historical year in baseball. The world would later focus on this player who only had 10 at-bats in his rookie season, and batted .200? Who was this future Hall of Famer who also won two games in the season?
6. 1915 saw the Detroit Tigers be the last team to finally get rid of collars on their uniform. It also saw a new rule go into effect that required each ballpark to have a tarp that would cover the field in the event of rain. 1915 also saw a city with two teams in the Major Leagues, and the city tried to get rid of one. The other owners banded together and blocked the move of the team. Which city was this that housed two Major League teams?
7. 1916 was the first season that team owners would let fans keep foul balls and home runs. It was also the first time that the Brooklyn franchise went to the World Series. Although they lost to the Boston Red Sox, what was their team name?
8. 1917 was a historical season. To help stop juvenile deliquency, the St. Louis Cardinals admitted an estimated 64,000 kids for free during the season. It was also the first time that a baseball player was taken for military service. Braves catcher Hank Gowdy reported for duty in World War I. 1917 also saw Babe Ruth win 24 games in the season, but was runner-up to winning the most games in the American League. Which Chicago White Sox pitcher did Ruth take a backseat to?
9. 1918 saw Babe Ruth in a Red Sox uniform, and the last time that Boston would win a World Series for the rest of the century. Who did the Red Sox defeat in the series?
10. 1919 was one of the worst seasons in baseball history due to the fixing of the World Series. Which two teams played in this series that will always be a black mark in baseball history?
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