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1. The first player in Major League history to die as a result of an injury sustained during a game was Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, who was hit in the head with a pitch on August 16, 1920, decades before batting helmets began to be used in the majors. Who threw the fatal pitch?
2. Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, and Satchel Paige are considered by some to be the best baserunner, the best slugger, and the best pitcher ever to play the game. Unfortunately, the bulk of their careers came during Major League Baseball's segregated era, so they were restricted to the Negro Leagues. How many of these all-time greats would eventually play in the major leagues?
3. One of the few MLB Commissioners in recent memory who the fans respected, he served only a few short months before his death in 1989. He is likely best remembered for his controversial decision to ban all-time hits leader Pete Rose. Who is he?
4. Few things are sadder than what might have beens. Looking at the list of players who have been traded away is enough to make any fan cry. Case in point: What future Hall of Famer was traded for Jim Fregosi?
5. When Roberto Clemente doubled for his 3,000th hit on September 30, 1972, nobody thought that it would be the last regular season hit of his career. But his career and his life came to a sudden end when his plane crashed during a relief mission on December 31 of the same year. What country suffered the earthquake that led to that relief effort?
6. Which of these players was unfortunate enough to lead the Major Leagues in batting for the season, but did not win a batting title that year?
7. Which player does not belong on this list?
8. To a baseball fan, there is nothing more exciting than seeing your team achieve a mighty come from behind victory in the postseason. And there is nothing sadder than when your team is on the losing end of such a feat. Which player did not hit a famous home run to end an opposing team's season?
9. Baseball legend Lou Gehrig eventually died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the ailment now commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. What other Hall of Famer would be diagnosed with the disease prior to his death?
10. Sometimes what is tragic to one team is downright comedic to another. Take for example the 1976 Chicago White Sox. On August 8th of that year, the team was humiliated when they took the field with an experimental uniform change. Designed to help the players stay cool in the summer heat, what was the unfortunate fashion statement?
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