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1. At the top of most lists for greatest team ever might be this team from the 1920s. Nicknamed 'Murderers Row', this team had six future Hall of Fame greats on it. With two of the greatest players ever, Gehrig and Ruth, they combined for 109 home runs in the season. Which team was this?
2. This National League team was in a grooming process that would take them to three consecutive World Series in the first decade of the 20th century. Winning 116 games in a season, the team was led by two 20-game winners in Mordecai Brown and Jack Pfiester. Their bats led the league in 11 major categories, and their defense was just as great with the Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play combination. Which team was this?
3. With many future Hall of Famers on the roster, this tremendous team had the nickname "Big Red Machine" which was an adequate description. Their pitching staff was so well-balanced, that no pitcher won more than 15 games, and they had six pitchers win in double figures. Which team was this?
4. This 1960s team had the "M&M Boys" who combined for 115 home runs in the season, helping the team lead the league with 240. The team won 109 games in baseball's first 162-game season. The team also had a bat that won the MVP, and an arm that won the Cy Young Award. Which powerful team was this?
5. This 1950s National League team won the NL pennant by a big 13.5 games. They had seven players hit home runs in double figures, had the NL MVP winner, and had the arm of baseball's future first-ever Cy Young Award winner. All these combined into the franchise's first-ever World Series crown. Which team was this?
6. Having Tris Speaker and his bat, this was pretty much it for the power of this team. However, with one of the most powerful pitching staffs in baseball history, the team won 101 games in the season. Rube Foster, Ernie Shore, Babe Ruth, Dutch Leonard, and Joe Wood all won 15+ games in the season. Only one pitcher on the entire staff had a losing record. Who was this 1910s American League team?
7. This 1920s team rostered future Hall of Fame greats including Lefty Grove, Al Simmons, Eddie Collins, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Cochrane. They outscored their opponents by almost 300 runs in the season. They had two 20-game winners in Grove and George Earnshaw. Which team was this that went to the first of their three consecutive World Series?
8. This team in the first decade of the 20th century would dominate the National League, and mainly because it picked up some all-star players from a defunct team. Some of these 'leftovers' were Honus Wagner, Deacon Phillippe, Tommy Leach, and Fred Clarke. Their presence won the team a NL pennant in their second season of coming aboard, then another NL pennant the following season. Phillippe, Jack Chesbro, and Jesse Tannehill all had 20-win seasons. Outfielder Ginger Beaumont also took the NL batting crown. Which team was this?
9. This 1990s team had a season which they won their division by 22 games, winning more than 110 games in that season. The team had four .300 hitters, 10 players hit home runs in double figures, and scored the most runs in the season. Although having only one 20-game winner, they had six pitchers win in double figures. Their World Series would be no different as they skunked their opponents. Which team was this?
10. This 1930s team was known as the "Gashouse Gang". The team was led by future Hall of Famers Joe Medwick, Frankie Frisch, and Dizzy Dean. Their biggest bat in the season was Ripper Collins who batted .333, hit 35 home runs, and had 200 hits. They won that World Series against the Tigers. Which tremendous team was this?
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