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1. Call me Mr. October, Mr. Limelight, or whatever you want. I did hit over 500 home runs in my career though. You can't remember me for being the first player to strike out over 2000 times in a career. Who am I?
2. Some fans thought that I stunk in my first six seasons, only having one winning season. I showed them. In the next six, I had all winning seasons, and in a four-year span, won a MVP, three Cy Young awards and three Triple Crowns. I retired after that. I guess it was better to stink up front, then overshadow it with greatness. Who am I?
3. How easy they forget. I hit 54 home runs in a season, then did an encore with 59 in the following season. A few seasons later I hit 'only' 25, and for the first time in nine seasons, my batting average dropped below .300. The fans were booing me and said that I was washed up. I guess that I showed them. Who am I?
4. In 1972, I was on top of the world by going 27-10 with 310 strikeouts on the season. I won the Triple Crown and the Cy Young award also. I don't know what I was thinking in 1973. I went the opposite direction by going 13-20! That was Ok because when I retired in 1988, I was the first left-hander to throw 4000 career strikeouts. Who am I?
5. In 11 of my 13 seasons, I hit over .300 including .382 in 1920. In 1921 nobody liked me. I didn't even hit .200. As a matter of fact, I didn't play. The league wouldn't let me. My name is Joe Jackson. What happened?
6. I think that I was the first pitcher to win 20 games for six consecutive seasons, but I did win 20 games 13 times in my career. After all that and in my last two seasons, I went 6-13 and 7-16. I think that was Ok considering my accomplishments. Who am I?
7. I went 31-6 and 24-9 in 1968 and 1969. After that I pretty much stunk as my total record after that was 17-34 over three seasons. Two Cy Young awards and the AL MVP in my career, but the Hall of Fame will not consider me. Who am I?
8. In 13 of his 15 seasons, this first baseman had 150 or more hits in a season, including setting a record of 257 hits in a season which stood for 84 years before it was broken. He didn't do very well as a manager at all, and quit after only three seasons. Who was this 1939 Hall of Famer?
9. In my fourth season in baseball with the Cincinnati Reds in 2004, I finished second in the NL by hitting 46 home runs. I only stunk a little by setting a Major League record of striking out 195 times in the season also. Who am I?
10. In 1968, I won the NL Cy Young and the season MVP with my amazing 1.12 ERA with the Cardinals. In my final season in 1975, I had a ERA of 5.04, so I only stunk for a short time. Who am I?
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