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1. Whiff, sniff, fan, blow them out of the box are all terms for striking out a batter. It was A SCENT REVOLT for sure with this pitcher who was the first left-handed great to strikeout 4000 batters in their career.
2. Rod Carew won a batting title seven times in a nine-season stretch. In 1976, Rod lost the batting title by .002 to which Kansas City Royal who threw many many eggs in arguments, but never had BERET EGG ROT himself?
3. My name is not GREG OLUHI, and I wasn't born in Hawaii, but I did watch my Yankee teammate Babe Ruth hit a massive 60 home runs in the 1927 season, but I still won the MVP award. Who am I?
4. He was the designated hitter for the White Sox in a game in 1976, and became the oldest player to get a hit at the age of 50. His 17 seasons spanned five decades, and retired for the final time in 1980 at the age of 54. He never stayed at a cheap motel like the MINI MOOSE INN. Who was he?
5. St. Louis Cardinal Bob Gibson had a great season in 1968. He won the NL MVP and the Cy Young awards. He led the league in strikeouts and ERA, but missed winning the Triple Crown by finishing runner-up with the most wins. A Giant took that leg of the Triple Crown away from Gibson with 26 wins of his own in 1968. He was almost banned from baseball and becoming a HUMAN JAIL CAR after a bat assault some seasons earlier. Who was he?
6. I had NO DRY SADDLE while I played my entire career with the Dodgers from 1956-1969. I won the NL Cy Young award in 1962, then Sandy Koufax and I created terror on National League teams. In my final season in 1969, I didn't have anything left, going only 5-4 and retired. Who am I?
7. In passing the torch, Hall of Fame great Hank Aaron retired with 755 career home runs in 1976. Aaron passed the torch to a NL Rookie of the Year in 1977, who played most of his career with the Expos and Cubs, and retired with 438 home runs. This NL MVP and eight-time all-star who played from 1976-1996, might sink a covertible, but never DROWN A SEDAN. Who is he?
8. My FOYER WIDTH was very precise as was my strike zone, and I was the first American League left-hander to win the Cy Young award, and the second Yankee to do it. Who am I?
9. FREEING JON SUNKS was not my goal. My goal was to get me back into Major League baseball after I was banned, and show off my pitching arm once again with the Texas Rangers. I was banned in 1980 for substance abuse, later reinstated, retired as a Cub, and still became a member of the Hall of Fame in 1991. Who am I?
10. This player never read ERIC LLOYD, and wasn't much of a reader except taking signs from his catcher. On October 11, 2006, and for reasons that may never be known, was killed in a private plane crash in New York. Who was this Yankee?
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