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1. The Baltimore Orioles retired the number 33 in his honor.

Answer: Eddie Murray

Eddie played 13 of his 21 seasons with the Orioles from 1977-1997. He began his career as Rookie of the Year in Baltimore, and ended it by being a member of the 500 home run club with 504. The Hall of Fame inducted him in 2003 with 85.3% of the voting.

2. The Angels and Twins retired the number 29 in honor of this infielder.

Answer: Rod Carew

Carew won seven batting titles in his 12 seasons with the Twins. In February 1979 the Twins traded Rod to the Angels for four no-names. His batting average pretty much flat after the trade and never won another crown. He retired after 19 seasons with a .328 lifetime average in 1985. Carew was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.

The Twins retired his team number in 1987, then the Angels followed suit in 1991.

3. Red Sox fans saw the first two player numbers ever retired in 1984. Who joined Ted Williams in immortality with the number 4?

Answer: Joe Cronin

While the great Ted Williams wore the number 9 for the BoSox, Cronin wore the number 4 at the shortstop position. Joe played for Boston in 11 seasons between 1926-1945 amongst other teams. He found one World Series while with the Senators in 1933 but lost to the New York Giants. Cronin was inducted into the Hall in 1956.

4. This Hall of Fame shortstop had his number 4 retired by the White Sox in 1975, 25 years after he retired.

Answer: Luke Appling

Appling spent his entire 20 years from 1930-1950 with Chicago and played more than 2200 games at shortstop. Nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains", he won two AL batting titles which both resulted in the AL MVP runner-up spot. The Hall took him in 1964, then the Lord in 1991.

5. The Minnesota Twins retired the number 28 of this pitcher who set a record for giving up the most home runs in a season.

Answer: Bert Blyleven

Bert pitched for 22 seasons from 1970-1992 with 11 being with the Twins. In 1986 he became the first pitcher in history to give up 50 home runs in a season. He followed that up with 46 in 1987. He retired with a 287-250 record from the mound. He also gave up 430 home runs in his career which put him in the top 10 when he retired. Blyleven was still inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

6. This Hall of Fame pitcher had two different numbers retired by two different American League teams. The Angels retired the number 30 and the Rangers number 34.

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Ryan and his strikeouts were a blessing to Major League Baseball. From 1966-1993 he pitched for the Mets, Angels, Astros, and Rangers. He set many strikeout records and set an almost unreachable record of 5714 in his career. Unfortunately, Nolan never came home with a MVP or Cy Young Award.

The Angels retired his number 30 in June 1992. In September 1996 the Rangers retired his number 34. The Astros of the National League also retired his number 34 in 1996.

7. The first number retired by the Tampa Bay Rays belonged to a Hall of Fame third baseman who wore the number 12.

Answer: Wade Boggs

Boggs played for 18 seasons from 1982-1999. He played the hot corner for the Red Sox and won five batting titles with them. In 1992 Wade donned the pinstripes of the Yankees. He played his final two seasons in Tampa Bay and they retired his number in 2000. Don Zimmer had the number 66 retired by the team in his honor in 2015 to be the franchise's second person to have a number retired.

8. This Hall of Famer played for five teams. His second team retired his number 20 in 1972, while his first team waited another 26 years to retire their team number 20.

Answer: Frank Robinson

Robinson played for the Reds from 1956 to the end of 1965 while winning the Rookie of the Year Award and the NL MVP in 1961. It with his second team of the Baltimore Orioles that he won the AL MVP, batted for a Triple Crown, and was the World Series MVP all in the same season in 1966.

The Orioles retired his number in 1972 while the Reds waited until 1998 to honor him. Frank hit 586 home runs in his 21 seasons from 1956-1976. He also had short stints with the Indians, Angels, and Dodgers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1982 with 89.2% of balloting.

He joined the great Hank Aaron as an inductee in 1982 also.

9. The Toronto Blue Jays retired their first jersey number in 2011 in honor of their second baseman who wore the number 12.

Answer: Roberto Alomar

In 17 seasons from 1988-2004, Roberto played in only five seasons with the Blue Jays. He also played for the Padres, Indians, Orioles, Mets, White Sox, and Diamondbacks. Alomar was a 12-time all-star and won 10 Gold Glove Awards throughout his career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

10. The Athletics' franchise retired their very first number in 1991 of the player who wore the number 27.

Answer: Jim Hunter

Jim "Catfish" Hunter came to the Athletics in Kansas City in 1965. He blossomed into a dominant pitcher and won the Cy Young Award after the franchise moved to Oakland in 1968. His Cy Young Award came in 1974 with his 25-12 record. After winning free-agency, Jim became a New York Yankee in 1975 where he was runner-up to the Cy Young to Jim Palmer of the Orioles. Hunter won 20+ games in a season five consecutive years.

He retired as a Yankee in 1979. He was inducted into the Hall in 1987, then later died in 1999 at the age of 53.

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Questions		Choices
1. The Baltimore Orioles retired the number 33 in his honor.		Nolan Ryan
2. The Angels and Twins retired the number 29 in honor of this infielder.		Bert Blyleven
3. Red Sox fans saw the first two player numbers ever retired in 1984. Who joined Ted Williams in immortality with the number 4?		Roberto Alomar
4. This Hall of Fame shortstop had his number 4 retired by the White Sox in 1975, 25 years after he retired.		Frank Robinson
5. The Minnesota Twins retired the number 28 of this pitcher who set a record for giving up the most home runs in a season.		Eddie Murray
6. This Hall of Fame pitcher had two different numbers retired by two different American League teams. The Angels retired the number 30 and the Rangers number 34.		Luke Appling
7. The first number retired by the Tampa Bay Rays belonged to a Hall of Fame third baseman who wore the number 12.		Wade Boggs
8. This Hall of Famer played for five teams. His second team retired his number 20 in 1972, while his first team waited another 26 years to retire their team number 20.		Jim Hunter
9. The Toronto Blue Jays retired their first jersey number in 2011 in honor of their second baseman who wore the number 12.		Joe Cronin
10. The Athletics' franchise retired their very first number in 1991 of the player who wore the number 27.		Rod Carew