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1. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. His nickname was "Old Hickory". A Major Leaguer who shared the last name, used his hickory to hit five home runs in one World Series, along with three in one game. Who is this Hall of Fame ball player?
2. Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President, serving from 1913-1921. Two years after Wilson left office, a Major League player who shared the last name debuted for the New York Giants. This ball player would hit 56 home runs in 1930, being the second player to hit 50 in a season. Who is this outfielder?
3. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Lyndon Johnson became the country's 36th President. This Major League pitcher was born in the same year and shared the last name of LBJ. He would go on to win an amazing five Cy Young awards, throw the second most strikeouts in baseball history, then retire in 2009. Who is this pitcher?
4. George Herbert Walker Bush was the country's 41st President, and the father of the 43rd President, George W. Bush. This pitcher that shared the same name, gave up Babe Ruth's final three home runs of his career while batting for the Boston Braves. He also witnessed the "called shot" from the Babe three years earlier in the World Series. Who is this pitcher?
5. Franklin D. Roosevelt reigned the longest of any U.S. President. The 32nd President was in office from 1933-1945. Just two years after he left office, the Major League Baseball color barrier was broken with a player that shared his middle name of Roosevelt with the President. Who was this Brooklyn Dodger?
6. George Washington was the nation's first President, serving from 1789-1797. It was 210 years later that a man named Washington became a Major League manager, and the took the Texas Rangers to a World Series appearance in just four seasons. Who was this former Twins infielder?
7. Jimmy Carter served as U.S. President from 1977-1981. Just before he left office, this Major League player was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round (second pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. He would go on to hit a historic walk-off 1993 World Series winning home run for the Toronto Blue Jays. Who was this that shared the last name of the 39th President?
8. The country's 37th President was Richard Nixon, who served from 1969-1974. This ball player who shared the same last name was a speedster in the Major Leagues, and not just on the base paths. Although being suspended for drugs, he was most noted for attempting a bottom of the ninth inning, two-out bunt with a runner on third base in the 1992 World Series. Who was this outfielder?
9. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th U.S. President from 1869-1877. This all-star with the same last name was the first African-American pitcher in the American League to win 20 games in a season, and also the first to win a World Series game. Who was this?
10. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States in 1865. It was 22 years later that a future Hall of Famer with the same last name was born. Regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all-time, this Johnson was a 12-time 20-game winner, won two MVPs, and threw for three Triple Crowns. Who was this pitching great?
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