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1. Although Al Spalding fooled America into thinking that Doubleday created baseball up at Cooperstown, this New Yorker actually formalized the rules of baseball in 1845 on the Elysian Fields in Jersey. Name him.
2. Brooklyn Dodger Hugh Casey, once got into a boxing match with author Ernest Hemingway after a night of hard drinking.
3. He was known as, "The Italian Stallion", during his heyday as an one-time Met all-star outfielder. Which man eventually came back to the Mets after time in the American League as the last piece of their 1986 World Series team (He later coached first base for the Yankees).
4. Stuffed between a pair of MVP first baseman, this Yankee was no slouch himself. After being traded to the Yankees by Seattle after the 1995 season, he helped lead the Yankees to four World Series titles in six years. Who was this Yankees first baseman?
5. This famous Dodgers executive started in major league baseball as the manager of the St. Louis Browns from 1913-1917. He went to Ohio Wesleyan to study for the ministry before turning to baseball. His views on integration were formed from the now famous Charlie Grant incident, which occurred while he coached Ohio Wesleyan's baseball team. Who is he?
6. Joe Garagiola once lived across the street from this man on Dago Hill in St. Louis. His professional career took him across three decades and a multiple of World Series records with the New York Yankees. Name this man, who invested early in Yoo Hoo and appeared in a commercial with NBA star, Yao Ming.
7. He was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit, "The Shot Heard Around the World". This Giant was the all-time runs leader in the N.L. before Hank Aaron broke his record, coincidentally on Aaron's record-breaking 715th homerun. Name this man, the godfather of Barry Bonds.
8. Out of Oklahoma, this famous Yankee nearly didn't make it to the Majors. He became so discouraged at being sent back down to the minors in 1951, that he seriously considered quitting baseball. His father Mutt, who named his son after a famous Detroit Tigers catcher of the 1930s, thankfully talked his son back into playing. He went on to become a force for the Yankees during the 1950s and 60s. He was also famous for his nightlife exploits. Who is he?
9. This club, whose most famous member created the first baseball rule book, featured upper middle class workers looking for some release on the Elysian Fields in New Jersey. A powerful team during the 1850s, it's power over the game waned with the beginning of the Civil War and the commercialization of the game. Which team was this?
10. After the Dodgers and Giants left New York after the 1957 season, this former Giants owner sought to bring National League baseball back to New York. Name the woman who, with the help of Donald Grant, created the Mets.
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