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1. What feat did Atlanta Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger accomplish on July 3, 1966?

Answer: Hit two grand slams

With two grand slam home runs and another RBI, hit Cloninger helped himself in a 17-3 routing of the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park. Tony's nine RBIs set a record for a pitcher in a game.

2. Which NHL player had a career night with 10 points on February 2, 1976?

Answer: Darryl Sittler

The Toronto Maple Leafs captain had 6 goals and 4 assists in an 11-3 thrashing of the Boston Bruins, setting a record.

3. In 1984, Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson set a single season rushing record of 2105 yards. Whose record did he surpass?

Answer: O.J. Simpson

Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson set the previous standard of 2003 yards in 1973. Jim Brown's (Cleveland Browns) best was 1863 in 1963. Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers rolled to 1934 yards in 1980. Chicago Bears' immortal Walter Payton scurried for 1852 yards in 1977. Three players, Jamal Lewis, Barry Sanders and Terrell Davis surpassed O.J.'s mark since.

4. Who was the first golfer to don the green jacket as the winner of The Masters?

Answer: Sam Snead

Horton Smith was the winner of the first Masters in 1934, but the green jacket was not introduced until 1949. That year Sam Snead won it by beating out Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum who tied for second. Jimmy Demaret won 3 Masters in his career, and "Lord" Byron Nelson won twice.

5. On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a regular season NBA game. What was the name of the defenseless team that allowed this to happen?

Answer: New York Knickerbockers

In a high scoring game, how could it not be. The Warriors defeated the Knicks 169-147. The Warriors finished second in the East Division that year, behind the mighty Boston Celtics. The Knicks finished last in the division.

6. On July 18, 1921, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 139th career home run to become the all-time leader. What was the name of the player he surpassed?

Answer: Roger Connor

The home run was hit off Detroit Tiger pitcher Bert Cole. Roger Connor played for the St. Louis Browns finishing his career in 1897. Ping Brodie (43 HR) played from 1911-1921 and finished his career with the New York Yankees. Ty Cobb (118 HR) played from 1905-1928, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. Mike Tiernan (108 HR) played with the New York Giants from 1987-1899.

7. On December 21, 2009, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur shutout the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0, to surpass the career regular season shutout record set by Terry Sawchuk. How many career regular season shutouts did Sawchuk register?

Answer: 103

The late Terry Sawchuk played from 1949-1970 with Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Los Angles, and the New York Rangers. He recorded his last shutout on February 1, 1970. Brodeur has played his whole career with the New Jersey Devils (1991-present) and tallied well over 100 shutouts.

8. On April 27, 1983, Nolan Ryan recorded his 3509 career strikeout. Who held the record of 3508 that he bested?

Answer: Walter Johnson

It was a race between Ryan and Steve Carlton to see who would beat the record, and Ryan prevailed. Nolan Ryan debuted in 1966 with the New York Mets, and after stops with the California Angels and the Houston Astros, he finished in 1993 with the Texas Rangers, having amassed a still major league record 5714 strikeouts. Walter "The Big Train" Johnson spent his entire career (1907-1927) with the Washington Senators. Steve Carlton' rookie year was 1965 with the St. Louis Cardinals and he retired in 1987 with the Philadelphia Phillies, having struck out 4131 batters. Bob Gibson spent his whole career (1959-1975) with the St. Louis Cardinals and fanned 3117 hitters. Cy Young played from 1890 (Cleveland Spiders) until 1911 (Boston Rustlers).

His career regular season strikeout total was 2803.

9. Wayne Gretzky set most of the career scoring records in the NHL. But, on February 16, 1960, Gordie Howe, the man he had to catch had a goal and an assist to become the career regular season points leader. Who did Howe pass to set the record?

Answer: Maurice Richard

Mr. Hockey played his entire NHL career (1946-1971) with the Detroit Red Wings tallying 1850 points. In the mid to late 1970s, he unretired to play with his sons for the Hartford Whalers of the WHA. Maurice "The Rocket" Richard played his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960) and notched 965 career regular season points. Bert Olmstead played from 1948-1962, scoring 602 points with Chicago, Montreal, and Toronto. Dean Prentice played from 1952-1974 with Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Detroit, NY Rangers, and Boston, recording 860 points in the process. Nels Stewart played from 1925-1940.

His stops were with the Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins, and the New York Americans, scoring 515 points.

10. Who was the first professional football running back to rush for over one mile (1760 yards) in a season?

Answer: Earl Lunsford

In the 1961 season, Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford of the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders rushed for 1794 yards. Earl was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame in 1983. He passed away on Sep 1, 2008. Ottis Anderson's big year was 1979 when he rushed for 1605 yards, while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Cleveland Browns great Jim Brown galloped for 1863 yards in 1963. George Rogers ran for 1674 yards with the New Orleans Saints in 1981.

Source: Author ticky100

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