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1. This infielder was born in Winters, Texas on April 27, 1896. He played Major League Baseball from 1915 through 1937 for five different teams. As a member of the Saint Louis Cardinals, he won the National League Triple Crown in 1922 and 1925 while having a .400 batting average each of these seasons. Who was this Texan?
2. This hard-throwing hurler was born in Refugio, Texas on January 31, 1947. He pitched seven no-hitters and compiled 5,714 strikeouts in his twenty-seven year career in Major League Baseball. Who was this pitcher?
3. On April 4, 1888, this outfielder was born in Hubbard, Texas. He played Major League Baseball from 1907 through 1928 for four different teams and served as a player-manager for the Cleveland Indians from 1919 through 1926. He finished his career with a batting average of .345 with 792 career doubles. Who was this outfielder?
4. This pitcher was born on April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1986 through 2008 for four different teams. He became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win at least fifteen games for seventeen straight seasons. Who was this pitcher?
5. This legendary Chicago Cubs infielder was born on January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1958 and 1959 and hit 512 home runs in his nineteen seasons with the Chicago Cubs. Who was this player?
6. This outfielder was born in Beaumont, Texas on August 31, 1935. He was the first player to win a Most Valuable Player Award in both the National and American Leagues. He also won the American League Triple Crown in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles. Who was this outfielder?
7. This third baseman was born on October 13, 1931 in Texarkana, Texas. He played Major League Baseball from 1952 through 1968 where he hit 512 career home runs. He was the only player to play for the Braves baseball franchise in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. Who was this third baseman?
8. This second baseman was born on September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas. He began his twenty-three year Major League Baseball with the Houston Colt .45's in 1963. He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1975 and 1976 for the Cincinnati Reds. Who was this second baseman?
9. On June 28, 1949 this future Major League Baseball outfielder and manager was born in Austin, Texas. He played in the American League from 1970 through 1988 for six different teams. He later managed the Colorado Rockies from 1993 through 1998 and the Chicago Cubs from 2000 through 2002. Who was this player?
10. This shortstop was born in Lockney, Texas on March 24, 1956. He played Major League Baseball for the Saint Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991. During the 1979 season, he was the first switch-hitter in Major League Baseball history to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate. Who was this shortstop?
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