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1. Bobby Thomson's pennant winning homerun in 1951 which gave the New York Giants the National League title was known as "The Shot Heard Round The World". But who was the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave it up?
2. Legend surrounds Babe Ruth's so-called "called shot" but it is true that a homerun was hit after he made a pointing gesture. It occurred in game three of the 1932 World Series between the Yankees and the Chicago Cubs. But who was the Chicago pitcher who gave up this legendary longball?
3. One of the most memorable homeruns ever captured on film and video occurred when Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox hit the game winning shot in Game Six of the 1975 World Series. It was memorable because the ball was nearly foul and Fisk gestured wildly for it to stay fair. Who was the Reds' pitcher who gave up that longball?
4. In 1961 Roger Maris of the Yankees broke Babe Ruth's long standing single season home run record of 60 by hitting 61 homeruns. Who was the Boston Red Sox pitcher who gave up Roger's 61st homerun?
5. Kirk Gibson's ninth inning homerun in Game One of the 1988 World Series is memorable because he wasn't expected to play at all as both of his legs were injured. But he came in as a pinch hitter and blasted a two run game winning shot for the Dodgers. But who was the Oakland As pitcher who gave it up?
6. In September 1998, Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' long standing single season homerun record when he hit his 62nd blast against the Chicago Cubs, But who was the pitcher who gave it up?
7. On April 23, 1999 Cardinal third baseman Fernando Tatis hit two grand slam homeruns in the same inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Amazingly, both were off the same pitcher. Who gave up those two memorable shots?
8. On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's long standing career homerun record when he hit his 715th. Who was the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who gave it up?
9. Reggie Jackson lived up to his "Mr. October" nickname by becoming one of the few players to hit three homeruns in a World Series game, doing so in 1977 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six. Who was the Dodger reliever who gave up the third of those homeruns?
10. Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career homerun record when he hit his 756th. But who was the Washington Nationals pitcher who gave it up?
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