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1. This American League team in 1924 couldn't be touched in the season. The team had never won a league pennant, and went up against the New York Giants who had already won 12 league pennants. Who was this team that was an underdog, but won the World Series in a heavily-fought battle?
2. This team in 1926 won their first National League pennant and weren't expected to do much against the Yankees who rostered Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Bob Meusel, Earle Combs, Herb Pennock, and a host of other future Hall of Fame candidates. The team did however beat those Yankees, four games to three in the World Series. Who was this team?
3. The 1954 World Series finally found a non-New York Yankee series, after the Yankees won five consecutive series titles. Instead, the American League representative was a team that won 14 more games in the season than the NL champions. However, they lost the World Series, four games to none. Who was this American League team that lost it all to the New York Giants?
4. The Mets began their franchise in 1962. They had seven consecutive losing seasons, and lost 100 games five times. Their eighth season in 1969, which was the first time they won more than 75 games, they found themselves in the World Series. Although being the heavy underdog, they held their AL opponent to only nine runs, and won it all four games to one. Who did they defeat?
5. Even an earthquake wouldn't wake up the San Francisco Giants in this series, and the Athletics dominated them the whole way. Oakland scored 32 runs compared to the Giants' 14, and Oakland allowed only one run in the first two games before the quake hit in game three. When did this series take place?
6. The Yankees beat the Dodgers in consecutive World Series in the 1970s. One Yankee player hit five home runs in the 1977 series, then two more in the 1978 series. Who was this?
7. In what year was the first World Series that hosted two teams from the same city?
8. I went to three World Series with the Cardinals. I brought my bat to each one and hit over .400 twice, hit four home runs, and stole 14 bases. Who am I?
9. The Yankees came to yet another World Series in their franchise history in 1976. Which team not only defeated them, but skunked them four games to none in that World Series?
10. This pitcher had career tickets to World Series play. He set records for the most wins, games, innings, strikeouts, walks, hit allowed, and losses. Who is this Hall of Fame pitcher?
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