Answers to the Crimson Baseball Quiz

1. In 1987, Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn and John Kruk of the San Diego Padres opened their season with back-to-back-to-back homers.

2. Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians no-hit the Chicago White Sox on April 16. 1940.

3. George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds hit 52 homers in 1977. Yankees Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were the last American Leaguers to reach the half-century mark in 1961. Maris hit 61 and Mantle clubbed 54.

4. 1B Jimmy Foxx. 2B Joe Morgan, SS Ernie Banks, 3B Mike Schmidt. OFs Mantle, Maris, and Dale Murphy, C Yogi Berra and P Hal Newhouser were the nine players.

5. Bob Gibson of the Cardinals in 1968.

6. Luis Tiant in 1972.

7. Jim Palmer of the Orioles in 1975 and 1976

8. Joe "Ducky" Medwick of the Cardinals in 1937.

9. Henry Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize, Wille Mays and Babe Ruth were the five who did it all but in different years.

10. 3B Howard Johnson of the Mets, who switchhits, clubbed 36 homers last year.

11. Frank Robinson. Larry Doby and Maury Wills.

12. C Johnny Bench, Morgan, SS Dave Concepcion and CF Cesar Geronimo did it several times in the mid-1970's.

13. J.R. Richard of the Astros in 1979.

14. Dodger Eddie Stanky in 1945 and Astro Jimmy Wynn in 1969.

15. Schmidt.

16. The winningest manager in baseball history was originally named Cornelius McGillicudy.

17. Jim Bunning, formerly of the Reds, currently serves as a first-term Congressman for Kentucky.

18. Sandy Koufax of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1965.

19. Carlton Fisk of the Red Sox.

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