Baseball Aptitude Test

a. Who are Rogers Hornsby (1922, 1925) and Ted Williams (1942, 1947)?
b. Who is Johnny Vander Meer (June 11 and 15, 1938)?
c. Who is Mike Marshall (NL: 1974, 106 games; AL: 1919, 90 games)?

5. Vital Statistics (All are major league records, except those marked by *)

.367: Ty Cobb's career batting average
41: Number of games Jack Chesbro won in 1904
1.12: Bob Gibson's ERA in 1968*
56: Number of consecutive games in which Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 1941
130: Number of bases Rickey Henderson stole in 1982
755: Hank Aaron's career home run total
59: Number of consecutive shutout innings thrown by Orel Hershiser in 1988
511: Cy Young's career wins total
61: Number of home runs Roger Maris hit in 1961
.406: Ted Williams's batting average in 1941 (the last .400 season)*
4,256: Career hits by Pete Rose
1894-1950: The span of years that Connie Mack managed in the majors
190: Hack Wilson's RBI total in 1930
3'7": Eddie Gaedel's height
2,130: Number of consecutive games played by Lou Gehrig
10/3/51: Date of The Shot Heard 'Round the World*

6. Man on First

Alexander Cartwright: His published rules were baseball's first, laying the foundation for the modern game.

Branch Rickey: He was the Brooklyn Dodger general manager who signed Jackie Robinson, the major leagues' first black player.

Walter O'Malley: His relocation of the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958 gave the West Coast its first major league team.

Dave McNally: He and Andy Messersmith were baseball's first free agents, in 1915.

7. The P, or Not the P?
Score one point if you selected b., Bobby Thomson; deduct one point if you selected a., Robby Thompson.

8. Who Said It?