1. Which future Hall of Famer has stolen bases in four different countries?

2. Who was the first player to bat in the Astrodome?

3. Who was the first player to enlist for the military draft after the US joined WWII?

4. Two Triple Crown winners managed major league teams in 1981. Name them.

5. Who was the only Florida Marlin to play in each of their first five losing seasons?

6. Who was the only pitcher to homer in the ALCS?

7. Who is the only pitcher to surrender a home run to Tommie Aaron, but not Hank Aaron?

8. Who was the first Blue Jays pitcher to lose a game?

9. Which three regular outfielders played for the same team for the most consecutive years?

10. What pitcher won the first ever All-Star Game?

11. Four players appeared in major league games during the 1930's, 1940's, 1950, and 1960's. Three of them were Ted Williams, Mickey Vernon, and Early Wynn. Name the fourth.

12. Who is the only former Blue Jay to have surrendered home runs to both Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds?

13. Two Canadians have owned major league teams based in the United States. Calvin Griffith was the first. Name the second.

14. Who was the only player to win a batting title without any home runs?

15. Who was the first Hall of Famer to play for the Blue Jays?

16. Name every Cincinnati Reds pitcher to win 20 games per season in the 1970's.

17. Which Hall of Famer broadcast the first Blue Jays game on television, never again to broadcast for the Blue Jays?

18. Who was the only player to catch two perfect games?

19. To where did the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise move after the 1967 season?

20. Which player had the most lifetime at-bats against Nolan Ryan without any strikeouts?

21. Which legendary football coach played for the New York Yankees in 1919?

22. Which former Montreal Expo hit the first grand slam in Blue Jays history?

23. Who had the second highest batting average in the American League in 1980?

24. How many batting titles did Babe Ruth win?

CRYPTIC CLUES

1. He’s the last active position player left from the 1970's.

2. He played his entire career with the same team.

3. He’s a non-Hall of Famer who died in 2001.

4. One managed in each league in 1981.

5. He was a pitcher who also appeared for the Reds and Red Sox.

6. He was a Cy Young Award winner.

7. He surrended an infamous beanball pitch.

8. He was the Blue Jays first All-Star pitcher.

9. One is a Hall of Famer, and the other two later managed in the major leagues.

10. Various nicknames referred to his dexterity, ethnicity, and personality.

11. He was not born in this hemisphere.

12. He last pitched in the 2001 World Series.

13. This owner died within the past ten years.

14. He is a left handed hitting Hall of Famer.

15. He won his 300th game against the Jays two years earlier.

16. One of them shares the same last initials as the Reds Hall of Fame second baseman.

17. As a player, he was a teammate of Tony Kubek.

18. His only World Championship occurred with the 1989 Oakland A’s.

19. The Cincinnati Reds AAA team now plays in this city.

20. He was a Rookie of the Year Award winner.

21. He had a fatherly nickname.

22. He was later a coach for the Blue Jays.

23. He played for the losing team in both the 1975 and the 1982 World Series.

24. He won as many as Tris Speaker.

ANSWERS