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Sports Flashcards

1
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Long distance runner + Oregon+Died Young

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Steve Prefontaine

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2
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Sub Four minute Mile (First one)

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Roger Bannister

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3
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The Bambino/The Sultan of Swat

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George Herman Ruth

Yankees (also Boston)

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4
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Iron Horse

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Lou Gehrig

ALS is named after him as he died from it in 1941, he played in 2,130 consecutive games, and he gave an exceptionally famous farewell speech in 1939

Yankees (1923-1939)

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5
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Yankee Clipper

Joltin’ Joe

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Joe Dimaggio (56 game hitting streak – a record that still stands)

Yankees entire career

1936-1951

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6
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The Gashouse Gang

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1934 St. Louis Cardinals

The team won 95 games, the NL pennant, and the World Series in seven games over the Detroit Tigers.

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7
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Home Runs + October

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Reggie Jackson (for his 3 World Series homeruns in 1877)

– October was for when he was a Yankee (also Oaklant Athletics, Balitmore Orioles, California Angels)

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8
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annual award for baseball pitchers

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Cy Young Award (threw a perfect game in 1904)

Boston

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9
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Supreme Court

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Byron White

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10
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Drive for 5

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Marion Jones

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11
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The Rocket, 7 Cy Young Awards, 11-time All Star

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Roger Clemens

Pitcher

Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros

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12
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Big Papi

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David Ortiz

Designated Hitter

Red Sox

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13
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Iron Man

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Cal Ripken Jr (beat Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games played – 2,632 consecutive game streak)

Baltimore Orioles

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14
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715/755 Home Runs

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Hank Aaron (The Hammer)

Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1954-1974)

Record holder until Barry Bonds

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15
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Mr. Cub

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Ernie Banks

1953-1971 (Chicago Cubs)

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16
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Catfish

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James Hunter (played for Oakland/NY and signed a huge contract)

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17
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Junior

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Ken Griffey Jr (Young Phenom

Seattle Mariners/Cincinnati Reds

The “son” part of the first father-son to play in the same game.

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18
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Cy

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Cy Young (Real Name Denton) (1890-1911)

Pitcher
511 Wins – most in Major League History

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19
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Tom Terrific

The Franchise

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Tom Seaver (1967-1986)

Pitcher
NY Mets

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20
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The Ryan Express

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Nolan Ryan (known mostly for 7 no-hitters or 5000+ strikeouts)

Texas Rangers
Exceptional Curveball

1968-1993

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21
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“The Man”

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Stan Musial
Great Hitter
Lifetime SL Cardinal (1941-1963)

22
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Georgia Peach + lots of hits

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Ty Cobb

Detroit Tigers

23
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Long hit streak, Monroe, Robinson

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Dimaggio

24
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Knuckleball pitcher

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RA Dickey (Mets)

25
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Base Stealer

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Rickey Henderson - All-Time stolen base leader, legendary speedster, had some amusing egotistical quotes. Just know that he stole a lot of bases, including over 100 in a season or two

26
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Ted Williams

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The Splendid Splinter”, hit .406 in 1941 (last player to hit over .400), famous Red Sox LF who was also a marine and went to war, very high batting average, played into the 1960’s (began in the 1930s)

27
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Orioles

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Camden Yards

Baltimore

28
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First Black MLB Manageer

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Frank Robinson

29
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Redsox

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Fenway Park

Boston

30
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Yaz

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Carl Yastrezemski - “Yaz”, last player to win the Triple Crown (1967; Batting Average, RBI, and HR), top outfielder in 1960s and 1970s.

31
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NY Yankees

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Yankee Stadium

32
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Yogi Berra

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His clues almost exclusively relate to his bizarre quotes. It’s almost Pavlovian: if they ask for a baseball player with a weird quote, it’s Yogi. Otherwise, Yankee Catcher (past) is almost always Berra too.

33
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Yankee + Ford

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Whitey Ford

34
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Mr. November

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Derek Jeter. Yankee SS in 1990s/2000s

35
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61 + Mickey Mantel

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Roger Maris - Broke Babe Ruth’s single season home-run record in 1961 with 61 home runs, raced with Mickey Mantle for that title. Usually paired with the number “61” or “Mickey Mantle” in clues.

36
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Tampa Bay Rays

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Tropicana Field

37
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Shoeless

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Joe Jackson - “Shoeless Joe”, star outfielder who got banned from baseball in the 1919 Black Sox betting scandal

38
Q

erfect Game + Senator from Kentucky

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Jim Bunning

39
Q

Stabbed Tennis Player

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Monica Seles

40
Q

Aneres Clothing Line

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Serena Williams

41
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Battle of the Sexes

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Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

42
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Historic Black Female Tennis Player

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Althea Gibson

43
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Gold-Medal 2012 Gymnast

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Gabby Douglas

44
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Gymnast won dancing with the stars

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Shawn Johnson

45
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swimming - most gold medals in a single Olympics, most golds of any Olympian

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Michael Phelps

46
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Track

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Usain Bolt

47
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Snowboarding

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Shawn White

48
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Soccer/LA Galexy

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David Beckham

49
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Poker Player with appropriate name

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Chris Moneymaker

50
Q

Finnish Runner

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Paavo Nurmi (Flying Fin)

51
Q

Golf Films

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Tin Cup
Caddy Shack
Happy Gilmore

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