Sports

Question 1

Long distance runner + Oregon+Died Young

Answer 1

Steve Prefontaine

Question 2

Sub Four minute Mile (First one)

Answer 2

Roger Bannister

Question 3

The Bambino/The Sultan of Swat

Answer 3

George Herman Ruth

Yankees (also Boston)

Question 4

Iron Horse

Answer 4

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)

Question 5

Yankee Clipper

Joltin’ Joe

Answer 5

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

Yankees entire career

1936-1951

Question 6

The Gashouse Gang

Answer 6

1934 St. Louis Cardinals

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

Question 7

Home Runs + October

Answer 7

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)

Question 8

annual award for baseball pitchers

Answer 8

Cy Young Award (threw a perfect game in 1904)

Boston

Question 9

Supreme Court

Answer 9

Byron White

Question 10

Drive for 5

Answer 10

Marion Jones

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Roger Clemens

Pitcher

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

Question 12

Big Papi

Answer 12

David Ortiz

Designated Hitter

Red Sox

Question 13

Iron Man

Answer 13

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

Baltimore Orioles

Question 14

715/755 Home Runs

Answer 14

Hank Aaron (The Hammer)

Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1954-1974)

Record holder until Barry Bonds

Question 15

Mr. Cub

Answer 15

Ernie Banks

1953-1971 (Chicago Cubs)

Question 16

Catfish

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Junior

Answer 17

Ken Griffey Jr (Young Phenom

Seattle Mariners/Cincinnati Reds

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

Question 18

Cy

Answer 18

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

Pitcher
511 Wins – most in Major League History

Question 19

Tom Terrific

The Franchise

Answer 19

Tom Seaver (1967-1986)

Pitcher
NY Mets

Question 20

The Ryan Express

Answer 20

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

Texas Rangers
Exceptional Curveball

1968-1993

Question 21

“The Man”

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Georgia Peach + lots of hits

Answer 22

Ty Cobb

Detroit Tigers

Question 23

Long hit streak, Monroe, Robinson

Answer 23

Dimaggio

Question 24

Knuckleball pitcher

Answer 24

RA Dickey (Mets)

Question 25

Base Stealer

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Ted Williams

Answer 26

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)

Question 27

Orioles

Answer 27

Camden Yards Baltimore

Question 28

First Black MLB Manageer

Answer 28

Frank Robinson

Question 29

Redsox

Answer 29

Fenway Park Boston

Question 30

Yaz

Answer 30

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

Question 31

NY Yankees

Answer 31

Yankee Stadium

Question 32

Yogi Berra

Answer 32

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.

Question 33

Yankee + Ford

Answer 33

Whitey Ford

Question 34

Mr. November

Answer 34

Derek Jeter. Yankee SS in 1990s/2000s

Question 35

61 + Mickey Mantel

Answer 35

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.

Question 36

Tampa Bay Rays

Answer 36

Tropicana Field

Question 37

Shoeless

Answer 37

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

Question 38

erfect Game + Senator from Kentucky

Answer 38

Jim Bunning

Question 39

Stabbed Tennis Player

Answer 39

Monica Seles

Question 40

Aneres Clothing Line

Answer 40

Serena Williams

Question 41

Battle of the Sexes

Answer 41

Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

Question 42

Historic Black Female Tennis Player

Answer 42

Althea Gibson

Question 43

Gold-Medal 2012 Gymnast

Answer 43

Gabby Douglas

Question 44

Gymnast won dancing with the stars

Answer 44

Shawn Johnson

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Michael Phelps

Question 46

Track

Answer 46

Usain Bolt

Question 47

Snowboarding

Answer 47

Shawn White

Question 48

Soccer/LA Galexy

Answer 48

David Beckham

Question 49

Poker Player with appropriate name

Answer 49

Chris Moneymaker

Question 50

Finnish Runner

Answer 50

Paavo Nurmi (Flying Fin)

Question 51

Golf Films

Answer 51

Tin Cup Caddy Shack Happy Gilmore