Daily Baseball Quiz

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Today's theme is: Yankee Pitchers

1. Who wrote the book "The Bronx Zoo"?
   1. Jim Bouton
   2. Goose Gossage
   3. Sparky Lyle
   4. Catfish Hunter
   5. Andy Messersmith

2. Which Yankee southpaw attended Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Texas?
   1. Whitey Ford
   2. Lefty Gomez
   3. Ron Guidry
   4. Sparky Lyle
   5. Andy Pettitte

3. Who pitched the first no hitter in Yankee Stadium?
   1. Jim Abbott
   2. Don Larsen
   3. Monte Pearson
   4. Allie Reynolds
   5. David Wells

4. Who wrote the book "Ball Four"?
   1. Jim Bouton
   2. Al Downing
   3. Catfish Hunter
   4. Mel Stottlemyre
   5. Ralph Terry

5. Who was the first manager of the Somerset Patriots a minor league team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey?
   1. Ron Guidry
   2. Catfish Hunter
   3. Sparky Lyle
   4. Doc Medich
   5. Mel Stottlemyre

6. Who became the first baseball pitcher to win the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1987?
   1. Jim Abbott
   2. Roger Clemens
   3. Al Leiter
   4. Mike Mussina
   5. Andy Pettitte

7. Who was the first Yankee pitcher to throw a no hitter on the 4th of July?
   1. Jim Abbott
   2. Dwight Gooden
   3. George Mogridge
   4. Allie Reynolds
   5. Dave Righetti

8. Which Yankee pitcher, in 1997, wore an authentic 1934 Babe Ruth hat during the first inning of a game?
   1. David Cone
   2. Dwight Gooden
   3. Kenny Rogers
   4. Andy Pettitte
   5. David Wells

9. Who was the first Yankee pitcher to win the Cy Young award?
   1. Roger Clemens
   2. Whitey Ford
   3. Ron Guidry
   4. Sparky Lyle
   5. Bob Turley

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