Daily Baseball Quiz

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Today's theme is: First Time In Baseball In The 21st Century

1. Who, in 2007, became the first player to hit at least thirty home runs in his first seven seasons?
   1. Andruw Jones
   2. Vladimir Guerrero
   3. Albert Pujols
   4. Alex Rodríguez
   5. Jim Thome

2. Who, in 2007, became the first pitcher to win ten games in twenty consecutive seasons?
   1. Roger Clemens
   2. Randy Johnson
   3. Greg Maddux
   4. Jamie Moyer
   5. John Smoltz

3. Which team, in 2007, was the first to sweep both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets in a series of more than two games during the same season?
   1. Colorado Rockies
   2. Detroit Tigers
   3. Florida Marlins
   4. Minnesota Twins
   5. Toronto Blue Jays

4. Who, in 2003, became the first pitcher to pitch for team in four different divisions in the same season?
   1. Rocky Biddle
   2. Jeff Liefer
   3. Brian Meadows
   4. Dan Miceli
   5. Guillermo Mota

5. Who, in 2001, became the first player to hit into a triple play and hit a grand slam in the same game?
   1. Scott Hatteberg
   2. Trot Nixon
   3. Troy O'Leary
   4. Manny Ramírez
   5. Jason Varitek

6. Who, in 2001, became the first player to have three games with three home runs in the same season?
   1. Barry Bonds
   2. Luis González
   3. Manny Ramírez
   4. Alex Rodríguez
   5. Sammy Sosa

7. Which team, in 2001, ended the season with more strikouts than hits?
   1. Detroit Tigers
   2. Florida Marlins
   3. Milwaukee Brewers
   4. Montreal Expos
   5. Texas Rangers

8. Which team, in 2002, became the first to hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the ninth innning?
   1. Atlanta Braves
   2. Boston Red Sox
   3. Chicago White Sox
   4. Detroit Tigers
   5. Los Angeles Dodgers

9. Who, in 2002, became the first player to hit three home runs on his birthday?
   1. Nomar Garciaparra
   2. Manny Ramírez
   3. Alex Rodríguez
   4. Jim Thome
   5. Sammy Sosa

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