1. Masters Tournament
   Super Bowl
2. World Cup

Sanders was an NFL star who won the Super Bowl with both the Cowboys and the 49ers. He also played in the 1992 World Series with the Atlanta Braves​ but lost to Toronto.

1. one
   four
2. nine

In the 1956 World Series, Yankees pitcher Don Larsen threw the first and only perfect game in World Series history. He was later named the Series MVP.

1. Toronto
   Phoenix
2. Cincinnati

Founded in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings — now just the Reds — were the first pro team.

1. 105 mph
   109 mph
2. 114 mph

Few pitchers can consistently top 100 mph in pro baseball. In 2010, Aroldis Chapman threw a pitch of 105.1 mph. It’s why he’s nicknamed the Cuban Missile.

1. one
   19
2. 34

Just one unlucky player — Ray Chapman — has ever been killed by a pitch. In 1920, he was struck in the head and died 12 hours later.

1. one
   two
2. 69

Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm hit a home run in his very first at-bat. He played 20 seasons and never hit another.

1. 19
   108
2. 299

Baseballs are precisely manufactured. Each ball has exactly 108 stitches to match the standards of the game.

1. 14 innings
   26 innings
2. 37 innings

In 1920, the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins battled for 26 innings ... and then it got dark. The game was recorded as a tie.

1. He was blind.
   He had no toes.
2. He had one hand.

Abbott was born with just his left hand ... but went on to excel in the big leagues. He took the mound for the Yankees in 1993 and threw a no-hitter versus Cleveland.

1. spitballs
   cleats
2. aluminum bats

In 1920, the league banned spitballs, in which pitchers altered balls to gain an advantage on batters. But 17 pitchers were grandfathered into the clause and allowed to keep using spitballs for the duration of their careers.

1. true
2. false

False. However, Ruth had the exact same number of hits as Hank Aaron. Both legends had 2,147 hits in their storied careers.

1. 60
   70
2. 80

Sosa is the only player to hit more than 60 home runs in three seasons. Oddly, he didn’t win the home run title in any of those seasons, each time being bested by players having even more phenomenal years.

1. tobacco juice
   mud
2. gunpowder

To make them easier for pitchers to handle, umpires rub all new balls with mud before games. The mud is traditionally harvested from an area near the Delaware River.

1. Soviet Union
   moon
2. Vietnamese capitol building

Perry said they’d put a man on the moon before he ever hit a home run. On July 20, 1969, NASA landed a man on the moon ... and less than half an hour later, Perry hit the first — and last — home run of his career.

1. stupid
   deaf
2. blind

Starting in 1888, Hoy was the first deaf player in pro baseball history. He was no dummy — he had more than 2,000 hits and stole 596 bases in 15 seasons.

1. first to steal home.
   first grand slam in Series history.
2. first MVP from the losing team.

Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson hit a home run and 12 RBIs in the 1960 World Series ... but the Yankees lost the title. Richardson was the first MVP ever from the losing side.

1. nachos and beer ... together
   umpiring
2. ball manufacturing

Hubbard was a pro football player who became an umpire later in life, and his suggestions improved umpiring in many ways. He’s the only person ever elected to both the football and baseball Halls of Fame.

1. true
2. false

It’s not required, but it is recommended — many umpires do wear black underwear during games. That way, if their pants split during a crouch it won’t be totally obvious.

1. He gave his salary to his coach.
   He sacrificed his first-born son.
2. He ran the bases backwards.

Piersall was 33 when he (finally) hit his 100th homer. He celebrated in style ... by running the bases backward​. It sounds funny, but the dude was seriously weird and possibly disturbed. He even spent time in a mental hospital.

1. He invented baseball.
   He was the shortest man ever to play.
2. He robbed a Yankees pitcher on the field.

Eddie Gaedel was just 3 feet, 7 inches tall, the shortest man ever to play the game. In 1951, he was sent to the plate (as a stunt) and was walked. A pinch runner replaced him at first.

1. true
2. false

It’s true. Until the early ‘30s, players were credited with home runs if their hits bounced off the turf and out of the stadium.

1. errors
   home runs
2. stolen bases

Kiner began his career with the Pirates in 1946, and for seven seasons he led the league in home runs. No other player has led in home runs for that many consecutive years.

1. sleeping
   punching an umpire
2. slapping a child

As players and umpires argued a call, outfielder Edd Roush got tired of the ruckus. He promptly fell asleep in the outfield ... and was ejected when he didn’t wake up for the next pitch.

1. clown
   small child
2. seagull

Winfield’s throw killed a seagull and fans reported him to the police, who arrested and jailed him for animal cruelty. He was released the next day.

1. steroids
   LSD
2. tequila

After his no-hitter, Ellis claimed he was tripping on LSD during the game. Journalists at the game, however, didn’t believe his story.

1. He hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate, on the first day of the season.
   He strangled his manager.
2. He struck and killed a pitcher with a hit.

Lopez was a switch hitter who hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate, in one game. It was the first time anyone had ever done such a thing on the first day of the season.

1. 6 feet, 5 inches
   6 feet, 8 inches
2. 6 feet, 11 inches

At 6 feet, 11 inches, Jon Rauch was tall enough to play center in the NBA. He was drafted in 1999 as a pitcher and played until 2013.

1. China
   New Jersey
2. Costa Rica

MLB baseballs are hand-stitched by workers in Costa Rica. Each year, a single authorized factory makes more than 2 million of the official balls.

1. He dropped it.
   He was struck by lightning.
2. He got married on the field.

Giants player Red Murray finally ended the agonizingly-long game, and just as he caught the ball he was struck by lightning. As the ​legend goes, he didn’t drop the ball.

1. in one play
   in one game
2. in three innings

A defensive setup by the Phillies allowed Damon to steal second ... and left third completely uncovered. He stole two bases in a single play.