VOL. XIX, NO. 12

Test your knowledge of major league 'baseball. If you answer eight or more questions correctly, you're a baseball expert; six or better means that you know a lot about baseball. Four or better is fair, and anything lower than four is not exactly the greatest.

1. Which one of these players has the highest career batting average? A. Ted Williams, B. Lou Gehrig, C. Ty Cobb, D. Dave Kingman.

2. Which one of these players does not have 3,000 or more lifetime hits? A. Ted Williams, B. Ty Cobb, C. Pete Rose, D. Stan Musial.

3. Of these players, which has the most lifetime home runs? A. Babe Ruth, B. Hank Aaron, C. Don Kessinger, D. Willie Mays.

4. Which one of these players has won the most major league games? A. Walter Johnson, B. Wilbur Wood, C. Warren Spahn, D. Cy Young.

5. How many times have the Chicago Cubs won the World Series? A. never, B. 1 time, C. 2 times, D. 5 times.

6. How many times have the Chicago White Sox won the World Series? A. never, B. 1 time, C. 2 times, D. 5 times.

7. The longest game in the major leagues took how many innings? A. 22, B. 24, C. 25, D. 26.

8. How many times have the Chicago Cubs won the National League pennant? A. 4 times, B. 6 times, C. 8 times, D. 10 times.

9. How many times have the Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant? A. 5 times, B. 7 times, C. 9 times, D. 11 times.

10. Who managed the Chicago Cubs to all of their World Series victories? A. Frank Chance, B. Tom Loftus, C. Charlie Grim, D. Leo Durocher.







Answers: (C), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (D), 5. (C), 6. (C), 7. (D), 8. (D), 9. (A), 10. (A).