Q 01/05

Which Yankees left-hander retired all 27 batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on May 17, 1998?

A) David Wells

B) David Cone

C) Andy Pettitte

D) Jimmy Key

Answer · why

A) David Wells

David Wells threw the 15th perfect game in major league history, and the first by a Yankee in the regular season.

Q 02/05

The Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in May 1998 later said he did it in what condition?

A) With the flu

B) With a broken toe

C) With a sore shoulder

D) With a hangover

Answer · why

D) With a hangover

With a hangover, by his own account: he made the claim in his 2003 autobiography, a book whose remarks earned him a $100,000 fine from the Yankees.

Q 03/05

Yankees rookie Orlando Hernández, El Duque, fled which country by boat on Christmas Day 1997?

A) Haiti

B) Cuba

C) Mexico

D) Colombia

Answer · why

B) Cuba

Cuba had banned him from baseball after his half-brother defected; ten months after his own escape he started a World Series game.

Q 04/05

Which ballpark hosted a Yankees home game in April 1998 after a 500-pound beam fell in the Bronx?

A) Giants Stadium

B) Veterans Stadium

C) Shea Stadium

D) Camden Yards

Answer · why

C) Shea Stadium

Shea Stadium took the third game of the Angels series after the support beam landed on a seat before a game; the first two games were postponed.

Q 05/05

Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry missed the 1998 World Series after which diagnosis during the ALDS?

A) Colon cancer

B) Hepatitis C

C) Hodgkin's lymphoma

D) Type 1 diabetes

Answer · why

A) Colon cancer

Colon cancer was found on October 1, and he had surgery two days later; the club still issued him a championship ring.