Q 01/05
A) Boston Red Sox
B) New York Yankees
C) Philadelphia Phillies
D) Baltimore Orioles
Answer · why
He grew up in the organisation, where his father was a player and coach, and later bought a minority stake in the club.
Q 02/05
A) The Iron Horse
B) The Iron Man
C) Mr. October
D) The Kid
Answer · why
The Iron Horse was Lou Gehrig, the man whose record he broke.
Q 03/05
A) Career hits
B) Career home runs
C) Consecutive games played
D) Consecutive errorless games
Answer · why
He also holds the unofficial record for consecutive innings, 8,243, until his father pulled him from a blowout in 1987.
Q 04/05
A) Lou Gehrig
B) Babe Ruth
C) Joe DiMaggio
D) Ty Cobb
Answer · why
DiMaggio, Gehrig's old teammate, spoke at the ceremony after the record-breaking game.
Q 05/05
A) Billy
B) Bobby
C) Fred
D) Ryan
Answer · why
They are one of only four brother pairs in MLB history to play second base and shortstop for the same club.
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