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Questions
Including among its number Reggie Jackson, Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter and Rollie Fingers, the ‘Moustache Gang’ was a nickname given to which baseball team, with the face fuzz clearly having an impact on their opponents as they went on to win the World Series in three consecutive years from 1972 to 1974?
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Influential on the name of a later team that was founded in 1901, what was the original name of the Atlanta Braves back when they were established in 1871? The nickname had previously been used by baseball’s first all-professional team, a side that played in Cincinnati.
BOSTON RED STOCKINGS
Called SunTrust Park when it opened in 2017, to what did the baseball stadium of the Atlanta Braves change its name in 2020? The financial company that now owns the naming rights formed when SunTrust merged with BB&T.
TRUIST PARK
In which year’s Olympics did South Korea take home the baseball gold medal after defeating Cuba 3 runs to 2 in the final, with them finishing with a 100% record after defeating all the other teams in the group stage? This was the last year the sport was featured before its reinstatement for Tokyo 2020.
2008
The all-time leader in home runs for designated hitters, with which team did David Ortiz win the World Series three times, being recognised as that event’s MVP in 2013?
BOSTON RED SOX
Adapted from a Dominican term of affection he used for his teammates, what two-word nickname is baseball player David Ortiz popularly known by?
BIG PAPI
Occurring from 1998 to 2001, with which club was Sammy Sosa playing when he became the only MLB player to hit over sixty home runs in a season on three separate occasions?
CHICAGO CUBS
A feat thought unbeatable until it was surpassed by Cal Ripken Jr, the 2,130 streak of consecutive games played by Lou Gehrig was a contributing factor to him gaining which nickname?
THE IRON HORSE
Nicknamed ‘Double X’ and twice winner of the World Series during his spell with the Philadelphia Athletics, which first baseman had the second most home runs when he retired, only trailing the legendary Babe Ruth?
JIMMIE FOXX
The fourth player to reach 700 career home runs, what is the nickname of Santo Domingo-born first baseman Albert Pujols?
THE MACHINE / LA MÁQUINA
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