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Sports Quiz
Baseball
“Take me out to the ballgame…” Hey, did you know that song’s tune was written by Jewish songwriter Albert Von Tilzer? True! Now, buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack— and see how much you know about some of the great Jewish baseball players you could see when someone… takes you out to the ballgame!
1. What was so special about Yankee catcher Moe Berg?
2. Right fielder Shawn Green has the record for hitting the most runs in ___ games in a row.
3. Hank Greenberg (Tigers), Sandy Koufax (Dodgers), and Al Rosen (Indians) held what honor?
4. The first pro baseball player was Philly’s Lipman Pike; he made $___ a week in 1866.
5. Babe Ruth was called "The Sultan of Swat." Mose Solomon was called "The ___ of Swat."
6. Not Sandy Koufax but Ken Holtzman holds the record for most games won by a Jewish ___:
7. In his 17 years in baseball— more than any other Jewish player—Buddy Myer hit .300 or better in ___ of those seasons.
8. As starting pitcher for the Orioles in 1980, Steve Stone went 25-7, earning the _____ Award.
9. Pitcher Justin Wayne played with the _____ when they won the World Series in 2003.
10. Dodger’s catcher Steve Yeager invented the catcher’s throat-guard, played in 4 World Series, and acted in the ___ movies.

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