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9781550548211
Whose initials are displayed in Morse code on the hand-operated scoreboard at Boston's Fenway Park? Which baseball personality inspired the name of Gillian Anderson's character in The X-Files? The weird, the wonderful, the well-known, and the who-ever-knew-thats: from fun facts out of baseball movies to real-life oddities from the diamond, these multiple-choice trivia questions will truly test your smarts on the sport. Think about it for a second: Which fielding position was not mentioned by Abbott and Costello in their classic "Who's on First?" routine? Pitcher? Right Field? Shortstop? And, in what country does former Milwaukee Brewers catcher Dave Nilsson own a minor baseball league? Hint: It's his native land. Have fun!Answers:1. Former Red Sox owners Tom A. Yawkey and Jean R Yawkey2. Vin Scully, the play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers3. Right field4. Australia 5 1/2 X 8 1/2. 15 B&W IllustrationsMackin, Bob is the author of 'Off the Wall Baseball Trivia' with ISBN 9781550548211 and ISBN 1550548212.
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