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<h1>Major League Baseball - 1970</h1><p>See what you know about Major League Baseball during the year 1970</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who did The Sporting News name as the Player of the Decade for the 1960s on January 17, 1970?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mickey Mantle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Gibson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Willie Mays</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sandy Koufax</div>
<br>2. What team did the Cincinnati Reds play in their last game at Crosley Field on June 24, 1970?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pittsburgh Pirates</div>
<br>3. Who was the 1970 World Series MVP?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Johnny Bench</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooks Robinson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Robinson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pete Rose</div>
<br>4. Who was the 1970 All Star Game MVP?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carl Yastrzemski</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hank Aaron</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boog Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Willie Mays</div>
<br>5. What pitcher won the 1970 American League Cy Young Award?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim "Catfish" Hunter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam McDowell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Palmer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Perry</div>
<br>6. What pitcher became the first to win 100 games in both leagues on August 11, 1970?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ken Holtzman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Claude Osteen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Bunning</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gaylord Perry</div>
<br>7. Who recorded his 3000th hit on July 18, 1970?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Kaline</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ernie Banks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Willie Mays</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Robinson</div>
<br>8. What pitcher pitched a no-hitter on July 3, 1970 against the Oakland A's?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mike Cuellar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clyde Wright</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mel Stottlemyre</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sam McDowell</div>
<br>9. What team did the Baltimore Orioles play in the 1970 American League Playoffs?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago White Sox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota Twins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California Angels</div>
<br>10. The 1970 World Series consisted of how many games?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 7</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 5</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 4</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 6</div>
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