Here are the answers to the baseball trivia questions posed by George Will in his March 28 column:
1. Joe Jackson (1911), Ty Cobb (1922)
2. Alex Bregman
3. Al Rosen
4. Mickey Vernon
5. Chase Utley
6. Dennis Eckersley
7. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, David Ortiz
8. Mike Matheny
9. Albert Pujols (145)
10. Sandy Koufax (1966)
11. Sandy Koufax (1965)
12. Wee Willie Keeler (5’4”)
13. Bob Gibson
14. Braves (Boston 1914, Milwaukee 1957, Atlanta 1996)
15. 2006 St. Louis Cardinals (83-78)
16. 1934 New York Yankees (Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez), who did not win the pennant.
17. Paul Waner, Chipper Jones
18. Dave Stewart
19. Robin Roberts
20. Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets in 2015
21. Ty Cobb, Rusty Staub, Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez
22. Mike Trout
23. The 1960 Yankees, who lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
24. Willie Mays (22)
25. Hank Bauer (17, 1957-58)
26. Sandy Koufax (1965)
27. Casey Stengel
28. Todd Zeile, Matt Stairs
29. Billy Martin, Davey Johnson, Dusty Baker
30. The Chicago Cubs’ Frank Chance (1906-08 averaged 107.33 wins), the Baltimore Orioles’ Earl Weaver (1969-71 averaged 106 wins)
31. Walter Johnson (97, 1912-14)
32. Walter Johnson (1913)
33. Jim Thome (13)
First bonus answer: Eddie Sawyer
Second bonus question: Danny Ozark
