Thursday, February 2, 2012

1969 World Series Trivia

How well do you know the 1969 New York Mets World Series run? Well here are a dozen 1969 World Series Trivia Questions. See how you do...Answers will be posted tomorrow.

1) Who caught the final out of Game 5 of the 1969 World Series?

2) Who was the World Series MVP?

3) Who led off Game 1 with a home run?

4) Who did the Mets sweep in the Playoffs to get to the World Series?

5) Who was the Mets starting pitcher in Game 3 of the Series who threw six innings of shutout ball?

6) Who hit J.C. Martin while he was running to First Base in Game 4 of the Series?

7) What Oriole pitcher hit a home run in Game 5 of the World Series?

8) What Oriole player finished second in the MVP voting that year, 67 points behind Harmon Killebrew?

9) How many other Cy Young Awards did Tom Seaver win besides 1969?

10) In what movie did George Burns say, 'The last miracle I performed was the 1969 Mets. Before that I think you'd have to go back to the Red Sea?"

11) Who was the umpire who awarded Cleon Jones first base in the famous shoe polish play in Game 5/

12) Who were the two Met position players in the top ten in the NL MVP voting? (they were the only two in the Top Ten not in the Baseball Hall of Fame)

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