Chris Richcreek
1) Name the last St. Louis Cardinals pitcher 22 or younger before Shelby Miller in 2013 to win 10-plus games in his first 20 starts of a season.
2) In 2013, Chris Davis became the fifth Baltimore Oriole to hit 40 or more home runs in a season. Name two of the first four to do it.
3) When was the last time before 2013 that the University of Wisconsin football team opened the season with back-to-back shutouts of opponents?
4) In 2013, Miami’s LeBron James became the third NBA player to be named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Who were the first two?
5) Between 2000 and 2009, five goaltenders tallied a goal during an NHL game. Name three of them.
6) In 2014, Russia’s Albert Demchenko became the oldest medalist in an individual event in the Winter Games (42 years, 74 days). What event was it?
7) When was the last time before 2012 that the University of Texas won the NCAA Division I men’s golf championship?
Answers
1) Steve Carlton, in 1967.
2) Brady Anderson, Jim Gentile, Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Robinson.
3) It was 1958.
4) Larry Bird (1986) and Michael Jordan (1991-93).
5) Martin Brodeur (2000), Jose Theodore (2001), Evgeni Nabokov (2002), Mika Noronen (2004) and Chris Mason (2006).
6) He won the silver medal in the luge.
7) It was 1972.