1) Which player hit a home run in his first major league at-bat and never hit another one over his 21-year career? Hoyt Wilhelm
2) Who is the only player to hit two grand slams in one inning? Fernando Tatis
3) Who was the only pitcher since 1900 to hit 3 home runs in a major league game? Jim Tobin May 13, 1942
4) Who was the only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a major league game? Tony Cloninger
5) What record has Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity held since the 1903 season? He pitched 434 innings
6) Who holds the record for the lowest batting average in a season while playing in at least 150 games?
7) Who holds the record for the fewest singles in a season while playing in at least 150 games? Barry Bonds 49 in 2001
8) Who holds the record for the fewest RBI’s in a season with at least 500 at-bats? Morrie Rath 19 for 1912 White Sox
9) Who holds the record for most major-league at-bats without a home run?
10) Who hit into a triple play in his final major league at-bat? Joe Pignatano
11) Who is the only man in major league history to hit into a triple-play and to accomplish one in the field?
12) Who is the only major league player whose every hit of a single season was a home run? Luke Stuart 1921 only hit ever
13) Who is the only major league player to commit 4 errors in a single inning? more than 1
Doggie Miller 5/24/1895,Ray Chapman 6/20/1914,Shorty Fuller 8/17/1888, Lennie Merullo 9/13/1942, Jimmy Burke 5/27/1901, Bob Brenly 9/14/1986, Lew Whistler 6/19/1891
14) What record does Rennie Stennett have a piece of, and who does he share it with? September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's ML record, set June 10, 1892, by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game
15) What record does Charles Barrett hold? On August 10, 1944, he threw just 58 pitches in defeating the Reds, 2-0.
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