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
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? Most complete double headers pitched (both games) career - 5
6) Who holds the record for the lowest batting average in a season while playing in at least 150 games? Horace Clarke .230 1968
7) Who holds the record for the fewest singles in a season while playing in at least 150 games? Barry Bonds (49)
8) Who holds the record for the fewest RBI’s in a season with at least 500 at-bats? Morrie Rath (19)
9) Who holds the record for most major-league at-bats without a home run? Rabbit Maranville (1922, 672 AB's)
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? Jimmy Cooney
12) Who is the only major league player whose every hit of a single season was a home run? Guillermo Mota (1999) (also done by Esteban Yan 2000 and Bill Lefebvre 1938)
13) Who is the only major league player to commit 4 errors in a single inning? Doggie Miller
14) What record does Rennie Stennett have a piece of, and who does he share it with? 7 hits in a 9 inning game - shared with Wilbert Robinson
15) What record does Charles Barrett hold? fewest pitches in a 27-out complete game (58)
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