Name the last Phillies' pitcher to lead the league in wins.
A. Robin Roberts
B. Steve Carlton
C. John Denny
D. Roy Halladay
Answer: D.
A winner of 203 games in his 16-year career, 'Doc" Halladay won 21 and took Cy Young Award honors in 2010, his first season with Philadelphia after being traded from Toronto.
It was his second Cy Young Award after posting a 22-7 mark to win his first in 2003. Halladayfinished second in the Cy Young voting in two other seasons.
He died tragically in a plane crash in 2017.
Name the duo whose home run total Mantle and Maris broke in 1961.
A. Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron
B. Willie Mays and Willie McCovey
C. Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons
D. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
Answer: D.
Ruth and Gehrig combined for 107 home runs in 1927 ( in a 154-game season), when Ruth hit 60 and Gehrig belted 47. Mantle and Maris combined for 115, as Maris broke Ruth's record (over a 162-game schedule) with 61, and Mantle added 54.
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