FEB2012:   THE  108th  ARTICLE FOR BASEBALL GURU

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THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUER TO.......

1: HIT HIS MOTHER IN THE STANDS WHILE THROWING TO FIRST BASE.

2: GET MARRIED AT HOME PLATE BEFORE A GAME.

3: CATCH A BALL THROWN FROM AN EIGHT STORY BUILDING.

4: HAVE A PIGEON FLY OUT OF HIS HAT WHILE PLAYING THE OUTFIELD.

5: SPEAKING OF BIRDS, TO  KILL ONE WHILE THROWING A BALL INTO THE INFIELD.

6: WEAR CURLERS DURING A GAME.

7: HIT A GRAND SLAM HOMERUN IN A WORLD SERIES GAME.

8: MAKE AN UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES.

9: MARRY A MISS AMERICA.

10: GET STEPPED ON BY A COW WHILE BEING HONORED WITH A DAY AT THE BALLPARK.

11: GET THE VERY FIRST HIT IN THE VERY FIRST ALLSTAR GAME.

12: DIE AFTER BEING HIT BY A FAST BALL IN THE HEAD DURING A GAME.

13: FIRST MANAGER TO BE THROWN OUT IN BOTH GAMES OF A DOUBLEHEADER.

14: FIRST RELIEF PICHER TO WIN THE CY YOUNG AWARD.

15: FIRST ROOKIE TO WIN AN ALL STAR GAME.

16: FIRST BLACK PITCHER IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES.

17: FIRST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

18: PINCH HIT A HOMERUN IN A WORLD SERIES

19: FIRST BLACK PITCHER AND HITTER TO FACE EACH OTHER IN A GAME.

20: FIRST PITCHER TO WIN THE CY YOUNG AND MVP IN  THE SAME SEASON.

21: FIRST PLAYER DRAFTED IN WW1.

22: FIRST PLAYER TO HAVE HIS NUMBER RETIRED.

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ANSWERS:

1: BOB FELLER

2: SHOELESS JOE JACKSON

3: WILBERT ROBINSON

4: CASEY STENGEL

5: DAVE WINFIELD

6: DOCK ELLIS

7: ELMER SMITH

8: BILL WAMBSGANS

9: ANDY CAREY

10: PHIL RIZZUTO

11: DICK BARTELL

12: RAY CHAPMAN

13: MEL OTT

14: MIKE MARSHALL

15: FRANK "SPEC" SHEA

16: DAN BANKHEAD

17: JACKIE ROBINSON

18: YOGI BERRA

19: HANK THOMPSON AND DON NEWCOMBE

20: DON NEWCOMBE

21: HUGH MULCAHY

22: LOU GEHRIG