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TEST YOUR TRIVIA PROWESS 

Our second exciting trivia contest begins Wednesday March 31, 2004. Each week, you will have a chance to answer a new set of questions. Match wits with the editors and test your knowledge of the National Pastime. The entry with the most correct answers will win a copy of The Baseball Encyclopedia. Ties will be broken by a random drawing. Each weekly contest ends on Tuesday at midnight EST. Employees of Barnes & Noble and contributors to the book are not eligible for prizes.

Question One:
Who was the first man to play for expansion clubs in 2 different leagues?
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Question Two:
Which pitcher did Ron Bloomberg face in the first major league at-bat ever for a designated hitter?
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Question Three:
What major league general manager won his second consecutive Sporting News Executive of the Year Award after being fired from his job?
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Question Four:
The 1935 World Champion Detroit Tigers sported three players who eventually lived to be 95 or older. Name them.
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Question Five:
What was the original name for Astroturf?
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