Softball Exam 1 Spring 40-59 Questions & Answers 100% Correct!

In 1940, who is the only player to pitch a no-hitter on Opening Day in baseball history? - ANSWERSBob Feller In 1940, who was the first player to commit suicide during the baseball season? - ANSWERSWillard Hershberger Which statement about Ted William's 1941 season is true? - ANSWERSHe hit a three-run homer in the last of the ninth inning to win the 1941 All-Star game. Which event occurred in 1941? - ANSWERSBoth How did World War II impact the way baseball operated? - ANSWERSBoth Which Hall of Fame player missed no time in the major leagues due to WW II? - ANSWERSHal Newhouser What was baseball's famous 'Green-Light Letter' written in 1942? - ANSWERSRoosevelt wrote it giving MLB permission to continue during the war. What famous play led to the Brooklyn Dodgers eventually losing the 1941 World Series? - ANSWERSCatcher Mickey Owen allowed a pass ball to tie the game in the 9th inning of game four. Who was the youngest player (15) in major league history? - ANSWERSJoe Nuxhall Which Hall of Famer slugger led the St. Louis Cardinals to three straight pennants during WW II? - ANSWERSStan Musial Which statement about World War II's effect on major league baseball is true? - ANSWERSThe war hastened baseball's desegregation by spotlighting blacks and whites united in war. The woeful St. Louis Browns won their only pennant in history during which war year? - ANSWERS1944 What event opened the door in 1944 for baseball's integration to occur three years later? - ANSWERSCommissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis died. W