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Scroll down to see answers for each question."); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.headHeight = 40; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.copyMargin = 9; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.copyBorder = 0; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1][0] = new Array("Babe Ruth was pinch-hit for only once in his career with the Yankees, coming on Aug. 9, 1925. Who subbed for the Bambino?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1].answer = "Bobby Veach, who singled in his at-bat."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1][1] = new Array("Earle Combs",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1][2] = new Array("Wally Pipp",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1][3] = new Array("Bobby Veach",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[1][4] = new Array("Joe Dugan",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2][0] = new Array("In 1939, the Yankees became the first team to retire a uniform number. Whose number did they retire?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2].answer = "Gehrig, who made his “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” speech that day."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2][1] = new Array("Tony Lazzeri",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2][2] = new Array("Lou Gehrig",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2][3] = new Array("Lefty Gomez",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[2][4] = new Array("Babe Ruth",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3][0] = new Array("The only player to hit for the cycle three times in the American League was a Yankee. Who was it?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3].answer = "Bob Meusel, who accomplished the feat in 1921, ’22, and ‘28."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3][1] = new Array("Bob Meusel",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3][2] = new Array("Babe Ruth",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3][3] = new Array("Mickey Mantle",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[3][4] = new Array("Willie Keeler",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4][0] = new Array("Who was the first Yankees’ southpaw to toss a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4].answer = "Righetti no-hit the Boston Red Sox on July 4, 1983, whiffing future Hall of Famer Wade Boggs for the final out."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4][1] = new Array("Lefty Gomez",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4][2] = new Array("Ron Guidry",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4][3] = new Array("Dave Righetti",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[4][4] = new Array("Al Downing",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5][0] = new Array("What was the distance to the wall in straight-away center field when the ballpark opened in 1923?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5].answer = "490 feet."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5][1] = new Array("430 feet",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5][2] = new Array("475 feet",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5][3] = new Array("490 feet",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[5][4] = new Array("505 feet",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6][0] = new Array("What was the smallest crowd in Yankee Stadium history for a Yankees game?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6].answer = "413. A smattering of fans showed up to watch the last-place Yanks finish out their season on Sept. 25, 1966."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6][1] = new Array("413",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6][2] = new Array("1,343",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6][3] = new Array("6,431",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[6][4] = new Array("10,014",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7][0] = new Array("Because of an upheld protest, the infamous “Pine Tar Game” of 1983 between the Yankees and Royals had to be played in two parts, with the game starting on July 24, but finishing on August 18. Yankees manager Billy Martin showed his anger at the ruling which allowed George Brett’s home run to stand by putting one of his pitchers in center field for the resumption of the game. Who was it?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7].answer = "Guidry played center field, replacing Jerry Mumphrey, who had been traded during the interlude. In another oddity, Don Mattingly played second base."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7][1] = new Array("Goose Gossage",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7][2] = new Array("Ron Guidry",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7][3] = new Array("Dave Righetti",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[7][4] = new Array("John Montefusco",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8][0] = new Array("The New York Yankees played in the first nationally televised World Series. What year was it?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8].answer = "1947. The Series featured Bill Bevens’ spoiled no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 3, and Al Gionfriddo’s legendary catch of a Joe DiMaggio drive in Game 6 that helped force a Game 7."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8][1] = new Array("1942",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8][2] = new Array("1943",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8][3] = new Array("1947",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[8][4] = new Array("1949",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9][0] = new Array("Yankee Stadium was built on land purchased from one of the country’s most prominent families. Which family?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9].answer = "The Astors. Yankees owners Jacob Ruppert and Til Hutson bought 10 acres from the estate of William Waldorf Astor for $675,000."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9][1] = new Array("The Astors",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9][2] = new Array("The Rockefellers",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9][3] = new Array("The Vanderbilts",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[9][4] = new Array("The Carnegies",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10][0] = new Array("The famous white façade that is the Yankee Stadium trademark was originally a different color. What color was it?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10].answer = "Copper. It was originally a copper frieze."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10][1] = new Array("Blue",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10][2] = new Array("Silver",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10][3] = new Array("Gold",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[10][4] = new Array("Copper",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11][0] = new Array("How much did it cost to build Yankee Stadium in 1923?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11].answer = "$2.5 million. Construction took only 284 days."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11][1] = new Array("$1 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11][2] = new Array("$2.5 million",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11][3] = new Array("$6.2 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[11][4] = new Array("$10 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12][0] = new Array("Which Yankee pitcher with a minimum of 800 innings has the best ERA in team history?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12].answer = "Mariano Rivera. The Yankees closer has a sterling 2.29 ERA in his Yankees career."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12][1] = new Array("Mel Stottlemyre",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12][2] = new Array("Mariano Rivera",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12][3] = new Array("Jim “Catfish” Hunter",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[12][4] = new Array("Urban Shocker",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13][0] = new Array("In November 1928, the legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne made his famous “win one for the Gipper” speech at halftime of a game played at Yankee Stadium. What team was the Fighting Irish playing?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13].answer = "Army. The game was tied at halftime, and Notre Dame won 12-6."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13][1] = new Array("Army",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13][2] = new Array("Navy",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13][3] = new Array("Michigan",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[13][4] = new Array("USC",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14][0] = new Array("How much did George Steinbrenner pay to buy the Yankees in January 1973?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14].answer = "$10 million. He bought the team from CBS."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14][1] = new Array("$7.5 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14][2] = new Array("$10 million",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14][3] = new Array("$15 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[14][4] = new Array("$22 million",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15] = new Array(); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15][0] = new Array("Which Yankee pitcher once pitched two no-hitters in one season?"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15].answer = "Allie Reynolds, who pulled off the feat in 1951, once against the Indians in a matchup with Bob Feller, and later against the Red Sox in a game that clinched the pennant for the Yankees."; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15][1] = new Array("Red Ruffing",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15][2] = new Array("Whitey Ford",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15][3] = new Array("Jack Chesbro",'',0); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz[15][4] = new Array("Allie Reynolds",'',1); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles = new Array();var i=0; spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(91,100,"Hall of Fame material"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(80,90,"All-Star starter"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(60,79,"Solid big-leaguer"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(40,59,"Bench player"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(20,39,"Riding the bus in the minors"); spt_Yankee_Stadium_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,19,"Swing and a miss!"); // END editorial data