FOTD: Who was the 2010 American League Most Valuable Player?

Who was the 2010 American League Most Valuable Player?

FOTD: What team was playing the Chicago Cubs when Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane attended a game at Wrigley Field in the film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”?

What team was playing the Chicago Cubs when Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane attended a game at Wrigley Field in the film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”?

FOTD: Who won back-to-back National League Cy Young Awards in 2008 and 2009?

The National League Cy Young Award winner in both 2008 and 2009 was Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants.

FOTD: Who did Muhammad Ali defeat to win his first Heavyweight Championship?

Muhammad Ali at the age of 22 became the youngest to ever win the Heavyweight Championship from a reigning champion when he defeated Sonny Liston in February, 1964.

FOTD: Muhammad Ali in 1981 lost his final fight by unanimous decision to whom?

Muhammad Ali's final fight, at the age of 39, was a loss by unanimous decision to then 27 year old Trevor Berbick.

FOTD: Who lit the Olympic Flame at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia?

The Olympic Flame at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia was lit by boxing legend Muhammad Ali.  

FOTD: Tim Tebow won the 2007 Heisman Trophy, but what TWO players finished ahead of him in Heisman voting in 2008?

In the 2008 Heisman voting Tim Tebow finished in third place with 1575 point. Preventing him from winning his second straight Heisman were a pair of Big 12 Conference stars. ...

FOTD: Who hit the ball that went through Bill Buckner’s legs in game 6 of the 1986 World Series?

In the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series Dave Henderson of the Boston Red Sox hit a go-ahead home run to make it 5-3.  The New ...

FOTD: Who was the first pole vaulter to clear the bar at a height higher than 20 foot?

The first person to ever successfully complete a vault above the 20 foot mark was pole vaulting great Sergei Bubka.

FOTD: Where did Houston Texans running back Arian Foster play his college football?

Houston Texans star running back Arian Foster attended the University of Tennessee. He was undrafted coming out of college due to a bad Senior season.

FOTD: What was the first name of Bubba Smith’s character Officer Hightower in the Police Academy films?

In the Police Academy series of films Bubba Smith portrayed Cadet/Officer/Sgt./Lt./ Moses Hightower. Sadly Bubba Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home today (8/3/2011). Prior to getting his big ...

FOTD: MLB All-Star Edition 5 – What player in the 1938 All-Star game hit a bunt that turned into a home run?

In the seventh inning of the 1938 All-Star game, with Frank McCormick on first base, Leo Durocher laid down a bunt on the third base line. Jimmie Foxx picked it ...

FOTD: MLB All-Star Edition 4 – Who is the only player to steal home plate in All-Star history?

In the second All-Star game in 1934 the Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pie Traynor swiped home in a double steal that Mel Ott was on the other end of.  

FOTD: MLB All-Star Edition 3 – Who was the first American League starting pitcher in an All-Star game not named Lefty Gomez?

New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez started the first six All-Star games for the American League. He was on the team for the seventh All-Star game too, but he did ...

FOTD: MLB All-Star Edition 2 – Who claimed the first run-batted-in (RBI) in baseball All-star game?

In the bottom of the second inning of the first ever All-Sar game in 1933, New York Yankees, and American League starting pitcher Lefty Gomez singled home Chicago White Sox ...

FOTD: MLB All-Star Edition 1 – What St. Louis Cardinals Third Baseman had the first-ever All-Star game at-bat?

Cardinals third baseman Pepper Martin led off the first-ever Major League Baseball All-Star game in 1933.

FOTD: What NBA great won back-to-back league MVP awards while playing for different teams in the 1980s?

While playing for the Houston Rockets in 1982, and then for the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983, Moses Malone won the NBA MVP award in consecutive seasons.

FOTD: Whose number was the first to be retired by the Minnesota Twins?

The first number retired by Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins was #3. That was the number worn by the great Harmon Killebrew as a member of the Twins/Senators franchise for ...

FOTD: Secretariat ran the fastest Kentucky Derby ever, but what horse holds the second fastest time in Derby history?

Secretariat was ridden to the  fastest time ever by Ron Turcotte in 1973. That time was 1 minute 59 - 2/5ths of a second. In 2001 Jorge Chavez rode Monarchos ...

FOTD: What horse won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875?

Aristides was ridden to victory by jockey Oliver Lewis to become the first winner of the Kentucky Derby.
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