With the Yankees out of the excitement and drama of post-season play this year, and with fans of so many other teams feeling the blues, here is a bunch of hot stove league brain-teasers to keep all of you in the game.
1. Who wore No. 7 before Mickey Mantle? ______
2. Whose number (and what was it) was retired by both the New York Mets and Yankees? ______
3. Who caught Dave Righetti’s no-hitter on July 4, 1983?
A. Butch Wynegar B. Cliff Johnson C. Yogi Berra
4. Name the four managers who have piloted both the Yankees and the Mets. ______
New York Yankee manager Casey Stengel, left, and outfielder Mickey Mantle, 22, talk in the dug-out after an exhibition game with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium in New York City on April 10, 1954. They are discussing the status of Mantle's injured knee. AP Photo/John Rooney
