Steal a winner

1. Four major-league pitchers hurled perfect games during the 1990s. Name them.

2. Who holds the single-season mark for most stolen bases by a catcher?

3. In 2004, two players topped the NCAA Division I mark for career receptions (which had been held by Louisville’s Arnold Jackson with 300). Name them.

4. Who was the last rookie before Denver’s Carmelo Anthony in 2003-04 to be the leading scorer on a team that went to the NBA playoffs?

5. How many times did Scotty Bowman coach the losing team in the Stanley Cup Finals during the 1990s?

6. How many consecutive victories did Edwin Moses have in the 400m hurdles before his streak came to an end in 1987?

7. Five players have won the Senior British Open more than one time. Name three.

Answers

1. Montreal’s Dennis Martinez (1991), Texas’ Kenny Rogers (1994), and the New York Yankees’ David Wells (1998) and David Cone (1999).

2. John Wathan had 36 stolen bases for Kansas City in 1982.

3. Purdue’s Taylor Stubblefield (316) and Marshall’s Josh Davis (306).

4. David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs in 1989-90.

5. Once — with Detroit in 1995. During that decade, he also won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh (1992) and two with the Red Wings (1997, 1998).

6. He had won 122 consecutive races starting in 1977.

7. Gary Player (1988, ‘90, ‘97), Bob Charles (1989, 1993), Brian Barnes (1995, ‘96), Christy O’Connor Jr. (1999, 2000) and Tom Watson (2003, ‘05).