Baseball Wit-Lou Gehrig

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This is a Baseball Wit Card.
What is a Baseball Wit Card you may ask?
The 1989 Baseball Wit, were marketed by Interpretive Marketing Products, as an " one-of-a-kind game from Little League to Major League". The game consists of 108 baseball cards, with photos of players on the front, and questions and answers on the back.
This Gehrig card is #73.
Here is a list of questions and answers on the back.
Q#1 Who was nicknamed"Iron Horse?
A#1 Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees earned that nickname because of his durability.
Q#2 Where is the National Baseball Hall of fame located?
A.#2 The Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York.
Q.#3 What were the circumstances of the first game in the National League history?
A.#3 Boston defeated Philadelphia, 6-5, on April 22 1876.
I got 2 out of 3 right

Comments

Steve Gierman said…
I recently stumbled upon listing for these cards and wondered what they were all about.
January 14, 2008 at 4:51 AM
Bay Rat North West said…
Who would actually know the 1st game played in NL history?
January 15, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Bart McClaughry said…
Who would actually know the 1st game played in NL history?
Yeah, that's a hard one
January 16, 2008 at 8:19 PM
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