7) He won a Bronze Star and Purple Heart as a combat engineer in World War II before he won his first major league game.

Question: Who was Warren Spahn?

8) Answer: Of the six left-handed pitchers with 300 wins, he has, in postseason play, both the lowest ERA (1.32) and worst winning percentage (2-5, .285).

Question: Who was Eddie Plank?

9) Answer: He led the league in ERA, strikeouts, winning percentage and games started in 1929 — and was relegated to relief chores in the World Series.

Question: Who was Lefty Grove?

10) Answer: He is the only left-hander to win his first 300 games with one franchise.

Question: Who was Warren Spahn?

Final Jeopardy

11) He was identified by the Pioneer Press in a photo taken at the White House after his team won the World Series as an unnamed Secret Service agent.

Question: Who is Steve Carlton?

Edward Thoma is a Free Press staff writer. He is at 344-6377 or at ethoma@mankatofreepress.com. He also has a baseball blog at www.mankatofreepress.com/ethomabaseball