The Yanks are taking on the Orioles this week. Here's a quick quiz involving players who have played for both franchises. The answers will be posted tomorrow.
↵1. We'll start with an easy one. This 2009 Yankee trade-deadline acquisition jack-of-all-trades started his career with Baltimore. Name the player.
↵2. Right before the beginning of the 1976 season, Reggie Jackson was traded from Oakland to Baltimore in a six-player deal along with a future Yankee pitcher in exchange for another hurler who would also play for the Bombers. Who were the two pitchers who would eventually be Jackson's teammates in the Bronx in 1977?
↵3. In January 1977, the Yankees traded Elliott Maddox to Baltimore for this eight-time Gold Glove outfielder. Who was he?
↵4. The starting catcher of the 1983 World Champion Orioles played parts of four seasons with the Yankees earlier in his career. Who was he?
↵5. The 1996 Orioles, who would lose to the Yanks in the ALCS, had three starters in their rotation who would go on to pitch for the Yankees. Name them.
↵(For more Yankee news, information and in-depth discussion, go to SB Nation's Pinstripe Alley.)
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