Baseball quiz: Gone but not forgotten

Bill Russell and Pelé are two sportsmen who died in 2022. They were influential in their sport and their presence was felt around the world. The quiz is a celebration of their lives. It's not meant to bring people down.

Tommy Davis was a three-time All-Star and a two- time batting champ. He played for the Dodgers, the White Sox, Cubs, Mets, Seattle Pilots, Astros, Athletics, Orioles, Angels and Royals.

Hugh McElhenny played for the White Sox, Orioles and Yankees from 1962 to 1970. He hit 23 home runs for White Sox in 1963. Ray Guy, Pete Ward, Bob Lanier and Hugh Mc elhenn played in the same league.

Mike Bossy won 22 games for the Cubs in 1963 and was an All-Star in 1964. Dick Ellsworth won a lot of games with the Phillies, Red Sox, Cleveland and Brewers. Joe Horlen won one game with Cleveland. Vic Roznovsky won three games.

All-star pitcher for the White Sox in 1967 won 19 games and led the American League with a 2.06 ERA and six shutouts. He also no-hit the Tigers on Sept. 10, 1967.

He stole six bases against the White Sox in the 1959 World Series. He had a son named Bump.

Ike Delock, Tom Browning, Gaylord Perry, Ralph Terry are the players who are not in the Hall of Fame.

7. Roger Angell, Vin Scully, Jerome Holtzman, E.B. White and Esmerely White are the baseball writers who describe the game as well as anyone.

Roger Angell, Vin Scully, Harry Caray and Don Drysdale are the best baseball announcers.

Bruce Sutter was one of the greatest closers of 1970s and 1980s. He saved 300 games for the Cubs, Cardinals, 1981-84, and Braves. Bob Locker, Joe Horlen and Glen Ross died this year.

Tommy Davis was a two-time NL batting champion and three-times World Series winner with the Dodgers. Ray Guy was the only punter elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Bob Lanier was a Hall of Fame center who starred for the Pistons and Bucks. Hugh McElhenny was an NFL running back with the 49ers in the 1950s.

Dick Ellsworth pitched a four-hit shutout against the White Sox three days after graduating from high school. Vic Roznovsky caught 71 games for the Cubs in 1965. Mike Bossy was a Hockey Hall of Fame right wing who helped the Islanders win four Stanley Cups in the 1980s.

Joe Horlen played for the White Sox from 1961 to 1971. Eric Nesterenko played 16 of his 21 seasons in the NHL with the Blackhawks, winning a Stanley Cup in 1961. Wade played in 18 games as a center fielder and pinch-hitter for Cubs in 1955 and 1956.

Maury Wills stole 50 bases in 1960. In 1962, he set the major-league record with 104 stolen bases and was the NL MVP.

Gaylord Perry won Cy Young Awards in both leagues. Perry is famous for throwing spitballs. Ron Santo once faced Perry and every pitch Perry threw to him was a spitball. Randy Hundley, Perry's teammate, denies that.

Roger Angell was an essayist for The New Yorker magazine. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Angello was the stepson of another great essayists, E.B. White.

Vin Scully hosted "It Takes Two" game show. He was also a quizmaster.

Bruce Sutter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Bob Locker played for the Sox and Cubs and appeared in 576 major-league games in his 10-year career. Glen Ross is an homage to Blake.