Baseball Teams Trivia

1. The New York Yankees adopted their team name in 1913. What was their name prior to this?

From Quiz Yankees vs. Mets

Answer: New York Highlanders

The franchise that would become the New York Yankees began as the second incarnation of the Baltimore Orioles, who played their first season in 1901 for the newly created American League. The reason the team was started in Baltimore is because the New York Giants of the National League did not want to compete with another team in New York City. However, in 1903, an agreement between the two leagues was reached and the 1901 Orioles moved to Manhattan, New York. The team's name was then changed to the New York Highlanders. The name Highlanders was chosen due to the higher elevation in the area where their former stadium, Hilltop Park, was located. The media at the time often referred to the Highlanders as "Yanks" or "Yankees" and the team officially changed its name to the New York Yankees in 1913.

From Quiz MLB Team Colors

Answer: Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox went through several team color changes, such as navy blue and white until the 1940s, and red, blue and white as primary colors in the latter half of 1970s and the 1980s. As a side note, in 1960 the White Sox became the first team in all of American major sports to show player's last names on the jerseys.

From Quiz Screams 'N Teams

Answer: Yankees

The New York Highlanders became the most famous franchise in history when they changed their name to the Yankees in 1913. Changing from Hilltop Grounds in late 1912, the new Yankee team played at Polo Grounds V under the new management of Frank Chance. The Highlanders finished in last place in the American League in 1912 with a 50-102 record, then improved a little under Frank Chance in 1913 with a seventh place finish and a 57-94 record. The team would slowly improve and finally with the acquisition of the great Babe Ruth would win the AL pennant in 1921 but lost in the World Series to the New York Giants. The 1922 season would see the same result, the AL pennant but a loss to the Giants in the big top again. The Yankees would change things in 1923 by defeating the Giants in the World Series four games to two which began to rewrite baseball history.

From Quiz Baseball Team Potpourri

Answer: Chicago White Sox

None of the other teams existed in the American League in 1901. The White Sox were led by manager Clark Griffith. Amazingly, the team did not have a player that led the league in anything. They took the AL pennant by four games over the Boston Americans. Chicago would have to wait until 1906 to appear in their first World Series in a four games to two win over the crosstown Cubs.

From Quiz Baseball Teams Real Challenge

Answer: New York Yankees

Although going to five World Series in the 1990s, the Braves' best season record was 106-56 in 1998. The Yankees owned the 1998 season by going 114-48 which earned them a trip to the World Series. They won it all four games to none against the Padres. The Cardinals and Blue Jays didn't reach the century mark in wins in the 1990s.

From Quiz A Stream of Teams

Answer: Quakers

The franchise was the Quakers from 1883-1889. The Phillies name came in 1890 and still did not win a National League crown until 1915. Unfortunately, they lost that World Series to the Boston Red Sox four games to one. Their first World Series title would not be until 1980 when they defeated the Kansas City Royals four games to two.

From Quiz Baseball Attendance

Answer: 1981

This All-Star game had 3 lead changes and had 16 future Hall of Famers on the rosters.

From Quiz MLB Teams

Answer: Americans

The Boston Americans met the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903, in a five games to three win over the Pirates in the World Series. The Americans also won the 1904 American League pennant, but there was no World Series held in that season. As the Red Sox, they won their first World Series in 1912 against the New York Giants.

From Quiz Chicago's Bragging Rights

Answer: Frank Schulte

Schulte won the very first NL MVP Award in 1911 for the Cubs. He won the award over the Giants' Christy Mathewson and the Phillies' Pete Alexander. Frank hit 21 home runs (a large amount in a season back then), had 107 RBIs, and batted .300 in the season. Ty Cobb won the first AL MVP in 1911 by batting .420, 127 RBIs, and hitting only eight home runs. The others listed never played for any Chicago team.

From Quiz The Moving Van is Here!

Answer: 1958

The Giants franchise had been in New York since 1883 initially, with their name of New York Gothams. The Dodger franchise began as the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1884. They were also unofficially called the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers.

From Quiz A Team Did That?

Answer: Tigers

The Tigers went a dismal 43-119 under the management of Alan Trammell. Pitcher Mike Maroth "led" the team with nine wins, but also lost 20 in the process. The Tigers kept Trammell on for two more seasons before he was canned. Jim Leyland took over the team in 2006 and took the Tigers to the World Series in his first season, but lost to the Cardinals in the big one.

From Quiz California Prowess

Answer: Angels

The Angels began their endeavors under the management of Bill Rigney in 1961. They finished eighth of ten teams with a 70-91 record. They initially played their home games at the old Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, which first opened in 1925. From 1962-1965, they shared Dodger Stadium with the National League club. In 1966, they moved into their own Anaheim Stadium.

From Quiz New York Prowess

Answer: Dodgers

The Giants franchise began it all in 1883 as the New York Gothams. 1885 saw them change to the New York Giants until 1958, when they moved to San Francisco. The Yankees began it all in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, then became the New York Highlanders in 1903. 1913 saw them bring in the Yankee name. The Mets began their endeavors in 1962 as the Mets. The Dodger franchise had already changed their name six times before the end of the 19th Century. Their names included the Brooklyn Atlantics, Grays, Grooms, Bridegrooms, and Superbas.

From Quiz 100 Years of Major Leagues

Answer: 8

In 1899, the National League had 12 teams, and trimmed it down to eight in 1900 to prepare for the merger in 1901. The White Sox won the very first American League pennant in 1901, and the Pirates took the honors for the National League.

From Quiz California Major League Teams

Answer: San Francisco Giants

The Giants hosted the Dodgers in San Francisco on opening day April 15, 1958. The Dodgers were embarrassed with the 8-0 loss. The Giants' Ruben Gomez took the win while Don Drysdale took the loss. The first California strikeout was the first batter of the game, when Dodger Gino Cimoli went down. Giant shortstop Daryl Spencer hit the first California Major League home run. It came in the fourth inning off Drysdale. By season's end, the Giants (80-74) finished in third place behind the NL pennant-winning Milwaukee Braves, and the Dodgers finished in seventh place with their 71-83 record. There were only eight National League teams in 1958.

From Quiz MLB Team Uniforms

Answer: Chicago White Sox

The White Sox wore shorts during game one of a doubleheader against the Royals on August 8, 1976, causing Royal first baseman John Mayberry to quip, "You guys are the sweetest team we've seen yet". They went on to win the game, but ditched the embarrassing duds for the 2nd game, never to wear them again.

From Quiz Baseball New York Style

Answer: New York Mutuals

The Mutuals were founded in 1858 and were members of various leagues before joining the fledgling National league in 1876. Based at the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, they failed to fulfill all of their fixtures, were expelled from the league, and folded.

From Quiz Lions, Tigers, and What?

Answer: Red Caps

The Boston Red Caps by name were in the NL from 1876-1882, winning two National League pennants. In 1883, the franchise found a name change to Beaneaters, and as odd as the name was, the team won another NL pennant in that season. They would win another five NL pennants before the franchise renamed themselves to the Doves in 1907. After a couple more name changes, the franchise became the Boston Braves in 1912, then won their first World Series in 1914 against the Philadelphia Athletics. The franchise moved to Milwaukee in 1953, winning one World Series in 1957, then moving again to Atlanta in 1966.

From Quiz Baseball Franchises: First 50 Seasons

Answer: Hank Greenberg

The others never played for the Tigers. From 1930-1947, Greenberg played for the Tigers except for his final season with the Pirates. He hit 306 career home runs for Detroit in his 12 seasons with them. Hank won the AL MVP in 1935 and 1940. His monstrous season of 1938 saw him hit 58 home runs, but finished in third place for the MVP behind Jimmie Foxx of the Red Sox, and Bill Dickey of the Yankees. The next Tiger to surpass Greenberg was Al Kaline in 1968, when he hit his 307th home run.

From Quiz National League: 100 MLB Seasons

Answer: Cardinals

The Giants had players win it nine times. The Cubs had their share of MVP winners with 10. The Dodgers had 12 in the century. The Cincinnati Reds also pulled 11 MVP awards out. But, the St. Louis Cardinals were brimming with MVP winners throughout the years with winning it 17 times. They were Rogers Hornsby, Bob O'Farrell, Jim Bottomley, Frankie Frisch, Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, Mort Cooper, Stan Musial 3, Marty Marion, Ken Boyer, Orlando Cepeda, Bob Gibson, Joe Torre, Keith Hernandez, and Willie McGee.

From Quiz MLB / DHL Hometown Heroes

Answer: Cal Ripken Jr

Cal Ripken Jr. played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1982-2001. He won one World Series, in 1983, two American League MVP Awards, and was also named MVP of the 2001 All-Star game.

From Quiz Let's Root With Your Team!

Answer: San Francisco Giants

The franchise began in 1883 in the National League as the New York Gothams. The Gothams kept the name until the end of the 1884 season, then changed their name to the New York Giants. In 1957, the team moved to San Francisco, and took on the city's name.

From Quiz Major League Teams: 100 Years

Answer: Earl Weaver

Weaver had the team from 1968-1982. His 100-win seasons were in 1969, '70, '71, '79, and 1980. The franchise also lost 100 games in a season 10 times. They won seven American League pennants along with three World Series.

From Quiz Uglybird?

Answer: Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays joined the American League with Roy Hartsfield at the helm in 1977. They only won 54 games, then 59, then 53 in 1979 under him. Under Bobby Cox in 1985, the Blue Jays won their division. They hit the World Series under Cito Gaston in 1992.

From Quiz Red Sox vs. Yankees : 100 Years of Rivalry

Answer: Boston Pilgrims

The Pilgrims went to the first World Series in history in 1903, defeating the Pirates five games to three. Boston was led by the bat of Patsy Dougherty, and the arms of Bill Dineen and Cy Young.

From Quiz Baseball Team History

Answer: Los Angeles Angels

The Angels were one of 10 teams added to the Majors in the 1960s and 1970s. They were the quickest of all those teams to put a winning team together, finishing third in the their season with a 86-76 record.

From Quiz Hey, Give Me a Chance!

Answer: Red Sox

Yaz played his entire 23-season career wearing the #8 with the Red Sox. His rookie season in 1961 saw teammate and pitcher Don Schwall win the Rookie of the Year award. Carl's two World Series resulted in losses in both 1967 and 1975. Boston's trip to the 1967 World Series was a result of Yastrzemski winning the AL Triple Crown award and the MVP. He was a 1989 hall inductee.

From Quiz National and American League Divisions

Answer: National League Central Division

In 1997, the Milwaukee Brewers joined the NL Central Division in a plan to realign the teams. The Brewers had spent over 25 years in the AL.

From Quiz MLB Mascots

Answer: Seattle Mariners & Seattle & Mariners

The Seattle Mariners use the "Mariner Moose" as a mascot to pay homage to the wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.

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