MLB Mixture Trivia

1. The first All Star game was played at Comiskey Park in 1933. The American League won the game 4-2. Who was the winning pitcher and who picked up the save for the A.L.?

From Quiz Out of the Park Baseball

Answer: Lefty Gomez (win) Lefty Grove (save)

Gomez was the starting pitcher for the American League and grabbed the win thanks to a 2 run homer by 38 year old Babe Ruth in the bottom of the third, that put the A.L. in front 3-0 (and the A.L. stayed in front, winning the game 4-2). Grove pitched three shutout innings to finish the game and earn the save.

From Quiz Did I Do That?

Answer: Grapefruit

Wilbert Robinson heard about Gabby Street catching a baseball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument. He wanted to do something similar so the Robins trainer, Jack Coombs, hired a pilot and a biplane to drop a baseball. The plan hit a snag, though, when neither brought a baseball. Thinking on her feet, the pilot gave Jack her grapefruit she was going to eat for lunch. Jack dropped the grapefruit from six hundred feet in the air. The grapefruit hit Wilbert's glove, splattered, and knocked Wilbert to the ground. While everyone else thought it was funny, Wilbert wasn't amused. FYI, while Wilbert Robinson was manager, the Brooklyn baseball team was known as the Robins in his honor.

From Quiz Bucket of Baseballs

Answer: A pitcher hit two home runs

San Francisco Giant starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner not only brought his arm to the game, but his hot bat also. On Opening Day, April 2, the Giants were hosted by the Diamondbacks. Bumgarner greeted Arizona pitcher Andrew Chafin in the second inning with a home run to left field. In the fifth, he shook his bat at Zack Greinke with a ball over the left-centerfield fence. The Giants still lost the game 6-5.

From Quiz Juggled Baseballs

Answer: Clayton Kershaw

The others weren't pitchers. The Dodgers had a gold mine in Kershaw and watched him win the NL Cy Young Award in 2011, then win it in 2014 along with the league's MVP. In 2014, Kershaw went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA. He won the Cy Young Award over Johnny Cueto of the Cincinnati Reds. His NL MVP Award was standing at the top over Giancarlo Stanton of Miami.

From Quiz Vegetable Soup Baseball

Answer: Boston Red Sox

None of the others listed went to a World Series in the decade. The Yankees began the decade with a 2000 World Series win against the Mets, then closed the decade out in 2009 against the Phillies. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals in the 2004 series, then the Rockies in 2007. Manny Ramirez won the series MVP in 2004 while Mike Lowell won it in 2007.

From Quiz The Fake Ghost Peppers

Answer: 1

It was game five of the historical series. Larsen was on his mark the entire game. In the first inning he took Pee Wee Reese to a full count before striking him out looking. This was the only full count that Larsen allowed. Don struck out seven in the game. The Yankees went on to win the series four games to three. Larsen went 11-5 in the season.

From Quiz Sausages and Baseball

Answer: 8

With the Hall of Fame opening its doors in 1936 to some of the greatest players, it was also designed for those who were a major contributor to the game. Tom Connolly and Bill Klem were the first umpires inducted into the Hall. They were both honored together in 1953. Six more men in blue would follow in the century including Billy Evans, Jocko Conlan, Cal Hubbard, Al Barlick, Bill McGowan, and Nestor Chylak. Umpire Doug Harvey was added in 2010 along and Hank O'Day in 2013.

From Quiz Know your baseball? Then you know some cricket too

Answer: Almost the same size as a baseball

A cricket ball is between 8 13/16 inches and 9 inches (224 and 229 mm) in circumference while a baseball is fractionally larger with a circumference of between 9 and 9.25 in (229 and 235 mm). A cricket ball is about 10% heavier, weighing between 5.5 and 5.75 oz (156 and 163 g) - while a baseball weighs between 5 and 5.25 oz (142 and 149 g). A cricket ball has a single, raised seam. Both have a leather outer casing.

From Quiz Dummy Ball?

Answer: 0

Ryan was a pitcher and had a career batting average of .135 in his 27 seasons. He played half his career in the American League which cut down on his plate appearances. Nolan hit only two home runs in his career, one in 1971 with the Mets, and the other in 1972 with the Angels. He retired on top of the heap with 5714 strikeouts from the mound. Lou Gehrig was the first player in modern-day history to hit four home runs in one game, in 1932 with the Yankees.

From Quiz Baseball Mixers

Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

Wade Boggs was recognized for his seemingly impossible feat of having six consecutive seasons with having 200 hits. The Seattle Mariner Ichiro started his streak as a rookie in 2001, winning the Rookie of the Year Award and AL MVP, and continued it through the 2010 season. His hit totals beginning as a rookie were 242, 208, 212, 262, 206, 224, 238, 213, 225, and 214. In 2007, he hit 203 singles in addition to his extra base hits.

From Quiz Mixed Bag Of Baseballs

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The others all went to two World Series in the decade. The Orioles experienced four winning seasons in the 1990s, their last being in 1997 with a 98-64 record. Their best season in the 2000s decade was 78-84 in 2004.

From Quiz Lightly Mixed Baseballs

Answer: Albert Pujols

Bonds won his as a Giant all consecutive from 2001-2004. Pujols of the Cardinals won his in 2005, 2008, and 2009. Albert was also runner-up for the MVP in 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2010. All this occurred in Pujols' first 10 seasons.

From Quiz July 4th Bangs!

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Mickey became the 18th player in history to hit 300 career home runs. The pitch was dished up by Hal Woodeshick of the Washington Senators. Mantle would go on to hit 536 home runs in his career.

From Quiz Baseball in a Blender

Answer: Robin Roberts

Roberts pitched for 19 seasons and retired in 1966 with his record of dishing up 505 home runs. He died in May of 2010. Robin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976. Jamie Moyer, ironically of the Phillies in 2010, dished up his 506th home run pitch the following month to break Robin's record.

From Quiz Whisked Baseball

Answer: Ernie Banks

Banks is known as 'Mr. Cub', and played his entire 19 seasons from 1953-1971 with the Cubs. The shortstop won two consecutive NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959. Unfortunately, Ernie never saw a postseason game in his career. The next Cub to have his number retired was Billy Williams in 1987.

From Quiz Just Baseball

Answer: Joe Torre

Girardi was in his third season with the Yankees in 2010, and fourth overall as a manager. He took the Yankees to the 2009 World Series crown. Torre left the club with disagreement issues after the 2007 season. In 2010, Joe was in his third season with the Dodgers, and 29th as a manager.

From Quiz Spaghetti and Baseballs

Answer: Daniel Cabrera (Orioles)

Cabrera was the runner-up in 2007 after hitting 15. Unfortunately, he went the wrong way in stats and hit 18 in 2008 to lead the league.

From Quiz Peppers, Cilantro, and Baseball [1]

Answer: Washington Nationals

The others all won at least 80 games in the season, playing over .500 ball. The Nationals went 59-102 in the season. In four seasons since moving from Montreal after the 2004 season, the team had not played better than .500 ball. 2008 saw them managed by Manny Acta.

From Quiz Peppers, Cilantro, and Baseball [2]

Answer: Minnesota Twins

The Twins won 88 games in the AL Central for the season, one shy of the White Sox. The Red Sox took the wildcard by winning seven more games than the Twins. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Rays in the World Series.

From Quiz Baseball Mixed Stuff

Answer: 3

Ruth began his career as a pitcher in 1914 with the Boston Red Sox. In the famous purchase of 1919, the Babe became a New York Yankee. After 15 seasons in the pinstripes in 1934, Ruth was released from his contract. His final season was in the National League with the Boston Braves in 1935. Ruth hit 714 home runs and went 94-46 as a pitcher in his career.

From Quiz Lightweight Baseball

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth reached the 700-mark in his final Yankee season in 1934. He retired the following season as a Boston Brave with 714. Aaron was second to hit 700, and reached the mark in 1973 with the Atlanta Braves. Bonds reached 700 in 2004 with the Giants. Willie Mays retired with 660.

From Quiz Potpourri Baseball

Answer: Houston Astros

None of the other teams existed in 1975. The milestone happened when Houston's Bob Watson crossed the plate on May 4 in a game against the Giants.

From Quiz Baseball: This and That

Answer: George Brett

It was a historical game when George Brett of the Royals hit a home run for the Kansas City Royals. They were playing the Yankees, and Billy Martin knew that Brett played with pine tar placed too high on his bat. Billy kept this 'ace in the hole' until he needed it. On July 24, 1983, right after Brett hit this home run, Martin walked out of his dugout calmly to protest Brett's bat. After the umpires looked at the bat and made their decision, they called Brett out. What followed was the famous video of Brett, with a wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth, come charging out of the dugout flailing, and had to be restrained by numerous players including other umpires. A week later, Major League Baseball over-turned the umpire's decision, and resumed the game to be played with the last four outs of the game to be replayed almost a month later. By that time the game meant nothing to the Yankees, so manager Billy Martin had pitcher Ron Guidry play in centerfield, and first baseman Don Mattingly play second base. The Royals officially won the game, 5-4.

From Quiz Baseball's Mixed Soup

Answer: Detroit Tigers

There were only nine playoff seasons in the decade with the 1994 season being cut short. The Braves appeared in seven postseason playoffs including five World Series. The Blue Jays went to three, including two World Series titles. Pittsburgh saw the playoffs in 1990, 1991, and 1992, but could not get past the NLCS. The Tigers were in a slump. Their best season in the decade was a 1991 second place tie in the AL East with the Red Sox, finishing seven games back of the division winning Blue Jays.

From Quiz Baseball Fun Facts

Answer: Batter is awarded second base and all runners advance two bases

The ivy is not an original feature of the ballpark. Owner Bill Veeck added the Boston Ivy plants in 1937 to compliment the new outfield bleachers.

From Quiz Baseball Challenged?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

The others didn't strike out even 1000 times their careers. Reggie was known for striking out. When he retired in 1987, he was still the only batter to strike out 2000 times. He didn't blow the field away, the pitchers blew him away. Jackson was known as "Mr. October" for his 18 postseason home runs during his career. He still retired with 563 home runs over 21 seasons, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.

From Quiz No Experience, No Problem!

Answer: Mike Lowell

The others were all Baltimore Orioles. Boston didn't really have anyone that stood out, but had a well-balanced roster in the series. Lowell, the third baseman, batted .400 and had six hits in the four game sweep of the Rockies.

From Quiz Baseballs, Over Easy Please!

Answer: Connie Mack

Of the others, only Huggins was a manager, and died at age 50. Mack managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-1896, then took the new Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. He kept the helm until 1950, three months shy of his 88th birthday. Connie took the Athletics to nine World Series. He died in February 1956.

From Quiz You're Not Smarter Than Me!

Answer: New York Yankees

The others were all National League teams. The 'Chairman of the Board' was a Yankee all the way. From 1950-1967, he wore the pinstripes. He won the American League Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in 1961. Edward Charles 'Whitey' Ford never reached the 300-win plateau, as he retired with 236 wins. Ford went to eleven World Series with the Yankees, and won six of them. His World Series career game record was 10-8. Whitey was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1974.

From Quiz Did I Stink That Bad?

Answer: Denny McLain

McLain ruled the American League and the Tigers in 1968 and 1969, leading them to one World Series title. After going 24-9 in 1969, Denny went 3-5 the following season, then lost 22 with the Senators in 1971. Gambling and racketeering convictions ended his career.

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