Let's Stay Together Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Also known simply as "Yaz" due to his long and perhaps difficult to pronounce last name, Carl Yastrzemski (Yuh-strem-skee) played for 23 seasons from 1961-1983 with the Boston Red Sox primarily in left field. Yaz hit for the triple crown in 1967, leading the American League with a .326 average, 44 home runs, and 121 RBIs and won the MVP. He was the last player to win the triple crown until Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers did it in 2012.

Yaz was an 18-time All Star, 7-time Gold Glove Award winner, and finished his career with 3,419 hits. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.

Answer: Houston Astros

First baseman Bagwell spent 15 seasons with the Astros from 1991-2005, finishing his career with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBI while putting up impressive rate statistics such as a .408 on base percentage and a .540 slugging percentage. He won the 1994 National League MVP during the strike-shortened season. Bagwell hit .368 with 39 home runs, and a league leading 116 RBI in 110 games.

A four-time All Star, Bagwell was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Brett played for the Royals for 21 seasons from 1973-1993 primarily at third base. He was the first player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades, hitting .333 in 1976; .390 in 1980, and .329 in 1990. The year he hit .390 earned him the AL MVP, and he also led the league with a .454 on base percentage and a .664 slugging percentage.

He finished his career with 3,154 hits and 665 doubles. A 13-time All Star, Brett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: San Diego Padres

Gwynn was a hitting machine who spent 20 seasons with the Padres from 1982-2001 primarily as a right fielder. He was known for his great contact hitting, and he won eight batting titles between 1984 and 1997 with a career high .394 average in 1994. He struck out only 434 times in 9,288 career at bats. Gwynn was a 15-time All Star and he won five Gold Glove awards.

He finished with 3,141 hits and an eye-popping .338 career average. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

Starting pitcher Jim Palmer, also known as "Cakes," played 19 seasons for Baltimore from 1965-1984. A six-time All Star, Palmer won three Cy Young Awards (1973, 1975, 1976). He led the American league three straight seasons in wins from 1975-77, winning 23, 22, and 20 games respectively.

He finished his career with 268 wins and a 2.86 earned run average (ERA). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

Yount spent 20 seasons with the Brewers from 1974-1993. He played over 1,400 games as a shortstop before switching over to center field, where he played more than 1,100 games. Although he only made three All Star games, Yount proved to cement himself as an all time great player, finishing with 3,142 hits and winning two AL MVPs, one in 1982 when he led the league in hits (210), doubles (46), and slugging percentage (.578).

His second MVP came in 1989 when he hit .318 with 21 home runs and 103 RBI. Yount was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: New York Yankees

Edward Charles Ford, better known as "Whitey," played 16 seasons with the Yankees from 1950-1967, missing the 1951 and 1952 seasons due to serving in the military during the Korean War. He won the AL Cy Young Award in 1961 when he was 25-4 with a 3.21 ERA while leading the league in wins and innings pitched (283).

A 10-time All Star, Ford won 236 games during his career, but he also enjoyed much success in the playoffs, with 22 starts in 11 World Series games. He won 10 games with a 2.71 ERA in World Series play and was a part of six World Series Championship Yankees teams during the '50s and '60s. Ford was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Bench, one of the most accomplished catchers in MLB history, played 17 seasons with the Reds from 1967-1983. One of the hallmarks of a great catcher is his defensive ability, and Bench certainly was a great defender as is evident by his 10 Gold Glove awards, but he was also a great hitter at a position where few players are. Bench won two NL MVPs (1970, 1972) leading the league in each year in home runs and RBIs with 45 HR and 148 RBI in 1970 and 40 HR and 125 RBI in 1972; he also led the league in RBI in 1974 with 129. Bench was selected to 14 All-Star games, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Ernie Banks, also known as "Mr. Cub" played 19 seasons for the Cubs from 1953-1971. He was a 14-time All Star and won back to back NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959. He had four straight season over 40 home runs from 1957-1960, hitting 43, 47, 45, and 41 respectively. Banks played the first nine seasons of his career as a shortstop, and switched to first base full time in 1962. Mr. Cub finished his career with 512 home runs and 1,636 RBI.

Despite his individual success, Banks never appeared in the World Series.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

Answer: Cleveland Indians

Known as "Rapid Robert" and the "Heater from Van Meter," Bob Feller was an overpowering starting pitcher who played 18 seasons from 1936-1956 with the Cleveland Indians (now known as the Cleveland Guardians). He missed three prime seasons of his career from 1942-1944 while serving in World War II.

He led the AL in wins six times during his career, and strikeouts seven times. Feller was an eight-time All Star, and won the pitching triple crown at the tender age of 21 in 1940 with 27 wins, a 2.61 ERA, and 261 strikeouts. Feller finished his career with 266 wins and a 3.25 ERA.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962.