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Take this Name the Hall of Famer Quiz! Difficult Trivia | Baseball

Match the statistics with the player. All correct answers are Hall of Famers.

A multiple-choice quiz by mistrydr. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mistrydr

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,751

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
4224

Last 3 plays: zzzsz (8/10), sprayman75 (3/10), Guest 68 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What player hit .262 with 31 home runs over a 15 year career, and never had more than 155 hits in a season? Hint

Joe Tinker

Ozzie Smith

Rabbit Maranville

Frank Crosetti

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Question 2 of 10

2. What pitcher allowed 505 home runs? Hint

Bob Feller

Nolan Ryan

Robin Roberts

Bert Blyleven

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Question 3 of 10

3. What pitcher's career won-loss record was 114-118? Hint

Hoyt Wilhelm

Rollie Fingers

Sandy Koufax

Satchel Paige

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Question 4 of 10

4. What player had a career .253 batting average, and never had 500 at-bats in a season over an 18 year career? Hint

Roger Breshnahan

Ray Schalk

Johnny Evers

Mickey Owens

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Question 5 of 10

5. What pitcher had a 3.08 career ERA, and won 15 or more games only 5 times in an 18 year career? Hint

Hal Newhouser

Bob Lemon

Dazzy Vance

Rube Marquard

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Question 6 of 10

6. What outfielder was a career .281 hitter, with 75 home runs in 17 seasons. He hit .300 only four times, and had more than 65 RBI's only once? Hint

Tommy Henrich

Willie McGee

Harry Hooper

Red Schoendienst

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Question 7 of 10

7. What pitcher won 20 games in a season only one time in 23 years? Hint

Vic Raschi

Phil Niekro

Don Sutton

Eppa Rixey

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Question 8 of 10

8. What player only twice hit higher than .284, and never had more than 68 RBI's in a season? Hint

George Kell

Pee Wee Reese

Phil Rizzuto

Bill Mazeroski

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Question 9 of 10

9. What outfielder was a career .279 hitter, who played only 10 seasons? Hint

Ross Youngs

Ralph Kiner

Monte Irvin

Tony Conigliaro

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Question 10 of 10

10. What manager led his teams to a .486 winning percentage in his career? Hint

Wilbert Robinson

Casey Stengel

Connie Mack

Bucky Harris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player hit .262 with 31 home runs over a 15 year career, and never had more than 155 hits in a season?

Answer: Joe Tinker

Tinker is likely in the Hall of Fame, only because he was part of one of the most famous double play combinations in history along with Johnny Evers and Frank Chance.

2. What pitcher allowed 505 home runs?

Answer: Robin Roberts

Robin allowed the most in the 20th century.

3. What pitcher's career won-loss record was 114-118?

Answer: Rollie Fingers

Fingers won the Cy Young and MVP awards for the Brewers in 1981, and held the record for most career saves (341) when he retired.

4. What player had a career .253 batting average, and never had 500 at-bats in a season over an 18 year career?

Answer: Ray Schalk

Schalk was a member of the 1919 White Sox team, that had eight players (including Shoeless Joe Jackson) intentionally lose the World Series to the Reds. Because he was not involved in the scandal, many people say Schalk was inducted to the Hall of Fame to legitimize this team.

5. What pitcher had a 3.08 career ERA, and won 15 or more games only 5 times in an 18 year career?

Answer: Rube Marquard

From 1911-1913, his won-loss record was 73-28, but for the other 15 seasons of his career, it was 128-149.

6. What outfielder was a career .281 hitter, with 75 home runs in 17 seasons. He hit .300 only four times, and had more than 65 RBI's only once?

Answer: Harry Hooper

Hooper played in the same outfield as another, more legitamite Hall of Famer, Tris Speaker.

7. What pitcher won 20 games in a season only one time in 23 years?

Answer: Don Sutton

Sutton was 21-10 in 1976 for the Dodgers. He won 324 games in his career.

8. What player only twice hit higher than .284, and never had more than 68 RBI's in a season?

Answer: Phil Rizzuto

Rizzuto is also in the broadcasting Hall of Fame.

9. What outfielder was a career .279 hitter, who played only 10 seasons?

Answer: Ralph Kiner

Kiner led the National League in home runs his first seven seasons.

10. What manager led his teams to a .486 winning percentage in his career?

Answer: Connie Mack

Mack managed for 53 seasons, and retired in 1950.

Source: Author mistrydr

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