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250,000 Home Runs! Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice look back in time at the 250,000 home runs that have been hit in Major League history. The official count is with the National and American Leagues. You can do this! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
296,992

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The National League began in 1876 with eight new teams. The league's first-ever home run was hit on May 2 of that season. Who was credited with this inaugural home run? Hint

Vince DiMaggio

Preacher Roe

Arky Vaughan

Ross Barnes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Baseball's 1000th home run was hit on July 4, 1884. It was hit by an infielder who shattered the season home run record with 27, and his record would stand until Babe Ruth broke it 35 years later. Who was this Chicago White Stocking? Hint

Ned Williamson

Charley Radbourn

Pud Galvin

Larry Corcoran

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Question 3 of 10

3. 10,000 home runs for baseball is what happened on September 5, 1903. It was hit by a Hall of Fame shortstop whose name in a phrase was famous. The immortal double-play combination of the Chicago Cubs in the early days saw this player on the first leg of it all. Who was it? Hint

Mickey Cochrane

Joe Tinker

Gabby Hartnett

Ernie Lombardi

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Question 4 of 10

4. When this New York Giant hit baseball's 50,000th home run in June 1948, he had no idea what a milestone it was. Who was this Hall of Fame slugger that hit 40 in the season? Hint

Johnny Mize

Ted Williams

Stan Musial

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 5 of 10

5. Baseball's 60,000th home run was hit on August 31, 1953, by the first African-American to play in the American League. Who hit this milestone for baseball? Hint

Jackie Robinson

Brooks Robinson

Frank Robinson

Larry Doby

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Question 6 of 10

6. April 30, 1970, saw baseball hit the 100,000th home run in history. It was hit by Hal King, an Atlanta Brave who played for only seven seasons and never led the league in anything. Which Chicago Cub and Hall of Fame pitcher gave up this major milestone in baseball history? Hint

Virgil Trucks

Don Newcombe

Ferguson Jenkins

Carl Erskine

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Question 7 of 10

7. It took 17 seasons between home run number 100,000 and 150,000. On August 3, 1986, Philadelphia Phillies catcher John Russell hit his 12th home run of the season, and baseball's 150,000th. Which Chicago Cub pitcher served up this pitch? Hint

Greg Maddux

Dennis Eckersley

Scott Sanderson

Rick Sutcliffe

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Question 8 of 10

8. It is fitting that baseball's 200,000th home run was hit by a New York Yankee. On June 12, 1999, fans saw this Yankee outfielder go the distance against Livan Hernandez of the Florida Marlins. Who was this? Hint

Paul O'Neill

Bernie Williams

Ricky Ledee

Shane Spencer

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Question 9 of 10

9. After baseball's 200,000th home run, it took only two years to 2001 when someone hit number 210,000. It was hit by a Kansas City Royal who was traded to the Colorado Rockies three months later. The pitch was dished up by Derek Lowe of the Red Sox. Who hit the ball? Hint

John Mayberry

George Brett

Jermaine Dye

Hal McRae

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Question 10 of 10

10. 132 years after the inauguration of the National League in 1876, baseball witnessed home run number 250,000 on September 8, 2008. It was hit by a 21-season player who was within five home runs of hitting his 500th. Who was this Detroit Tiger? Hint

Darrell Porter

Gary Sheffield

Hank Sauer

Willie Stargell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The National League began in 1876 with eight new teams. The league's first-ever home run was hit on May 2 of that season. Who was credited with this inaugural home run?

Answer: Ross Barnes

The others did not play for at least another 50 years. Barnes played for five seasons in the later defunct National Association with the Boston Red Stockings until 1875, then joined the Chicago White Stockings in the NL who was managed by Al Spalding.

It was Barnes' only home run of the season, and who would know that it was the first of a quarter-million? As miniscule as it may seem, it helped the White Stockings to the very-first National League pennant. Ross hit only six home runs in his nine seasons.

Answer: Ned Williamson

The others were all pitchers. Williamson would go on to hit 64 home runs over 13 seasons, a great amount for that time and era. His 27 home runs still only gave his White Stockings a fifth place finish in the National League. The Providence Grays and Charley Radbourn's 59-12 pitching record would take them to the pennant.

Answer: Joe Tinker

The others were all catchers, and would not begin their careers for at least another 20 years. "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" was the phrase made famous on radio by the dominating infield of the Cubs. Joe averaged two home runs per season in his career, and he hit baseball's 10,000th off future Hall of Fame pitcher, Mordecai Brown. Ironically, Brown became a Cub the following season, and spent almost the rest of his career in Chicago.

4. When this New York Giant hit baseball's 50,000th home run in June 1948, he had no idea what a milestone it was. Who was this Hall of Fame slugger that hit 40 in the season?

Answer: Johnny Mize

Musial was a career Cardinal, Williams a career Bostonian, and DiMaggio a career Yankee. Johnny Mize was one of the unrecognized true power-hitters of Major League Baseball. He had just come off hitting 51 home runs in 1947. Baseball's 50,000th home run was dished up by Bill Voiselle of the Boston Braves. Mize would go on to hit 359 over his career, and be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981.

5. Baseball's 60,000th home run was hit on August 31, 1953, by the first African-American to play in the American League. Who hit this milestone for baseball?

Answer: Larry Doby

While Jackie Robinson broke the color-barrier in the National League in 1947, Doby broke it in the American League with the Cleveland Indians in the same season. Doby hit 29 home runs in 1953, and the milestone came off Red Sox pitcher Ellis Kinder in the ninth inning of that game.

Answer: Ferguson Jenkins

The others were pitchers but never Cubs, and had retired at least 10 years earlier. Fergie was a Chicago Cub in 1970 and went 22-16 in the season. He finished third in the Cy Young voting in 1970, and would win it in 1971. Jenkins was inducted into the Hall of Fame, 20 seasons after his Cy Young Award presentation.

Answer: Rick Sutcliffe

They all pitched for the Cubs in 1986, but it was Sutcliffe who was the 1979 NL Rookie of the Year, and the 1984 Cy Young Award winner. Rick gave up only 18 home runs in the season, but none bigger to baseball than John Russell's.

Answer: Paul O'Neill

O'Neill won his only batting title in 1994. In 1999, Paul hit 19 home runs in the season, and 281 in his career. In that season, Hernandez gave up 17 home runs already by June, then was traded to the Giants.

Answer: Jermaine Dye

The others were all former Royals, but all were retired in 2001. Dye was traded by the Royals to the Rockies on July 25th, then 30 minutes later traded to the Athletics without even traveling to Colorado. He hit 13 home runs for Kansas City and 13 for Oakland in the season.

Answer: Gary Sheffield

The others had already died. The Tigers was Gary's seventh team in his 21 seasons of baseball. He won a batting title in 1992 with the Padres, and was the 2004 AL MVP runner-up. Sheffield lost the MVP Award to Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels.

Source: Author Nightmare

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