Around the Horn Trivia Quiz

Answer: Yogi Berra

Numerous "Yogi-isms" include, "That restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore." And, "Ninety percent of the game is half-mental."
Roy Campanella was a hard-hitting catcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s.
Johnny Bench was another catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds. Bench won World Series titles in 1975 and 1976.
The legendary Babe Ruth of course played for the Yankees but was a right fielder after pitching for the Boston Red Sox.

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Gehrig, "The Pride of the Yankees" also hit .340 with 493 HRs and 1995 RBIs in the 1920s and 1930s including an American League record 184 in one season.
Don Mattingly, "The Hit Man", also played first base for the Yankees and his career was cut short in 1995 by injuries.
Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, a pioneering African-American manager, was also known for his big bat with the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles.
Stan "The Man" Musial was a long time slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers

This courageous hero will always have a special place in baseball and American history. Robinson's number will never be worn again after Yankee closer Mariano Rivera's #42 jersey is finally retired.
The Brooklyn Dodgers became the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958, playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in 1962 in the Chavez Ravine area of LA.
The New York Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NY, not far from Brooklyn, another New York City borough.
The storied Chicago Cubs played their home games at intimate Wrigley Field near the shore of Lake Michigan in the Windy City.

Answer: All-Star Game MVP

Derek was the MVP of the American League's All-Star victory over the National League at Turner Field in Atlanta in July, collecting 3 hits, driving in 2, and scoring another. He was also the first Yankee to win this award.
Regular season MVP honors went to Oakland A's first baseman Jason Giambi, later a teammate of Jeter's with the Yankees. Giambi hit .333 with 43 HRs and 137 RBIs in 2000 for Oakland.
All-American honors are given to several of the best collegiate athletes in their various sports.

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Michael Jack Schmidt is considered by many to be the greatest third baseman of all-time, dominating the 1970s and 1980s National League pitching.
George Brett hit .390 for the Kansas City Royals en route to the 1980 American League MVP. Many consider him the greatest American League 3rd baseman of all-time, playing for the Royals his whole career.
Graig Nettles made many a great play for the New York Yankees in the field in their 1970s dynasty years into the 1980s and also was known for his hitting power. He later played for the San Diego Padres after establishing his name in New York.
Brooks Robinson was perhaps the best defensive 3rd baseman of all-time, playing the hot corner for the Baltimore Orioles.

Answer: Ted Williams

Those statistics would have been even greater had "Teddy Ballgame" not served 3 years in World War II and winning a greater victory than all World Series put together. He was the last man to hit .400, at .406 in 1941, and his career spanned from 1939 to 1960.
Captain Carl Yastrzemski was a much loved great Boston Red Sox left fielder and the last man in the 20th Century to reach the coveted Triple Crown, leading the league in average, home runs, and RBIs in 1967.
Carlton Fisk was a catcher for Boston in the same era before moving on to the Chicago White Sox.
Reggie Jackson, of course hated in Boston, was a home run hitting legend, nicknamed "Mr. October", for the New York Yankees among others.

Answer: The Commerce Comet

Commerce was Mickey's home town in Oklahoma. The word "Comet" referred to the Mick's blazing footspeed. Mickey played a legendary career in the 1950s and 1960s for the Yanks.
The "Say Hey" kid was the nickname of Mickey's rival, New York and later San Francisco Giants centerfielder Willie Mays, who had a penchant for ending his sentences with "Hey".
The Yankee Clipper was the nickname of Mickey's predecessor, Yankees centerfield great Joe DiMaggio.

Answer: Hank Aaron

Hammerin' Hank set a record for career home runs with 755, controversially broken by Barry Bonds. The classy Henry Aaron played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Reggie Jackson was a fellow slugging right fielder known as "Mr. October".
Willie Stargell made his living in the Steel City of Pittsburgh for the Pirates as a first baseman and was nicknamed "Pops".
Pete Rose played every position at one time or another, most prominently for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies and was nicknamed "Charlie Hustle".

Answer: Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson's heyday of the 1910s and 1920s had his status take a backseat to more recent stars, but baseball enthusiasts agree he was one of the finest.
Randy Johnson, known as "Big Unit", is a modern day left-handed legend having pitched for many teams.
Christy Mathewson and Grover Alexander were a couple other old-time greats. Mathewson for the New York Giants and Alexander for the Phillies and Cubs, both in the early decades of the 20th century.

Answer: Joe Torre

Joe Torre, a very good player in his day and 1971 National League MVP for the St. Louis Cardinals, moved on to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. He led the "Bronx Bombers" to titles in 1996, and from 1998-2000.
Joe Girardi, who won a series ring under Torre as a player, managed the Yanks to a World Series Championship in 2009.
Billy Martin also managed the Yankees to a title in 1977, and played second base for them two decades earlier.
Terry Francona is well known for managing the Red Sox Nation, whom he led to World Series Championships in 2004 and 2007, the first such titles for the Red Sox since 1918.