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Baseball Coloreds Trivia Quiz

A different quiz about different colors in the Major Leagues. All those listed have been a part of baseball. I hope you have fun! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,425

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1240

Question 1 of 10

1. My career spanned from 1969-1986, mostly with the Athletics. A six-time all-star, I won the AL Cy Young and MVP in 1971. Who am I? Hint

Blue Moon Odom

Jim Bluejacket

Bert Blue

Vida Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 2005, I was in my 13th season. I played for many seasons with Toronto, and before leaving the Dodgers after 2004 for the Diamondbacks, I hit four home runs in a game. Who am I? Hint

Shawn Green

Pumpsie Green

Harvey Green

Todd Green

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 16 seasons, I found the World Series 11 times. 1961 was my pinstripe season as I won the Cy Young and was the World Series MVP. Who am I? Hint

Whitey Lockman

Frank White

Jo Jo White

Whitey Ford

4. I pitched for 15 seasons and retired in 1995. I mostly played for the Royals in the AL and the Giants in the NL. 1984 was my best season going 17-12 with 140 strikeouts with the Royals. Who am I? Hint

Bud Black

Dave Black

John Black

Bob Black

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Question 5 of 10

5. Coming from the University of Texas at Austin, I began my 14-season American League career in 1930 with the Athletics. I also played for the Red Sox and Tigers. After retiring in 1946, I tried my hand at managing. For eight seasons beginning in 1955, I managed the Boston Red Sox, but could only muster a third place finish. Who am I? Hint

Pinky Higgins

Pinky Jorgensen

Pinky May

Pinky Hargrave

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Question 6 of 10

6. I played for eight seasons in the American League and retired in 1963. People remember me for managing though. From the Rangers to the Angels to the Royals, I found my home in St. Louis and managed the Cardinals for 11 years, taking them to three World Series. Who am I? Hint

Whitey Herzog

Whitey Platt

Whitey Gibson

Bill White

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Question 7 of 10

7. I pitched for eight seasons, mostly with the Phillies and retired in 1967. I came back a decade later to manage the Phillies, and helped them win their first World Series in history in 1980. Who am I? Hint

Lenny Green

Dallas Green

Tyler Green

Charlie Green

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Question 8 of 10

8. I pitched for only two seasons in my baseball career, and both were with the Pittsburgh Pirates. My born name was Moses, but being Indian, I obtained another name. Who am I? Hint

Joe Black

Pink Hawley

Bill Black

Chief Yellowhorse

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Question 9 of 10

9. I am a Hall of Famer. I played for 19 seasons, mostly with the Cardinals, then managed the Cardinals for another 14 seasons. I helmed the club to two World Series in 1967 and 1968. Who am I? Hint

Red Phillips

Red Schoendienst

Red Munger

Red Owens

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2005, I was in my 19th season in the Major Leagues. Eight seasons with the Rangers, five with the Dodgers, then a Yankee, I pitched my way to a runner-up Cy Young in 1996 with the Marlins. In 2004, I had an argument with the locker room wall, the wall won, and I missed a lot of the season. Who am I? Hint

Gates Brown

Kevin Brown

Larry Brown

Buster Brown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My career spanned from 1969-1986, mostly with the Athletics. A six-time all-star, I won the AL Cy Young and MVP in 1971. Who am I?

Answer: Vida Blue

Vida's 1971 season saw him go 24-8 with 301 strikeouts playing for Oakland. Blue stayed in the bay area and played six seasons in a Giants uniform also.

2. In 2005, I was in my 13th season. I played for many seasons with Toronto, and before leaving the Dodgers after 2004 for the Diamondbacks, I hit four home runs in a game. Who am I?

Answer: Shawn Green

Green joined a small club of players who hit four home runs in a game on May 23, 2002. Ironically, it occurred three weeks after Mariners' Mike Cameron did it also.

3. In 16 seasons, I found the World Series 11 times. 1961 was my pinstripe season as I won the Cy Young and was the World Series MVP. Who am I?

Answer: Whitey Ford

Ford was a career Yankee from 1950-1967. His World Series pitching record was 10-4 with 94 strikeouts.

4. I pitched for 15 seasons and retired in 1995. I mostly played for the Royals in the AL and the Giants in the NL. 1984 was my best season going 17-12 with 140 strikeouts with the Royals. Who am I?

Answer: Bud Black

Black played for the Mariners, Royals, Indians, Blue Jays, and Giants. With all these teams that had his name on the roster, he made only one trip to the World Series in 1985 with the Royals, going 0-1.

Answer: Pinky Higgins

Higgins was mostly a third baseman in his career. His best season was in 1934 when he batted .330 with 179 hits. Pinky went to two World Series with the Tigers and Red Sox in 1940 and 1946, but came up empty both times. Higgins died in 1969 at the age of 59.

Answer: Whitey Herzog

1982 immortalized Herzog when the Cardinals won his only World Series against the Brewers. He lost to his former Royals in the '85 series, and also against the 1987 Twins.

Answer: Dallas Green

Dallas helmed the club to their first WS title against the Kansas City Royals, four games to two. This was the Phillies' Mike Schmidt era. Green also managed the New York Mets for five seasons. Green never saw a postseason game as a player. He retired from baseball totally in 1996.

8. I pitched for only two seasons in my baseball career, and both were with the Pittsburgh Pirates. My born name was Moses, but being Indian, I obtained another name. Who am I?

Answer: Chief Yellowhorse

Of his two seasons in baseball, 1922 was his best. He went only 3-1 as a pitcher with 24 strikeouts, but also batted .316. He and the Pirates missed a World Series appearance by four games in 1921. He died in his birthplace of Pawnee, Oklahoma, in 1964 at the age of 66.

9. I am a Hall of Famer. I played for 19 seasons, mostly with the Cardinals, then managed the Cardinals for another 14 seasons. I helmed the club to two World Series in 1967 and 1968. Who am I?

Answer: Red Schoendienst

Red was a 10-time all-star and led the league in hits with 200 in 1957. He went to three World Series as a player, then two with the Bob Gibson led Cardinals as a manager. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, one season before stepping down as manager.

Answer: Kevin Brown

Kevin was also an Oriole in 1995 and a Padre in 1998. Brown was a 20-game winner in 1992 with Texas when he went 21-11.

Source: Author Nightmare

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