Baseball for Dummies #21 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stan Musial

Stan Musial was a tremendous Major Leaguer. This Hall of Fame inductee played his entire career of 22 seasons (missing 1945 to due the war effort), with the St. Louis Cardinals. Amongst his outstanding statistics, were his 3 National League MVPs in 1943, 1946, and 1948. He retired with an amazing 475 home runs, along with a .331 lifetime batting average.

Answer: 2

The Cubs only won two in the century. In 1907 and 1908, under the guidance of manager Frank Chance, they beat the Detroit Tigers in both Series. They went to the promised land 8 other times during the 20th century, but could never top the hill.

Answer: Maury Wills

The speedster Wills, who belonged to the Dodgers, stole 104 bases in 1962, which helped him win the MVP Award. Later in the years, Lou Brock of the St.Louis Cardinals broke that unbelievable mark with 118.

Answer: Walter Johnson

The MVP Award was inaugurated in 1911 in both leagues. Ty Cobb of the American League, and Frank Schulte of the National League, were the first recepients. Walter became the first two-time winner in 1924, after winning his first in 1913. Johnson was a pitcher for the Washington Senators. The great Jimmie Foxx was the first three-time winner of the award.

Answer: Ron Fairly

Fairly played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He graduated from Jordan High School in Long Beach, California. This left-handed, red-headed slugger retired with 215 home runs.

Answer: 1969

The Royals began in 1969 under the management of Joe Gordon. They finished their intial year in the American League West with a record of 69-93. Their roster included Lou Piniella who hit 11 home runs for them in the season. Their first trip to the World Series was in 1980, where they lost to the Phillies, and then won the big one in 1985 over the Cardinals 4 games to 3.

Answer: 14

This baseball retiree who went on to being a comic sportscaster, hit only 14 home runs in his entire career. His catcher position allowed him to play 6 Major League seasons from 1962-1967. His famous beer commerical statement was, "I must be in the front row", but always ended up in the cheap seats. He also played the sports announcer in the movie, "Major League".

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The Chicago franchise were called the 'Orphans' from 1898 to 1902, before becoming the Cubs. They were also named the Colts and White Stockings prior. Under the Orphans name, Chicago's best finish was 4th place.

Answer: They were always the White Sox

They were always the White Sox from Chicago, who began their franchise in 1901, amongst many other Major League teams. In their first season, they won the American League Pennant under the managerial eye of player-manager Clark Griffith, with a record of 83-53. They finished ahead of the Boston Red Sox by 4 games, and were led by Dummy Hoy.

Answer: Eddie Murray

Murray was inducted along with Gary Carter in 2003. The others listed were inducted in 1955, 48 years earlier. Murray played for numerous teams throughout his career, mostly with the Orioles, and retired with 504 home runs over 21 seasons.