Baseball for Dummies #73 Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Justice

The other 3 won the award, but all in the American League. Justice of the Atlanta Braves, hit 28 home runs and batted .282 for the season. He beat out Expo Delino DeShields for the award. Justice hit his 300th home run as an Oakland Athletic in 2002.

Answer: 1

The Atlanta Braves were the only team with their record of 101-59. They lost the Division Series to the Giants. The Yankees and Oakland each won 103 in the American League.

Answer: Atlantics

The Dodgers have had many names in their history. The only one listed is the Atlantics, which began the franchise in 1884 in the American Association. From the Atlantics to the Grays, the Grooms, the Bridegrooms, Superbas, Robins, and finally the Dodgers, the team has worn many uniforms.

Answer: Felipe Alou

Alou played for 6 different franchises, hitting only 206 home runs. He did hit 31 for the Braves in 1966. He became the Expos manager in 1992 until his release in 2001. He won one division crown with the Montreal club.

Answer: Tampa Bay

The others listed finished the season over .500, and the Angels were the World Series Champions. Tampa Bay and the Tigers had identical records in 2002, compiling a low 55-106. Detroit finished 39 games back, while the Devil Rays finished 48 games back of their division winner New York Yankees. The Yankees won 103 games, adding to Tampa's woes.

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

The others listed never won the award even once. Foxx was with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1932 and 1933. He also won the Triple Crown in 1933. He won another MVP in 1938, but that one was with the Boston Red Sox. After 20 seasons, and retiring in 1945, he compiled 534 home runs and a career average of .325. Hal Newhouser, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Joe Morgan, Mike Schmidt, Dale Murphy, and Frank Thomas, have all won 2 consecutive MVP's. Barry Bonds has won 2 consecutive MVP's twice, after his award presented in 2002.

Answer: Bob Feller

'Rapid Robert' played his entire 18 year career with Cleveland. His stellar year was in 1940 when he won the Triple Crown. Surprisingly, he was runner-up for the MVP to Detroit's Hank Greenberg. In 1946, Bob struck out 348 batters. The other players listed, never pitched, and never played for the Indians.

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The others listed were all pitchers, and none of them played in the 20th century. Gehrig hit 23 for the Yankees. Gehrig usually batted in the 4th spot on the team. Eddie Murray hit 19, and Willie McCovey hit 18 with the Giants.

Answer: Duke Snider

The 'Silver Fox' was the only Dodger listed. Snider hit 389 in his 16 seasons wearing a Dodger uniform. In 5 consecutive seasons from 1953-1957, Snider popped 40 or more home runs. Snider helped the Dodgers go to 6 World Series, with 5 of them against the Yankees. Snider has 2 World Series rings.

Answer: 6'2"

Ruth officially was listed at 74 inches (6'2") and weighed 215 lbs. The 'Sultan of Swat' died at the age of 53 in 1948.