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The Ultimate Baseball History Quiz | MLB Historical

Random Baseball Trivia: This is a little baseball quiz involving questions from several different time periods. Some questions are tougher than others, hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by jmegin35. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jmegin35

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,861

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3302

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This slugger won the American League MVP award in both 1932 and 1933. Hint

Lou Gehrig

Jimmie Foxx

Hank Greenberg

Bill Dickey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which former major league pitcher wrote the famous, controversial book, Ball Four?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Everyone knows that Hank Aaron has hit the most career home runs, but which player has hit the most career doubles? Hint

Pete Rose

Tris Speaker

Ty Cobb

Stan Musial

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Question 4 of 10

4. Two pitchers have over 400 career wins. One is Cy Young, who is the other? Hint

Christy Mathewson

Warren Spahn

Grover Alexander

Walter Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Cincinnati Red third baseman won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1988.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This player won the AL Rookie of the Year award in the strike-shortened 1994 season. Hint

Manny Ramirez

Bob Hamelin

Rusty Greer

Jim Edmonds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rickey Henderson broke the Major League record for stolen bases in a season with 130 in 1982. Whose record did he break? Hint

Ty Cobb

His own

Willie Wilson

Lou Brock

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Question 8 of 10

8. From 1988-1992, this NL outfielder won 4 consecutive Gold Gloves. Hint

Barry Bonds

Devon White

Eric Davis

Andy Van Slyke

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Question 9 of 10

9. Babe Ruth first broke the single season home run record in 1919. He hit 29 home runs to beat the previous record, set in 1884. Hint

Ned Williamson

Gavvy Cravath

Frank Baker

Wally Pipp

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these players has 3,000 hits and 500 home runs? Hint

Stan Musial

Frank Robinson

Carl Yastrzemski

Eddie Murray

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This slugger won the American League MVP award in both 1932 and 1933.

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Foxx had 58 homers and 169 RBI in 1932, and won the Triple Crown in 1933 with 48 home runs, 163 RBI, and a .356 batting average.

2. Which former major league pitcher wrote the famous, controversial book, Ball Four?

Answer: Jim Bouton

The book was published in 1970.

3. Everyone knows that Hank Aaron has hit the most career home runs, but which player has hit the most career doubles?

Answer: Tris Speaker

Speaker hit 792, Rose 746, Musial 725, and Cobb 724.

4. Two pitchers have over 400 career wins. One is Cy Young, who is the other?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Cy Young has 511 wins and Walter Johnson has 417.

5. This Cincinnati Red third baseman won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1988.

Answer: Chris Sabo

6. This player won the AL Rookie of the Year award in the strike-shortened 1994 season.

Answer: Bob Hamelin

Yep, Bob Hamelin beat all of these guys ...

7. Rickey Henderson broke the Major League record for stolen bases in a season with 130 in 1982. Whose record did he break?

Answer: Lou Brock

Henderson broke Brock's record of 118.

8. From 1988-1992, this NL outfielder won 4 consecutive Gold Gloves.

Answer: Andy Van Slyke

Van Slyke played for Pittsburgh.

9. Babe Ruth first broke the single season home run record in 1919. He hit 29 home runs to beat the previous record, set in 1884.

Answer: Ned Williamson

The usual answer is Gavvy Cravath with 24 homers for Philadelphia in 1915. Ned Williamson hit 27 homers in 1884 playing for Chicago White Stockings in the NL.

10. Which of these players has 3,000 hits and 500 home runs?

Answer: Eddie Murray

Source: Author jmegin35

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