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Quiz about Baseball Slugger Anagrams

Quiz about Baseball Slugger Anagrams

Baseball Slugger Anagrams Trivia Quiz

Clues and the letters about some home run sluggers in Major League Baseball. I hope that you have fun with it. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,695

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
328

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Willie McCovey hit 39 home runs for the Giants in 1965. He would sometimes say, YES WILLIAM, I bat after you. Who would he have been referring to who hit 52 home runs of his own in the season?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lou Gehrig led the Yankees in 1936 by hitting 49 home runs. Gehrig might DIG JOE AMIGO when the team's home run runner-up would come to bat. Who was second on the team with his 29?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1966 belonged to the World Series winner Baltimore Orioles and their Triple Crown winner Frank Robinson. Robinson hit 49 home runs in the season. Which other BOW LEG POLO looking player also hit 34 for the team?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This slugger might have felt like A TORN SON because when he was a Chicago Cub, he was overshadowed by two other big ones, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Who was this Cub third baseman?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Like A GRIMM WRECK, this slugger teamed up with Jose Canseco on the Athletics to hit 80 home runs in the 1987 season. Who was he?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers had the league's home run leader in Duke Snider with his 43. Who else did Brooklyn have that rode a DOG SLEIGH and hit 32 in the season?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Like a big old MORRIS GEAR, these two Yankees combined for 115 home runs in 1961. One was Mickey Mantle. Who was the other Yankee slugger?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Even with A RANK FLY ROD, this Cardinal couldn't get any attention in 1998 for himself. The 1998 home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, saw Big Mac hit a season record 70 home runs to win the crown, although Sosa still won the MVP. Which fellow Cardinal was overshadowed by McGwire and hit 31 home runs in the season?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 1964 Minnesota Twins had six players hit 20+ home runs with a team total of 221 for the season. Harmon Killebrew led the team with 49. Two players hit 32 also. One was Tony Oliva, and who was the other BABOON SILL looking player?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Murderer's Row, a.k.a. the 1927 New York Yankees had a double-barrel shotgun with two players that combined for 107 home runs in the season. The left barrel was Babe Ruth. Who was the right barrel, and his name was not RIGEL HUGO?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Willie McCovey hit 39 home runs for the Giants in 1965. He would sometimes say, YES WILLIAM, I bat after you. Who would he have been referring to who hit 52 home runs of his own in the season?

Answer: Willie Mays

Mays won his second MVP award in 1965 also. When both Willies retired, Mays was on top of the team's list for home runs with 646, followed by the great Mel Ott with 511, then McCovey with 469. Barry Bonds later hit 586 in a Giants uniform.

2. Lou Gehrig led the Yankees in 1936 by hitting 49 home runs. Gehrig might DIG JOE AMIGO when the team's home run runner-up would come to bat. Who was second on the team with his 29?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

DiMaggio hit 29 home runs and batted .323 as a rookie, but the Rookie of the Year award did not begin until 1947. Gehrig retired with 493 career blasts, while DiMaggio hit 361 in only 13 seasons.

3. 1966 belonged to the World Series winner Baltimore Orioles and their Triple Crown winner Frank Robinson. Robinson hit 49 home runs in the season. Which other BOW LEG POLO looking player also hit 34 for the team?

Answer: Boog Powell

Frank Robinson was in his first season with the Orioles after being traded from the Reds. Powell was in his sixth season. Powell retired at the top of the team list for his 303 home runs, then was later surpassed by Cal Ripken Jr and Eddie Murray.

4. This slugger might have felt like A TORN SON because when he was a Chicago Cub, he was overshadowed by two other big ones, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Who was this Cub third baseman?

Answer: Ron Santo

When they all retired, Banks topped the team's list with 512 home runs, Williams with 392, and Santo with 337. It is ironic that even with those three big guns, the Cubs lost 100+ games twice in the 1960s, and finished second only one time.

5. Like A GRIMM WRECK, this slugger teamed up with Jose Canseco on the Athletics to hit 80 home runs in the 1987 season. Who was he?

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire hit 49 and took the Rookie of the Year honors in 1987. Canseco hit 31 in 1987, and took the Rookie of the Year award in 1986. Mark would go on to hit 583 in his career, while Canseco hit 462.

6. In 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers had the league's home run leader in Duke Snider with his 43. Who else did Brooklyn have that rode a DOG SLEIGH and hit 32 in the season?

Answer: Gil Hodges

Hodges played 16 of his 18 seasons with the Dodgers and retired with 370 in 1963. He hit 361 as a Dodger, placing him number two in the team list. Snider, who hit 407 in his career, topped the team's list with 389.

7. Like a big old MORRIS GEAR, these two Yankees combined for 115 home runs in 1961. One was Mickey Mantle. Who was the other Yankee slugger?

Answer: Roger Maris

Maris broke Babe Ruth's 1927 record by hitting 61 in the season. Mantle who was riddled with injuries, still hit 54 of his own. Maris and Mantle were numbers one and two for the MVP balloting. The Yankees had six big bats hit more than 20 home runs in the season for a team total of 240. They were Maris, Mantle, Bill Skowron, Yogi Berra, Johnny Blanchard, and Elston Howard.

8. Even with A RANK FLY ROD, this Cardinal couldn't get any attention in 1998 for himself. The 1998 home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, saw Big Mac hit a season record 70 home runs to win the crown, although Sosa still won the MVP. Which fellow Cardinal was overshadowed by McGwire and hit 31 home runs in the season?

Answer: Ray Lankford

Sosa of the Cubs hit 66 in 1998. It was his first of four consecutive 50 home run seasons. Lankford repeated his career high from 1997 with his 31 in 1998.

9. The 1964 Minnesota Twins had six players hit 20+ home runs with a team total of 221 for the season. Harmon Killebrew led the team with 49. Two players hit 32 also. One was Tony Oliva, and who was the other BABOON SILL looking player?

Answer: Bob Allison

Six Twins hit 20+ home runs in the 1964 season. They were Killebrew, Oliva, Allison, Jimmie Hall, Don Mincher, and Bernie Allen. The Twins still finished the season tied for sixth place of the 10 teams.

10. Murderer's Row, a.k.a. the 1927 New York Yankees had a double-barrel shotgun with two players that combined for 107 home runs in the season. The left barrel was Babe Ruth. Who was the right barrel, and his name was not RIGEL HUGO?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Ruth hit 60 home runs to set the new standard in 1927. Gehrig who hit 47 of his own, won the MVP for the season instead of the Babe. The Yankees went all the way to the World Series and defeated the Pirates four games to none.

Source: Author Nightmare

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