Baseball Vegemite #5 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 3

The Yankees were the only American League team to reach 100 with a 101-61 record. 2 National League teams reached the plateau, Atlanta with a mirror record of the Yankees, then the Giants who finished the season at 100-61. The only other team close was the Athletics with 96 wins.

Answer: 94

The Babe pitched in 10 seasons, with only 4 as a primary pitcher. His best season was in 1916 with the Red Sox, when he went 23-12 with 170 strikeouts, along with 9 shutouts. 2 years before his retirement in 1935, he pitched a complete 9 inning game for the Yankees and won it. Since 1919, he only pitched in 5 games. 1920 he pitched in 1, 1921 he threw in 2 games, 1930 he pitched in 1, and his final arm was displayed in 1933.

Answer: Barry Bonds

Barry did this in 1998. Bonds was in his 13th season in the big leagues. In 1998, he hit 37 home runs and stole 28 bases.

Answer: Connie Mack

Mack wins this one hands down. He managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 seasons from 1901-1950. He also managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-1896. Sparky Anderson managed for 24 consecutive seasons in his career, while Walter Alston managed the Dodgers for 23 consecutive seasons.

Answer: Satchel Paige

Paige was 'listed' at 59 years old, although some records indicate that he was older. In 1965, he came back from baseball retirement, and pitched in one game wearing a Kansas City A's uniform. He pitched against the Boston Red Sox. He threw 3 innings, did not allow a run, and struck out 1 batter. Before that, his last appearance was in 1953 as a St. Louis Brown.

He was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame with a 28-31 pitching record.

Answer: George Brett

Brett played his entire career in a Royals uniform. His first title was in 1976 when he batted .333. In 1980, he won it with an average of .390, then again in 1990 when he batted .329. After 21 seasons, he retired with a .305 career average in 1993.

Answer: Luke Appling

The others never played for the White Sox. Lucius Benjamin Appling, made his baseball debut in 1930 at the age of 23. His greatest season was in 1936, when he batted .388, and was runner-up MVP to the great Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. He was also runner-up MVP in 1943 to Spud Chandler of the Yankees. Luke died in 1991.

Answer: Fernando Tatis

Tatis had a dream day in 1999 with the Cardinals. He did this in the birth of the season on April 23. These were 8 of his 107 RBI's for the season. He also hit 34 home runs that season, but was not even in the top 10 for MVP voting.

Answer: Shawn Green

The others were American Leaguers in 2002. Green of the Dodgers, not only hit 4 home runs on May 23, but also had a double and a single, breaking Joe Adcock's total base record for one game with 19. Shawn did this against the Brewers. He finished the season with 42 home runs.

Answer: Harold Reese

Harold "Pee Wee" Reese, played his entire career with the Dodgers for 16 seasons, from 1940-1958. This shortstop had the honor of playing next to the great Jackie Robinson at 2nd base in the 1947 World Series. Reese is a member of baseball's Hall of Fame.