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Quiz about Baseballs First Baseman Anagrams

Baseball's First Baseman Anagrams Quiz

Take a look at these first baseman anagrams with all the letters and clues provided. Good luck! :)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,694

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
264

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Hall of Fame first basemen could HANG GREEK BERN if he wanted. He was the first player at his position to hit 50 home runs in a season. Who is this former Detroit Tiger?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. He never had a SORE REGIS LEG condition, but did once set a record for most hits in a season by a first baseman. Who is this Hall of Fame St. Louis Brown?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 3 of 10

3. This career Giant first baseman always spoke with a BERRY LILT, and he even hit .400 in a season in his day. He was also inducted into Cooperstown. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

4. Nobody ever called him RIGEL HUGO, because he was a 'tough' first baseman in a tremendous amount of consecutive games. He played in the 1920s and 1930s, and was in the top five for the MVP voting eight times. Who is this Hall of Fame Yankee great?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This first baseman may have had a RYE DRUM IDEA, but instead stuck with baseball to set a record for most games played at first base before he retired. Who is this primary Baltimore Oriole Hall of Fame player?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This first baseman would give EVERY VET GAS if they asked him, but instead settled for setting a first baseman record for the most consecutive games played without an error. Who was this former Dodger and Padre?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This RANK CHEF CAN could cook up some pretty good food, but one of the things that fans took notice to was that he set a Major League record for most stolen bases in a season by a first baseman while being the manager. Who is this former Cub and Hall of Fame player from the early 1900s?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1990s, this first baseman would never give a CLERIC FED LIE, even though he set an American League record, and not just as a first baseman, for striking out the most times of any player in a season. Who was this former Tiger?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In over 8500 plate appearances, this player struck less than 200 times in his career. IN MYSTIC SNUFF fashion, you just could not strike him out. Who was this early American League first baseman with the Athletics and Red Sox from the 1910s?

Answer: (Two words, nickname and last name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Performing like A LARGE RADAR SNAG, this first baseman set a National League record for the most strikeouts in a season in the 1990s. Who was this Montreal Expo and later Colorado Rockie first baseman who hit 399 career home runs, which matched Tiger Al Kaline's career record?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Hall of Fame first basemen could HANG GREEK BERN if he wanted. He was the first player at his position to hit 50 home runs in a season. Who is this former Detroit Tiger?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Greenberg was a Tiger for all but one season. He hit 58 big ones with the Tigers in 1938, but still finished third for the MVP voting. He did win two MVPs though in 1935 and 1940. He played for only 13 seasons and hit 331 home runs. He was a hall inductee in 1956.

2. He never had a SORE REGIS LEG condition, but did once set a record for most hits in a season by a first baseman. Who is this Hall of Fame St. Louis Brown?

Answer: George Sisler

Sisler banged out 257 hits as a St. Louis Brown in 1920. His 84-year record stood until Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners hit 262 times in 2004.

3. This career Giant first baseman always spoke with a BERRY LILT, and he even hit .400 in a season in his day. He was also inducted into Cooperstown. Who is he?

Answer: Bill Terry

Terry played from 1923-1936, all with the Giants. He hit .401 in 1930, and went to three World Series with the Giants. Bill finished in the top five for the MVP voting three times. He was inducted into the hall in 1954.

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou led the league in triples with 20 in 1926 for the Yankees, setting a new American League record. He won the MVP in 1927 and 1936. Three seasons that Gehrig played, there was no MVP voting so the possibilities were there for more.

Answer: Eddie Murray

Considering that Lou Gehrig once set a consecutive game streak at first base with 2130 games, Murray played an astounding 2413 games at first base. Eddie spent 21 seasons amongst five teams. He is a member of the 3000-hit and 500 Home Run Clubs. He was inducted into the hall in 2003 after retiring in 1997.

Answer: Steve Garvey

Steve played for the Dodgers from 1969-1982, then became a San Diego Padre. It was in San Diego where Steve set his mark of 193 consecutive games without an error.

Answer: Frank Chance

Frank played from 1898-1914, and all but two seasons with Chicago of the National League. Chance stole 67 bases while playing for Chicago in 1903. He also was their manager in the season. The hall took Frank in 1946.

Answer: Cecil Fielder

Cecil set this record in 1990 with the Tigers by striking out 182 times in the season. He struck out 150 times three times in his career. He retired in 1998 with the Indians.

Answer: Stuffy McInnis

McInnis played from 1909-1927, with half his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. Stuffy struck only a few times with all the teams that he played with. McInnis had more than twice as many walks as strikeouts.

Answer: Andres Galarraga

Galarraga set that record with the Expos in 1990 by striking out 169 times in the season. He led his league four times in strikeouts. He played with seven teams over his 19 seasons, and retired in 2004 with the Angels.

Source: Author Nightmare

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