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Dummies Baseball #16 Trivia Quiz

Another educational quiz for all the dummies like me. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,315

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1972

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first 2003 player to hit 35 doubles in the season? Hint

Dick Groat

Albie Pearson

Zoilo Versalles

Todd Helton

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Question 2 of 10

2. What player on July 20, 2003, hit his 400th career home run? Hint

Barry Bonds

Paul LoDuca

Pedro Martinez

Jeff Bagwell

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the 20th century, only 2 baseball players were inducted into the Hall of Fame with 99% of the vote. Tom Seaver was one of them. Who was the other? Hint

Greg Pinchbeck

Bob Lemon

Eddie Mathews

Nolan Ryan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following stole 30 bases in a season, with 5 different clubs? Hint

Otis Nixon

Bobby Bonds

All listed

Rickey Henderson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following greats was nicknamed "Catfish"? Hint

Dave McNally

Sandy Koufax

Denny McLain

Jim Hunter

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many 2002 Tampa Bay pitchers won 20 games in the season? Hint

7. I debuted as a 19 year old pitcher, and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The following season in 1985, I won the Cy Young and the Triple Crown. 9 of my first 10 seasons, I won in double figures. Substance abuse altered my career and eventually ended it in 2000. My last 9 wins came with 4 different teams in 2 seasons. Who am I? Hint

Jose Santiago

Dave Boswell

Jim Palmer

Dwight Gooden

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Question 8 of 10

8. What catcher won a Gold Glove Award, before Ivan Rodriquez began his streak of 10 with the Rangers? Hint

Ron Cey

Tony Pena

Duke Snider

Rod Carew

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Question 9 of 10

9. What team won their first World Series, after a 38 year dry spell in 1995? Hint

Braves

Dodgers

Orioles

Athletics

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following managers, won less than 500 games in their career? Hint

Ty Cobb

Leo Durocher

Connie Mack

Casey Stengel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first 2003 player to hit 35 doubles in the season?

Answer: Todd Helton

None of the others played in 2003, and retired more than 30 years ago. Helton with the Rockies, continued to tear up National League pitchers. In 2002, he hit 30 home runs with 39 doubles. 2003 is Helton's 7th season in the Majors.

2. What player on July 20, 2003, hit his 400th career home run?

Answer: Jeff Bagwell

Jeff broke the 400 barrier in his 13th season in the Majors. All 13 of his seasons were with the Astros of Houston. Number 400 was Bagwell's 20 home run of the 2003 season, in a 6-3 win over the Reds.

3. In the 20th century, only 2 baseball players were inducted into the Hall of Fame with 99% of the vote. Tom Seaver was one of them. Who was the other?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Mathews and Lemon were inducted with 79%. The great Nolan Ryan was inducted in 1999. His 27 seasons of baseball, encompass many records as a pitcher. Ryan never did win a Cy Young Award, and was runner-up in 1973 to Baltimore's Jim Palmer.

4. Which of the following stole 30 bases in a season, with 5 different clubs?

Answer: All listed

Bonds did it with the Giants, Yankees, Angels, Ranger, and Indians. Henderson did it with Athetics, Yankees, Padres, Mets, and Mariners. Nixon did it with the Expos, Braves, Red Sox, Rangers, and Blue Jays.

5. Which of the following greats was nicknamed "Catfish"?

Answer: Jim Hunter

James 'Catfish' Hunter began his career with the Athletics of Kansas City in 1965. He won the Cy Young in 1974 in Oakland. After the 1974 season, Catfish and owner Charles Finley went at it with a dispute for more money. Finley let Hunter go, and to the pinstripes he went. He then played 5 seasons with the Yankees, and retired in 1979.

6. How many 2002 Tampa Bay pitchers won 20 games in the season?

Answer: 0

The Devil Rays did not have a pitcher even win 10. With only 55 wins in the 2002 season, Joe Kennedy and Victor Zambrano each led the team with 8 wins.

Answer: Dwight Gooden

The others listed never pitched in the National League, and Boswell was the Minnesota pitcher who was in a bar brawl with manager Billy Martin. Gooden's first 11 seasons were with the Mets. He walked across town to Yankee stadium for the next 2 seasons. Gooden had a career record of 194-112 in 16 seasons.

8. What catcher won a Gold Glove Award, before Ivan Rodriquez began his streak of 10 with the Rangers?

Answer: Tony Pena

The others listed were not catchers. It was in 1991 when Pena won the Glove with the Boston Red Sox. He also won them in 1983, 1984, and 1985. Tony retired in 1997.

9. What team won their first World Series, after a 38 year dry spell in 1995?

Answer: Braves

The other teams listed won the World Series in the 1980s. 1995 saw the Braves franchise win their first since moving to Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1965. The Braves won their last World Series in 1957, until they ended their dry spell in 1995. Led by manager Bobby Cox, the Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 2.

10. Which of the following managers, won less than 500 games in their career?

Answer: Ty Cobb

The others listed won over 1900 games in their managerial careers. Cobb, who managed the Detroit Tigers for 6 seasons, from 1921-1926, won 479 games.

Source: Author Nightmare

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