Easy Dummies Baseball #23 Trivia Quiz | MLB For Dummies : Easier

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1. The 2002 American League Western Division was dominated by Oakland and Anaheim. Who had the worst record in the division?

Answer: Texas Rangers

The other teams listed were all in the National League. The Rangers finished the season with a 72-90 record, 31 games behind division winner Oakland. The Rangers had only one 10 game winner, in Kenny Rogers who went 13-8.

2. Which of the following was a 2000 Hall of Fame inductee?

Answer: Carlton Fisk

The other 3 were some of the 5 initial inductees in 1936. Fisk, who played 24 seasons with the Red Sox and White Sox, was the 1972 American League Rookie of the Year. This was the only major award that he won in his career. He was most famous for his 1975 game 6 World Series home run in the bottom of the 12th inning against the Reds. The Reds still won the Series 4 games to 3.

3. Of the 2003 teams, what team began their franchise career in 1961?

Answer: Angels

The Los Angeles Angels were the only team that began their franchise in 1961. Under manager Bill Rigney, the team finished a dismal 70-91. The following season saw the Houston Colt .45's and New York Mets also begin their franchise.

4. I played with the Cleveland Indians 10 of my 13 seasons in the Major Leagues. I never won a major award, but was the runner-up MVP in 1954. I hit 253 home runs in my career. Three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, I was the first black player in the American League. Who am I?

Answer: Larry Doby

Doby was consistent with his batting numbers, and was runner-up MVP in 1954 to New York Yankee Yogi Berra. Doby was a 7 time all-star, went to 2 World Series, and hit a home in the 1948 WS victory over the Boston Braves.

5. What 1950s National League player was nicknamed, 'The Reading Rifle'?

Answer: Carl Furillo

The others listed retired before 1950, and never played in the National League. Furillo played his entire 15 season career with the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Furillo led the league in 1953 by batting .344. Carl went to 7 World Series, all but one against the Yankees. He retired in 1960.

6. What former comedian/catcher, in person, received the Ford C. Frick Award, for broadcasting excellence, during the 2003 Hall of Fame inductions?

Answer: Bob Uecker

The others listed, had passed away before 2003, and were never catchers. Uecker, a former Braves, Phillies, and Cardinals catcher of only 6 seasons, hit 14 home runs and batted a career .200, with no stolen bases. In Bob's acceptance speech, he quoted what he was once told. "Paul Richards was the general manager and he told me the Braves wanted to make me a coach for the following season, and that I would be coaching second base," Uecker said. "That's when I knew I was gone." Uecker had been a longtime Milwaukee Brewers announcer.

7. What player was the first in history, to win consecutive MVP Awards in 1932 and 1933?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

The others listed were not born yet. Foxx won 3 MVP Awards, 2 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and another in 1938 with Boston. He also won the Triple Crown in 1933. He went to 3 World Series, and hit 4 WS home runs. Foxx played for 20 seasons, retiring in 1945.

8. Which of the following managers, won 10 league pennants throughout their career?

Answer: Casey Stengel

The others listed never managed a MLB game. Although Casey managed the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Mets, and New York Yankees, all his pennant winning endeavors came with the Yankees. Of 10 pennants in the American League, 7 were World Series titles also. Stengel managed for 25 seasons. He died in 1975.

9. 2003 Hall of Fame inductee Gary Carter, began his career and retired with the same team after 19 seasons of baseball. Which team was it?

Answer: Montreal Expos

Carter never played for the other teams listed. In 1974, he was a rookie with the Montreal Expos, where he played until the end of the 1984 season. From there it was the Mets until 1990, when he became a member of the Giants. Then the Dodgers for 1 season, and then retired in 1992 in an Expos uniform again. He was the MVP runner-up in 1980, behind Mike Schmidt of the Phillies.

10. I pitched for 17 seasons with the Athletics and the Red Sox. 7 times I led the league in strikeouts. Four times I led the league in wins. I won the Triple Crown in consecutive seasons in 1930 and 1931. My nickname was 'Lefty'. Who am I?

Answer: Robert Grove

The others listed were not born yet, and were all right handed pitchers. Robert Moses 'Lefty' Grove, pitched for Connie Mack's Athletics from 1925 to 1933. He then played for the Red Sox for 8 more seasons, before he retiring in 1941. Although he won the Triple Crown in both '30 and '31, he only won the MVP in 1931.

There was no MVP awarded in 1930 in either league. Grove was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1947.

Source: Author Nightmare

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Dummies Baseball #23 Trivia Quiz

Yet another real tough baseball quiz. I had only 3 correct! Good luck. :-)

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