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Dummies Baseball #39 Trivia Quiz

An easy quiz for the dummies like me, if you read the questions, and do a process of elimination of the answers. Most of them will work. Good Luck!

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,898

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1334

Question 1 of 10

1. What 2003 team, was the first to lose 100 games in the season? Hint

Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

Montreal Expos

Detroit Tigers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Brothers Tommie and Hank Aaron, hit a combined home run total of how many career home runs? Hint

714

727

768

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first player to hit 70 home runs in a season? Hint

Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds

Mark McGwire

Sammy Sosa

4. I played 21 seasons, mostly with the Cardinals and Phillies in the '60s and '70s. I was a solid catcher and wore the number 15. I caught many of the great Bob Gibson's pitches, and helped him win many awards. My highlight was in 1967, when I was the runner-up season MVP, but lost to fellow Cardinal Orlando Cepeda. I retired in 1980, and later became a national sportscaster. Who am I? Hint

Rollie Fingers

Tim McCarver

Harmon Killebrew

Bobby Richardson

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Question 5 of 10

5. New York Mets' pitchers Jack Fisher and Roger Craig, had what in common? Hint

Both struck out 400 batters in the same season

Gave up Pete Rose's tie, and record breaking career hit

They both lost 24 games in a season

Both died in an auto accident together in 1959

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first Little League player to make it to the Major Leagues in 1953? Hint

Joey Jay

Greg Pinchbeck

Steve Garvey

Roberto Clemente

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following teams, won only 1 World Series in the 20th Century? Hint

Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Yankees

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers

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Question 8 of 10

8. From 1975-1988, pitcher Ron Guidry played his entire career with the Yankees. How many regular season home runs did he hit in his career? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player was the 2002 National League MVP? Hint

Barry Bonds

Mark McGwire

Tony Perez

Tony Gwynn

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Yankee catcher, won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1970, and a season MVP in 1976? Hint

Julian Javier

Thurman Munson

Lou Brock

Ron Santo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 2003 team, was the first to lose 100 games in the season?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

At the time the Tigers lost their 100th game, the others listed had a record of better than .500. At that time also, the second worst team in the Majors, the Devil Rays, were still 18 games better than the Tigers, with Detroit winning only 34 games. Upon their 100th loss, the Tigers had no pitchers that had won more than 6 games.

2. Brothers Tommie and Hank Aaron, hit a combined home run total of how many career home runs?

Answer: 768

The other options were not possible. Hank, who was 5 years older than brother Tommie, hit 755 career home runs in 23 seasons. Tommie, who played his entire 7 season career with the Braves from 1962-1971, along side brother Hank, hit only 13 home runs. Tommie died in 1984.

3. Who was the first player to hit 70 home runs in a season?

Answer: Mark McGwire

Although Bonds hit 73 in 2001, 'Big Mac' was the first to hit 70 in a season in 1998. The St.Louis Cardinal still lost by 28 first place votes to MVP winner Sammy Sosa of the Cubs. Mark hit another 65 the following season, and retired in 2001 with 583 career home runs.

Answer: Tim McCarver

The others were not catchers, and never played for the Cardinals or Phillies. McCarver was the backbone of Bob Gibson. He also caught for Jim Bunning, Woody Fryman, and Steve Carlton.

5. New York Mets' pitchers Jack Fisher and Roger Craig, had what in common?

Answer: They both lost 24 games in a season

In 1962, Craig went a dismal 10-24 with the Mets. To try and top that, Fisher, in 1965, 'helped' the Mets by going 8-24. In both seasons, the Mets were 40-120, and 50-112, respectively.

6. Who was the first Little League player to make it to the Major Leagues in 1953?

Answer: Joey Jay

None of the others played in the Majors in 1953. Born in 1935, and at age 12, Joey registered with the Middleton, Conn. Little League program. In 1953, he made his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Braves. At age 17 in his debut, Jay pitched a 3-0 shutout against Cincinnati on July 21, 1953.

In 1961, he was traded to the Reds, and had his best season, going 21-10, and being 5th in the season MVP voting. He retired in 1966 with a career record of 99-91.

7. Which of the following teams, won only 1 World Series in the 20th Century?

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

Surprisingly, the Phillies won it only once. 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, and 1993, saw Philadelphia win the National League pennant, but only in 1980 did they take it all. In 1980, Dallas Green's Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 2. Phillies' Mike Schmidt took the MVP honors.

8. From 1975-1988, pitcher Ron Guidry played his entire career with the Yankees. How many regular season home runs did he hit in his career?

Answer: 0

Guidry played his entire career in the American League, where the Designated Hitter rule applied. He had no regular season at-bats, but did have 7 post season at-bats, had no hits in his career, and struck out 4 times.

9. What player was the 2002 National League MVP?

Answer: Barry Bonds

The others had already retired. Barry won his 5th MVP Award in 2002. They came in 1990 and 1992 as a Pittsburgh Pirate, then in 1993, 2001, and 2002, as a San Francisco Giant.

10. What Yankee catcher, won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1970, and a season MVP in 1976?

Answer: Thurman Munson

The others were never catchers, never won a ROY or an MVP, and never played for the Yankees. Munson was an All-Star 7 of his 11 seasons. His career was cut short in mid-season 1979, when he was killed in a plane crash.

Source: Author Nightmare

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