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Quiz about Famous MLB First Basemen
Quiz about Famous MLB First Basemen

Famous MLB First Basemen Trivia Quiz


Identify which of these MLB players made their name in baseball as first basemen.

A collection quiz by jcmttt. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
jcmttt
Time
3 mins
Type
Quiz #
415,276
Updated
Apr 17 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
389
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (15/15), jlp937 (12/15), slay01 (15/15).
Select the MLB first basemen.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
Miguel Cabrera Jason Varitek Lou Gehrig Jim Thome Lance Parrish Don Mattingly Bob Boone Eddie Murray Rafael Palmeiro Willie McCovey Tony Perez Orlando Cepeda Elston Howard Biz Mackey Hank Greenberg Albert Pujols Buck Ewing Mark McGwire Jimmie Foxx Benito Santiago Steve Garvey Jeff Bagwell

Left click to select the correct answers.
Right click if using a keyboard to cross out things you know are incorrect to help you narrow things down.

Most Recent Scores
Dec 20 2024 : Guest 104: 15/15
Dec 07 2024 : jlp937: 12/15
Nov 24 2024 : slay01: 15/15
Nov 08 2024 : Strike121: 2/15
Nov 06 2024 : MissHollyB: 14/15
Nov 02 2024 : mickeyp: 3/15
Oct 31 2024 : absrchamps: 12/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

The incorrect answers were all catchers (Elston Howard, Benito Santiago, Jason Varitek, Lance Parrish, Craig Biggio, Biz Mackey, Buck Ewing).

Did you know?

- Lou Gehrig's big break allegedly resulted from a team member's headache.

- Jimmie Foxx was the second player in history to hit 500 home runs, after Babe Ruth.

- Albert Pujols' first college game resulted in him hitting a grand slam and turning an unassisted triple play.

- Hank Greenberg holds the record for the most RBIs in a single season by a right-handed batter (183).

- Miguel Cabrera's mom, Gregoria, was a shortstop who batted cleanup for Venezuela's national softball team.

- Willie McCovey at the time of his retirement in 1980, ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters.

- Mark McGwire was the first player to break Roger Maris' long-standing record of 61 home runs in a season by hitting 70 in 1998.

- Eddie Murray is one of very few in MLB history to be in both the 3,000-hit club and the 500 home run club.

- Jeff Bagwell was the first first-baseman to reach at least 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases.

- Jim Thome hit an MLB-record 13 walk-off home runs, homered in 38 stadiums, and hit home runs off 403 different pitchers during his career.
Source: Author jcmttt

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