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Fresh Out of High School Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz about some Major League players who began a season or career fresh out of school and did a thing or two. I hope that the information is a value. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,045

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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690

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. I played my entire career as a Giant. I was a 17-year old rookie in 1926. With one swing of the bat at age 18, I hit my first Major League home run. Needless to say, I didn't know there would be 510 more. Who am I? Hint

Alvin Dark

Willie Mays

Mel Ott

Willie McCovey

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Question 2 of 10

2. I was 18 as a rookie in 1974 with the Brewers and had 86 hits. I continued to play for them for 20 seasons. I won the 1982 and 1989 MVP, and won a Gold Glove also. Who am I? Hint

Willie Wilson

Rickey Henderson

Robin Yount

Steve Garvey

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Question 3 of 10

3. As an 18-year old with the Indians, I threw 148 innings along with 150 strikeouts. I led the league five times with the most wins and won the Triple Crown in 1940. Who am I? Hint

Walter Johnson

Don Larsen

Bob Feller

Cy Young

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was a dedicated first baseman for the Mets for 18 seasons. I debuted at 17, and was 18 in my first official rookie season, I hit only .209, but retired wtih a .261 career average in 1979. Who am I? Hint

Ken Griffey Sr.

Mike Schmidt

Ed Kranepool

Ellis Burks

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Question 5 of 10

5. I was an 18-year old rookie pitcher in 1944 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. I didn't win any games and lost two. I was on top of the world in 1947 when I won 21 games in the season. Soon my name would go down in history but for the wrong reason. I would later give up the 'shot heard around the world' to Giants' Bobby Thomson. Who am I? Hint

Johnny Podres

Don Newcombe

Carl Erskine

Ralph Branca

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the age of 18 I found myself in an Oriole uniform. I only batted .091 but Baltimore stuck with me. A good thing because 23 seasons later I was in the same uniform with the number 5 on the back. I won 16 Gold Gloves and the 1964 AL MVP. Who am I? Hint

Ozzie Smith

Clete Boyer

Brooks Robinson

Arky Vaughn

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Question 7 of 10

7. I debuted as a 17-year old. When I was 18 I had 162 hits in 1935 with the Chicago Cubs, and was in my second season already. I also batted .275 with eight home runs. This was no fluke as I played in Chicago for 22 seasons. Who am I? Hint

Phil Rizzuto

Phil Cavarretta

Duke Snider

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 8 of 10

8. Playing from 1964-1977, I found myself wearing a Houston uniform at the age of 18, went 7-8 and allowed 135 hits in 146 innnings worked. 1969 was my greatest season, going 20-13 with 232 strikeouts. 13 of those 14 seasons were with Houston. Who am I? Hint

Bob Gibson

Claude Osteen

Juan Marichal

Larry Dierker

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1908 with the Philadelphia Athletics, I hit only .130 when I was 18. It was a good thing that someone had trust in me because I would go on to hit over .300 11 times, including hitting .408 in 1911. I would betray that trust in 1919. Who am I? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Joe Jackson

Ty Cobb

Joe Medwick

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1953, I was an 18-year old Detroit Tiger. I liked it so much, I stayed with the team for 22 seasons. I won 10 Gold Gloves in the outfield. I retired one swing shy of 400 home runs and am a Hall of Fame member. Who am I? Hint

Brooks Robinson

Mike Shannon

Frank Robinson

Al Kaline

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Mel Ott

None of the others listed were less than 20 years old when they debuted. In 35 games as a rookie in 1926, Ott batted .383 and impressed the New York Giants. He led the NL six times in home runs, but never hit more than 42 in a season. The Hall opened its doors in 1951 to Mel. He died at the age of 49 in 1958.

2. I was 18 as a rookie in 1974 with the Brewers and had 86 hits. I continued to play for them for 20 seasons. I won the 1982 and 1989 MVP, and won a Gold Glove also. Who am I?

Answer: Robin Yount

None of the others listed were less than 20 years old when they debuted. Robin had many career highs in 1982, batting .331, 29 home runs, 210 hits, and 114 RBIs. Yount was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1999.

3. As an 18-year old with the Indians, I threw 148 innings along with 150 strikeouts. I led the league five times with the most wins and won the Triple Crown in 1940. Who am I?

Answer: Bob Feller

Johnson was 19, and Larsen and Young were 23 when they debuted. Bob saw only one World Series. In 1948, the Indians lost to the Boston Braves. Feller led the league in strikeouts seven seasons, and shutouts four times. He was an easy 1962 Hall entry.

Answer: Ed Kranepool

Kranepool was a perfect example of a consistent player. His stats were nothing that would reach out and grab anyone, but his numbers were equal throughout his 18 seasons. He made only one appearance to the all-star game in 1965. Both Schmidt and Burks were 22, while Ken Sr. was 23 when they debuted.

Answer: Ralph Branca

Podres was 20, Erskine 21, and Newcombe 23 when they debuted. Ralph played for 12 seasons with a career 88-68 record. His 21 wins in 1947 was second to Ewell Blackwell of the Reds. Ironically, Branca also led the league in hit batsmen in the season.

The 'shot heard around the world' was a game-winning home run provided by Thomson for his Giants, which bought them a ticket to the World Series in 1951. The Giants lost to the Yankees in the series.

Answer: Brooks Robinson

The others listed never played for the Orioles. In 1983, Brooks Robinson was voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 92% of the vote, and well deserving for this tremendous player.

Answer: Phil Cavarretta

The others listed never played in Chicago, with either the Cubs or White Sox. Cavarretta played 20 of his 22 seasons with the Cubs, then crossed the tracks and played his final two seasons with the White Sox. Phil went to four all-star games, and won the NL MVP Award in 1945.

Answer: Larry Dierker

The only other possible connection was Claude Osteen. He was a 17-year old rookie with the Reds in 1957, but only played nine games in Houston in his his entire career at age 34. In 1964, Larry was the youngest player in the season at 17. He went to two all-star games in his career. His final year was as a Cardinal in 1977.

Answer: Joe Jackson

Jackson batted over .350 seven times in his short career. A short career because he was banned from baseball for life after taking part in the rigging of the 1919 World Series, more commonly known as the 'Black Sox Scandal'.

Answer: Al Kaline

Brooks Robinson was the only one listed younger than 20 when they debuted, but Brooks never played for the Tigers. Detroit and the number 6 on his back went together well for over 20 years. Al went to 15 all-star games in his career. Kaline was the runner-up MVP in 1955 to Yankee Yogi Berra, and in 1963 to Yankee Elston Howard.

Source: Author Nightmare

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