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Hall of Fame Links Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice about baseball Hall of Famers. You select the only Hall of Famer who played with the other two inductees. Have fun with this challenge! :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,149

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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464

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. There was only one Hall of Fame player who played with both Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Babe Ruth. Who was this pitcher that was a spitball specialist? Hint

Alexander Cartwright

Burleigh Grimes

Charlie Radbourn

Buck Ewing

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dealing with the Baltimore Orioles, there was only one 500 Home Run Club member that played with Oriole Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. Who is this former Oriole and Hall of Fame player? Hint

Eddie Murray

Boog Powell

Frank Robinson

Johnny Callison

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sparky Anderson and Dick Williams were both inducted into the Hall of Fame as managers. They both also played the game before becoming managers. Who was the only Hall of Fame pitcher to play with both Anderson and Williams? Hint

Rollie Fingers

Robin Roberts

Jim Palmer

Ron Perranoski

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Question 4 of 10

4. Only one Hall of Fame great had the honor of playing on the same roster with both Cy Young and Walter Johnson. Who was this? Hint

Tris Speaker

Joe Jackson

Willie Keeler

Lloyd Waner

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Question 5 of 10

5. Two big arms in baseball were Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry and Steve Carlton. Who was the only slugger and also Hall of Fame member that played with both these greats? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Don Kessinger

Orlando Cepeda

Bobby Thomson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cardinal pitcher and Hall of Famer Bob Gibson won the NL Cy Young in 1968. The following season in 1969, fellow inductee and New York Met Tom Seaver won his first Cy Young Award. Which Cy Young winner and hall inductee was the only one to pitch on the same roster with both these greats? Hint

Fergie Jenkins

Sandy Koufax

Steve Carlton

Jim Kaat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Second baseman Nap Lajoie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937. Pitcher Pud Galvin was inducted into the hall in 1965. Which first baseman was the only Hall of Famer to play with both? Hint

Dan Brouthers

Dom DiMaggio

Rogers Hornsby

Eddie Collins

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dodger Jackie Robinson won the National MVP Award in 1949. Giant Willie McCovey won the MVP in 1969. Who was the only Hall of Famer to play with both these hall members? Hint

Don Newcombe

Duke Snider

Zoilo Versalles

Juan Marichal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Both Rookie of the Year and Hall of Fame members Frank Robinson and Andre Dawson shared their rosters with only one other Hall of Famer. Who was it? Hint

Bill Mazeroski

Tony Perez

Gary Carter

Joe Morgan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Both Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley won the Rolaids Relief Award but with different teams. They are both Hall of Fame members. Who is the only member of the 500 Home Run Club and Hall of Famer to play with both these pitchers? Hint

Ernie Banks

Eddie Mathews

Reggie Jackson

Mike Schmidt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There was only one Hall of Fame player who played with both Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Babe Ruth. Who was this pitcher that was a spitball specialist?

Answer: Burleigh Grimes

The spitball was a legal pitch in early baseball, but rules changes banned it in 1920. Grimes was 'grandfathered in' and was allowed to throw the spitter until he retired in 1934. He played with Wagner on the 1916 Pirates, and Ruth on the 1934 Yankees. Grimes was a Hall of Fame inductee himself in 1964.

Answer: Eddie Murray

Brooks Robinson was a career Oriole from 1955-1977, and Ripken was a career Oriole from 1981-2001. Murray's link was with Robinson in 1977, and with Ripken Jr in 1981. Murray played in 13 seasons with the Orioles and retired with 504 home runs. The hall inducted Eddie in 2003.

Answer: Robin Roberts

Robin played with Anderson on the 1959 Phillies, then with Williams on the 1962 Orioles. He pitched from 1948-1966, mostly with the Phillies. Roberts had a career record of 286-245, and also set a record by giving up 505 career home runs until that record was broken in 2010 by Jamie Moyer. Robin was inducted by the hall in 1976, and died in 2010.

4. Only one Hall of Fame great had the honor of playing on the same roster with both Cy Young and Walter Johnson. Who was this?

Answer: Tris Speaker

Young pitched from 1890-1911, including 1901-1908 with the Boston Americans. Johnson was a career Washington Senator from 1907-1927. Speaker was the missing link. He played with Young in 1908 with Boston, then with Johnson on the 1927 Senators. Young was inducted with Speaker in 1937, and Johnson in 1936.

5. Two big arms in baseball were Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry and Steve Carlton. Who was the only slugger and also Hall of Fame member that played with both these greats?

Answer: Orlando Cepeda

Perry pitched for eight different teams in his 22 seasons. Cepeda linked up with Gaylord on the 1962 Giants. Carlton pitched for six different teams, and found Cepeda on the same roster with the 1966-1968 Cardinals. Cepeda was the 1958 NL Rookie of the Year, and won the NL MVP in 1967. He was inducted into the hall in 1999.

Answer: Steve Carlton

Gibson was a career Cardinal from 1959-1975. Seaver pitched with four teams from 1967-1986. Carlton pitched with Gibson on the Cardinals from 1965-1971, then with Seaver on the 1986 White Sox. Carlton won his first Cy Young Award in 1972 with the Phillies, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.

7. Second baseman Nap Lajoie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937. Pitcher Pud Galvin was inducted into the hall in 1965. Which first baseman was the only Hall of Famer to play with both?

Answer: Dan Brouthers

Brouthers played with Galvin in many seasons with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League, then later with Lajoie on the 1896 Philadelphia Athletics in the National League also. Brouthers led the league in hits, runs, triples, home runs, and the league five times with the highest batting average.

He played in 19 seasons and retired in 1904 as a New York Giant. The hall took Dan in 1945, 13 years after his death.

8. Dodger Jackie Robinson won the National MVP Award in 1949. Giant Willie McCovey won the MVP in 1969. Who was the only Hall of Famer to play with both these hall members?

Answer: Duke Snider

Jackie was a career Dodger from 1947-1956, and played with Snider in all those seasons. Snider then played with McCovey on the 1964 Giants. Duke was the Major League Player of the Year in 1955, and retired with 407 home runs in 1964. He was inducted into the hall in 1980.

9. Both Rookie of the Year and Hall of Fame members Frank Robinson and Andre Dawson shared their rosters with only one other Hall of Famer. Who was it?

Answer: Tony Perez

Tony played with Robinson on the 1964 and 1965 Cincinnati Reds before Frank was traded to the Orioles. Tony also played with Dawson on the 1977-1979 Expos. Perez hit 379 home runs and was a seven-time all-star selection. Robinson was inducted to the hall in 1982, Perez in 2000, and Dawson in 2010.

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Fingers pitched for the Athletics from 1968-1976. Reggie was hitting home runs for them from 1968-1975. Jackson linked up with Eckersley in Reggie's final season of 1985 back with the Athletics. Fingers was inducted in 1992, Jackson in 1993 with his 563 home runs, and Eckersley in 2004.

Source: Author Nightmare

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