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Hall of Famers from Alabama Trivia Quiz

After growing up in Alabama, I was intersted to see how many Hall of Famers were from my home state. I was surprised to see some of my favorite players from days gone by.

A multiple-choice quiz by ralzzz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ralzzz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,191

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This player was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1998 and was born in Clio, Alabama. He won 324 games and struck out 3,574 batters. He pitched in four world series. Hint

Nolan Ryan

Don Sutton

Don Drysdale

Gaylord Perry

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Question 2 of 10

2. This player was born in Columbia, Alabama. He provided a potent bat for the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues. After crossing the color line, he played in the 1951 World Series and batted an impressive .458. Hint

Willie Wells

Monte Irvin

Biz Mackey

Mule Suttles

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Question 3 of 10

3. This players catch of Vic Wertz' flyball in the 1954 World Series is often considered to be one of the most memorable moments in World Series history. Hint

Willie Mays

Stan Musial

Willie McCovey

Hank Aaron

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Question 4 of 10

4. This player is one of the first two players to have his number retired with the Cubs. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1987. He hit safely 2,711 times for a career batting average of .290 with 426 home runs. Who is he? Hint

Billy Williams

Gil Hodges

Dave Kingman

Enos Slaughter

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Question 5 of 10

5. This player is known as the toughest strikeout in history, only striking out once every 63 at bats. In 1932 he only struck out three times for the entire season. This player was born in Titus, Alabama in 1898 and played 14 seasons with the Yankees and the Indians. Who is this player? Hint

Joe Page

Joe Sewell

George Kell

Johnny Mize

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Question 6 of 10

6. This great player is noted for the most homers ever in National League history, by a left hander, with 521. He also has the third most career grand slams (18) ranking behind Lou Gehrig (23) and Eddie Murray (19). This player played for the San Francisco Giants, the San Digo Padres and the Oaklnad Athletics over a 22 year career. Who was this player who was nicknamed "Stretch"? Hint

Willie McCovey

Roger Maris

Al Kaline

Eddie Mathews

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Question 7 of 10

7. Many consider this player to be the greatest pitcher to ever play the game of baseball. He was acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Kansas City Monarchs in 1948, on his 42nd birthday. Who is this well known pitcher? Hint

Bob Feller

Bob Lemon

Red Schoedienst

Satchel Paige

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Question 8 of 10

8. This player owns the record for most seasons played in the American Leagues, a whopping 23 seasons. This burly pitcher won 300 games for the Indians, Senators and White Sox. He won the Cy Young in 1959 at the age of 39. Who was this player? Hint

Bob Feller

Early Wynn

Tommy Holmes

Pete Reiser

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Question 9 of 10

9. Everyone knows that Hank Aaron is the career leader in home runs with 755 round trippers. Most baseball fans also know that, when he retired, he led baseball in career games, at bats and RBIs as well. What year did he win the National MVP award? Hint

1956

1955

1958

1957

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Question 10 of 10

10. Quite possibly the best defensive shortstop to ever play the game was Ozzie Smith. Ozzie was as entertaining to watch in the field as any player ever was. Ozzie was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2002 as the lone entrant. Most fans know that Ozzie played for the Padres and the Cardinals over his 19 year career. The question is, what team first drafted Ozzie while he was a junior at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo? Hint

Los Angeles Dodgers

Detroit Tigers

New York Yankees

Atlanta Braves

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This player was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1998 and was born in Clio, Alabama. He won 324 games and struck out 3,574 batters. He pitched in four world series.

Answer: Don Sutton

Don pitched for the Dodgers, Brewers, Angels, Astros and Athletics over a 23 year career. The thriving metropolis of Clio, Alabama had a booming population of 1,365 in 1990 and is located southeast of Montgomery, the Alabama capitol.

Answer: Monte Irvin

Monte Irvin crossed the color line in 1949. Baseball historians remark on how well spoken and dignified Monte was during his playing days.

3. This players catch of Vic Wertz' flyball in the 1954 World Series is often considered to be one of the most memorable moments in World Series history.

Answer: Willie Mays

Willie Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama in 1931. Willie started his pro career playing for the Birmingham Black Barons at the age of 16.

Answer: Billy Williams

Billy was a great hitter for the Cubs for 18 seasons. He was Rookie of the Year in 1961 and was elected to the All-Star team six times. Billy was born in Whistler, Alabama in 1938. Whistler is a small community located in Mobile County.

Answer: Joe Sewell

Joe was a great hitter with amazing eyes who could separate balls from strikes like no other hitter ever to play the game. Titus, Alabama had a population of around 3,500 in the 1990 census and is located north of Montgomery.

Answer: Willie McCovey

Willie was simply great. He played injured his entire career and still managed to post great stats. He was National League Rookie of the Year in 1959, MVP in 1969 and Comeback Player of the Year in 1977. He was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1938.

Answer: Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige worked as a train station porter before his playing days. Satchel was a very confident player who would do things like call his outfielders to sit behind the mound with the winning run at the plate, or walk the bases loaded so he could pitch to the most feared player in Negro League Baseball (Josh Gibson). Satchel was born In Mobile in 1906 and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.

He was the first player ever elected from the Negro Leagues.

Answer: Early Wynn

Early Wynn was a durable pitcher who treated every start as if it might be his last. He was born in Hartford, Alabama in 1920. Hartford had a population of 5,000 in the 1990 census and is located near Dothan, Alabama, just north of the Florida state line.

Answer: 1957

Hank Aaron is possibly the most prolific player ever to play the game. He owned 12 records in baseball when he retired, and many of them may never be broken. Lots of baseball folks talk about who it might be who breaks the home run record (Bonds, ARod, Sosa?), but I think that it will never be broken. Hank was born in Mobile in 1934.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

For a great biography of Ozzie, please see his page at the Baseball Hall of Fame website (www.baseballhalloffame.com). Ozzie was, in my opinion, the most fun player to watch. His attitude towards the game should be mirrored by today's players. Ozzie was born in Mobile, but moved to Los Angeles when he was six years old. Ozzie was high school teammates with the great Eddie Murray at Locke High School in LA.

Source: Author ralzzz

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