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Hall of Famers: Last Teams Trivia Quiz

Many baseball Hall of Famers played their last games for teams that generally were not known for playing during their famed careers. I give you the Hall of Fame player, you tell me the final team they played for.

A multiple-choice quiz by fisher32. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
fisher32

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,641

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Babe Ruth famously and finally moved to the National League to finish his career. Which team did he end his storied career with in 1935? Hint

Boston Braves

New York Giants

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Question 2 of 10

2. Harmon Killebrew is the player who's image is featured as a silhouette in the MLB logo. Originally a Washington Senator, Killebrew had his best seasons once the team moved to Minnesota. With what team did Harmon finish his career? Hint

Kansas City Royals

Milwaukee Brewers

Minnesota Twins

Oakland A's

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tris Speaker was known as the "Grey Eagle", and was best known for his years playing with the Red Sox and as a player-manager for the Cleveland Indians during their first championship season. Which team did Speaker finish his career? Hint

Philadelphia A's

Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox

Washington Senators

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Question 4 of 10

4. Known as the Duke of Flatbush, Duke Snider moved with the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles when the team moved in 1958. With what team did Snider finish his career? Hint

Milwaukee Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers

San Francisco Giants

New York Mets

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Question 5 of 10

5. The all-time leader in wins with 511, Cy Young played for 5 teams in a career that began in 1890. Who was the last team Cy Young played for? Hint

Philadelphia

Boston

Cleveland

St. Louis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Famous for a pitch called the fadeaway, and a Bucknell college graduate, Christy Mathewson was a dominant turn of the century pitcher for the New York Giants. Christy Mathewson played for which NL team in pitching his final game? Hint

New York Giants

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the top power hitters of his generation playing for the Tigers, Hank Greenberg once famously refused to play baseball on Yom Kippur in the middle of the 1934 AL pennant race. Who was the last team Hank Greenberg played for? Hint

Philadelphia Phillies

Detroit Tigers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cleveland Indians

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Question 8 of 10

8. A top hitter on the A's dynastic teams of the late 1920s and early 1930s, two of Jimmy Foxx's nicknames were Double X and The Beast. Who was the last team Jimmie Foxx played for before retiring? Hint

Chicago Cubs

Philadelphia A's

Philadelphia Phillies

Boston Red Sox

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Question 9 of 10

9. When he retired, Eddie Mathews held the Major League record for home runs by a third baseman. He also was the only player to play in all 3 cities called the Braves' home. Who was the last team Eddie Mathews played for? Hint

Detroit Tigers

Atlanta Braves

Houston Astros

Boston Red Sox

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the best lefties of all-time, Warren Spahn was amazingly consistent as he won between 20 and 23 games 13 times over his 21-year career. Who was the last team Warren Spahn played for? Hint

San Francisco Giants

Milwaukee Braves

New York Mets

Los Angeles Dodgers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Babe Ruth famously and finally moved to the National League to finish his career. Which team did he end his storied career with in 1935?

Answer: Boston Braves

6 HRs in 28 games played in 1935. The Babe hit his final 3 HR's in one game against the Pittsburgh Pirates to end at 714 for his career. Babe had been promised by the owner of the Braves that he was in line to manage the team, but unfortunately the owner used him as a gate attraction and never intended to give him the position. Babe retired from baseball midseason after hitting .181 (but slugging .431) over 72 at-bats.

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Harmon played one season for the Royals in 1975, hitting his final 14 home runs for a career total of 573.

Answer: Philadelphia A's

Implicated (but never found guilty) in a potential game fixing scandal with Ty Cobb, Speaker joined Cobb for the 1928 season playing for Connie Mack. A 40-year old Speaker batted .267 in 191 at-bats.

4. Known as the Duke of Flatbush, Duke Snider moved with the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles when the team moved in 1958. With what team did Snider finish his career?

Answer: San Francisco Giants

Almost unthinkable but the Duke, who had played mainly with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers during his 18-year career, ended his career with the rival Giants. Snider belted the last 4 of his 407 career home runs in his only season with the Giants in 1964.

5. The all-time leader in wins with 511, Cy Young played for 5 teams in a career that began in 1890. Who was the last team Cy Young played for?

Answer: Boston

Young was 4-5 for the Boston in 1911, pitching 8 complete games at the age of 44. He played earlier in the 1911 season with the Indians. Amazingly, Cy Young was part of the 2nd HOF class in 1937, with both Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson being elected in the class of '36.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Mathewson pitched 1 game for the Reds in 1916 and won his 373rd and final Major League game. Ironically, he won his final game pitching against career nemesis Three Finger Brown. He also managed the Reds from 1916-1918. Another irony is the fact that Mathewson was traded to the Giants by the Reds to begin his career in 1900.

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

Greenberg had a very productive final season by hitting 25 home runs in 125 games in 1947. Greenberg missed most of the 1941-1944 seasons due to WWII, but banged 331 home runs in 13 seasons. He was elected to the HOF in 1956.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

After most notably playing with the A's and Red Sox, and after an 85-game stint with the Cubs, Foxx hit his final 7 home runs playing for the Phils in 1945. Foxx finished with 534 home runs and was elected to the HOF in 1951. The character of Jimmy Dugan from the movie, "A League of Their Own", was loosely based on Foxx's life.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Mathews played 31 games for the World Champion 1968 Detroit Tigers. Mathews hit the last 3 of his career 512 home runs. He was named to the HOF in 1978.

10. One of the best lefties of all-time, Warren Spahn was amazingly consistent as he won between 20 and 23 games 13 times over his 21-year career. Who was the last team Warren Spahn played for?

Answer: San Francisco Giants

Spahn even went 23 and 7 at age 43, but he had a tough final season in 1964, going 4-12 for the Mets before being released and subsequently picked up by the Giants. With the Giants he pitched 16 games going 3-4 and concluding a HOF (1973) career in which he won 363 games.

Source: Author fisher32

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