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I'm Retired! Trivia Quiz

For your pleasure, all multiple choice to see if you can identify these baseball greats, and which team they retired with. Good luck! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
296,989

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The great Hank Aaron was noted for spending 21 loyal seasons with the Braves. Which team did he retire with? Hint

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers

Detroit Tigers

Milwaukee Brewers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sammy Sosa hit over 600 home runs in his career, mostly with the Cubs. Which team did Sammy retire with in 2007? Hint

Cleveland Indians

Minnesota Twins

Texas Rangers

Chicago White Sox

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sandy Koufax owned the National League with his left arm in the early and mid-1960s as a Dodger. Which team did this Hall of Fame pitcher retire with? Hint

Giants

Phillies

Indians

Dodgers

4. Tom Seaver made a name for himself with the New York Mets by winning a Rookie of the Year award and three Cy Young awards. He also played six seasons for the Cincinnati Reds. Which team did Tom retire with in 1986? Hint

St. Louis Cardinals

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Question 5 of 10

5. Beginning in 1979 as a rookie, Rickey Henderson made 12 moves in his 25-season career. Which team did this stolen base king retire with in 2003? Hint

Oakland Athletics

San Diego Padres

New York Yankees

Los Angeles Dodgers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pitcher and Hall of Fame great Steve Carlton played 20 seasons between the Cardinals and Phillies. Which team did he retire with in 1988? Hint

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins

New York Mets

San Diego Padres

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ty Cobb played 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, winning 11 batting titles, an AL MVP, and hit for a Triple Crown. Cobb played his final two seasons with which team? Hint

Athletics

Red Sox

Browns

Cardinals

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Question 8 of 10

8. The great Cy Young won an amazing 511 career games, a record not likely to ever be duplicated. He began his career with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League, then played for the Cardinals, Red Sox, and Indians. Which team did Young retire with in 1911? Hint

Cleveland Spiders

New York Yankees

Boston Rustlers

Baltimore Orioles

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew hit 573 career home runs. 20 of his 21 seasons were with the Washington Senator/Minnesota Twin franchise. Which uniform did Harmon play in during his final season of 1975? Hint

Philadelphia Phillies

Kansas City Royals

San Diego Padres

Cincinnati Reds

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Question 10 of 10

10. Roger Maris made a name for himself with the Yankees in the early 1960s. He won the AL MVP in 1960 and 1961, and went to five World Series in the pinstripes. Which team did Maris retire with? Hint

Oakland Athletics

Chicago Cubs

New York Mets

St. Louis Cardinals

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The great Hank Aaron was noted for spending 21 loyal seasons with the Braves. Which team did he retire with?

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

Aaron began as a Milwaukee Brave in 1954. After hitting his 700th home run for the Braves in 1973, the Braves traded Hank to the Brewers in November 1974. There he hit his final 22 home runs of 755.

2. Sammy Sosa hit over 600 home runs in his career, mostly with the Cubs. Which team did Sammy retire with in 2007?

Answer: Texas Rangers

Sammy retired in 2005 as an Oriole. He came back in 2007 and hit 21 home runs for the Rangers, and surpassed the 600 career mark with 609.

3. Sandy Koufax owned the National League with his left arm in the early and mid-1960s as a Dodger. Which team did this Hall of Fame pitcher retire with?

Answer: Dodgers

Koufax was a career Dodger from 1955-1966. He came to be in 1961 with his 18-13 record, then exploded over the next five seasons. Sandy won a MVP, three Cy Young awards, and threw three Triple Crowns in those five seasons. He retired in 1966 with a 27-9 season record.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Tom's final 1986 season saw him with the White Sox, then finishing it up with the Red Sox. He went 5-7 for Boston, of his 311-205 career record. Tom was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1992.

5. Beginning in 1979 as a rookie, Rickey Henderson made 12 moves in his 25-season career. Which team did this stolen base king retire with in 2003?

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

Rickey played for all these teams, but played his final season in Dodger-Blue. He set a season record for stealing 130 bases with the Athletics in 1982, and retired with 1406. He led his league 12 times in stolen bases.

6. Pitcher and Hall of Fame great Steve Carlton played 20 seasons between the Cardinals and Phillies. Which team did he retire with in 1988?

Answer: Minnesota Twins

Carlton never played for the other teams. In midseason 1986, Steve was traded by the Phillies to the Giants, and after a 1-3 record with San Francisco, they traded him to the White Sox. 1987 saw him with the Indians and Twins. Carlton won four Cy Young awards and threw a Triple Crown with the Phillies in 1972. He had a 329-244 career record.

7. Ty Cobb played 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, winning 11 batting titles, an AL MVP, and hit for a Triple Crown. Cobb played his final two seasons with which team?

Answer: Athletics

The shock of the American League saw Cobb traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for the 1927 and 1928 season. His Triple Crown came in 1909, and MVP in 1911. Cobb retired with a .366 career batting average, and was one of the first five inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

Answer: Boston Rustlers

The other teams did not exist by name in 1911. Young shared his final season in 1911 with the Indians and Rustlers (later Braves). He surpassed the 500-win mark in 1910. The Cy Young pitching award was named after him and first presented in 1956.

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Killebrew teamed up with George Brett of the Royals for a second place finish in the AL West. He hit his final 14 home runs with Kansas City. Over 22 seasons, Harmon stole a total of only 19 bases, with a season high of eight in 1969. He won the AL MVP in that season.

10. Roger Maris made a name for himself with the Yankees in the early 1960s. He won the AL MVP in 1960 and 1961, and went to five World Series in the pinstripes. Which team did Maris retire with?

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

Maris' career began in 1957 with Cleveland. He was a Yankee from 1960-1966. 1961 saw him hit 61 home runs in the season. In both his MVP seasons, he left teammate Mickey Mantle as the MVP runner-up. The Yankees traded Roger to the Cardinals for Charley Smith, then he retired in 1968. Maris went to two more World Series with St. Louis.

Source: Author Nightmare

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