Player Origins Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alex Rodriquez

Jose and Ozzie Canseco are twin brothers born in Havana on July 2, 1964. "El Duque" was born in Villa Clara, Cuba on October 11, 1965. A-Rod is all-american and was born in New York City on July 27, 1975. Other famous Cuban players include Bert Campaneras, Mike Cuellar, Minnie Minosa, Tony Oliva, Rafeal Palmiero, Tony Perez, and Luis Tiant.

Answer: Jacob Brumfield

His name "sounds" Jewish, but Brumfield was a gentile. Jacob was a light-hitting outfielder from 1992-1999 for the Reds, Pirates, Blue Jays, and Dodgers. Other famous Jewish players include Shawn Green, Al Rosen, Mike Epstein, and the first DH Ron Bloomberg. Rod Carew was a famous convert to Judiasm upon his marriage.

Answer: Rusty Staub

"Le Grande Orange" was one of the most popular players to ever wear an Expo uniform. But, Staub was a cajun-born in New Orleans on April 1, 1944. Walker was born in British Columbia on December 1, 1966. Jenkins was born in Ontario on December 31, 1942. Raymond was a french Canadian from Quebec born on May 7, 1937.

He was a very popular addition to the expansion Expos in 1969 after a trade from the Braves.

Answer: Daryl Strawberry

Strawberry was born in Los Angeles on March 12, 1962. All the other players were born in Honolulu.

Answer: Moises Alou

Moises is the son of Felipe Alou and was born in Atlanta on July 3, 1966 while his father played for the Braves. Jesus, Felipe, and Matty were brothers that had very sucessful careers in the 1960s and 1970s. They were born in Haina, Dominican Republic. In a few games in 1963, they all played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants.

Answer: Pat Boone

The Boone family was a three-generation Major League family. Infielder Ray Boone played from 1948-1960 mainly for the Indians and Tigers. Ray's son Bob played from 1972-1990 as a catcher for the Phillies, Angels, and Royals. Bob's sons Brett and Aaron were all-star infielders in the 1990s and 2000s. Pat Boone was a U.S. singer from the 1950s and 1960s.

Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

Park was the first Korean born player in the Major Leagues breaking in with the Dodgers in 1994. Choi and Seo also have played for the Dodgers. Ichiro was born in Kasugai, Japan on October 22, 1973.

Answer: Ralph Branca

Blyleven was born in Zeist, Netherlands, on April 6, 1951. He won 287 games for several teams from 1970-1992. Bochy was born in Landes De Bussac, France on April 16, 1955. Bobby Thomson hit the "shot heard round the world", that won the pennant for the 1951 New York Giants.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on October 25, 1923. Ralph Branca was the Brooklyn Dodger pitcher infamously known for serving up Thomson's home run. Branca was born in New York on January 6, 1926.

Answer: Mike Lum

Mike Lum was an outfielder with the Braves in the 1960s. He was born in Hawaii. Matsui, Suzuki, and Nomo are among many Japanese stars to play in the major leagues. Ichiro set a major league record with 262 base hits during the 2004 season.

Answer: Andruw Jones

Jones is a Gold Glove centerfielder with the Atlanta Braves. He hit 2 home runs in the 1996 World Series at the age of 19. He finally had a breakout hitting year in 2005, when he led the majors with 51 home runs.