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So Much For My Record Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice about some great players who set records and were later broken. I hope that you have fun with it, but you'll need your thinking caps! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,672

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
478

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. I held the Major League record for stolen bases in a season for almost 50 years until Maury Wills of the Dodgers broke this record with 104 of his own. Who am I? Hint

Bob Bescher

Willie Keeler

Clyde Milan

Ty Cobb

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Question 2 of 10

2. I set a season record in 1923 for base on balls because nobody wanted to pitch to me. Maybe because I was on my way to hitting 189 home runs in just four seasons. I was walked 170 times in the season. My record stood for 78 years until Barry Bonds broke it in 2001. Who am I? Hint

Babe Ruth

Jack Crooks

Eddie Yost

Jimmy Sheckard

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Question 3 of 10

3. A regular season starting pitcher that also has a bat would be a great commodity to any team in baseball. Senator Walter Johnson set a season record for a pitcher by batting .433 in a season. Whose record did he break? Hint

Joe McGinnity

George Mullin

Jack Bentley

His own

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Question 4 of 10

4. Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees had a tremendous 1941 season. A partial result of his winning the MVP Award was that he had a 56-game hitting streak. He took the record away from a player who set the record in early baseball. Who was this that held the consecutive-game streak for over 40 years before DiMaggio broke it? Hint

Chick Stahl

Fred Clarke

Willie Keeler

Ed Delahanty

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Question 5 of 10

5. So much for records? I would thumb my nose in other's faces as I set a Major League season record for batting .426, and it would not be broken even for 100 years. Who am I? Hint

Honus Wagner

Nap Lajoie

George Sisler

Joe Jackson

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Major League Baseball began in 1901, it would later find Frank Schulte of the Cubs to be the first player to hit 20 home runs in the National League in 1911 when he hit 21. It also saw Gavvy Cravath of the Phillies break Schulte's record when hit 24 in 1915. Who broke Cravath's record, and was the first NL player to hit 30 home runs in a season? Hint

Paul Waner

Mel Ott

Jimmie Foxx

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 7 of 10

7. Even with some pitching rule changes in 1884, allowing a pitcher to throw and release from above the waist, Providence Gray Charley Radbourn went nuts by winning 59 games in the season. Whose National League season win record did he break? Hint

His own

Al Spalding

John Clarkson

Pud Galvin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whew! It was close too. I set a Major League season strikeout record by striking out 349 batters. I was sweating in 1946 when I watched Bob Feller of the Indians end the season with 348. Along came some pitcher named Koufax in 1965, who smashed my season record with 382 of his own. So much for my record. Who am I? Hint

Rube Waddell

Cy Young

Mickey Lolich

Christy Mathewson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson set a record in 1984 for the most pinch-hit home runs in a career. Whose career record did Johnson break? Hint

Jimmy Wynn

Gene Baker

Don Hoak

Jerry Lynch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Amongst other endeavors, Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson entered the record books for being the first player in history to win two MVP awards. Who broke Johnson's record when he won three of his own? Hint

Jimmie Foxx

Carl Hubbell

Lou Gehrig

Stan Musial

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I held the Major League record for stolen bases in a season for almost 50 years until Maury Wills of the Dodgers broke this record with 104 of his own. Who am I?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb stole his career high of 96 in 1915 with the Detroit Tigers. He stole 892 in his career. Along came shortstop Maury Wills of the Dodgers, who was the first player in Major League history to steal 100+ bases in a season in 1962. Wills won the 1962 NL MVP Award for his efforts.

Answer: Babe Ruth

Bonds walked 177 times in 2001, but that didn't stop him from hitting 73 home runs in the season, breaking Mark McGwire's season record of 70 in 1998. Barry would break his own record in 2002 by walking 198 times, then again in 2004 with 232 walks.

Answer: Jack Bentley

Johnson broke the record of New York Giant pitcher Jack Bentley, who batted .427 in 1923. Jack also hit a home run in the season. Johnson, who was in his 19th season with Washington, hit .433 in 1925. It was the first time that Walter ever hit over .300. His second and final time was in his last season in 1927 when he batted .348 with two home runs.

Answer: Willie Keeler

Keeler played from 1892-1910. In 1897, Willie had a 44-game hitting streak with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. He batted .424 in the season. DiMaggio was in his sixth season with the Yankees in 1941 when his streak broke Keeler's. Joe won the 1941 MVP over Ted Williams, even though Williams batted .406 compared to DiMaggio's .357.

5. So much for records? I would thumb my nose in other's faces as I set a Major League season record for batting .426, and it would not be broken even for 100 years. Who am I?

Answer: Nap Lajoie

Lajoie joined the Philadelphia Athletics of the new American League in 1901. His .426 certainly set a standard. Although the American League was in its first season, his record would be untouched well into the 21st century. George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns came close with his .420 in 1922, and Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals also with his .424 in 1924. Wagner never hit .400.

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Hornsby of the Cardinals broke Gavvy's record in 1922 by hitting 42 home runs. Rogers was overshadowed by Babe Ruth. In the American League, Ruth was the first slugger to hit 30 home runs in a season in 1920. Ruth hit 54 in that season, then hit another 59 in 1921. Hornsby retired with 301 career home runs, while Ruth hit 714.

Answer: His own

Charley went 48-25 in 1883 to lead the National League, and setting a new record for most wins in a season. He broke his own record the following season by going 59-12. His Grays won the NL pennant. Clarkson went 53-25 in 1885 with the Chicago White Stockings (later Cubs). Spalding's career high was 55-5 in 1875 with the Boston Red Stockings of the National Association. Galvin won 46 games in a season twice with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League in 1883 and 1884.

Answer: Rube Waddell

Waddell struck out 349 in 1904 with the Philadelphia Athletics. His record of 62 seasons would finally be broken when Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers broke his record with 382. In 1973, Koufax's record would be broken on the last day of the season by Nolan Ryan, who struck out his 383rd in the season for the Angels.

9. Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson set a record in 1984 for the most pinch-hit home runs in a career. Whose career record did Johnson break?

Answer: Jerry Lynch

Lynch retired with 18 home runs in the pinch. Jerry played 13 seasons for the Pirates and Reds from 1954-1966. He hit 115 career home runs. Johnson played for seven different teams in 15 seasons, and retired in 1986. Of his 196 career home runs, 20 were in the pinch-hit mode.

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Johnson won his in 1913 and 1924. Foxx won two MVPs win 1932 and 1933 with the Philadelphia Athletics, then won his third with the Boston Red Sox in 1938. Jimmie also batted for the Triple Crown in 1933.
Lou Gehrig won two, in 1927 and 1936

Source: Author Nightmare

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