The Corner is Hot! Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Brett

Brett of the Royals was in his eighth season with the team in 1980. That was the fifth time he had batted over .300. For his .390 average and other endeavors, he was voted the AL MVP for the season. The Royals went all the way to the World Series and met the Phillies, led by Mike Schmidt. The Phillies won it all four games to two.

Answer: Brooks Robinson

One of the few one-team loyal players, Brooks was a Baltimore Oriole from 1955-1977. In his 23 seasons, he won 16 Gold Gloves at third base. Wearing the number 5 on his back, he won the American League MVP in 1964 over Yankees Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard. Hitting 268 home runs in his career, he hit three in four World Series.

The Hall of Fame inducted Brooks in 1983 along with Walter Alston, George Kell, and Juan Marichal.

Answer: Mike Lowell

Lowell was the Boston Red Sox third baseman when they went up against the Rockies in the World Series. Mike batted .400 and went 6-for-15 in the series that saw the Red Sox skunk the Rockies, four games to none. It was Boston's seventh World Series title in franchise history.

Answer: George Kell

Kell beat Williams for the batting title in 1949. Although never winning a MVP of his own, this Detroit Tiger finished in the top ten for the MVP Award three times. After 15 seasons, George retired as an Oriole in 1957 with a .306 career average. The hall took him in 1983.

Answer: Bobby Bonilla

Of the starting roster, Bobby led the Marlins in batting for the season. Although mostly noted for his time as a Pittsburgh Pirate, he came from the 1996 Orioles. 1997 was Bobby's only World Series, and he had one home run to his credit. Earlier in his career, he was the 1990 MVP runner-up to Barry Bonds.

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Robinson was a 23-season Oriole. He retired with a .971 fielding percentage after 16 Gold Glove Awards.

Answer: Jimmy Collins

Collins played for the Louisville Colonels and Boston Beaneaters of the National League, then joined the Boston Americans of the AL in 1901. He was player-manager when the team won the very-first World Series in 1903 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jimmy was inducted into the hall in 1945. Frankie Frisch of the Giants and Cardinals was the next hot-corner player to be inducted in 1947.

Answer: John McGraw

McGraw played for the Baltimore Orioles in the American Association and National League from 1891-1899. He batted .391 in 1899, a record that wasn't close to being touched throughout the following century, except for the Royals' George Brett. He became player-manager for the new Baltimore Orioles of the American League before taking over the New York Giants in the National League for 31 seasons.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Mike was a 18-season career Philadelphia Phillie. Amongst his 548 home runs, Schmidt won three NL MVPs in the 1980s along with a World Series MVP in 1980. He won 10 Gold Gloves at the hot corner, and was inducted into the hall in 1995. Santo hit 342, Boggs 118, and Baker 96.

Answer: Red Rolfe

Rolfe was a 10-season career Yankee from 1934-1942, and played in only one game in the 1931 season. Either a little unknown or overshadowed, Red batted .300 four of his nine seasons. He went to six World Series with the Yankees while winning five.