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An all multiple choice quiz to see if you remember some jersey numbers of many baseball greats. I hope there is some education in it for you! :-)

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

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, played his entire 19-season career in Chicago. What number did this first baseman and shortstop wear?

Answer: 14

The 11-time all-star won consecutive NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959 at the shortstop position. After 512 career home runs, Banks was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977.

2. This 1936 Yankee bonus baby, Joe DiMaggio, won all 13 all-star bids in his 13 seasons in the pinstripes. He also won three AL MVP awards, and was runner-up another two times. Yankee fans recognized him by which jersey number?

Answer: 5

DiMaggio, one of three baseball brothers, won his MVPs in 1939, 1941, and 1947. His runner-ups were to Charlie Gehringer in 1937, and Lou Boudreau in 1948. Joe was a 1955 Hall of Fame inductee, and later died in 1999.

3. The great Roberto Clemente blessed the Pittsburgh Pirates roster for 18 seasons before he was tragically killed after the 1972 season. What number did he wear?

Answer: 21

Roberto died in an airplane crash while escorting supplies to Central America on a humanitarian mission on Dec. 31, 1972. The 12-time all-star won the 1966 NL MVP ahead of runner-up Dodger Sandy Koufax. Clemente was inducted into the hall in 1973.

4. Denny McLain went wild in 1968 with the Tigers, going 31-6 in the season. He was the first pitcher to win 30 games in a season since Dizzy Dean did in the 1930s. What was Denny's number?

Answer: 17

McLain began his terror in 1965 went he went 16-6. With 20 wins in 1966, and another 17 in 1967, those preceded his 31 in 1968. His 31-6 record earned him the AL Cy Young and the MVP award. 24-9 in 1969 saw him tie for the Cy Young with Baltimore's Mike Cuellar. After that, his career abruptly went downhill due to substance abuse and gambling issues.

5. Baseball's strikeout king Nolan Ryan, had two jersey numbers retired in his honor. One number was 34, which he made famous with the Houston Astros. Which was the other number that he wore to begin his Major League career?

Answer: 30

The 'Ryan Express' began his career in 1966, appearing in only two games with the Mets. After five unnoticed seasons, Nolan went to the Angels in 1972, then came the closest of his career to the Cy Young award in 1973, but losing to Baltimore's Jim Palmer. He joined Houston in 1980, then the Texas Rangers in 1989. Ryan retired after 27 seasons in 1993. The hall took him in 1999.

6. The Padres' Tony Gwynn was a MLB player who had loyalty, and spent his entire 20 seasons in a San Diego Padre uniform. The Padre fans saw him wearing which number until he retired in 2001?

Answer: 19

In all Tony's 20 seasons, he saw the World Series twice, but lost in both. The five-time Gold Glove winner's season high for batting was in 1994 when he batted .394, ever so close to the .400 plateau. Even with his tremendous average, Gwynn finished seventh in the MVP voting in that season.

7. After almost 50 seasons, the great Ty Cobb held the season stolen base record with his 96 in 1915. Dodger Maury Wills not only broke the mark, but was the first player in history to steal 100 with his 104 in 1962. With dirt all over his jersey most of the time, what number could fans barely see on Maury?

Answer: 30

Wills played 11 of his 14 seasons in Los Angeles. He won the NL MVP for his 104 thefts. Wills stole 586 bases in his career, while Cobb stole 892. Wills' new season record was broken by Lou Brock of the Cardinals who stole 118 in 1974.

8. Which number did the 22-season Detroit Tiger outfielder, Al Kaline wear?

Answer: 6

Kaline played from 1953-1974. He was an American League MVP runner-up twice. Yogi Berra topped him in 1955, and Elston Howard out-voted him in 1963. Al retired with an unfortunate number of 399 home runs, missing a major plateau by only one shot.

9. Six times as a San Francisco Giant, pitcher Juan Marichal won 20+ games in a season. He led the NL twice with wins. Which number did this high-kicking pitcher wear on the mound?

Answer: 27

Juan, born in the Dominican Republic, had a winning record in each of his first 12 seasons, topping out at 25-6 in 1966, before going in the red in 1972 at 6-16. Marichal also played in single seasons for the Red Sox and Dodgers. He retired in 1975 before becoming a Hall of Famer in 1983.

10. The Cubs' Ron Santo played almost his entire career in a Chicago Cubs uniform. What number did this third baseman wear for 14 seasons?

Answer: 10

Santo played from 1960-1974, winning five Gold Glove awards. The nine-time all-star also had the power with his 342 career home runs. The Cubs had a tremendous trio in Ernie Banks (who wore number 14), Ron Santo (who donned the number 10), and Billy Williams (who wore number 26).

Source: Author Nightmare

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Watch My Back Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz to see if you remember some jersey numbers of many baseball greats. I hope there is some education in it for you! :-)

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