Baseball Trivia

1. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936, which Georgia Peach was the top vote getter appearing on 98.2% of the ballots?

From Quiz Baseball's Greats

Answer: Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb played 22 years with the Detroit Tigers and two with Philadelphia (1905-1928). He batted .366 for his career.

From Quiz Bat and Ball - Baseball away from the MLB

Answer: Cuba

The first winners of the Baseball World Cup, in 1938, were Great Britain, who beat the only other nation that took part, the USA. By far the most successful team in the competition's history were Cuba, who won it 25 out of the 39 times the contest took place. The last winners of the Baseball World Cup, in 2011, were the Netherlands. The competition was replaced by other tournaments. (Question by Upstart3)

From Quiz MLB's All-Time Team

Answer: Paul Molitor

Although Molitor didn't draw many walks, he is a prime candidate to lead off. The man was a hitting machine. When healthy, he was guaranteed to hit close to .300 and went over that mark 12 times during his career. He could run as well. He stole over 30 bases eight times.

From Quiz Dodger-Giant Traitors

Answer: Dusty Baker

Over his 19 seasons, playing with the Braves and Athletics also, he never led the league in any major category. Dusty managed the Giants from 1993-2002, taking them to only one National League pennant in 2002. He won the Manager of the Year Award in 1993, 1997, and 2000. Baker managed the Cubs from 2003-2006, then hooked up at the helm of the Reds in 2008.

From Quiz American and National League Teams

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees had incredible runs going to back to the 1930s. In the 1940s, they went to five World Series and won four of them. In the 1950s, they made eight appearances while winning six.

From Quiz Baseball Dummy?

Answer: Montreal Expos

The Expos began their franchise as an expansion team in 1969. Frank Robinson was at the helm when the team moved. The Nationals won 14 more games in their first season compared to 2004 in Montreal. In 2007, Manny Acta took over the managerial duties, then was replaced by Jim Riggleman in 2010.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies: 1300

Answer: New York Yankees

27 World Series titles, a feat that will probably never be equaled for another century. The Yankees won the 2009 World Series with manager Joe Girardi at the helm. It all began in 1923 against the New York Giants with their first, when manager Miller Huggins was still trying to deal with Babe Ruth. The Yankees ran off four consecutive World Series crowns from 1936-1939. They ran another five consecutive World Series from 1949-1953 under the management of Casey Stengel.

From Quiz The New York Baseball Franchises

Answer: New York Gothams

The Gothams began it all in the 1883 season in the National League which formed in 1876. The franchise changed their name to the New York Giants in 1885, then won the league championship in 1888 and 1889. When "Major League Baseball" began in 1901 with the merge of the new American League, the Giants went to the second World Series in 1905 against the Philadelphia Athletics. The Giants won the series four games to one with the help of the arm of Hall of Fame great Christy Mathewson, who won three games in the series. In 1871, New York had their first-ever professional baseball team with the New York Mutuals. The team played from 1871-1875 in the National Association until the league folded.

From Quiz Out of Left Field

Answer: Willie Stargell

They were all former Pirates, but it was Stargell that played his career as a Pirate from 1962-1982. He tied with the Cardinals' Keith Hernandez for the NL MVP in 1979. Later balloting rules were written so this would never occur again. Pops hit 475 home runs in his career, topping out at 48 in 1971. 1971 saw him as the runner-up MVP to Joe Torre of the Cardinals. Willie was also the runner-up MVP in 1973 to Pete Rose of the Reds. The hall took him in 1988. Stargell died in 2001 at the age of 61.

From Quiz Baseball Dummies Up!

Answer: Babe Ruth

After playing in the Minor League with Baltimore, the Babe became a Boston Red Sox pitcher in 1914. He continued to be a full-time pitcher until 1918. He set a season record for home runs with the Red Sox in 1919 when he smacked 29. He was sold to the Yankees for the 1920 season, and set an unbelievable record of smashing 54 home runs for New York. Ruth would hit 50+ home runs four times in his career, and retire with 714. The Babe played with the Yankees until 1934, then he spent his final season with the Boston Braves of the National League. When Ruth retired in 1935, Lou Gehrig was number two for career home runs with 378. The Babe batted a career .342 and had a pitching record of 94-46. The Hall of Fame took George Herman Ruth in 1936 during the first induction ceremony. He died in 1948 at the age of 53.

From Quiz Major League Mix

Answer: Lou Piniella

Lou took over the Cubs in 2007. It was his fifth team at the helm, and had managed the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, and Devil Rays (later just Rays). In 2007, he improved the Cubs by 19 wins compared to the previous season by winning 85 games. In 2008, he improved them even more by winning 97. What a two-season improvement of 31 games. Unfortunately for them, the Dodgers skunked them in the 2008 NLDS.

From Quiz Wow! Did I Do That?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

The others listed were all retired before 1950. Mantle became the first switch-hitter in history to bat for a Triple Crown. His 1956 MVP came over Yogi Berra, and Tigers Al Kaline and Harvey Kuenn. Mickey was the MVP runner-up in 1960 and 1961 both times to teammate Roger Maris. 1962 brought the award back to him, winning it over Yankee teammate Bobby Richardson.

From Quiz Pennsylvania's Finest!

Answer: Chuck Tanner

Tanner took up managing with the White Sox from 1970-1975, then Oakland for one season before coming home to the Pirates from 1977-1985. He also managed the Braves for three seasons. In Pittsburgh, he left with a 711-685 record.

From Quiz Think You're Smarter Than Me?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Gehrig began his career on June 15, 1923, as the Yankee first baseman. A historical consecutive game streak, 493 home runs, and seven World Series later, Lou hung up his cleats in 1939 to a disease that would later be named after him. He was inducted into the hall in the same year, and would die two years later in 1941. Berra was a career Yankee (except for one season with the Mets), Bench was a career Red, and Fisk split his 24 seasons between the Red Sox and White Sox.

From Quiz Quaint, But It's Our Home!

Answer: Riverfront Stadium

Although their was a corportate name change to Cinergy Field, Riverfront Stadium had been the Reds and the NFL Bengals home field since 1970. The Reds experienced five National League crowns and won three World Series at Riverfront. The Reds played at Crosley Field from 1912-1970.

From Quiz 20th Century Baseball for Experts

Answer: 14

Home runs were not a commodity in early baseball, and nobody hit 30 home runs until Babe Ruth did in 1920. Lajoie had played for five seasons with the Phillies of the NL before joining the Athletics in 1901. He was also the first American Leaguer to hit for the Triple Crown in 1901 also.

From Quiz Are You Smarter Than Me?

Answer: 0

No player in the 20th century ever reached the 200 RBI mark. Hack Wilson set a record in 1930 with 191. Lou Gehrig hit 184 in 1931. The Babe's highest RBI mark was in 1921, when he had 171 RBIs along with 59 home runs with the Yankees.

From Quiz Baseball Uniforms: Name the Team

Answer: Minnesota

"Twin Cities" is a popular nickname for the cities Minneapolis and St. Paul. The two largest cities in Minnesota have connecting borders. In 2005, the Twins played their home games in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. The Twins won the World Series in 1987 and 1991.

From Quiz Yankees - Red Sox: THE Rivalry

Answer: Jack Chesbro

Chesbro won a major league record 41 games that season. But he started 3 games in the last 4 days of the season, helping New York blow a half game lead. He couldn't win the big one, throwing the errant pitch in the top of the 9th, allowing Boston to win the first game of a doubleheader and clinch first place. New York won the second game to finish 1 1/2 games behind in the first pennant race in their history. The other players listed all played for NY that season.

From Quiz MLB Teams And Their Cities

Answer: New York

They moved from Baltimore in 1903 and played at Hilltop Park until 1919, and then played at the Polo Grounds until 1923 when they moved into Yankee Stadium When they move in 1903 they changed their name from Baltimore Orioles to NY Highlanders. Thye became the NY Yankees in 1913.

From Quiz Baseball Acronyms [2]

Answer: Got a Sacrifice Fly

To get a sacrifice fly you try and hit the ball into the outfield far enough that when the outfielder catches the ball a runner on the bases, mostly third, gets to another base.

From Quiz Baseball Acronyms [1]

Answer: Shortstop

Shortstop is the postition by second base and in between 2nd and 3rd.

From Quiz Hall Of Fame Who's Who

Answer: Lou Brock

His 118 steals in 1974 came at the age of 35. He was also at both games that Rickey Henderson broke his records.

From Quiz Baseball's Greats

Answer: Babe Ruth

In 1920, when Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs, it was a total greater than any team (except for the Yankees of course) in Major League Baseball. In 1927, when the Babe had 60 home runs, the league average per team was 58. He ended his career with 714 home runs.

From Quiz MLB's All-Time Team

Answer: Willie Mays

Mays had a career batting average of over .300, hit 660 home runs, and drove in over 1,900 runs. He was a 24-time All-Star and a two-time MVP. He is also Godfather to one Barry Bonds.

From Quiz American and National League Teams

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Ted Williams of Boston hit the first two in 1942 and 1947. Carl Yastrzemski put the cherry on the pie in 1967. The Cardinals franchise goes back to 1882 when the franchise was the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association. In the 19th and 20 century, the St. Louis franchise had an amazing four Triple Crown seasons. They were Tip O'Neill in 1887 in the AA, Rogers Hornsby hit two in 1924 and 1925 in the NL, and Joe Medwick had one in 1937 in the NL.

From Quiz Baseball Dummy?

Answer: Hideki Matsui

Matsui batted .615 along with three home runs in the Yankee victory. After the season, the Yankees let this very consistent player go to free agency. He signed with the Angels for the 2010 season, and picked up where he left off in New York. The others listed had all died before 2009.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies: 1300

Answer: Hank Aaron

It was a shame that "Hammerin' Hank" fell short of Ruth's record with only 713 home runs at the end of the 1973 season. Aaron received many deaths threats and totally uncalled for racial letters over his possibility of breaking Ruth's record. On April 4, 1974, Hank tied Ruth's record against the Reds with his 714th home run against the Cincinnati Reds and pitcher Jack Billingham. Four days later on April 8th, Aaron shrugged off all the threats against him and his family by hitting number 715. The pitch was provided by Al Downing of the Dodgers. The Braves won the game, but nothing more important than Hank breaking Ruth's all-time record. Ironically, Downing gave up only seven home runs in the season.

From Quiz The New York Baseball Franchises

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The franchise began as the Baltimore Orioles for two seasons. In 1903, the team moved to New York to become the New York Higlanders. The franchise kept the Highlanders name until 1913, when it was changed to the Yankees. The name Yankees would become immortal in baseball history.

From Quiz Out of Left Field

Answer: Ted Williams

The others were all with Boston at some point in their careers. Possibly the greatest player in the Major League history, Williams lost a lot of playing time due to war. He was still able to hit 521 home runs and with two MVPs in 1946 and 1949, and also two Triple Crowns in 1942 and 1947. Ted, nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter" and "The Thumper", played his entire 19 seasons with Boston. He retired in 1960, then was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966. He died in 2002 amongst a family legal battle over his remains.

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