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The decade of the 1910s was a great one for teams such as the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Giants, and the Boston Red Sox. It would also be a permanent black mark by one of the biggest scandals in baseball!
5 MLB 1910s quizzes and 50 MLB 1910s trivia questions.
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1910s in a Bucket
  1910s in a Bucket   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A quiz about the decade of baseball's 1910s in all multiple choice and with some pictures for clues also. One question for each season in the decade. I hope you enjoy it. :)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Mar 04 11
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  Baseball Teens   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not teens as in young ones, but another decade baseball quiz, this being from 1910-1919. All multiple choice as always, and I hope that you enjoy it. :-)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Apr 28 05
Easier
Nightmare gold member
708 plays
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  1910s on the Diamond   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A matching quiz for a century's worth back in time. Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, dg_dave, Dec 28 16
Average
dg_dave gold member
161 plays
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  Decade in a Box: 1910s   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another in a series of decades in Major League baseball, the 1910s. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Feb 06 06
Average
Nightmare gold member
488 plays
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  Decades on the Diamond: 1910s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another in a series of all multiple choice quizzes about the decades in baseball. I hope that you find this 1910s quiz fun but yet educational. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 04 07
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Nightmare gold member
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MLB 1910s Trivia Questions
1. 1910 was the fourth time in a World Series that the Chicago Cubs appeared. Which American League team defeated them four games to one in 1910?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

The other teams all played in the National League. The Athletics were led by Frank 'Home Run' Baker and Eddie Collins with their bats, and Jack Coombs won three games from the mound. Although the Cubs won 104 games in the season, the Athletics outscored them 35-15 in the series.

2. In 1910, President Howard Taft began the season and the decade by throwing out the first baseball. He stayed and watched a Senator pitcher throw a one-hit shutout. Who was this pitcher who later retired with 110 career shutouts?

From Quiz Baseball Teens

Answer: Walter Johnson

The others listed never pitched, never played in the American League, and had not started their Major League career's yet. This would be the first of 25 wins for Johnson in 1910. He would win the Triple Crown three seasons later along with the American League MVP. Walter, nicknamed 'The Big Train', played his entire 21-season career with the Senators, retiring in 1927. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

3. 1911 saw a rookie pitcher win 28 games in the season, and Pete Alexander's rookie record would stand throughout the century. It also saw a batter hit .420 in the season, the highest in his great career. Who was this batter?

From Quiz Decades on the Diamond: 1910s

Answer: Ty Cobb

Nicknamed the 'Georgia Peach', born in Narrows, Georgia, Cobb hit .420 to receive his first and only American League MVP. He won the award over Ed Walsh, Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson, and Walter Johnson.

4. The Most Valuable Player award was first presented in 1911. Which American League player was the first to receive the award?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Ty Cobb

The others did not begin their careers until the 1930s. Cobb won it in his seventh season with the Detroit Tigers. Ty batted .420 with 248 hits, and even stole 83 bases. After 22 seasons with the Tigers, Cobb was dealt to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927, then retired in 1928. He was one of the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

5. In 1911, the third American League player in history batted over .400 in the season. Nap Lajoie did it and then Ty Cobb did it. Who was the third player, and was also later banned for life from baseball?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Joe Jackson

The others never reached the .400 plateau, although Ruth came close with his .393 in 1923 for the Yankees. Jackson hit his career high in 1911 by hitting .408. Arguably the greatest hitter of all-time, he left baseball in 1920, leaving his .382 batting average behind.

6. In 1916, which American League team was tops in the decade by losing 117 games in the season?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

The Athletics finished 54.5 games behind the pennant-winning Red Sox in 1916. Three of their pitchers lost 20 or more games in the season also. After going to the World Series in 1914, the Athletics struggled to get their again, finally appearing in 1929, and winning the series against the Cubs.

7. 1914 was a historical season in Major League baseball. It saw a rookie who would define the greatest of baseball, and who would go on to hit over 700 home runs. Who was this great?

From Quiz Decades on the Diamond: 1910s

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth went 2-for-10 in his first season in 1914 and hit .200. As a pitcher, his record was 2-1. In 1915, still in limited duty as a batter, he hit .315 and hit four home runs, and notched a pitching record of 18-8. He set the standard in 1919 by hitting 29 home runs, his final year with the Red Sox, before exploding with 54 home runs in a Yankee uniform in 1920.

8. The Federal League existed in 1914 and 1915, and was considered a Major League. Which city had three Major League teams in 1914, one in the American, one in the National, and one in the Federal?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: St. Louis

St. Louis had the Cardinals of the National, Browns of the American, and Maroons of the Federal in 1914 and 1915. Chicago also had three teams, the Cubs, the White Sox, and the Chi-Feds. The Federal League folded after the 1915 season.

9. Which player hit the most home runs in a season during the 1910s decade?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Babe Ruth

The others did not start their careers until the 1920s. Ruth hit 29 in his final season with the Red Sox in 1919. As a Yankee the following season, he set a new record by hitting 54. Ruth was in his sixth season in 1919 with Boston.

10. The decade was dominated by two powerhouse pitchers in the names of Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. Johnson won 265 games in the decade. How many Cy Young awards did he win?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: 0

The Cy Young award did not begin until 1956. Johnson of the Washington Senators won a MVP in 1913 and threw two Triple Crown seasons in the decade.

11. 1916 was the first season that team owners would let fans keep foul balls and home runs. It was also the first time that the Brooklyn franchise went to the World Series. Although they lost to the Boston Red Sox, what was their team name?

From Quiz Baseball Teens

Answer: Robins

From 1914-1931, the franchise was named the Robins, later to become the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1916 Robins, managed by the legendary Wilbert Robinson, lost in five games to the powerful Boston Red Sox. Brooklyn scored only eight runs in the series, which also saw the great Babe Ruth bat .000 in five at-bats.

12. Which decade star and future Hall of Famer was nicknamed, "The Grey Eagle"?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Tris Speaker

The others did not play in the 1910s. Tris also had the nickname of 'Spoke'. Speaker played for 22 seasons from 1907-1928, mostly with the Red Sox and Indians. Overshadowed by other greats such as Ty Cobb, Speaker won the AL MVP in 1912, and retired with a .345 average. His hall induction was in 1937.

13. The 1918 season was shortened due to World War I and came to an end on September 2nd. Who won this World Series after a season of less than 130 games?

From Quiz Decades on the Diamond: 1910s

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox would take their franchise to win their fifth World Series over the Cubs, four games to two. It was significant because it would be the team's last World Series title until 2004. The Red Sox won their shortened season in 1918 by 2.5 over the Indians, and the Cubs won the National League by 10.5 games over the Giants.

14. 1918 saw Babe Ruth in a Red Sox uniform, and the last time that Boston would win a World Series for the rest of the century. Who did the Red Sox defeat in the series?

From Quiz Baseball Teens

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The other teams were all American League teams. The Red Sox won the series, four games to two. In a series that never saw a game won by more than three runs, it was a close series all the way. Boston pitchers Carl Mays and Babe Ruth won two games each in the series.

15. There was only one pitcher in the 1910s decade that threw more than 300 strikeouts in a seson, and he did it twice. Who was the Hall of Fame great?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1910s

Answer: Walter Johnson

The other pitching greats were not born yet. Johnson started the decade off with a bang in 1910 by striking out 313 American Leaguers in the season. In 1912, Walter struck out another 303. When he retired in 1927, he was on top of the heap with 3509 career strikeouts, but had since been passed by other pitching greats. When the great Cy Young retired, he had 2803 career strikeouts.

16. 1919 was one of the worst seasons in baseball history due to the fixing of the World Series. Which two teams played in this series that will always be a black mark in baseball history?

From Quiz Baseball Teens

Answer: Cincinnati Reds - Chicago White Sox

The rigging of the series between the Reds and White Sox was named the 'Black Sox Scandal'. Numerous White Sox players rigged the series for money to allow the Reds to win. Pitcher Eddie Cicotte and baseball great Joe Jackson threw their great career's away for this money attempt. After the investigation, all the players involved were suspended for life.

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