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The Roaring Twenties of Major League Baseball started off with a shock, as the great Babe Ruth donned a New York Yankee uniform for the first time. It led to the emergence of the Bronx Bombers and a baseball dynasty. See what else you can relate to in the 1920s of Major League Baseball!
8 MLB 1920s quizzes and 80 MLB 1920s trivia questions.
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  Decade in a Box: 1920s   best quiz  
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Another quiz about decades in the Major Leagues. I hope that you leave with something new. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 16 06
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  Roaring 20s Roaring   popular trivia quiz  
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The 1920s are on the watch in this all multiple choice quiz about a great decade in baseball. I hope that you enjoy it. Education and fun are always the coupled goals. :-)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Apr 27 05
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  1920s on the Diamond   popular trivia quiz  
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You might have to be a grandpa or an ultimate fan to get through this matching quiz about the 1920s decade of baseball. Good luck but have fun either way!
Average, 10 Qns, dg_dave, Dec 22 16
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  1920s in a Bucket   top quiz  
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All multiple choice with questions from the bottom of the bucket that have sitting for decades. This quiz is about the 1920s, and might be a challenge. One question for each season. Good luck! :)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Feb 25 11
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  Decades on the Diamond: 1920s    
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Another all multiple choice quiz about some decades in Major League baseball. I hope that you find something new in it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 16 06
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  Baseball History: The 1927 Season    
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Every year since 1901 has been a great year for baseball stats and events, but 1927 was one of the best.
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  The Roaring Twenties    
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Baseball at it's best! The roaring twenties. All questions are based from 1920 to 1929. Good Luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, juryman, Mar 26 04
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  After the Best Year: 1928    
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Many people know about the 1927 season and how it was one of the best years ever in baseball history. Not many people give credit to the year after that, so here is a quiz about it.
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Who won the 1928 World Series?

From Quiz "After the Best Year: 1928"




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MLB 1920s Trivia Questions
1. The big news bringing in the 1920s was the official announcement made by the New York Yankees that Babe Ruth was now a Yankee. After hitting a record 29 home runs in 1919 for the Red Sox, how many did the Babe hit in 1920 for the Yankees?

From Quiz 1920s in a Bucket

Answer: 54

Howard Frazee, the owner of the Red Sox, needed money for his theatrical productions which was more important to him. Colonel Jacob Ruppert of the Yankees purchased Ruth's contract, and the rest was history. Ruth hit 50+ home runs in a season four times, including hitting 60 in 1927. Ruth was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1936, one year after his retirement with the Boston Braves.

2. This player set a Major League record for most hits in a season with 257 in 1920. This amazing record stood until Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke it in 2004. Who was this St. Louis Brown Hall of Famer?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1920s

Answer: George Sisler

The others were all pitchers and never played for the Browns. Five times in his 15 seasons, Sisler had over 200 hits in a season. Although there was no MVP awarded in 1920, George won the MVP in 1922 for his 246 hits in the season. Ichiro broke his record in 2004 with 262 hits.

3. Who won the 1928 National League Pennant?

From Quiz After the Best Year: 1928

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

The New York Giants placed second in the NL and the Cubs in third. The Phillies were last and had only 43 wins compared to 109 losses. The Cardinals had 95 wins that year to win the pennant by 2 games.

4. In 1931, Lou Gehrig set the American League record for most RBI's in a season with 184. The previous record was set in 1927. Whose record did he break?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: His own

Lou Gehrig had 175 RBI in 1927 for the New York Yankees. He broke Babe Ruth's record of 171 RBI set in 1921. Lou led the league in RBI's 5 times over a span of 8 seasons (1927- 1934).

5. Starting with the Babe of course: On what date did he hit homer no. 60 and off what pitcher?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: Sept. 30 -- Tom Zachary

At Yankee Stadium on the last day of the season, Zachary of the Senators served up the Babe's 60th and last dinger of the year, breaking the old record of 59 set by -- George Herman Ruth in 1921. This was also the last game for one Walter Johnson, one of the greatest pitchers in history. He appeared as a pinch hitter.

6. On July 8, 1921, Major League Baseball made a major ruling that would change the game for the fans. Which ruling was this?

From Quiz 1920s in a Bucket

Answer: Fans could keep all foul balls and home run balls

Before July 8, and even into the National League endeavors prior to 1901, all baseballs hit into the stands for whatever reason were considered property of the league and were expected to be returned. The inaugural game in 1921 with this rule change occurred with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.

7. The New York Yankees saw their first World Series in franchise history in the 1920s. Which year did they first appear?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1920s

Answer: 1921

The 1920s were owned by the Yankees. They went to six World Series in the decade, winning three of them. The 1921 Yankees lost to the New York Giants five games to three in their first appearance. That series in 1921 was the last best-of-nine game format for the World Series.

8. 1921 gave baseball fans the first radio broadcast of a game from Philadelphia on August 5th, when the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 5-3. It was also the second consecutive season that Babe Ruth hit over 50 home runs. How many did he hit in 1921?

From Quiz Roaring 20s Roaring

Answer: 59

1920 was the first time in history that any player reached the 30 home run mark, with the Babe shattering that mark with 54 big ones. If this wasn't enough, he surpassed that in 1921 by hitting 59. He would later hit 60 in 1927, and 54 in 1928. The Yankees went on to lose the 1921 World Series to crosstown rival, New York Giants.

9. Who won the American League Pennant?

From Quiz After the Best Year: 1928

Answer: New York Yankees

The Athletics came in second place with a respectable 98 wins, and the Browns won 82 which gave them third in the American League. The White Sox won only 72 games, which gave them 5th place, and the Yankees won 101 games.

10. What Buccaneer led the league in steals 5 times in the 1920s. Can you name this Pirate of the basepaths?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: Max Carey

Max Carey led the National League in stolen bases more times than anyone in history at the time with 10. Only Rickey Henderson led his league in steals more times (12 times) in the American League.

11. Who else but Lou Gehrig could be in second place on this quiz? Who had more RBI's in 1927, Gehrig or Ruth, and what was the difference?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: Gehrig had 11 more than Ruth

Gehrig had 175, Ruth 164. How would you like to have those guys on your team? Harry Heilman was third with 120.

12. 1922 would see the last MVP for this franchise, until Brooks Robinson of the Orioles won it in 1964. Who was this slugger who smacked 246 hits and batted .420 in the season?

From Quiz Decades on the Diamond: 1920s

Answer: George Sisler

Sisler of the St. Louis Browns (later Orioles) won the AL MVP over Eddie Rommel of the Athletics. Sisler already had 257 hits in the 1920 season, setting a new record until Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners broke it in 2004. There was no AL MVP winner from 1915-1921.

13. In 1922, George Uhl, a Cleveland Indians pitcher, won 22 games in the season with a high ERA of 4.07. The fans saw Ty Cobb bat an amazing .401 in the season, but Cobb did not win the batting title. Who did he finish second to?

From Quiz Roaring 20s Roaring

Answer: George Sisler

The others had not started their careers yet. Sisler of the St. Louis Browns, won the American League MVP in 1922 for batting a tremendous .420 along with 257 hits, records that would carry throughout the century. The Hall of Famer played for 15 seasons and retired with a .340 career average in 1930.

14. Who led the American League Baseball in strikeouts with 183 in 1928?

From Quiz After the Best Year: 1928

Answer: Lefty Grove

Grove led Major League Baseball with 183 strikeouts that year. Pipgras had 139, 48 less than the leader. Tommy Thomas had 129, and Red had 118 that year.

15. Which player was the MVP of the American League in 1925?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: Roger Peckinpaugh

Roger Peckinpaugh batted .294 with 67 runs, and 64 RBI and 4 homers for the World Champion Washington Senators. He was not in the top ten in any major offensive category.

16. Walter Johnson finished his career in 1927. He would be on most fans' short list of the game's greatest pitchers. What was his lifetime victory total?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: 417

Only Cy Young with an incredible 511, had more wins than the Big Train. Johnson's won/lost percentage was .599, and his highest win total for one season was 36 in 1913. He lost 7!

17. 1923 saw the New York Yankees win the World Series against the New York Giants. The Babe hit .393 in the season, had 205 hits, and hit 41 home runs. Who was the league's MVP in 1923?

From Quiz Decades on the Diamond: 1920s

Answer: Babe Ruth

205 hits along with his .393 were career highs for Ruth. This was the closest that Ruth came to winning the Triple Crown, but finished second in batting average to the Tigers' Harry Heilmann who batted .403 in the season. Ruth hit three home runs and batted .368 in the series for the Yankees' first World Series title in 1923.

18. In 1920, Ray Chapman was the first player to die as a result of an on-field incident when he was hit in the head by a pitch from which Yankee pitcher?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1920s

Answer: Carl Mays

The other pitchers never played for the Yankees. Chapman, the Cleveland Indian shorstop in his ninth season, was hit on August 16 at the Polo Grounds in New York. He died the following day. The Indians went on to win the World Series without Chapman.

19. 1923 saw another 'subway' series between which two teams?

From Quiz Roaring 20s Roaring

Answer: NY Yankees - NY Giants

This was the third consecutive World Series that pitted these two teams against one another. In 1921, the Giants knocked off Babe Ruth and company in the last best-of-nine game World Series. In 1922, the Giants again were victorious, and had the last tie game allowed in baseball, defeating the Yankees four games to one with one tie. 1923 was a turnover, as the Yankees put down the Giants, four games to two, led by the Babe's three home runs and .368 average.

20. Which two pitchers tied for the league lead in wins?

From Quiz After the Best Year: 1928

Answer: Lefty Grove & George Pipgras

Here is the list of how many wins each person had: Lefty Grove= 24 George Pipgras= 24 Waite Hoyt= 23 Alvin Crowder= 21 These players were the top 4 in the majors in wins.

21. During the 1920 season, who was the only player to ever die from an injury sustained on the diamond?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: Ray Chapman

Carl Mays, a known head hunter, beaned Chapman in the head. Chapman's team, the Indians, went on to win the World Series.

22. In AL MVP voting for 1927, who got the most votes among pitchers?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: Ted Lyons

Lyons, who went 22-14 with a 2.84 ERA for the Senators, was third in voting. Lou Gehrig was first. Babe Ruth didn't even place in the top 25, but only because previous winners were not eligible in the AL until 1930.

23. The year was 1927, and saw the Yankees win the American League by 19 games, then defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates four games to none in the World Series. Which pitcher in the same season quietly retired with 110 career shutouts?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1920s

Answer: Walter Johnson

The others did not begin their careers yet and never reached 50 career shutouts. The 1936 Hall of Famer, inducted in the first year of inductions, played for 21 seasons with the Washington Senators. His 110 shutout record stood throughout the rest of the 20th century, and when he retired in 1927, he was the strikeout king of baseball with 3509 strikeouts. His career strikeout record had since been surpassed by many pitching greats. Walter died in 1946 at the age of 59.

24. Jack Ogden was one pitcher who allowed 23 home runs during the 1928 season, pitching for one team. Who was the other pitcher?

From Quiz After the Best Year: 1928

Answer: George Blaeholder

Blaeholder had 23 homers allowed during his 214 1/3 innings, Brandt allowed 22 homers during the season. Walberg allowed 19 homers, and Johnson allowed 16. Joe Genewich allowed 24 homers in total playing for two teams.

25. From 1920 to 1925, Rogers Hornsby led the league in batting each year. What player broke Hornsby's streak of NL batting titles in 1926?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: Bubbles Hargrave

Bubbles hit .353 in 1926 for the Reds. It was his first and only batting title. Rogers Hornsby hit a combined .397 during his six year run of batting champioships from 1920 to 1925.

26. Who won the NL MVP for 1927?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: Paul Waner

They all finished high in the voting, and all would become Hall of Famers, but "Big Poison" was first. All the Pirate outfielder and sometime first baseman did, was bat .380 with 237 hits. Not too shabby. Waner's middle name was Glee!

27. In April 1925, Asheville, North Carolina almost became a historical spot when a future Hall of Fame icon collapsed at a train station and almost died. Who was this that baseball almost lost?

From Quiz 1920s in a Bucket

Answer: Babe Ruth

In April, Ruth was traveling and all the sudden just collapsed amongst a crowd of fans at the train station. Ruth was rushed to the hospital and had emergency abdominal surgery, of which kept him in the hospital for over a month. Ruth missed 56 games in the season, and prevented him from being a possible nine-time consecutive league home run leader.

28. Who was the only player in the 1920s to hit for the Triple Crown?

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1920s

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

The others did not start their careers until the 1940s. Hornsby with the St. Louis Cardinals won it twice. The first was in 1922, but there was no MVP given in the National League that season. The second Triple Crown came in 1925, and this time he was awarded the NL MVP. Hornsby won another MVP in 1929 with the Chicago Cubs. He retired with a career .358 batting average in 1937, which included a decade high of .424 in 1924.

29. Which American League team lost the most games during the 1920s?

From Quiz The Roaring Twenties

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox lost 938 games while finishing last, 7 of the 10 years. Imagine the unrest in Boston during this time.

30. What Chicago Cubs outfielder hit .344 in 1927, and .336 lifetime over 14 years, but is not in the Hall of Fame?

From Quiz Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Answer: Riggs Stephenson

Stephenson had only 1515 hits, averaging only about 108 per season. Apparently, not having enough at-bats has kept him out of Cooperstown.

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