MLB 1990s Trivia

1. Which MLB player hit the most home runs in the decade of the 1990s?

From Quiz The 1990s of Major League Baseball

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire shared the 1990s between the Athletics and the Cardinals. McGwire's season high was 70 in 1998 and he topped the 50-plateau four times. He hit 405 home runs in the decade.

From Quiz Shortstops of the 1990s

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

This shortstop, a native of Ohio, had 2340 hits, including 198 home runs for the Reds. In 1990, Larkin batted .353 to lead the Reds to a World Series title. During the 1990s, Larkin won three consecutive Gold Glove awards for his fielding prowess.

From Quiz MLB Catchers of the 1990s

Answer: Pudge

Pudge was selected to eight All-Star games during that decade, and he was named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1999. In 1999, Rodriguez batted .332 with 35 home runs and 113 RBIs. He also stole 25 bases in that campaign. Pudge continued his stellar play well into the decade of the 2000s.

From Quiz Major League Baseball: 1990s

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire was a St. Louis Cardinal in 1998, and popped a season record 70 in the season. He broke Yankee Roger Maris' record of 61, set in 1961. Although banging out a new record, McGwire did not win the MVP Award, and watched it go to Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa who hit 66 in 1998.

From Quiz Major League Baseball: 1990s Challenge

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire hit a total of 405 home runs in the decade. He came from the Athletics in mid-1997 to the Cardinals. His seasons included hitting 52 in 1996, 58 in 1997, 70 in 1998, and 65 in 1999. He retired with 583 career home runs.

From Quiz The 1995 MLB Season

Answer: Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor, a native of the Bronx, recorded one of the best "saves" in Major League history when she signed a preliminary injunction order against Major League Baseball which essentially called for a truce between the big league owners and players. The 1994 lockout was over, and play finally resumed in late April 1995. The regular season schedule was cut from the normal 162 games to 144 contests. In May 2009, Sotomayor was nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court, and Sotomayor later received confirmation from the U.S. Senate. In 1995, Bud Selig was the Major League Commissioner, Donald Fehr worked with the Players' Union, and Clarence Thomas was a Supreme Court Justice.

From Quiz BOS vs SEA - 2 September 1996

Answer: Heathcliff Slocum

Heathcliff Slocum beat Rafael Carmona as the Red Sox won 9-8.

From Quiz Decade in a Box: 1990s

Answer: Mark McGwire

Not only did McGwire lead the decade by hitting 70 in 1998, he hit more home runs in the 1990s than any other player with his 405. McGwire of the Cardinals was the first player to reach the 70 plateau, then Barry Bonds broke his record in 2001 with 73 of his own.

From Quiz Baseball in 1995

Answer: Greg Maddux

Maddux won from 1992-95. Smoltz won it in 1996, and Glavine in 1991 and 1998.

From Quiz America's Game in the 1990s

Answer: 1998

After defeating Houston and Atlanta in the Division and League Championship Series, they faced the heavily favored New York Yankees. The Yankees had won 114 games in the regular season. The Yankees didn't let the oddsmakers down, as they skunked the Padres four games to none. The Yankees' Scott Brosius didn't let his team down either, as he hit .478 with two home runs, earning him the MVP Award. It was the Padres' first trip in 14 seasons, and were helmed by Bruce Bochy.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #50 - 1990s

Answer: Tim Wakefield

Although these were all Pirates, the others were not pitchers. Wakefield won both those games against Atlanta in the National League Championship Series, but the Pirates lost the Series. After only 2 seasons with the Pirates, Wakefield was shuffled off to the Red Sox for many seasons, and gave up a 2003 ALCS 11th inning home run against the Yankees, to end the Boston season.

From Quiz 1998 Season Highlights

Answer: Kerry Wood

Making only his 5th Major League start, 20 year-old, Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood fans 20 Houston Astros in a 2-0, one-hit victory to tie the Major League mark for strikeouts in a 9-inning game. The rookie righthander does not walk a batter in his masterpiece, allowing only an infield single to Ricky Gutierrez.

Roger Clemens whiffed 20 batters in a game twice while pitching for the Boston Red Sox. His first was on April 29,1986 against the Seattle Mariners. Then again on September 18,1996 against the Detroit Tigers.

On July 5, 1998, Toronto Blue Jays' Roger Clemens fans Tampa Bays' Randy Winn for his 3,000th career strikeout.

From Quiz 1999 Season Highlights

Answer: Wade Boggs

On August 7,1999, Wade Boggs of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' homered off Cleveland Indians' pitcher Chris Haney in the 6th inning making him the 23rd Major Leaguer to reach the 3,000 hit mark. Just one day earlier Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres singled off Montreal Expos' rookie pitcher Dan Smith placing him in the historic 3,000 hit-club.

From Quiz Baseball in 1999

Answer: Joe Torre & Torre

Joe Torre, coach of the Yankees, was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, causing him to miss the last three weeks of Spring Training, and the first 36 games of the year.

From Quiz MLB in 1993

Answer: Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds won the MVP in 1993 for the NL, with the San Francisco Giants, along with Frank Thomas for the Chicago White Sox in the AL.

From Quiz The 1999 Season

Answer: Boston

The Red Sox hosted the 1999 All-Star game, in the smallest capacity stadium in baseball.

From Quiz 1995 & 1996 Playoffs

Answer: Jim Leyritz

Leyritz, the World Series hero of 96, hit a 2 run blast off of Tim Belcher to send the series to Seattle with New York leading 2-0. Seattle won the next 3.

From Quiz 1990s in a Bucket

Answer: Otis Nixon

Nixon stole six against the Montreal Expos and catcher Gil Reyes. In setting this NL record, Otis tied the Major League record set by Eddie Collins of the AL Philadelphia Athletics in 1912. The Expos still won the game, 1-0. Nixon led the Braves in 1991 with 72 stolen bases, a career high.

From Quiz Shortstops of the 1990s

Answer: Edgar Renteria

Renteria, a native of Colombia, singled in the 11th inning against Charles Nagy, driving home Craig Counsell to give Florida a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Renteria played for the Marlins from 1996 to 1998. The other three players listed in this question were outfielders on the 1997 Marlins squad.

From Quiz First Basemen of the 1990s

Answer: Houston Astros

Jeff Bagwell was drafted by the Boston Red Sox, but this right-handed slugger played his entire Major League career with the Houston Astros. Bagwell belted 449 regular season home runs during his time with the Astros, and he won a Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in 1994. Bagwell's uniform number five was retired by the Astros in tribute to this first baseman's outstanding play.

From Quiz Major League Baseball: 1990s

Answer: Atlanta Braves

The others listed did not find a World Series in even one season in the decade. Even with no postseason in 1994, the Braves went to an amazing five visits in the decade. Unfortunately, they came away with only one World Series crown in 1995 against the Indians. They lost to the Twins, Blue Jays, and Yankees twice in the decade.

From Quiz Major League Baseball: 1990s Challenge

Answer: Juan Gonzalez

Bonds won two of his three MVPs with the Pirates. Gonzalez bagged his first MVP in 1996 with the Rangers, getting the award over Alex Rodriguez and Albert Belle. He won it again in 1998 on top of Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Jeter.

From Quiz The 1995 MLB Season

Answer: Eddie Murray

On June 30, 1995, Eddie Murray of the Indians reached the 3000-hit plateau when he hit a single off Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Mike Trombley in the sixth inning of a 4-1 victory by Cleveland. Murray spent much of his career (1977-1988, 1996) with the Orioles, but he joined the exclusive 3000 Hit Club with the Indians, joining Hall of Famers Nap Lajoie and Tris Speaker as the third member of Cleveland to achieve that honor. In 1995, Tony Gwynn played for the Padres, Wade Boggs was with the Red Sox, and Craig Biggio was playing for the Astros.

From Quiz BOS vs SEA - 2 September 1996

Answer: 8th

Greenwell was a left fielder who played his entire career at the Red Sox from 1985 to 1996. He played his final game later that month.

From Quiz Baseball in 1995

Answer: Marty Cordova

Cordova was the only one of the four listed to ever win the award.

From Quiz America's Game in the 1990s

Answer: Curt Schilling

The others listed were all American Leaguers in 1997. Schilling fanned 319 batters for his Philadelphia Phillies. He ranked fourth in the Cy Young voting in 1997, behind Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, and Denny Neagle. He would follow up his league leading performance in 1998, by fanning another 300. In 2000, Schilling went to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

From Quiz The Strike Shortened Season - 1994

Answer: Montreal Expos

The Montreal Expos were 74-40 at that point, and had a great chance of winning the World Series.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #50 - 1990s

Answer: 1994

The season-ending strike happened on August 4th, well into the 1994 season.

From Quiz 1998 Season Highlights

Answer: Craig Biggio

Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros swiped his 50th base of the season on September 23rd. He finished the 1998 season with 51 doubles and 50 stolen bases. The first player to accomplish this feat was Boston's Tris Speaker in 1912, with 53 doubles and 52 steals.

Craig Biggio began his Major League career as a catcher. He was moved to second-base in 1992 in an effort to protect his considerable speed from the effects of catching. He was the 1st player to be selected an All-Star as a catcher (1991) and second-baseman (1992,1994-95-96-97-98).

From Quiz 1999 Season Highlights

Answer: Fernando Tatis

The St. Louis Cardinals' third-baseman Fernando Tatis' two grand-slam homers came in St. Louis' 11-run 3rd inning. He also sets a record with eight RBIs in the inning, while LA Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park becomes the 1st pitcher this century, and only the 2nd ever, to surrender two grand-slams in a single frame. Bill Phillips of the Pirates did so in 1890. On May 4,1999, Mark Grace hits his first career grand-slam. It took him a record 6,136 at-bats to achieve it.

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