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31. In 1892, who became the first team win 100 games in a season?

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #100

Answer: Boston Beaneaters

The other 3 teams listed, were in the American League, which was non-existent until 1903. In the last season of the World Championship Series in 1892, the Beaneaters had a record of 102-48, remarkable in a 150 game season. The Beaneaters were led by the bat of Hugh Duffy, and the arms of Kid Nichols and Jack Stivetts. They beat the Cleveland Spiders in the Championship, 5-0-1. The Spiders were led by the great Cy Young. In 1905, the New York Giants were the 2nd team in history to pass the century mark with 105 wins.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #98

Answer: Boston Americans

None of the other teams existed in 1903. Boston, the American League champions, won the first ever World Series, between the National League and the newly formed American League from 1901. Boston defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. Pitchers Bill Dinneen (who won 3) and Cy Young (who won 2), led Boston to victory. The franchise became the Boston Red Sox in 1908. Prior to 1908 they did not have an official nickname. Boston American League team (shortened to Boston Americans) was often used to distinguish it from the Boston NL team (referred to as the Boston Beaneaters). The Boston NL team became the Boston Braves in 1912.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #97

Answer: Hank Aaron

The Babe was the first to reach the 700 plateau, retiring with 714. Aaron broke this almost impossible record in 1973 with the Atlanta Braves, and retiring with 755 in 1976. Mays retired with 660 in 1973.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #94

Answer: Atlanta Braves

On May 17th, on a Saturday night, the Braves beat the Padres, to become the first team to win 30. They had the best record in MLB, and a first place seat in the National League Eastern Division.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #92

Answer: 1969

The Mets' franchise began in 1962. In their 8th season in the Majors, the Mets went from 9th to first in 1969. Both these seasons, the Mets were led by Gil Hodges. They went from 73-89 in 1968, to 100-62 in 1969. They were eagerly met by the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles. After winning the first game, the Orioles then lost the next 4 to the 'Amazing Mets'. The Mets' Donn Clendenon was named the Series MVP, after he hit 3 home runs, and batted .357, while Jerry Koosman won 2 games for the New York team.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #91

Answer: New York Yankees

The 'House that Ruth built' began in 1923, and was greeted to its first World Series. The franchise which began in 1901, played two seasons at Oriole Park being named the Baltimore Orioles. From there in 1903, they became the New York Highlanders and played at Hilltop Park. In 1913, history was made in the name of the New York Yankees, and a move to the Polo Grounds where they played until the 1923 move to Yankee stadium.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #88

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

No others listed played in 1963. The Yaz did this in that stellar year, his 3rd season of 23 seasons with the Red Sox. He batted .321, and went on to win 6 more Gold Gloves. He won the 1967 MVP for his taking of the Triple Crown. He retired in 1983 with 452 home runs.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #86

Answer: Jeff Bagwell

The other players listed were pitchers. Bagwell, the Houston Astro first baseman to hit 10 big ones, was the first Major Leaguer to reach the 10 the plateau. The Astros were less than .500 after 25 games. Bagwell, in his 13th season with the Astros, has hit 15 or more home runs in every season, beginning with his Rookie of the Year Award in 1991.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #85

Answer: Randy Johnson

The others listed were all American League pitchers. Johnson led his Diamondbacks and the Majors by going 24-5, earning him his 5th Cy Young Award. 2003 was Randy's 15th season in baseball.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #83

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The other teams listed, all led their division after 20 games. The Tigers were off to a dismal start by posting a 2-18 record to begin the season. Arizona comes in 2nd in this category, but well above the Tigers, with a 7-13 record. Only 3 Tigers had batted over .200 in their first 20 games.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #82

Answer: David Wells

The only other listed Yankee was Roger Clemens, who went 13-6 in the season. Wells led the Pinstripes with a record of 19-7 with 210 strikeouts. Wells beat out Mike Mussina by one win.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #81

Answer: Outfield

Aaron was an outfielder with the Braves from Milwaukee and Atlanta most of his career. He retired with the Milwaukee Brewers after 2 seasons in 1976. His 755 home runs topped the 20th century.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #79

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire hit 70 in 1998 with the St.Louis Cardinals. The following season, Mark did an encore by hitting another 65. He retired in 2001 after hitting 583 career home runs. Barry Bonds was the 2nd player to do this in 2001 with the Giants, when he hit 73 big ones.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #77

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The other teams listed, were National League teams. After starting the season 0-9, the Tigers finally put one in the W column by beating the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on April 12th.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #76

Answer: Kansas City Royals

With a win against the Indians on April 12th, the Royals became the first team to begin a season 9-0 since the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #74

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers were the only National League team listed. With Arizona, Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Florida winning one game, the Brewers were the only team without a 'W'. The Milwaukee fans hoped this was not an indication of what is to come.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #73

Answer: David Justice

The other 3 won the award, but all in the American League. Justice of the Atlanta Braves, hit 28 home runs and batted .282 for the season. He beat out Expo Delino DeShields for the award. Justice hit his 300th home run as an Oakland Athletic in 2002.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #72

Answer: 0

Ruth's first season was in 1914 with the Red Sox. He only appeared in 5 games, 4 of them as a pitcher, and was 2-for-10. He had a single and a double. His first 5 seasons saw him hit a total of 20 home runs. In 1919 he surpassed that by hitting 29 in the season. In the pinstripes in 1920, he awed the world by hitting 54, and the following season hitting 59.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #71

Answer: Houston Astros

The Astros had 2 DH home runs also. They had 5 players hit 20 or more home runs, with Jeff Bagwell leading the team with 47. The Astros still only finished in 4th place.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #70

Answer: Alex Rodriguez

A-Rod hit his 300th in the first week of the 2003 season. He was 27 years and 249 days old. He broke the record of Jimmie Foxx who was 27 years and 328 days old. Foxx retired with 538 home runs in 1945. In 2002, A-Rod smacked 57 for the Texas Rangers, along with 142 RBI's.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #67

Answer: Athletics

Jackson played for all these teams. He started with the Athletics, but not from Oakland, as it was the Kansas City Athletics. He joined the franchise 1 year before the club moved to Oakland. After 9 seasons he literally left the Athletics due to contract problems with owner Charles Finley. He went to the Baltimore Orioles and signed a 1 year contract, before joining the Yankees in 1977, in which he played 5 seasons in the pinstripes. From the east coast to the west coast, he signed with the Angels for 5 seasons. He played his final season of 21, in 1987 with the Athletics again. He retired with 563 home runs. Unfortunately when he retired, he also set a record for most career strikeouts.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #66

Answer: Mike Scioscia

Mike was in his 3rd season as a manager when he went to the promised land. He won as a 47 year old manager. Scioscia was a player from 1980-1992 with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a catcher. Scioscia's 2002 efforts earned him the American League Manager of the Year Award.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #65

Answer: They were always the Expos

The Expos were an expansion team, and brought into the league in 1969. The team was managed by Gene Mauch. The team finished last, and shared the record of 52-110, with fellow expansion team San Diego Padres.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #64

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Clemens started his career in 1984. He appeared in only 21 games, but still struck out 126 batters. In 1997, he began 2 seasons with the Blue Jays, then put on the pinstripes. Entering the 2003 season, Clemens never played for the other teams listed.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #61

Answer: Curt Schilling

Johnson received the only first place votes with 32. Teammate Curt Schilling received a total of 90 points, compared to Johnson's 160. The others listed, were all batters in the American League. The Cy Young Award is given to a pitcher with the most outstanding statistics for the season.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #57

Answer: Boston Braves

The Babe went from playing 125 games as a Yankee in 1934, to playing in only 28 games as a Boston Brave of the National League in 1935. He still smacked his final 6 home runs, of 714, in 72 at-bats in his final season.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #53

Answer: Dodgers

Drysdale's great arm was a part of the Dodgers organization from 1956-1969. His greatest season was in 1962, when he went 25-9 and won the Cy Young Award. Between Don's right arm, and fellow pitcher Sandy Koufax's left arm, this was a duo that terrorized National League batters.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #52

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb hit .420 in 1911, .409 in 1912, and .401 in 1922, all for the Detroit Tigers. No other player listed, hit .400 in a full season.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #49

Answer: Barry Bonds

Bonds hit .370 in 2002 with the Giants. He also batted .471 in the 2002 World Series loss to the Angels. 2002 saw Bonds win his 2nd consecutive National League MVP Award, and his 5th overall.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #47

Answer: Roger Maris

After the Babe's stint in 1927, Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961, both players doing this in a Yankee uniform. It would be another 37 years before it would happen again, with McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998.

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