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1. This player was active from 1954-1976. He was a 21-time all-star, and a one-time world champion. Who is the greatest "A" player?

From Quiz MLB ABCs (Best Players Alphabetically)

Answer: Hank Aaron

Henry Louis Aaron was born in 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. He played 23 seasons with the Braves and Brewers. His major statistics are: .305 batting avg., 755 home runs, and 2,297 RBIs. He was a one time MVP, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982. "Hammerin Hank", as he was called, died in 2021 at the age of 86.

From Quiz Baseball Lingo

Answer: Inept hitter-poor contact

A batter that most of the time does not make good contact with the ball is called a banjo hitter because the twanging sound of a mishit bat on the ball sounds like a banjo.

From Quiz Baseball for Newbies?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The others are all Hall of Famers, but none were even born yet by 1928. The 1928 World Series saw the Yankees defeat the Cardinals four games to none. Lou batted .545 with six hits and nine RBIs in the series. He retired with going to seven World Series with the Yankees and winning six. Gehrig hit 10 World Series home runs and batted .361 in series play.

From Quiz Crash Test Dummies Baseball

Answer: Barry Bonds

Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 home runs, and retired with 755 home runs of his own. Hank hit most of his home runs with the Braves in 21 of his 23 seasons, and retired with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976. Bonds 'retired' with the Giants in 2007 with 762 home runs. The 'retired' in quotes was because no team wanted to sign him with enhancing-drug allegations.

From Quiz Around the Horn

Answer: Yogi Berra

Numerous "Yogi-isms" include, "That restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore." And, "Ninety percent of the game is half-mental." Roy Campanella was a hard-hitting catcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s. Johnny Bench was another catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds. Bench won World Series titles in 1975 and 1976. The legendary Babe Ruth of course played for the Yankees but was a right fielder after pitching for the Boston Red Sox.

From Quiz Not-So-Basic Nightmare Baseball [1]

Answer: Minnesota Twins

Torii Hunter was an 11-season Minnesota Twin before joining the Angels for the 2008 season; he was in Minnesota from 1997 through 2007 (and he would rejoin the roster in 2015 for one final season). He won many Gold Gloves for his outfield presence. The Angels were the first team in 2008 to clinch a playoff berth. Mike Scioscia took over the Angels in 2000, then won the franchise's first World Series in 2002. Along with Torii Hunter, their 2008 success was aided by Vladimir Guerrero and Francisco Rodriguez, who pitched his way to more than 60 saves in the season. Scioscia was, then, in his eighth season at the helm of the Angels.

From Quiz Baseball Potpourri

Answer: The pitcher and the catcher

The pitcher and catcher are called the "battery" because they are the key to the entire defensive setup. Together, they "run" the game.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #57

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Although all were Yankee first basemen, none of the others played for the Yankees for more than 10 seasons. After being a reserve for two seasons in 1923 and 1924, Lou replaced legendary Wally Pipp who was hurting one day. The rest is history, as Lou played in every game until 1939.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #41

Answer: When bunting with two strikes

A bunted ball that goes foul, when the batter has 2 strikes is an out.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #39

Answer: Detroit Tigers

At the time the Tigers lost their 100th game, the others listed had a record of better than .500. At that time also, the second worst team in the Majors, the Devil Rays, were still 18 games better than the Tigers, with Detroit winning only 34 games. Upon their 100th loss, the Tigers had no pitchers that had won more than 6 games.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #38

Answer: Gaylord Perry

The others were not pitchers. Gaylord won the Cy in 1972 with the Indians, with a record of 24-16. Then he won it again as a San Diego Padre in 1978, going 21-6. In 1970 as a San Francisco Giant, Gaylord was also the runner-up for the Cy Young Award, losing to Bob Gibson of the Cardinals.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #35

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Chance, McCarthy, and Grimm, all won National League pennants with the Cubs. Baker managed the club in 2003.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #34

Answer: Bobby Bonds

The baseball world mourned the loss of the father of Giant great Barry Bonds. Bobby played half of his 14 seasons with the Giants. The others listed, never played for the Giants, and all passed away prior to 1986. He was 4th in the league MVP voting in 1971, and 3rd in the voting in 1973. Bonds who always shucked the media, never found a World Series in his career. He retired with 332 home runs, as a Chicago Cub in 1981. He had one of the highest strikeout ratios in baseball, striking out 1757 times. Bobby was 57.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #33

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics began their franchise as the Philadelphia Athletics, in the newly formed American League in 1901. Under the management of Connie Mack for 50 years, they finally moved to Kansas City for the 1955 season. After 13 seasons, the team moved to Oakland. Reggie Jackson was a rookie in Kansas City's final season, before moving with the club to Oakland in 1968.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #32

Answer: Dodgers

Born Sanford Braun, Sandy was a rookie in 1955, and appeared in 12 games when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. He made the move with the team in 1958, and won his first of 3 Cy Young Awards in 1963. All Cy Young Awards, 1963, 1965, and 1966, were due to his winning the Triple Crown each season. He retired in 1966 due to a arthritis.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #30

Answer: John Smoltz

None of the others listed played in 2003. Smoltz, still comfortable in the bullpen after many years as a starter, led the Braves and the Major League in saves during the season.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #27

Answer: Babe Ruth

The Babe hit 714 career home runs, with all but 55 hit in a New York Yankee uniform. Ruth also played with the Boston Red Sox for 6 seasons, and his final year in 1935 with the Boston Braves. His season high was 60 in 1927.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #24

Answer: A team that is in last place

A team that is in the 'cellar', is not having a good time, and usually has the worst record in the division. In 2002, the Tigers and Tampa Bay finished in the cellar for the season.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #23

Answer: Texas Rangers

The other teams listed were all in the National League. The Rangers finished the season with a 72-90 record, 31 games behind division winner Oakland. The Rangers had only one 10 game winner, in Kenny Rogers who went 13-8.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #22

Answer: Carlos Delgado

The others were National League players. Delgado, the Puerto Rico born star, in his 11th season in the Majors, and all with the Blue Jays, was on pace for a new career high. In 2000 he hit 137 RBIs.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #20

Answer: Gary Carter and Eddie Murray

The others listed were inducted at least 10 years earlier. Carter spent 19 seasons in baseball, mostly with Montreal and the Mets. This 11 time all-star, was the season runner-up MVP in 1980 with the Expos, taking a back seat to Mike Schmidt of the Phillies. Murray saw 22 seasons, mostly with the Orioles. He became a member of the 500 home run club in 1996.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #19

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The other teams listed, were 20 games ahead of the Tigers, and had not lost even 50 games. Detroit, at the time of their 70th loss, did not have a batter, or even reserve, have a batting average of .300. All teams go through slumps, and the Tigers will prevail.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #17

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field in Chicago, first opened in 1914, and saw the Cubs' first baseball game in 1916. It was built for the Chicago Federals baseball team. It was officially named Wrigley in 1926, in honor of gum magnate, Willam Wrigley Jr.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #14

Answer: Garret Anderson

The others listed were National Leaguers, and only Pujols played in the Derby, who went to the finals against Anderson. Anderson, in his 10th season all with the Angels, showed his stuff to win the 2003 crown.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #10

Answer: Walter Johnson

Johnson, threw an amazing 110 shutouts in his career. This 21 year lifetime Washington Senator, threw a personal high of 11 in 1913. In 1913 and 1924, he won the MVP and the Triple Crown. He won the Triple Crown in 1918, but there was no MVP awarded in that season. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame, in its first season of award recepients in 1936. The only other pitcher listed was Carlton, who only threw 55.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #8

Answer: Senators

The Washington Senators, held the name 'Senators' from 1901-1960. The Senators' only World Series crown was in 1924, defeating the New York Giants 4 games to 3. Goose Goslin hit 3 home runs, and Bucky Harris hit 2, for the Washington club.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #6

Answer: Barry Bonds

The other listed were in the American League. Bonds with the Giants, batted .370 and led the Major Leagues. Manny Ramirez hit .349 to lead the American League.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball #5

Answer: 57

A-Rod's 57 led the Major Leagues in 2002. His 52 that led the American League in 2001, was overshadowed by Barry Bonds' record-setting 73. This power hitting shortstop was in his 9th season in 2002.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #99

Answer: Atlanta Braves

The others listed, were the firsts to reach 30 losses. Although the Yankees began the season strong, as did the San Francisco Giants, the Braves necked out the other league leaders. The Dodgers reached the 30 mark with a 10 game winning streak.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #96

Answer: 1983

'The Straw' won the award in his rookie season. He hit 26 home runs, and the rest of his stats were not that impressive. He beat out Craig McMurtry of Atlanta for the award. Darryl retired with 335 home runs.

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