MLB Players E-K Trivia

1. What position did Juan Guzmán play?

From Quiz Juan Guzmán

Answer: Pitcher

Guzmán has always been a pitcher, but as is practiced in the National League he did have some at bats. As with most pitchers his numbers were not impressive, with a .118 batting average over 38 plate appearances. He struck out 14 times, walked once, had 4 hits and 3 RBIs.

From Quiz Michael Jordan - Baseball Star

Answer: AA

The Birmingham Barons are a member of the Southern League and play at the AA level. The Barons played in Hoover Memorial Stadium, in Hoover, AL (a suburb of Birmingham) from 1988 to 2012. While the Barons won the Southern League pennant in 1993, in 1994, the team had a record of 65-74 and placed last in the West Division and ninth out of ten teams in the Southern League. The team as a whole finished towards the bottom in batting and pitching. The other minor league affiliates of the Chicago White Sox during the 1994 season included the Nashville Sounds (AAA) in the Pacific Coast League, the Prince William (VA) Cannons (High A) of the Carolina League, the South Bend (IN) Silver Hawks (A) of the Midwest League, and the GCL White Sox (Rookie) of the Gulf Coast League.

From Quiz Ron Fairly

Answer: July 12, 1938, Macon Georgia.

He was the son of Carl Fairly who played from 1934 to 1947 in the minor leagues.

From Quiz Carl Erskine

Answer: December 13, 1926, Anderson, Ind.

Carl Erskine's father introduced him to baseball at age 9.

From Quiz Gil Hodges

Answer: 1924 Princeton, Indiana

He was the middle child. He had two siblings.

From Quiz Chipper Jones

Answer: 1st

Chipper was the second time the Braves had the first overall draft pick. The first was Bob Horner who was drafted in 1978. Chipper was their first overall draft pick that came out of high school (Bolles School).

From Quiz Al Kaline: Mr. Tiger

Answer: 1953

Kaline's first game came on June 25, 1953, against the Philadelphia Athetics in Shibe Park. He had one at-bat, no hits. Al went straight to the Majors from high school, with no time spent in the Minors.

From Quiz Special K

Answer: Al Kaline

Kaline was third in the voting for Rookie of the Year, and was in the top five for the MVP voting four times. Al fell one home run short of joining the 400 Home Run Club.

From Quiz Carlton Fisk

Answer: New Hampshire

Carlton Fisk was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, in 1947, but he grew up in Charlestown, New Hampshire. Throughout his playing days, Fisk always told reporters about how proud he was to hail from the Granite State. Fisk pointed out that New Hampshire's harsh winter weather toughened him up and gave him a competitive edge against some of his "warm weather" opponents on the baseball diamond. Fisk's New England heritage also endeared him to the loyal fans of Red Sox Nation.

From Quiz What the F

Answer: Bob Feller

Bob won the Triple Crown in 1940, but still finished second in the MVP voting. He was runner-up to the Tigers' Hank Greenberg.

From Quiz Eddie Gaedel

Answer: St Louis Browns

The Browns were a perennial loser in the American League for many years. The Cardinals were the other Major League team in St. Louis. The Rams are a football team, and the Blues were a hockey team. The Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954 and became the Orioles.

From Quiz Bob Gibson: Great Cardinal Pitcher

Answer: Creighton University

He played shortstop and outfield.

From Quiz The Big Unit: Randy Johnson

Answer: Montreal Expos

Randy was originally drafted by the Expos out of the University of Southern California.

From Quiz Tommy John

Answer: 6

John pitched for the Indians (1963-1964), White Sox (1965-1971), Dodgers (1972-1974, 1976-1978), Yankees (1979-1982, 1986-1989), Angels (1982-1985), and Athletics (1985).

From Quiz The Great Lou Gehrig

Answer: 1903

1903 saw the Boston Pilgrims defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in a nine-game World Series format, five games to three. It was saw Ludwig Heinrich 'Henry Louis' Gehrig born on June 19th in New York, New York.

From Quiz Who's Joe Garagiola?

Answer: Missouri

Joseph Henry Garagiola was born on Friday, February 2, 1926, to John and Angeline Garagiola. He grew up on Elizabeth Street in St. Louis which was called "the hill". Yogi Berra lived across the street from him and his family.

From Quiz Eddie Gaedel

Answer: 1951

The game took place on August 19, 1951. It was the second game of a Sunday doubleheader.

From Quiz Goose Gossage

Answer: 9th

Other notable draft choices in 1970 were Rick Burleson to Boston, Bill Madlock to the Washington Senators, Rick Reuschel of the Cubs, Ray Knight of the Reds, Darrell Porter of the Brewers, Mike Ivie of the Padres, Dave Kingman of the Giants, and Bake McBride of the Cardinals.

From Quiz Randy Johnson's Perfect Game

Answer: Arizona Diamondbacks & Arizona & Diamondbacks

Randy Johnson has played on the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004.

From Quiz Dennis Eckersley

Answer: 6

1977, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992.

From Quiz Rafael Furcal Mania

Answer: October 24, 1977

Before the 2003 season, Furcal's birth certificate was found, stating that he was born 2 years earlier than he originally said. So instead of his birthday being on 8-24-1981, it was really 10-24-1977. Danny Almonte all over again!

From Quiz Hall of Famer - Billy Hamilton

Answer: Boston, Philadelphia and Kansas City

Billy Hamilton played his first 2 years of Baseball in Kansas City where he hit .249 with 130 stolen bases including 111 one year. Then he went to Philadelphia where he played the next 6 years. He racked up a .448 On Base Percentage with 508 steals and over 1,000 hits. Then he finished his career in Boston where he played 6 more season hitting .338 with 545 walks and a .453 On base Percentage. Overall Hamilton hit .344 with 1,187 stolen bases.

From Quiz Joe Girardi

Answer: Chicago Cubs

He, along with Mark Grace and Greg Maddux, started in the Cubs organization.

From Quiz Brian Jordan

Answer: Baltimore, MD

Jordan was born March 29, 1967, in Baltimore.

From Quiz Kirk Gibson: Restoring the Roar!

Answer: May 28, 1957

Kirk Harold Gibson was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the youngest of three children. His older sisters were Jackie and Teena. His dad Bob, was a tax auditor and his mom Barb, was a speech and drama teacher.

From Quiz The Life of Joe Jackson

Answer: Shoeless Joe

Jackson received the nickname from teammates because he preferred to go bare-footed. MLB would not allow this, so he wore shoes that barely covered his feet, and frequently wore tattered shoes.

From Quiz Steve Garvey

Answer: December 22,1948

He was born in Tampa, Florida.

From Quiz Lou Gehrig

Answer: June 19,1903

His parents were Henrich and Christina Gehrig.

From Quiz Corey Koskie

Answer: Anola, Manitoba

Anola is a small town approximately 20 km (12.5 miles) east of Winnipeg. It had a total population of only 1400, including the surrounding rural area.

From Quiz Harmon Killebrew

Answer: 17

Harmon was a week shy of his 18th birthday when he signed with the Senators. Ironic the name Senators, because it was an Idaho U.S. Senator who prodded Harmon to sign with the team.

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