MLB Players L-R Trivia

1. When and where was Wally Moon born?

From Quiz Wally Moon

Answer: April 3, 1930 - Bay, Arkansas,

He was born Wallace Wade Moon. He was named after Wallace Wade, head coach of Alabama.

From Quiz Bill Mueller

Answer: 15th

Bill Mueller was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft, the 414th overall pick of that draft. He was one of only four of the players from the 15th round of that draft class to make the majors, and the only to lead the league in any offensive or defensive categories.

From Quiz Oooooohhhh Boy!

Answer: Mel Ott

Mel played from 1926-1947. He reached the 500-mark in 1945. Six times, Mel led the National League in home runs and retired with 511. He was the third player to become a member of the 500 Home Run Club behind Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. The Hall of Fame inducted him in 1951, seven years before his death.

From Quiz The 3 R's and Who?

Answer: Frank Robinson

Frank won his NL MVP with the Reds in 1961 after winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1956. After the Reds traded him to the Orioles in late 1965, he won the AL MVP and batted for the Triple Crown in the next season. Frank was inducted into the hall in 1982.

From Quiz M&M's and M's

Answer: Willie McCovey

Nicknamed 'Stretch' and 'Big Mac', McCovey played in 19 of his 22 seasons with the Giants. He began his endeavors by winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1959, then won the National League MVP in 1969. Willie led the league three times in home runs and retired with 521, tied with Frank Thomas and the great Ted Williams. The water area beyond right field at Candlestick Park was named McCovey Cove in his honor. Willie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.

From Quiz Master Melvin

Answer: Louisiana

"Master Melvin" Ott in Gretna, Louisiana. He was not an especially big man, but he possessed tremendous hitting power. Ott died in an automobile accident in Louisiana in 1958.

From Quiz Red Sox Great Jim Rice

Answer: Ted Williams & Carl Yastrzemski

All of these players are or were well-known Red Sox outfielders. Mike Greenwell essentially followed Rice at that position and had a decent career, and then there was Manny being Manny.

From Quiz Say Hey!

Answer: 1951

1951 saw Willie win the rookie award over Chet Nichols of the Braves and Clem Labine of the Dodgers. Mays hit 20 home runs in his rookie season and batted .278.

From Quiz Bobby Murcer

Answer: Oklahoma

Murcer was born on May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He became a high school star in baseball, basketball, and football, eventually choosing a career in baseball.

From Quiz The Great Satchel Paige

Answer: Leroy

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was his full name (including nickname). A story says that Paige got his nickname as a child, while holding suitcases for businessmen at a train station.

From Quiz All About Brian Roberts

Answer: 2001

B-Rob made his debut on June 14, 2001, for the Baltimore Orioles.

From Quiz Mmmmm Good!

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire began his career with the Oakland Athletics in 1986. In mid-season 1997, McGwire went to the Cardinals. In that season, he was the first in history to hit the most home runs in a season, but not lead a league. He hit 34 with the Athletics, then 24 with the Cardinals for a total of 58. In 1997, Ken Griffey Jr. led the American League with 56, and Larry Walker of Colorado led the National League with 49. McGwire retired with 583 career home runs.

From Quiz Paul Molitor

Answer: 7

1980, 1985, 1988, 1991-1994.

From Quiz Kevin Mench

Answer: January 7th 1978

Famous baseball player, Jermaine Dye was also born in January.

From Quiz Palmeiro - His First 500 HRs

Answer: Kevin Gross

Out of Rafael's 500 homeruns, 25 were hit when he was with the Cubs, 182 when he was an Oriole, and 293 as a Texas Ranger. 286 were hit with the bases empty, 155 with one man on, and 49 with two men on.

From Quiz Paul O'Neill

Answer: Roberto Kelly

Roberto Kelly started in the Yankees' outfield for 4 seasons before being traded straight up for O'Neill. After the trade, their careers headed in opposite directions. While O'Neill thrived on the Yankees for the next 9 years (1993 to 2001), Kelly switched teams 8 times over the following 8 years until he retired, playing his final 10 games back on the Yankees in 2000. Paul O'Neill was born on February 25, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio.

From Quiz Graig Nettles

Answer: Minnesota Twins

He started with Minnesota in 1967, and played there through 1969. He then played for Cleveland from 1970 through 1972, when he was traded to the Yankees. He played for San Diego from 1984 through 1986, and played in the '84 World Series with them against Detroit. He finished his career with Atlanta in 1987, and Montreal in 1988.

From Quiz Nolan Ryan - Statistics

Answer: 27

Ryan's first major league season was 1966, although he only played in 2 games for 3 innings. He then played full time from 1968 thru 1993, for 27 total years.

From Quiz Donnie 'Baseball'

Answer: 9

Mattingly won the awards from 1985-1998 and 1991-1994. A total of nine times.

From Quiz Life of the Ryan Express

Answer: Texas

He was born in Refugio, Texas, to Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr., and Martha Lee Hancock Ryan.

From Quiz Tony Perez

Answer: Cincinnati Reds & Reds

Perez played 1964-1976, and 1984-1986 with the Reds. He played from 1977-1979 with Montreal, 1980-1982 with Boston, and 1983 with Philadelphia.

From Quiz Eddie Murray

Answer: 5

Murray played with the Orioles from 1977-1988, Dodgers 1989-1991, Mets in 1992 and 1993, Cleveland from 1994-1996, Baltimore again in 1996, then split time between Anaheim and LA in 1997.

From Quiz Pete Rose

Answer: Braves

He played on the Reds from 1963-78, Phillies from 1979-83, and back to the Reds from 1984-86. He also managed the Reds from 1984-1989.

From Quiz Manny Ramirez

Answer: Cleveland Indians

Manny spent 8 years with the Indians before moving to Boston!

From Quiz Johnny Oates: Player and Manager

Answer: Sylva

Sylva is located in western North Carolina. It is a small mountain town near Western Carolina University, which me and my wife attended.

From Quiz The Iron Man

Answer: 23

From Quiz Cal Ripken Jr.

Answer: August 24, 1960

Cal Ripken turned 40 years old in August of 2000, the last year of the 20th century!

From Quiz Oooooohhhh Boy!

Answer: Paul O'Neill

Paul's career stretched from 1985-2001. The Reds traded him after the 1992 season, then he spent his remaining nine seasons in the pinstripes. O'Neill went to one World Series with the Reds, then five with the Yankees for a series record of 5-1.

From Quiz The 3 R's and Who?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Nolan pitched with four teams over his 27 seasons, retiring in 1993. He retired with 324 wins, along with 5714 career strikeouts.

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