Baseball Players Trivia

1. Bob Feller is in the club of pitchers who threw 3 or more no-hitters. In addition to that though, he pitched an amazing 12 one-hitters. There is one player who hit that lone hit in 2 of those 12 one-hitters. Who was it?

From Quiz Fascinating and Obscure Baseball Trivia, Part 1

Answer: Bobby Doerr

"The Heater from Van Meter" Bob Feller pitched for the Cleveland Indians beginning in 1936 and until 1956. Tony Kubek didn't enter the MLB until 1957, Orlando Cepeda entered in 1958, and Willie McCovey was a rookie in 1959. There is another Bobby Doerr/Bob Feller connection: When Bob Feller died in 2010, he was the second oldest living member of the Hall of Fame...Bobby Doerr was the oldest. Mr. Doerr, has since died however, in 2017. Other pitchers who have thrown three or more no-hitters: Nolan Ryan pitched 7 no-hitters. Sandy Koufax threw four. Larry Corcoran, Cy Young, Bob Feller and Justin Verlander each have three no-hitters.

From Quiz Random Baseball

Answer: Bill Bevens

In game 6 of the 1947 World Series with the Dodgers facing the Yankees, pitcher Bill Bevens took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Then Harry "Cookie" Lavagetto of the Dodgers stepped up to the plate, he hammered an opposite-field double off the left field wall in Ebbets Field. This double scored two runners (Al Gionfriddo and Eddie Miksis) and gave the Dodgers the momentum they needed to win the game, but ultimately they lost to the Yankees in game 7. This was actually Cookie Lavagetto's last hit in a major league baseball game. He wasn't even in the starting lineup, he was called off of the bench to replace Eddie Stanky. He went on to manage the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins for four years before being replaced due to a 271-384 win/loss record.

From Quiz Appetite For Reconstruction

Answer: David Wells

Among the options only Wells was a pitcher. Wells pitched a perfect game in 1998 for the Yankees. He also pitched for the Blue Jays, Padres, Tigers, Reds, Orioles, Red Sox, White Sox and Dodgers over his career. He retired with 211 career victories. ------ Tommy John played 26 seasons over a 27 year span, missing the 1975 season due to the surgery which now bears his name. The surgery is officially known as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction. Prior to it being conducted on Tommy John in late 1974, no player had ever returned to a career in the majors. John not only returned, but thrived, pitching until age 46 (14 seasons after the surgery) and making three all star teams. The surgery, which takes a tendon from elsewhere in the body and places it in the elbow, has become commonplace within the world of baseball.

From Quiz Baseball Name Game

Answer: Dizzy Dean

Dizzy Dean was one of the most dominating pitchers of the 1930s. A line drive off his foot at the 1937 All Star game changed his pitching motion and his effectiveness declined. After retirement he became a popular television sportscaster, much to the chagrin of English teachers due his poor grasp of grammar. (Dizzy said thing like "he slud into third") He won 150 games. Dizzy always referred to his brother as 'Paul' but the newspapers and fans liked to call him 'Daffy'. Paul had a couple of good seasons in 1934/35 when he won 38 games. But Dizzy won 58 games those years. Dizzy and Daffy won 96 games between them for the Gashouse Cardinals. Paul 'Daffy' Dean won only 12 games the rest of his career. Dean Chance won 128 games in his 11 year career with 5 teams. He was the winner of the Cy Young award in 1964 and the Comeback Player of the Year in 1967. Upon retirement he became a carnival and boxing promoter. Wayland Dean stuggled for three years in the 1920s, ending with an ERA just under five.

From Quiz The Colors of Baseball

Answer: Shawn Green

Shawn played for seven seasons with the Blue Jays before becoming a Dodger in 2000. His career high for home runs was 49 in 2001. His four home run game was on May 23, 2002, against the Brewers in a 16-3 for the Dodgers. He retired with 328 over 15 seasons.

From Quiz Great Players in Baseball History

Answer: Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie

This was the first Triple Crown of the 20th century. A career .338 batter, Lajoie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.

From Quiz Baseball, Alphabetically Speaking (K-T)

Answer: Harmon Killebrew

Killebrew retired as the all-time home run leader for a right handed batter. This record has since been broken.

From Quiz Baseball, Alphabetically Speaking (A-J)

Answer: Angels and Astros

Ryan spent 17 of his 27 seasons with the Angels and Astros. He also spent 5 seasons each with the Mets and the Rangers.

From Quiz It's My Birthday!

Answer: Fernando Tatis

On April 23, 1999, the Cardinal third baseman hit two grand slams in the third inning of a game against the Dodgers. It was Fernando's third season in the Majors. He also hit a career high 34 home runs in that season. In 1936, New York Yankee Tony Lazzeri was the first player in history to hit two grand slams in the same game.

From Quiz Baseball's Forgotten

Answer: Louisville Grays

Devlin was banned after playing only playing three years in professional baseball. Despite this, he managed 72 wins and held an ERA of 2.05.

From Quiz Baseball Careers They'd Rather Forget

Answer: Losing Pitcher

"Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy's nickname came from the wire service feeds that would come in to the newspapers. They would list the scores, then include a line saying something like "Winning pitcher: Fitzpatrick, Losing pitcher: Mulcahy". Today, it is almost unheard of for a pitcher to lose 20 games in a season. Mulcahy did it twice in three years.

From Quiz What's Left?

Answer: Steve Carlton

The others were all right-handers, and none reached the 3000 strikeout mark. Carlton played most of his career with the Cardinals and Phillies. He retired with 4136 strikeouts in 1988, second only to the great Nolan Ryan at the time. He had since been passed by left-hander Randy Johnson.

From Quiz What? I'm Banned From Baseball?

Answer: Joe Jackson

Jackson, one of the greatest players in baseball, and never primed in his career was banned in 1920. The scandal was the fixing of the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Others banned for their involvment were Eddie Cicotte, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullen, Swede Risberg, Happy Felsch, and St. Louis Browns player Joe Gedeon for being involved with the scandal also.

From Quiz General Baseball

Answer: Stan Musial

The Man had 1815 hits both home and away for a career total of 3,630 during his Cardinal career from 1941-63.

From Quiz Full Count

Answer: Albert Pujols

In his rookie season, Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals had a batting average of .329, hitting 37 home runs with 130 RBI's, and scored 112 runs on his way to winning rookie of the year in 2001. He followed up that season bating .314 with 34 home runs, 127 RBI's, and scored 127 runs. He also placed second in the National League MVP voting.

From Quiz Baseball Greats

Answer: 714

Babe Ruth is considered the greatest player in baseball history. When he hit homerun #714, no one ever thought that record would ever be broken.

From Quiz Baseball Players Born in Iowa

Answer: Cap Anson

He was born on April 11, 1852, and he died on April 14, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He played for 27 seasons from 1871 - 1897. He had 582 doubles, 142 triples, and 97 homeruns.

From Quiz Ozzland Baseball

Answer: Short stop

In 1915 and 1916 the Cardinals started Hornsby at short stop but he had many problems. Because of his powerful bat, St.Louis moved him to 3rd base the following year. Still having problems they had Hornsby settle in at 2nd base where it fit like a glove.

From Quiz Major League Baseball Players II

Answer: Pedro Ramos

Ramos dished up 43 dingers with the Senators that year establishing the new American League record. He dished up another 38 the following year. In his 15 seasons in the majors he compiled a record of 117-160 retiring in 1970.

From Quiz Baseball Players

Answer: 1948

The Bambino played his last season with Boston in 1935. He passed away on August 16, 1948 in the city that he made famous and made him famous, New York City.

From Quiz Major League Baseball Players

Answer: Milwaukee Braves

In Adcock's 17 year career he played 10 seasons with the Braves. One season was played with the Indians, 3 with the Reds, and the other 3 with the Angels. He retired with 336 home runs.

From Quiz Name the Baseball Great

Answer: Don Newcombe

He also won the MVP that year winning 27 games.

From Quiz Baseball Legends

Answer: Richie Ashburn

Ashburn's selection to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1995 remedies a longstanding oversight. With the selection of Bill Mazeroski in 2001, the chief remaining injustice is the continuing exclusion of Ron Santo from the Hall.

From Quiz Baseball Stars 3

Answer: Gary Carter

Gary Carter won them as a member of the Montreal Expos. Steve Garvey won the MVP in 1974 and 1978. Dave Parker won it in 1979. Fred Lynn won it in 1983.

From Quiz Baseball Stars 2

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Jackson played for the Kansas City A's before they moved to Oakland, but he never played for the Royals.

From Quiz Baseball Stars 1

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou leads the Yankees with a total of 1,995 RBIs

From Quiz Random Baseball

Answer: Germany Schaefer

Yes, this actually happened. On August 4th in a game against the Chicago White Sox, Germany was on first and Clyde Milan was on third. Hoping to bait the catcher to throw to him so Clyde could steal home, Germany stole second but catcher Fred Payne didn't bite. In an outlandish decision, Schaefer decided to steal first which, at this time, was technically legal. Once again, Payne didn't throw, but White Sox manager Hugh Duffy did throw something - a fit. He came out and argued because no other player on record had ever stolen first. In the midst of the tirade, Germany tried to go for second again but the second baseman got the ball in time; instead of tagging Schaefer he threw to home and got Clyde Milan out when he tried to steal home. Allegedly, this wasn't the first time that Schaefer stole first but the other attempt's authenticity is questionable. This was just one event on a laundry list of Schaefer's antics which included, but is not limited to, wearing a fake mustache to the plate, wearing a rain coat to the plate (both of which got him ejected), hitting a home run off Rube Wadell and shooting the bat like a gun at him after each base, and even calling a home run off of the White Sox's Doc White in a pinch hit appearance.

This is category 645

= Top 5% Rated Quiz, Top 10% Rated Quiz, Top 20% Rated Quiz, A Well Rated Quiz
= added recently, = Editor's Pick = FunTrivia Editor = Gold Member
Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.