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22 Yankees Players quizzes and 240 Yankees Players trivia questions.
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Yankees AllTime Roster
  Yankees All-Time Roster   great trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A look at a compilation of the greatest Yankee roster of all-time by position, and with pictures to help some. Have fun. :)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 30 11
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  Yankee Captains : The First Fifteen   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
On December 21, 2022, Aaron Judge was named as the sixteenth player to captain the New York Yankees. Here's a quiz about ten of the first fifteen Yankee captains.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, chessart, Jan 09 23
Very Easy
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Jan 09 23
160 plays
3.
  Old Yankees Never Die...   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you match the correct MLB New York Yankee with the appropriate description?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Jul 04 17
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4.
  NY Yankee Nicknames (MLB)   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the nickname to the correct NY Yankee baseball player.
Easier, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Nov 09 16
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  Nicks in the Bronx   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An all multiple choice quiz about some great Yankee players and their nicknames. I hope that you have a fun time! :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 02 07
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  The M&M&M&M Boys: New York Yankee "M" Players    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
It has always been amazing to me just how many of the Yankee star players names began with the letter 'M'. Some players first name began with that letter, some players last. A few even had 'M' for both (remember #7?). This quiz is about some of those.
Easier, 10 Qns, BAMBOOMANIA, Mar 07 21
Easier
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Mar 07 21
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  New York Yankees Retired Numbers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you the retired number of a Yankee great and you choose who wore that number during their illustrious career.
Easier, 10 Qns, PTrowbridge, May 12 08
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  Legendary New York Yankee Players   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of the greatest baseball players of all-time played on the Yankees at one time or another. I hope you enjoy this quiz.
Easier, 10 Qns, baseball27, Feb 13 10
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  Yankee Jersey Numbers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how many jersey numbers of the Yankees you know.
Easier, 10 Qns, calboneds, Oct 19 05
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  The Ultimate Yankees Retired Numbers Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the Yankees who have had their numbers retired. Good luck.
Easier, 10 Qns, Edgehead13, Feb 19 10
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trivia question Quick Question
Bernie Williams wore what jersey number in 2005?

From Quiz "Yankee Jersey Numbers"




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  Yankee Home Runs and Sluggers    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is a series of random questions regarding famous home runs and the sluggers that hit them throughout the long-storied history of the greatest franchise in sports. They all wore the pinstripes with pride and are remembered fondly.
Tough, 15 Qns, Mickey1229, May 02 09
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  10 Retired Yankee Numbers Questions   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about former Yankees greats and their retired numbers.
Easier, 10 Qns, bboy118, Nov 07 08
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  Hired Guns of the Yankees    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Yankees have put most other ballclubs at a disadvantage by gobbling up the best players on the market. These are some players they managed to aquire over the years.
Easier, 10 Qns, Struction, Jul 29 04
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  New York Yankee Retired Numbers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Yankees have retired sixteen numbers, worn by some of their great players in history. See if you can answer these 10 questions regarding these numbers.
Average, 10 Qns, jwl1009, Nov 14 13
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  New York Yankee MVPs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The New York Yankees have many Most Valuable Players in their history. Here are some questions on MVPs who earned the award in the Yankee Pinstripes . This quiz will be by fielding position.
Average, 10 Qns, stevroll, Sep 24 10
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  Yankees Retired Numbers Quiz for Experts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Yankees have a lot of retired player numbers. Which number belongs to which player?
Easier, 10 Qns, yankeesrock101, Sep 23 06
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  Now Pitching for the Yankees...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Ruths, Gehrigs, DiMaggios, and Mantles get all the glory, but you don't build the greatest dynasty in sport without great pitchers too!
Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 11 06
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  Yankee Oddities    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Some oddball questions about Yankee players down through the years.
Difficult, 20 Qns, bfrye3, May 02 09
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  Average Retired Yankee Numbers Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here is how it goes. I give you a retired New York Yankee number, you tell me who wore it.
Average, 15 Qns, roxigrl, Apr 21 13
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  Yankees Drafts/Trades: 1990s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In one of the greatest years in MLB istory, the 1998 Yankees won 114 games in the season. This was a partial result to Brian Cashman in his first year.
Tough, 10 Qns, t6mafia918, Sep 04 08
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  Yankees Trades    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The Yankees have won many titles by trading for that one missing piece of the puzzle. Heres a quiz on 15 of those trades.
Tough, 15 Qns, Tony23, Jun 06 07
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  Yankee No-Hitters    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
History of New York Yankee No-Hitters.
Average, 5 Qns, cliffster69, Dec 20 06
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Yankees Players Trivia Questions
1. Only one retired number was worn by only one Yankee - he was the first to wear it and it was retired immediately upon his retirement. Which number was it?

From Quiz New York Yankee Retired Numbers

Answer: 4 - Lou Gehrig

The Yankees began placing numbers on their uniforms in 1929, and they were the first team to put numbers on them. Lou Gehrig was the first player to wear number 4 (based on his cleanup position in the lineup) and he was forced to retire in 1939 when he discovered he had ALS (now commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease). The Yankees immediately retired his number and no other Yankee has ever worn number 4.

2. Which Yankee had a notorious relationship with owner George Steinbrenner, played as a second baseman in the 1950s, and was a very on-again, off-again manager with the Yankees beginning in 1975 and ending in 1988?

From Quiz Old Yankees Never Die...

Answer: Billy Martin

Yes, it was the rambunctious Billy Martin (#1) who was part of that "managerial merry-go-round" as follows: Virdon, Martin, Howser, Lemon, Martin, Howser, Gene Michael, Lemon, Michael, Clyde King, Martin, Berra, Martin, Piniella, Martin, Piniella. Alfred Manuel 'Billy' Martin (1928-1989) was a 5 time manager of the Yankees and was known for arguing with the umpires and kicking dust at their feet. He played second base with NY from 1950 to 1957, was an All-Star in 1956, and won 5 World Series Championships with the team (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1977). In 1986, the Yankees retired his uniform number, and in 2011 he was on the BHOF ballot.

3. Whose number 49 was retired in 2003?

From Quiz Retired Yankee Numbers

Answer: Ron Guidry

Guidry won 20 games three times, and he won a Cy Young Award.

4. The Yankees traded which player to the Oakland Athletics in 1997 for Scott Brosius?

From Quiz Yankees Drafts/Trades: 1990s

Answer: Kenny Rogers

On November 18, 1997, the Yankees traded Kenny Rogers to the A's for Brosius, which Brosius had an amazing year in the Yankees lineup batting 9th. He finished the season as the World Series MVP.

5. Who had their number 16 retired?

From Quiz New York Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford pitched for the Yanks during the '50s and '60s and won more World Series games than any other pitcher when he retired.

6. Who was the number 3 lefty who played for the Yankees in the 1920s?

From Quiz Legendary New York Yankee Players

Answer: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth's full name is George Herman Ruth. Some of his nicknames include the Sultan of Swat, the Titan of Terror, and the Great Bambino.

7. A very recognized name in baseball was "The Babe". Who was this Yankee great?

From Quiz Nicks in the Bronx

Answer: George H. Ruth

George Herman Ruth began his career as a Boston Red Sox pitcher in 1914. In 1915, Ruth went 18-8, then 23-12 in 1916 while making a name for himself not only on the mound, but also with his bat. After throwing a 24-13 record in 1917, many other baseball eyes were on him. After the 1919 season, the world was shocked when the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. The Yankees were not interested in Ruth's arm, but his bat made him more appetizing. Although appearing in only one game from the mound for the Yankees in 1920, Ruth proved his bat was to be something that would have to be dealt with. He hit 54 home runs while appearing in 142 games for New York. He broke the previous season home run record of baseball with his own 29 that was hit with Boston in 1919. The rest would be history in the infamy of baseball.

8. The number 1 was retired in honor of which player?

From Quiz Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Billy Martin

Martin's number was retired in 1986, and was well known for his fiery personality.

9. Who played for the Oakland A's, New York Yankees, California Angels, and wore #44?

From Quiz Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson played for three teams in his Hall of Fame career. He is also a member of the 500 home run club.

10. Who wore the number 11 in 2005?

From Quiz Yankee Jersey Numbers

Answer: Gary Sheffield

Even though he was 36 years old, Gary Sheffield was still an oustanding hitter and a great outfielder.

11. Who was the Yankees' starting pitcher in their first game at Yankee Stadium?

From Quiz Now Pitching for the Yankees...

Answer: Bob Shawkey

On April 18, 1923, the Yankees took on the Red Sox at the brand new Yankee Stadium. With the help of Babe Ruth, who homered, the Yankees won by a score of 4-1.

12. With what team did the Yankees make 12 trades with between 1955 and 1960 (many of the players were traded back and forth between the teams)?

From Quiz Yankees Trades

Answer: A's

The Yankees picked up players like Roger Maris, Clete Boyer, Bobby Shantz, Ralph Terry and Bob Cerv for Enos Slaugther, Billy Martin, Johnny Kucks, Andy Carey and Norm Siebern.

13. Who missed 67 games because of hepatitis in 1980?

From Quiz Yankee Oddities

Answer: Graig Nettles

Came back to play in ALCS vs. KC

14. This Yankee was abstracted from the Oakland A's. In 2001 he hit 38 home runs, 120 RBIs and had a .342 BA. His first season for the Yankees was 2002.

From Quiz Hired Guns of the Yankees

Answer: Jason Giambi

Although the Yankees had an overpriced All-Star team in 2002 that included talents such as Giambi, they still were incapable of winning more than one game in the 2002 playoffs.

15. When David Cone pitched a no hitter on July 18, 1999 it was the ___th no hitter in Yankee history?

From Quiz Yankee No-Hitters

Answer: 13

George Mogridge pitched the first on April 24, 1917.

16. Which player had his number # 1 retired ?

From Quiz Retired Yankee Numbers

Answer: Billy Martin & Martin

17. Which retired number represents two Yankee greats?

From Quiz New York Yankee Retired Numbers

Answer: 8

Number 8 was retired for both Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra, great Yankee catchers. The decision to retire #8 came after both players had retired.

18. Who was known as "The Sultan of Swat" and "The Bambino"? He spent 22 years playing Major League Baseball.

From Quiz Old Yankees Never Die...

Answer: Babe Ruth

I know this is just too easy, but his storied career is one of the most famous in all of baseball. George Herman 'Babe' Ruth (1895-1948) started out with the Boston Red Sox (BOO!) as a starting pitcher but, after he was traded to the Yankees in 1919 (invoking "the Curse of the Bambino"), he played in right field. He retired in 1935 from the Boston Braves and, in 1936, he became one of the first five elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner). His statistics were unbelievable and his hitting legendary; the Yankees retired his number (#3) in 1948. He was the Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan of Baseball!

19. Which Yankee catcher never received the MVP Award?

From Quiz New York Yankee MVPs

Answer: Bill Dickey

Bill Dickey had a .313 lifetime batting average while hitting .362 in 1936 to go along with his 7 World Series Championships, but no MVP. Yogi Berra won the MVP in 1951, 1954, and 1955 to go along with his 10 World Series Championships. Elston Howard won the MVP in 1963. He also was selected for 12 All-Star games and won two Gold Gloves. Thurman Munson won the MVP in 1976. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1970. A great Yankee, Thurman died in an airplane accident on Aug. 2, 1979.

20. What great player's number 32 was retired in 1984, four years after his death?

From Quiz Retired Yankee Numbers

Answer: Elston Howard

Elston Howard was a 2-time Gold Glove winner and the 1963 AL MVP.

21. Which future Cubs pitcher did the Yankees draft with their 1st round pick in 1998?

From Quiz Yankees Drafts/Trades: 1990s

Answer: Mark Prior

The Yanks drafted Prior with the 43rd pick in the draft, but did not sign him.

22. What Yankee legend had the number 4 retired in his honor?

From Quiz New York Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Lou was also known as the "Iron Horse". He played in 2130 consecutive games before being afflicted with a deadly disease later named after him. The true backbone of the great Yankee teams of the '20s and '30s.

23. Who was named Mr. October in 1977?

From Quiz Legendary New York Yankee Players

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson was nicknamed Mr. October because he always did better when he was playing in the postseason. The World Series usually occurred in October. He was number 44.

24. This catcher who tragically died in an aircraft crash in 1979, had numerous nicknames including, "Tugboat", "Squatty Body", and "The Wall". Who was this 1970 American League Rookie of the Year winner?

From Quiz Nicks in the Bronx

Answer: Thurman Munson

Munson joined the Yankees in 1969 to hopefully replace Jake Gibbs. Thurman was an official rookie in 1970, and won his award over Roy Foster of the Cleveland Indians. Thurman was also the AL MVP in 1976 in a landslide win over George Brett of the Royals. Munson was killed in a plane crash in August 1979.

25. Whose number 3 was retired by the Yankees?

From Quiz Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Babe Ruth & Ruth & Babe

Ruth's number was retired in 1948 before his death, and had 714 career home runs.

26. Two men had the #8 retired, and one of those was Yogi Berra. Who is the other?

From Quiz Yankees Retired Numbers

Answer: Bill Dickey

Bill Dickey also played catcher just like Berra. Dickey's name is never remembered by people because he was overshadowed by players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the Yankee Clipper Joe DiMaggio.

27. Which Yankee wore the number 42 in 2005?

From Quiz Yankee Jersey Numbers

Answer: Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera was considered by many the best closer in MLB history. He was also one of the only two players who wore the number 42 after it was retired for Jackie Robinson.

28. Which Yankee hurler was the starting pitcher for the American League in baseball's first All-Star Game?

From Quiz Now Pitching for the Yankees...

Answer: Lefty Gomez

The first All-Star game was held at Chicago's Comiskey Park, on July 6, 1933. Vernon "Lefty" Gomez started for the American League squad, which won the game by a score of 4-2. Lefty Gomez was the Yankees' designated cut-up and practical joker. He was the one player who could even pull pranks on Joe DiMaggio and live to tell about it.

29. What team traded both Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss to the Yankees in the early 1970s in seperate trades?

From Quiz Yankees Trades

Answer: Indians

On 27-Nov-72 the Yankees acquired Nettles and Gerry Moses for John Ellis, Jerry Keeney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres then on 27-Apr-74 they picked up Chambliss, Cecil Upshaw and Dick Tidrow for Fritz Peterson, Steve Kline, Tom Buskey and Fred Beene.

30. Who was out 12 weeks with an injured thumb after a clubhouse fight with Cliff Johnson in 1979?

From Quiz Yankee Oddities

Answer: Rich Gossage

Gossage saved only 18 games that year. Cliff Johnson played in 28 games, hit 2 HRs and had only 6 RBI.

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