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  World Series: The 1920s    
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Test your knowledge of the World Series during the Roaring Twenties.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Mar 30 08
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  1920s World Series   popular trivia quiz  
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A quiz about the World Series in the roaring '20s.
Average, 10 Qns, BrewCrew4Ever, Jun 29 08
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1920s WS Trivia Questions
1. Who, in the 1920 World Series, turned the first unassisted triple play in WS history?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Bill Wambsganss

Cleveland beat Brooklyn five games to two despite Cleveland losing one of thier best players, shortstop Ray Chapman, who was killed when he was hit by a pitch earlier that season.

2. Which AL team made their World Series debut in 1920?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: Cleveland Indians

The Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins 5-2 in a best-of-nine series which saw the first-ever grand slam in series history, courtesy of Elmer Smith in game 5. Two other historic events occurred in that same game. Jim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a WS home run, whilst Bill Wambsganss pulled off an unassisted triple play.

3. Which Yankees pitcher pitched three complete games without allowing an earned run in the 1921 World Series against the New York Giants?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Waite Hoyt

The Giants prevailed to beat the Yankes 5 games to 3. Hoyt only won two of the three games that he threw complete games in, with no earned runs in. A costly error by Roger Peckinpaugh in the series finale cost Hoyt the win.

4. An AL team made their World Series debut in 1921. Which team was this?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees first World Series appearance was a losing one, the crosstown Giants emerging victorious 5 games to 3, despite trailing 0-2 at one stage. Two other firsts occurred in this series. It was the first to be broadcast on radio, and the first to be played entirely in one ballpark (the Polo Grounds).

5. In the 1922 World Series between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees, why was game two called in the tenth inning resulting in the third tie in World Series history?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Darkness

The New York Giants beat the Yankees four games to none in five games. The tie was the result of the umpire determining that there was not enough good playing light. The fans in attendance showed their displeasure buy throwing garbage and seat cushions on to the playing field.

6. The 1922 World Series between the Giants and the Yankees is best remembered for what controversial incident in game 2?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: The game ended in a tie due to darkness despite the fact that the sun was still shining

Game 2 was tied at 3-3 after 10 innings when the umpire called the game off, despite there being plenty of daylight left. There was much speculation at the time that at least one team was in favour of the cancellation so as to obtain extra gate receipts from an additional game. MLB commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis ordered that the receipts from the game be given to charity. The Giants eventually prevailed over the Yankees four games to none with one tie.

7. In the 1923 World Series between the New Yankees and the New York Giants, who hit an inside-the-park home run in the ninth inning to win game one for the Giants?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Casey Stengel

The New York Yankees won the Series 4 games to 2. Stengel will be remembered mostly for being a Hall of Fame manager for the New York Yankees, but he didn't have many Yankees fans in 1923.

8. The 1923 World Series resulted in a first-ever triumph for which team?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees ended their first season at the new Yankee Stadium in style, defeating the Giants 4-2 in what was the 3rd successive Subway series between the teams.

9. In the 1924 World Series between the Washington Senators and the New York Giants, how many innings into game 7 did it take for the Senators to win the series?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: 12

The Senators won the Series 4 games to 3. The winning run scored after a ground ball off the bat of Earl McNeely hit a pebble and bounced over the head of Fred Lindstrom.

10. The 1924 World Series ended with a first time champion for the second successive year. Which team finally broke their duck in this series?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: Washington Senators

The New York Giants were making their 4th successive series appearance in 1924, but it was the AL champion Senators who came out on top by 4 games to 3. The series went all the way to the 12th innings of game 7, when Earl McNeely's ground ball took a bad hop over Fred Lindstrom, allowing Muddy Ruel to score the winning run.

11. In 1925, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Senators by 4 games to 3, with which pitcher defeating Walter Johnson in the final game?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: Ray Kremer

Johnson had clinched the 1924 Series for the Senators in game 7, but failed to repeat his heroics in 1925, with Kremer pitching the Pirates to a 9-7 comeback win after replacing Johnny Morrison in the 5th inning.

12. In the 1926 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees, the series ended when which Yankee player was caught trying to steal second base with two outs in the ninth?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Babe Ruth

The Cardinals beat the Yankees four games to three.

13. 1926 saw which team winning their first ever World Series?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: St . Louis Cardinals

The World Series crown ventured west of the Mississippi for the first time as the Cardinals outlasted the New York Yankees 4-3, with game 7 ending when Babe Ruth was caught stealing in the bottom of the 9th inning.

14. In the 1927 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates, which two Yankees combined for more RBIs than the Pirates scored runs?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth

The Yankees defeated the Pirates in four games for their second World Series of the 1920s.

15. In 1927, the New York Yankees became the first AL team to sweep an NL team by four games to none. Who were their unfortunate victims?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The "Murderers Row" Yankees who had won an AL record 110 regular season games, clinched their second World Series title in five years with Babe Ruth scoring 2 home runs and 7 RBIs.

16. In the 1928 World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, which Yankee by himself drove in as many runs as all the Cardinals combined?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The New York Yankees won the series in four games. Gehrig drove in nine runs with a .545 batting average.

17. The Yankees repeated as World Series champions in 1928 with a 4-0 sweep over which team?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

The Yankees avenged their 1926 defeat by the Cardinals in emphatic fashion, with Lou Gehrig scoring 4 home runs, and Babe Ruth 3.

18. In the 1929 World Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, which Athletics pitcher took the mound in game one, and fanned a then WS record 13 batters?

From Quiz 1920s World Series

Answer: Howard Ehmke

The A's won the series 4 games to 1. Ehmke was seventh on the team in wins, but was chosen to start because Manager Connie Mack had told Ehmke to study the Cubs batters anonymously from the stands prior to 1929.

19. In 1929, the Philadelphia Athletics won their first World Series title since 1913, defeating which team by four games to one?

From Quiz World Series: The 1920s

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The 1929 series turned on an amazing comeback by the Athletics in game 4. Trailing 8-0, the Athletics scored 10 runs in the 7th inning to take a 3-1 lead in the Series. Rube Walberg pitched the Athletics to a 3-2 victory in game 5 to sew up the title for Philadelphia.

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