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3 1940s WS quizzes and 30 1940s WS trivia questions.
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  World Series : The 1940s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
World War II may have raged throughout much of the 1940s, but the World Series took place as normal.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Apr 10 08
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  1944 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1944 World Series featured the crosstown rivals St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals.
Tough, 10 Qns, EricVG16, Oct 28 11
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  1942 World Series    
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is on the 1942 World Series between the Cardinals and the Yankees.
Tough, 10 Qns, ranjosh, May 01 08
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1940s WS Trivia Questions
1. What was the final result of the Series?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Cardinals win in 6

Although the underdog Browns won two of the first three games, the Cardinals came back to win the last three. This was the Browns' only appearance in a World Series, although they later won several championships after moving to Baltimore.

2. In 1940, which manager led the Cincinnati Reds to the World Series crown to become the first manager to win a series with two different teams?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Bill McKechnie

McKechnie managed the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925, and repeated the feat with the Reds in 1940 as they defeated the Detroit Tigers in seven games.

3. Which two managers faced off in the 1942 fall classic?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Billy Southworth and Joe McCarthy

The Cardinals won 106 games in 1942. This is the most wins in a season in the Cardinals franchise history.

4. Who hit the Browns' only home run in the Series?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: George McQuinn

McQuinn was a career .276 hitter, a seven-time All-Star, and won a World Series in 1947 with the New York Yankees. His two-run home run in Game 1 was all the offense needed, with the Browns winning 2-1.

5. In 1941, which Brooklyn Dodgers catcher allowed a Hugh Casey pitch to pass him in the 9th inning of game 4, to allow the Yankees to rally for a crucial 7-4 win?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Mickey Owen

With the Dodgers one out away from a crucial victory in game 4, Owen's error allowed the Yankees to come back and take a 3-1 series lead, and the Bronx Bombers wrapped things up the following day at Ebbets Field.

6. In Game 3, who made a diving catch to rob Joe DiMaggio of a hit?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Terry Moore

Moore, Musial, and Slaughter all made amazing catches in this game, but Moore caught DiMaggio's. Slaughter and Musial robbed Joe Gordon and Charlie Keller of home runs.

7. Which Cardinals pitcher won Game 2 in relief?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Blix Donnelly

Donnelly came in and pitched four innings of scoreless relief, including seven strikeouts. The Cardinals won, 3-2, in the 11th inning to tie the Series at 1-1.

8. Who scored a 9th inning two-run home run against the New York Yankees in game 5 to clinch the 1942 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Whitey Kurowski

Kurowski's home run helped the Cardinals to a 4-2 win in game 5 of the series as St. Louis won their first crown since 1934.

9. Who won Game 3 for St. Louis?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Ernie White

White won 2-0 and was backed by great defense by all three of his outfielders. This loss for the Yankees was the first time they were trailing in a World Series since 1936 against the Giants.

10. How many runs did the Cardinals score in the Series?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Sixteen

The Cardinals outscored the Browns in the Series, 16-12.

11. The Yankees avenged their 1942 loss to the Cardinals in the 1943 World Series. Which manager won his seventh and final Series title that year?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Joe McCarthy

McCarthy managed the Yankees from 1931-46, winning eight AL pennants and seven World Series. Bill Dickey hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning of game 5 to help the Yankees to a 4-1 series win in 1943.

12. Who out-pitched Mort Cooper in Game 1 to give the Browns a win in the opener?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Denny Galehouse

Galehouse, who is most notorious for starting (and losing) the 1948 playoff for the Boston Red Sox, threw a complete game, 2-1 victory.

13. Which team finally made it to their first World Series in 1944?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: St. Louis Browns

The Browns finished one game ahead of the Detroit Tigers in the AL pennant race to qualify for the 1944 World Series. Their opponents were the St. Louis Cardinals, and it was the Cardinals who won the "Streetcar Series" 4-2. All the games took place at Sportsman's Park, the last time in the 20th century that all the games in a World Series took place in one ballpark.

14. In the entire series, how many runs were scored in the ninth innings?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: 10

Game 1 (6), Game 2 (0), Game 3 (1), Game 4 (1), Game 5 (2).

15. Who led the Cardinals in hitting (batting average) during the Series, with more than 10 ABs?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Emil Verban

Verban, who played second base and batted eighth, went 3-for-3 in Game 6 and finished with a .412 batting average. [ Max Lanier played two games with 4 ABS for an average of 0.500 ]

16. Who did the Detroit Tigers defeat to clinch their second World Series title in 1945?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Hank Greenberg scored two home runs and seven RBIs for the Tigers as they defeated the Cubs in seven games. This would be the Cubs' final World Series appearance of the 20th century.

17. In Game 5, who hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Whitey Kurowski

The Cardinals won game five 4-2, and took their fourth championship, second over the Yankees.

18. Who drove in the game-winning run for the Cardinals in Game 2?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Ken O'Dea

Batting against Bob Muncrief- and pinch-hitting for Verban- O'Dea slapped a single to right, scoring Sanders from second base.

19. Which player made an 8th inning "mad dash" around the bases to help propel the Cardinals to a game 7 win over the Boston Red Sox in 1946?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Enos Slaughter

With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the 8th, Harry Walker hit a double, and Slaughter made it to home plate to give the Cardinals the go-ahead run which clinched the series.

20. Who won two games for the Cardinals?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Johnny Beazley

He won games 2 and 5.

21. Besides Denny Galehouse, who won the only other game for the Browns in the Series?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Jack Kramer

Kramer pitched a complete game in a 6-2 victory, giving the Browns a 2-1 lead in the Series.

22. In 1947, who became the first black player to take part in a World Series?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Robinson had broken the MLB color barrier earlier in the 1947 season, but was unable to help the Brooklyn Dodgers to a World Series title in his rookie season, with the New York Yankees winning in seven games. This was the first series to be televised, although only to viewers in the New York area.

23. Which Cardinal pinch-ran for Ken O'Dea in the ninth inning of Game 1?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Creepy Crespi

He eventually scored a run in that inning. This was his only appearance in this World Series.

24. What little-known Cardinal smacked a home run in Game 5?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Danny Litwhiler

Batting in the leadoff spot, Litwhiler smacked a home run in the eighth inning off Denny Galehouse, which resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Cardinals.

25. In 1948, who became the first black pitcher in World Series history as the Cleveland Indians won their first crown since 1920?

From Quiz World Series : The 1940s

Answer: Satchel Paige

Paige relieved Russ Christopher in the 7th inning of game 5, but couldn't prevent the Boston Braves claiming an 11-5 victory. The Indians rebounded to wrap up the series in six games.

26. Which player from either team had the most at-bats in the Series?

From Quiz 1944 World Series

Answer: Johnny Hopp

Cardinal outfielder Hopp had 27 at-bats in the Series, although he only hit .185 (5-for-27). Kreevich led the Browns in at-bats with 26, hitting .231 (6-for-26).

27. Who hit clean-up in every game for St. Louis?

From Quiz 1942 World Series

Answer: Stan Musial

He hit clean-up and played left field. It was his first World Series. He hit .222.

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