100 MPH Baseball Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lloyd and Paul Waner

The Waner brothers played beside each other in the Pirate outfield from 1927-1940. Combined, they crossed the plate 2828 times with Paul scoring 1627 and Lloyd 1201 times, setting another record for a two-brother combination. They still even had scored more runs than the others listed. Paul was a 1927 NL MVP with his 237 hits. Lloyd, a rookie in 1927 had 223 hits.

The Waner's also retired with the most hits of any brother combination with a combined 5611. Both were later inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

The game took place at Shibe Park on May 16, 1939. The Indians beat the Athletics in 10 innings, 8-3. Shibe Park was also used by the NL Phillies, and they would play under the lights at Shibe for the first time two weeks later.

Answer: Jimmy Dykes

From 1934-1946, Dykes had the helm of the Chicago White Sox. From 1951-1953, he took over from the great Connie Mack of the Athletics, after Mack retired after 50 seasons in 1950. It was on to Baltimore in 1954 in a solo season for Dykes, then to Cincinnati in 1958.

The following two seasons found him in Detroit, then his final two seasons were with the Indians in 1960 and 1961. After all those seasons and all those teams, Jimmy couldn't muster better than a third place finish in his career.

Answer: Phil Niekro

Carlton led the league twice, Young once, and although Johnson lost 25 games in 1909, he never led the league in losses. Phil, the winningest pitcher of the Niekro brothers, led the league in most losses from 1977-1980, losing 18 games twice, and another 20 two times. Phil still retired with 318 wins, and watched brother Joe win 221.

Answer: John Gaffney

Gaffney joined the National League to umpire in 1884. Most of his games were with the Providence Grays, as where he lived, he would walk to the ballpark. He became the first full-time salaried umpire in 1888. He was credited with being the first umpire to work behind the plate with no runners on base.

Answer: Hugh 'One Arm' Daily

Brown had only fingers missing when he pitched. Daily was a Cleveland Spider of the National League in 1883. He was missing his left arm, but still went 23-19, led the league in walks with 99, and threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Quakers. In 1884, Hugh joined the Union Association and led all pitchers in strikeouts.

Answer: Casey Stengel

After being defeated twice by the Giants in 1921 and 1922, the Yankees were finally at the top of the heap in 1923. The others hit a home run for the Giants, but it was Casey's game-winners in games one and three. In 14 seasons, Stengel hit only 60 home runs. His two shots in the 1923 series, were his only home runs in postseason play.

Answer: Warren Spahn

At 42 years old, the great Warren Spahn went 23-7 with the Braves in 1963. The season was his last of 17 consecutive that he had won in double-figures. Warren retired in 1965 with a 363-245 career record.

Answer: John Matlack

The others all retired before 1970. Matlack was a rookie for the Mets in 1972, going 15-10. Roberto's final hit came before his hometown fans in Pittsburgh. It was his 440th career double. He was killed during a Nicaraguan humanitarian earthquake mission on December 31, 1972.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The game was played at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Tigers finished fifth while the Yankees won the American League in 1939, and went on to skunk the Reds in the World Series. Gehrig died of a disease named after him in 1941.