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1933 All Star Game Trivia Quiz

Here is a short quiz on the first All Star Game, played in 1933. This should be a walk off home run for any true baseball fan.

A multiple-choice quiz by riker465. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
riker465

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,663

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
530

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who hit the first HR in All Star game history? Hint

Joe Cronin

Babe Ruth

Rick Ferrell

Jimmy Wilson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which league won?

Answer: ( American or National .. AL or NL)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was the first AS Game played? Hint

Polo Grounds (New York)

Comiskey Park (Chicago)

Fenway Park (Boston)

Crosley Field (Cincinnati)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the starting pitcher for the American League? Hint

Lefty Gomez

Wes Ferrell

General Crowder

Lefty Grove

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the starting pitcher for the National League? Hint

Carl Hubbell

Paul Warner

Lon Warneke

Bill Hallahan

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the final score? Hint

American 4 National 2

American 6 National 5

National 4 American 2

National 6 American 5

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who managed the American League Hint

Connie Mack

Art Fletcher

Eddie Collins

John McGraw

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who hit the first RBI in ASG history? Hint

Lefty Gomez

Joe Cronin

Babe Ruth

Lou Gehrig

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who got he first SB in ASG history? Hint

Babe Ruth

Joe Cronin

Charlie Gehringer

Lou Gehrig

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the MVP of the game? Hint

Joe Cronin

Babe Ruth

No One

Lefty Gomez

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who hit the first HR in All Star game history?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth smacked the first dinger in ASG history in the third inning, while Frankie Frisch hit one for the National League in the sixth.

2. Which league won?

Answer: American

The American League won this first game between the league's best, 4-2.

3. Where was the first AS Game played?

Answer: Comiskey Park (Chicago)

The first game was in Chicago, at the original Comiskey Park. The ASG returned to its place of origin in 2003, 70 years after it started,

4. Who was the starting pitcher for the American League?

Answer: Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez started for the junior circuit, and was relieved in the fourth by General Crowder. Gomez returned in the seventh to finish the game.

5. Who was the starting pitcher for the National League?

Answer: Bill Hallahan

Hallahan started for the Senior Circuit, followed by Warneke in the 3rd and Hubbell in the 7th.

6. What was the final score?

Answer: American 4 National 2

Final score was American League 4, National League 2.

7. Who managed the American League

Answer: Connie Mack

The legendary Connie Mack managed this first ASG, while Collins and Fletcher were his coaches. McGraw managed the National League squad.

8. Who hit the first RBI in ASG history?

Answer: Lefty Gomez

Surprisingly, the American League's starting pitcher Lefty Gomez knocked in the first run of the game, and in ASG history. Lefty singled in The White Sox own Jimmy Dykes for the first run in the ball game.

9. Who got he first SB in ASG history?

Answer: Charlie Gehringer

The Tiger's Charlie Gehringer owns the first steal in ASG history.

10. Who was the MVP of the game?

Answer: No One

The All Star Game MVP award was not awarded until the 1962 game, so the answer is, of course, No One.

Source: Author riker465

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