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1985 Pittsburgh Pirates Trivia Quiz

The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball History. Let's see how much you remember about this very bad team.

A multiple-choice quiz by clownhead427. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
clownhead427

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,905

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who managed The Pirates in 1985? Hint

Danny Murtaugh

Chuck Noll

Chuck Tanner

Jim Leyland

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the the Pirate's final record? Hint

56-105

57-104

55-107

58-104

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many games behind first place did The Pirates finish in 1985? Hint

43 1/2

32 1/2

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many consecutive road games did the team lose at one point in the season? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who led the team in home runs with only 12? Hint

Jason Thompson

Bill Madlock

Steve Kemp

Tony Pena

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which power hitter did the team aquire from St. Louis in the winter of 1984 to be the starting rightfielder in 1985? Hint

Lee Mazzilli

Sixto Lezcano

Bill Almon

George Hendrick

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Question 7 of 15

7. The Pirates regularly played to very small crowds at home in 1985. What was their final attendence total for the year? Hint

912,413

735,900

833,111

649,017

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which starting pitcher finished the season with a 2-19 record? Hint

Larry McWilliams

Lee Tunnell

Jose DeLeon

Rick Rhoden

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which starting pitcher led the team in wins? Hint

Lee Tunnell

Rick Rhoden

Rick Reuschel

Larry McWilliams

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was their one and only all-star this season? Hint

Johnny Ray

Bill Madlock

Tony Pena

Jose DeLeon

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which relief pitcher led the team in saves? Hint

Cecilio Guante

Al Holland

John Candelaria

Rod Scurry

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who led the team with 24 stolen bases in 1985? Hint

Marvell Wynne

Joe Orsulak

Mike Brown

Denny Gonzalez

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who led the team in RBIs? Hint

Johnny Ray

Bill Madlock

Jason Thompson

Doug Frobel

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Question 14 of 15

14. The 1985 Pirates struggled against everyone, but one team gave them more fits than any other team. Which National League team had the best record against The Pirates this season? Hint

New York

Chicago

Montreal

St. Louis

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the Pirates record in extra-inning games in 1985? Hint

11-7

3-11

8-11

10-10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who managed The Pirates in 1985?

Answer: Chuck Tanner

This was Tanner's final season as the Pirate manager. He was fired at the end of the season, and replaced by Jim Leyland.

2. What was the the Pirate's final record?

Answer: 57-104

Thank god for that rain-out that was never made up, or I'm sure they would have finished 57-105.

3. How many games behind first place did The Pirates finish in 1985?

Answer: 43 1/2

They finished an amazing 43 1/2 games behind first place St. Louis. Sheeesh!

4. How many consecutive road games did the team lose at one point in the season?

Answer: 19

19 straight is hard to believe. But these Pirates made us all believers. Did I say Sheeesh yet?

5. Who led the team in home runs with only 12?

Answer: Jason Thompson

Kemp hit only 2, while Pena, and Madlock tied for 2nd on the team with 10 each. Nowadays some players have 12 HRs by the end of April.

6. Which power hitter did the team aquire from St. Louis in the winter of 1984 to be the starting rightfielder in 1985?

Answer: George Hendrick

The Pirates didn't get much in this trade. Hendrick hit only .230 with 2 HRs and 25 RBIs for the Pirates before they traded him to California in August of 1985. Pitcher John Tudor was the man the Pirates traded for Hendrick.

7. The Pirates regularly played to very small crowds at home in 1985. What was their final attendence total for the year?

Answer: 735,900

This averages out to 9,085 fans per game. And remember, this was before they counted tickets sold. The attendance figure of 735,900 was the total number of fans who actually showed up for the games. This total was 12th out of 12 National League Teams.

8. Which starting pitcher finished the season with a 2-19 record?

Answer: Jose DeLeon

Chuck Tanner refered to DeLeon as "the best 2-19 pitcher in baseball." He was also the only 2-19 pitcher in baseball.

9. Which starting pitcher led the team in wins?

Answer: Rick Reuschel

The ageless wonder Rick Reuschel went 14-8 with a 2.27 ERA at age 36 that season. He accounted for about 25% of their wins.

10. Who was their one and only all-star this season?

Answer: Tony Pena

Each team has to be represented, so someone from this team HAD to make the all-star team. Pena hit .249 with 10 HRs and 59 RBIs for the season.

11. Which relief pitcher led the team in saves?

Answer: John Candelaria

The former starting pitcher turned closer led the squad with 9 saves.

12. Who led the team with 24 stolen bases in 1985?

Answer: Joe Orsulak

Orsulak had a pretty good season with this lousy team. He finished the season with a .300 average in 121 games.

13. Who led the team in RBIs?

Answer: Johnny Ray

Ray led the team with 70 RBIs, while only hitting 7 HRs. Thompson was 2nd with 61 RBIs.

14. The 1985 Pirates struggled against everyone, but one team gave them more fits than any other team. Which National League team had the best record against The Pirates this season?

Answer: St. Louis

The Cards went 15-3 against the Pirates that year. The Pirates actually won the first 2 games against the Cards that year. Sadly for Pirate fans, they went 1-15 over the next 16 games against St. Louis.

15. What was the Pirates record in extra-inning games in 1985?

Answer: 8-11

8-11 wasn't bad for this team.

Source: Author clownhead427

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