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2005 MLB Season Closers Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz on the major league closers in 2005. It was a crazy year for some teams, as top closers became injured or ineffective.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1359

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Question 1 of 25

1. Bob Wickman was the lone All-Star for Cleveland.

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False

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Question 2 of 25

2. What was the name of Tampa Bay's closer?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who led the majors in saves? Hint

Francisco Rodriguez

Chad Cordero

Trevor Hoffman

Joe Nathan

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Question 4 of 25

4. Trevor Hoffman finished 2005 ranking second in all-time saves. How many did he have by season's end? Hint

436

446

426

416

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Question 5 of 25

5. How many Atlanta pitchers had saves in 2005? Hint

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Question 6 of 25

6. Todd Jones recorded all but how many saves for Florida? Hint

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Question 7 of 25

7. Minnesota's Joe Nathan had more saves in 2004 than he did in 2005.

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False

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Question 8 of 25

8. How many saves did Houston's Brad Lidge have in 2005? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. 2005 was the ____ All-Star appearance for Jason Isringhausen. Hint

He never made to an all-star roster

1st

2nd

3rd

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Question 10 of 25

10. What team did Derrick Turnbow pitch for in 2005? Hint

Anaheim

San Francisco

LA Dodgers

Milwaukee

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Question 11 of 25

11. After the injury to Red Sox pitcher Keith Foulke, who had 13 saves in the season? Hint

Mike Timlin

Curt Schilling

Alan Embree

Matt Mantei

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Question 12 of 25

12. How many saves did Houston Street have for Oakland? Hint

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Question 13 of 25

13. How many saves did Danny Graves have before being released by the Reds? Hint

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Question 14 of 25

14. Pittsburgh's Jose Mesa did not reach the 300 save milestone.

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False

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Question 15 of 25

15. Mariano Rivera had 43 saves for the Yankees. How many other Yankees pitchers had saves in 2005? Hint

None

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Question 16 of 25

16. How many total saves did Kansas City have? Hint

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Question 17 of 25

17. The Rockies struggled, but they had Brian Fuentes as their closer. Was Fuentes their lone All-Star?

Yes

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Question 18 of 25

18. How many White Sox pitchers recorded saves? Hint

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Question 19 of 25

19. Billy Wagner had how many saves for the Phillies? Hint

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who led the Dodgers in saves? Hint

Duaner Sanchez

Eric Gagne

Yhency Brazoban

Steve Schmoll

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Question 21 of 25

21. How many saves did Baltimore's B.J. Ryan have? Hint

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who was Toronto's closer? Hint

Pete Walker

Miguel Batista

Scot Schoenweis

Jason Frasor

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who was the closer for the Cubs?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 24 of 25

24. What team had three players with more than 10 saves? Hint

Arizona

NY Mets

San Francisco

Detroit

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Question 25 of 25

25. Ranger Francisco Cordero had more saves than Mariner Eddie Guardado.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bob Wickman was the lone All-Star for Cleveland.

Answer: True

After spending all of 2003 out of the majors while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Wickman saved 13 games in 2004 and 45 games in 2005.

2. What was the name of Tampa Bay's closer?

Answer: Danys Baez

Baez was a 2005 All-Star and had a career high with 41 saves.

3. Who led the majors in saves?

Answer: Chad Cordero

It was Cordero of the Washington Nationals who had 47 saves, compared for the Angels' Rodriguez with 45, Trevor Hoffman of the Padres with 43, and Minnesota's Joe Nathan who finished with 43.

4. Trevor Hoffman finished 2005 ranking second in all-time saves. How many did he have by season's end?

Answer: 436

Hoffman passed journeyman reliever John Franco for second. The all-time closer remained in Lee Smith with 478.

5. How many Atlanta pitchers had saves in 2005?

Answer: 5

Danny Kolb, traded from the Brewers, started as the team's closer for the season, but finished the season with 11 saves. Chris Reitsma led the team with 15. Kyle Farnsworth, traded from Detroit, had 10 saves. John Foster and Macay McBride had one save each.

6. Todd Jones recorded all but how many saves for Florida?

Answer: 2

Todd Jones, a 2000 American League All-Star, had 40 saves for the Marlins. Guillermo Mota had the other two.

7. Minnesota's Joe Nathan had more saves in 2004 than he did in 2005.

Answer: True

Nathan had 44 saves in 2004 and 43 saves in 2005.

8. How many saves did Houston's Brad Lidge have in 2005?

Answer: 42

Lidge was a 2005 All-Star for the National League champion Astros. He was eighth in 2004 National League Cy Young voting, the same year teammate Roger Clemens won his 7th.

9. 2005 was the ____ All-Star appearance for Jason Isringhausen.

Answer: 2nd

The Cardinals' closer had 39 saves in 2005. His first All-Star appearance was in 2000 with Oakland.

10. What team did Derrick Turnbow pitch for in 2005?

Answer: Milwaukee

Turnbow, who played for the Angels prior to joining the Brewers, had 39 saves.

11. After the injury to Red Sox pitcher Keith Foulke, who had 13 saves in the season?

Answer: Mike Timlin

Timlin had 13, compared to Schilling's nine. Embree had one save before he was released. Mantei was an often-injured middle reliever.

12. How many saves did Houston Street have for Oakland?

Answer: 23

Street, a 2004 draft pick, took over after Octavio Dotel was injured. Oakland did have an All-Star reliever, but it was middle reliever Justin Duchscherer, who went 7-4 with five saves.

13. How many saves did Danny Graves have before being released by the Reds?

Answer: 10

After Graves was picked up by the Mets, Cincinnati made Dave Weathers their closer.

14. Pittsburgh's Jose Mesa did not reach the 300 save milestone.

Answer: False

Mesa's 27 saves brought his career total to 319, but he also struggled, going 2-8 in 2005.

15. Mariano Rivera had 43 saves for the Yankees. How many other Yankees pitchers had saves in 2005?

Answer: 2

Tom Gordon had two, Tanyon Sturtze had one.

16. How many total saves did Kansas City have?

Answer: 25

The last-place Royals had 21 saves from Mike McDougal, two from Ambiorix Burgos, and two from Mike Wood.

17. The Rockies struggled, but they had Brian Fuentes as their closer. Was Fuentes their lone All-Star?

Answer: Yes

Fuentes had 31 saves and was selected to the All-Star game, but did not play.

18. How many White Sox pitchers recorded saves?

Answer: 6

Dustin Hermanson had 34, Shingo Takatsu had eight, Bobby Jenks had six, Damaso Marte had four, and Cliff Politte and Orlando Hernandez had one each. Jenks became the team closer at the end of the season and the postseason.

19. Billy Wagner had how many saves for the Phillies?

Answer: 38

Wagner was a 2005 All-Star. The left-hander spent his first nine seasons with Houston before being traded to the Phillies.

20. Who led the Dodgers in saves?

Answer: Yhency Brazoban

Brazoban, who had 21 saves, filled in after Gagne went on the disabled list for Tommy John surgery.

21. How many saves did Baltimore's B.J. Ryan have?

Answer: 36

Ryan was a 2005 All-Star. Ryan was traded to Baltimore from Cincinnati in 1999.

22. Who was Toronto's closer?

Answer: Miguel Batista

Batista had 31 saves in 2005, his first full season as a closer.

23. Who was the closer for the Cubs?

Answer: Ryan Dempster

Dempster had 33 saves in 2005. Dempster was a starter who converted into a closer for the Cubs, known for a troubled bullpen and ineffective closers.

24. What team had three players with more than 10 saves?

Answer: Arizona

Arizona had Jose Valverde (15), Brian Bruney (12), and Brandon Lyon (14). Detriot had no one with at least ten saves, as Fernando Rodney and Ugueth Urbina (who was later traded to Philadelphia) had nine each and Troy Percival had shoulder problems. San Francisco had two, with Tyler Walker's 23 and Armando Benitez's 19. The Mets had only one, with Braden Looper's 28.

25. Ranger Francisco Cordero had more saves than Mariner Eddie Guardado.

Answer: True

The Rangers' Cordero had 37 saves, compared to the 36 of Seattle's Guardado.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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