2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Quiz

Answer: Great American Ball Park

From 1912 to 1970 the Reds played at Crosley Field and from 1970 to 2002 the team played at Riverfront Stadium. Construction of Great American Ball Park began in 2000 and its total cost was around $290 million. The measurements for the field from home plate were approximately 328 feet down the left field line, 404 feet to center field, and 325 feet to right field.

Answer: Pete Rose

When Pete Rose retired as a player in 1986 he was the all-time leader in hits with 4,256, game played with 3,562, and at-bats with 14,053. In addition to his playing career from 1963 to 1986 he was also the manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1989.

He was declared permanently ineligible to participate in baseball related activities after an investigation concluded that he gambled on baseball games including games involving his own team. At the 2015 All-Star Game Rose was honored along with Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Barry Larkin as all-time greats of the Cincinnati Reds franchise.

Answer: Josh Donaldson

An incredible 620 million votes were placed by fans for the 2015 All-Star Game which smashed the previous record of 391 million votes set in 2012. Bryce Harper received 13,864,950 votes to finish in second place. The All-Star Game starters for both the American League and National League were selected based on the individual that received the most votes at each position.

Answer: Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols played the first eleven seasons of his career (2001-2011) with the St. Louis Cardinals primarily at first base. Outside of Pujols and Cabrera, the next highest All-Star Game selections for players selected for the 2015 game were Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina with seven each.

Answer: Zack Greinke

Outside of the lead-off home run surrendered to Trout, Greinke pitched well in the All-Star Game as he didn't allow any other hits and struck out four batters in two innings. Greinke had several pitches in his repertoire that he utilized including a two-seam fastball, slider, and curveball. Mike Trout was awarded the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award for the second straight year.

Answer: Paul Goldschmidt

Goldschmidt scored the National League's first run off of Dallas Keuchel, the starting pitcher for the American League. The run given up by Keuchel was considered an unearned run as Josh Donaldson had a throwing error that allowed Goldschmidt to get to second base.

Answer: David Price

David Price played for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 until 2014 when he was traded to the Detroit Tigers midseason. In 2012 Price won the Cy Young Award after he led the league in ERA and wins.

Answer: Andrew McCutchen

Andrew McCutchen's home run off of Chris Archer bounced off of the upper deck in left field. The 2015 All-Star Game marked McCutchen's fifth straight selection. In 2013 McCutchen was named the Most Valuable Player of the National League.

Answer: Aroldis Chapman

Ardolis Chapman was selected to his fourth All-Star Game in 2015 and his top pitch speed was registered at 103 miles per hour. In the bottom of the ninth inning the National League scored one run and the game ended with the American League winning 6-3.

Answer: Todd Frazier

The 2015 Home Run Derby featured eight participants that were seeded based on their home run totals up to the All-Star Game. With the new timed format each player had four minutes to hit as many home runs as possible and bonus time was awarded if a player hit a home run of at least 475 feet.