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A Real Baseball Nightmare [6] Trivia Quiz

Let's see if you can beat this one, another in a series of absolutely tough all multiple choice questions about baseball. If you cannot handle a low score, please do not play it. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,538

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
647

Question 1 of 10

1. The Hall of Fame inductions in 2000 saw which baseball great receive the most votes? Hint

Tom Seaver

George Brett

Carlton Fisk

Nolan Ryan

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1966, the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax had a tremendous season and won 27 games in his final baseball season. Whose record did he break for the most wins in a pitcher's final season of baseball? Hint

Henry Schmidt

Walter Johnson

Ned Garver

Bobo Holloman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following pitching greats had the most career wins? Hint

Charley Radbourn

Robin Roberts

Mickey Welch

Tom Seaver

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Yankees and Red Sox had some well-documented brawls throughout their rivalry years. In 1967, which Bostonian was hit by a pitch (HBP) that began the process for a major brawl in a game between these two teams, and continued throughout the season? Hint

Tony Conigliaro

Joe Pepitone

Jim Lonborg

Joe Foy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team set a season record for having only a pitcher win seven games, leading his team with the most wins for the entire season? Hint

St. Louis Browns

Detroit Tigers

New York Mets

Seattle Pilots

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which National League team was the first that Connie Mack managed in his professional baseball career? Hint

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cleveland Spiders

St. Louis Perfectos

He never managed a National League team

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first Boston Red Sox pitcher to break the 300-strikeout barrier in a season? Hint

'Smokey' Joe Wood

Roger Clemens

Pedro Martinez

Jim Lonborg

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Question 8 of 10

8. The city of Baltimore has enjoyed professional baseball for many decades. Which team was the first professional baseball team that the city of Baltimore had? Hint

Canaries

Starlings

Monumentals

Terrapins

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following four people was the youngest rookie manager? Hint

Roger Peckinpaugh

Mike Scioscia

Lou Boudreau

Patsy Donovan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which U.S. President/Vice President attended the game in which Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Hall of Fame inductions in 2000 saw which baseball great receive the most votes?

Answer: Carlton Fisk

The others had already been inducted into the hall. Fisk was the highest vote receiver in 2000 by obtaining 397 of 499 votes. Tony Perez, mainly with the Cincinnati Reds was second in 2000.

2. In 1966, the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax had a tremendous season and won 27 games in his final baseball season. Whose record did he break for the most wins in a pitcher's final season of baseball?

Answer: Henry Schmidt

Schmidt threw only one season in his career. Ironically, he was with the same franchise, the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903 when he went 22-13. Koufax broke the record of 63 years when he went 27-9.

3. Which of the following pitching greats had the most career wins?

Answer: Tom Seaver

Seaver, who spent most of his career with the Mets and the Reds, won 311 career games along with his 1967 Rookie of the Year and three Cy Young awards. He retired in 1986 after 20 seasons, and was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1992.

Answer: Joe Foy

All these players were involved in this on June 21, 1967, and a major brawl it was. Immediately after Boston outfielder Tony Conigliaro belted a three-run home run in the first inning, the Yankees' pitcher Thad Tillotson leveled third baseman Joe Foy with a pitch, but did not hit him.

The following pitch, Foy was hit in the head with a Tillotson pitch. The brawl did not start there however. The following inning, Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg beaned Tillotson in retalliation. This was when the bell sounded and both benches emptied. Yankee Joe Pepitione was injured in the action.

5. Which team set a season record for having only a pitcher win seven games, leading his team with the most wins for the entire season?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The 1996 Tigers had only one seven-game winner in the name of Omar Oliveras when he went 7-11. The team went 53-109 for the season, finishing 39 games back behind their division winner Yankees.

6. Which National League team was the first that Connie Mack managed in his professional baseball career?

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

Mack spent 50 years managing the Philadelphia Athletics starting in 1901. However, his first three seasons as a manager were with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1894, 1895, and 1896. 149 of his record 3582 wins were with Pittsburgh.

7. Who was the first Boston Red Sox pitcher to break the 300-strikeout barrier in a season?

Answer: Pedro Martinez

Martinez struck out an amazing 313 batters in 1999. He went 23-4 and earned the American League Cy Young award. They lost the American League Championship series to the Yankees.

8. The city of Baltimore has enjoyed professional baseball for many decades. Which team was the first professional baseball team that the city of Baltimore had?

Answer: Canaries

The Canaries were the first pro team that Baltimore experienced. From 1872-1874, they were part of the National Association before closing their doors, and the league disbanded at the end of the 1875 season. After losing their star player after two seasons, Tom Carey, the team went 9-38 in 1874.

9. Which of the following four people was the youngest rookie manager?

Answer: Roger Peckinpaugh

Peckingpaugh was 23-years old when he took the player-manager position in 1914 with the Yankees, the youngest for any manager in the 20th century. Boudreau was the next youngest at 24 in 1942 when he led Cleveland.

10. Which U.S. President/Vice President attended the game in which Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs?

Answer: Gerald Ford

The Vice President sat next to commissioner Bowie Kuhn in the 1974 game. Ford later became President when Richard Nixon 'stepped down' from the Presidency.

Source: Author Nightmare

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