American and National League Teams Quiz

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees had incredible runs going to back to the 1930s. In the 1940s, they went to five World Series and won four of them. In the 1950s, they made eight appearances while winning six.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Ted Williams of Boston hit the first two in 1942 and 1947. Carl Yastrzemski put the cherry on the pie in 1967. The Cardinals franchise goes back to 1882 when the franchise was the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association. In the 19th and 20 century, the St. Louis franchise had an amazing four Triple Crown seasons.

They were Tip O'Neill in 1887 in the AA, Rogers Hornsby hit two in 1924 and 1925 in the NL, and Joe Medwick had one in 1937 in the NL.

Answer: New York Giants

McGraw began managing in 1899 at the helm of the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. He shared the Giants in 1902. He would be a fixture until midseason 1932 and was replaced by Bill Terry. John would take the Giants to 10 National League pennants and three World Series crowns.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The Black Sox Scandal was all about players on the Chicago White Sox, trying to rig the World Series for money because they felt that their owner wasn't paying them enough. The Reds won that World Series, five games to three. The incident was made into a movie, "Eight Men Out".

Answer: Dodgers

The Dodgers were famous for their farm system, created by Branch Rickey. The Dodger winners were Eric Karros 1992, Mike Piazza 1993, Raul Mondesi 1994, Hideo Nomo 1995, and Todd Hollandsworth in 1996.

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

After spending 22 seasons with the Tigers, 1927 was Cobb's first season with the Athletics. Those listed all batted over .300, except for Grove who pitched his way to a 20-game season. The 1927 Yankees were known as 'Murderers Row' with names of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel, and a host of others. The Yankees won the 1927 World Series over the Pirates, four games to none.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The team was the Tigers, and the manager was Sparky Anderson. The Manager of the Year Award began in 1983. Anderson won his first in 1984, the season that the Tigers won the World Series. His second came in 1987 with the Tigers after their AL East crown. They went on to lose in the ALCS to the Twins.

Answer: San Francisco Giants

The AL pennant-winning Oakland Athletics met the NL champion Giants in the 1989 World Series. Mother Nature put the series on hold when she let loose in game three. The series was postponed for 10 days due to the earthquake, then the Athletics picked up where they left off. Oakland won by the scores of 5-0, 5-1, 13-7, and 9-6. The Athletics outscored the Giants 32-14.

Answer: Arizona Diamondbacks

Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks won three of those Cy Youngs in the decade. He won them in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Brandon Webb won the team's fourth in 2006. The Twins and Indians were the only American League teams to win it twice in the decade.

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

Mack managed the Pittsburgh Pirates in the late 1890s before taking on the new Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. He kept control over the team until he stepped down in 1950. Connie took the As to eight American League crowns, and won five World Series. He died in 1956 at the age of 93.