Are You Correct? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frank Robinson won a batting Triple Crown award

Ruth retired with 714 home runs. The Yankees were dominant in the 1950s as they went to eight World Series, but won 'only' six. Bonds was a rookie in 1986 with the Pirates, but finished sixth in the voting with no first place votes. Pitcher Todd Worrell of the Cardinals won the award in a landslide. Robinson won the Triple Crown with the Orioles in 1966, one season after being traded from the Cincinnati Reds. Robinson won the AL MVP in 1966, his second MVP, and the World Series MVP in 1966 also.

Answer: Orioles' Brooks Robinson played his entire career with Baltimore

Mack had the helm of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 seasons from 1901-1950. The Manager of the Year award began in 1983. The great Nolan Ryan threw for 27 seasons from 1966-1993. Banks was a shortstop in the first half of his career, and won two NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959. Robinson, a fixture for the Orioles, played his entire 23-season career with Baltimore. Brooks won the 1964 AL MVP along with 16 Gold Gloves at third base. Robinson went to four World Series while winning two.

He was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1983.

Answer: Pirate pitcher Roy Face went 18-1 in 1959

Nolan came up empty-handed for both awards in his great 27-season career. The Cy Young award did not begin until 1956, 30 seasons after Walter Johnson retired. Isringhausen was the closer for the Cardinals and never started a game in the season. Roy Face of the Pirates was 17-0 at one point in the 1959 season, finishing it off at 18-1. All Roy's 57 games in the season were in relief.

Answer: Atlanta Braves went to five World Series in the 1990s

The Dodgers went to three World Series throughout the 1970s, but lost them all. The Athletics won three consecutive from 1972-1974. The Phillies' 1980 World Series crown was their first, and it was their third trip to the promised land. The Cardinals defeated the Tigers in 2006, four games to one.

The Braves went to five World Series in the 1990s, but could muster only one win against the Indians in 1995. They lost to the Twins, Blue Jays, and Yankees twice.

Answer: Joe Wood won 34 games in a season for Boston

Yaz won his only Triple Crown in 1967. Williams' season high was 43 in 1949. Ted retired with 521 home runs, all for Boston. Wood went 34-5 for the Red Sox in 1912. He pitched for only 11 seasons, and had a record of 117-56 with the Red Sox.

Answer: The hall's first inductions took place in 1936

Lou Gehrig was inducted in 1939, in his last season of baseball. Jackson was inducted all by himself in 1993, and Stargell in 1988 all by himself also. Chesbro was a pitcher with the early day (Highlanders) Yankees. Both Bill Klem and Tom Connolly were umpires, and both were the first umpires inducted into the hall in 1953.

The Hall of Fame opened its doors in 1936 to five inductees. They were Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson.

Answer: The first player in the Major Leagues to bat .400 was Nap Lajoie

Brock, mostly of the Cardinals retired with 938 stolen bases. Rickey Henderson was the first to reach 1000. Williams of the Red Sox retired with a .344 average. When he retired in 1960, there were six others better than him. Sisler's season high for RBIs was 122. Hack Wilson of the Cubs set a season record with 191 RBIs in 1930.

The Major Leagues began with the American and National leagues in 1901, and this was the year that Lajoie hit .4265 with the Philadelphia Athletics.

Answer: Dallas Green took the Phillies to their first World Series title in 1980

Gene Mauch managed for 26 seasons, including Philadelphia, Montreal, Minnesota, and the California Angels. He never found a World Series. Sparky Anderson was the first manager to win two Manager of the Year awards. He did it both times with the Tigers in 1984 and 1987. Huggins shared his managing jobs between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Yankees.

His career record was 1413-1134, with a 1067-719 record with the Yankees. In Green's first full managerial season in 1980, he took Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, and the rest of the Phillies all the way against the Royals.

Answer: Both Joe DiMaggio and Catfish Hunter died in 1999

The others were all playing ball in their seasons listed. Bonds with the Cubs in 1981, Clemente with the Pirates in 1955, and Ruth with the Boston Braves in 1935. DiMaggio died March 8th at the age of 84, and Hunter on September 9th at age 53, both in 1999.

Answer: The first American League pennant went to the Chicago White Sox

The American League began in 1901 with eight teams, and the White Sox were the first to take the pennant. Boston won the first World Series in 1903. Ty Cobb was the first American League player to win a MVP in 1911. Hornsby won two MVPs with the Cardinals and Cubs of the National League in the 1920s.