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Baseball 57 Trivia Quiz

A variety of multiple choice questions of baseball history. Good Luck! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,631

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
801

Question 1 of 10

1. What player was the first to break the 100 barrier for stolen bases in a season? Hint

Hugh Nicol

Rickey Henderson

Maury Wills

Lou Brock

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first player to be HBP (hit by a pitch) 50 or more times in a season? Hint

Craig Biggio

Ron Hunt

Hughie Jennings

Reggie Jackson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following pitchers gave up more career home runs? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Robin Roberts

Walter Johnson

Ferguson Jenkins

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who has the highest career win percentage of managers who have helmed their team for more than 1000 games? Hint

Sparky Anderson

Cap Anson

Dusty Baker

Walter Alston

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many times was Sandy Koufax awarded the All-Star game MVP award? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following was NOT inducted into the 1989 Baseball Hall of Fame? Hint

Red Schoendienst

Carl Yastremski

Joe Morgan

Al Barlick

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many different teams did Early Wynn pitch for throughout his career of 23 seasons? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player was born Willie Lee ________? Hint

McCovey

Stargell

Mays

Davis

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times in his career has Rickey Henderson stole 100 or more bases in a season? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rogers Hornsby managed baseball teams from 1925-1937 and stopped managing until what year when he tried making a managerial comeback? Hint

1940

1952

1944

1948

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player was the first to break the 100 barrier for stolen bases in a season?

Answer: Hugh Nicol

Nicol stole 138 bases in 1887 for Cincinnati and was the first to break the 100 barrier. He stole 103 the following year.

2. Who was the first player to be HBP (hit by a pitch) 50 or more times in a season?

Answer: Hughie Jennings

Jennings was hit 51 times in 1896 with Baltimore of the National League. Hunt was hit 50 times in 1971.

3. Which of the following pitchers gave up more career home runs?

Answer: Robin Roberts

Roberts gave up a whopping 505 home runs in his career spanning 19 seasons primarily with Philadelphia. He retired in 1966. Jenkins gave up 484.

4. Who has the highest career win percentage of managers who have helmed their team for more than 1000 games?

Answer: Walter Alston

Alston managed 3658 games in 23 seasons retiring in 1976. His win percentage was .558. Anderson was the runnerup with a win percentage of .545 with just over 4000 games managed.

5. How many times was Sandy Koufax awarded the All-Star game MVP award?

Answer: 0

Amongst all the accomplishments of this great pitcher, he never received an All-Star MVP award. In Sandy's stellar year of 1965, Juan Marichal was awarded the MVP.

6. Which of the following was NOT inducted into the 1989 Baseball Hall of Fame?

Answer: Joe Morgan

In 1989 there were 4 inducted. Of the three listed including umpire Al Barlick, Johnny Bench also accompanied them. In 1990 Joe Morgan was inducted.

7. How many different teams did Early Wynn pitch for throughout his career of 23 seasons?

Answer: 3

During his 23 years he started with Washington in 1939 at age 19. In 1949 he was traded to Cleveland, and in 1958 he was traded to the White Sox. His final year in 1963 was again with Cleveland where he was 1-2 in 20 game appearances.

8. Which player was born Willie Lee ________?

Answer: McCovey

McCovey was born Willie Lee but most pitchers in the National League knew him as Stretch, Mac, Big Mac, and mostly trouble. He terrorized National League pitchers for 22 seasons and retired with 521 home runs.

9. How many times in his career has Rickey Henderson stole 100 or more bases in a season?

Answer: 3

He ripped off 100 or more 3 times in a season during his career. 1980 was his first when he stole 100. He stole 130 in 1982, and another 108 in 1983.

10. Rogers Hornsby managed baseball teams from 1925-1937 and stopped managing until what year when he tried making a managerial comeback?

Answer: 1952

In 1937 he stepped down from the St.Louis Browns of the American League. He made a comeback in 1952 again with the Browns. In 1953 and 1954 he managed the Reds both seasons for sixth place finishes. He died 10 years later. He was 701-812 in his managerial career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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