FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Baseball 57
Quiz about Baseball 57

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.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Sports Trivia
  6. »
  7. MLB Challenge
  8. »
  9. MLB Very Difficult

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


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


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following pitchers gave up more career home runs? Hint


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


Question 5 of 10
5. How many times was Sandy Koufax awarded the All-Star game MVP award? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following was NOT inducted into the 1989 Baseball Hall of Fame? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many different teams did Early Wynn pitch for throughout his career of 23 seasons? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which player was born Willie Lee ________? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How many times in his career has Rickey Henderson stole 100 or more bases in a season? Hint


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



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




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

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ozzz2002 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
Related Quizzes
1. Baseball #1000 Very Difficult
2. Hot Peppered Baseball Very Difficult
3. Hold On To Your Hats! Very Difficult
4. A Real Baseball Nightmare [5] Very Difficult
5. Totally Random Baseball Very Difficult
6. The Ultimate Baseball Challenge Very Difficult
7. Baseball With a Hard Core Very Difficult
8. Baseball's Mixed Nut Challenge Very Difficult
9. Sweating to the Oldies Very Difficult
10. Major League Baseball Very Difficult
11. Dave's Baseball, Ghost Pepper Style 7 Very Difficult
12. Dave's Baseball, Ghost Pepper Style 9 Very Difficult

11/5/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us