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Baseball Awards! Trivia Quiz

Includes all awards from MVP to Rolaids Relief.

A multiple-choice quiz by guruofthegame. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
guruofthegame

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,852

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1911

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Dante Bichette won NL MVP in 1995?

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first player in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season? Hint

Fred Lynn

George Brett

Jim Rice

Robin Yount

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the American and the National League?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first National League pitcher to win four straight Cy Young Awards? Hint

Curt Schilling

Randy Johnson

Greg Maddux

Tom Glavine

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first of five straight Dodgers from 1992 to 1996, to win the Rookie of the Year Award?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name both pitchers in both leagues, who won the Rolaids Relief Award in 2001. Hint

Jones and Wagner

Benitez and Rivera

Myers and Jacobs

Shaw and Hoffman

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first pitcher in Major League History to win both the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award in the same season? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Tom Seaver

Fernando Valenzuela

Gregg Olson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the NL MVP in 1998? Hint

Mark McGwire

Tom Glavine

Barry Bonds

Sammy Sosa

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first Met to win a major award given out at the end of the season? Hint

Tom Seaver

Dave Kingman

Jerry Koosman

Nolan Ryan

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Question 10 of 10

10. What award did Nomar Garciaparra receive at the end of the 1997 season? Hint

All-Star MVP

Cy Young

Rookie of the Year

World Series MVP

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dante Bichette won NL MVP in 1995?

Answer: False

Bichette was second in MVP voting. Barry Larkin won the award.

2. Who was the first player in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season?

Answer: Fred Lynn

Jim Rice was Fred's rookie teammate in that same season. Rice was second in ROY voting that year in 1975. Lynn batted .331.

3. Who was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the American and the National League?

Answer: Gaylord Perry

He won his first in 1972 with Cleveland, then again in 1978 with the Padres of San Diego. Gaylord Perry is now in the Hall of Fame.

4. Who was the first National League pitcher to win four straight Cy Young Awards?

Answer: Greg Maddux

Maddux won them from 1992-1995 with the Atlanta Braves. Randy Johnson won four straight from 1999-2002, Tom Glavine has won two, and Curt Schilling won zero.

5. Who was the first of five straight Dodgers from 1992 to 1996, to win the Rookie of the Year Award?

Answer: Eric Karros

Following Karros in order were Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Hideo Nomo, and Todd Hollandsworth.

6. Name both pitchers in both leagues, who won the Rolaids Relief Award in 2001.

Answer: Benitez and Rivera

Rivera who plays for the Yankees has become one of the best closers in the majors and had 50 saves. Benitez played for the Mets and had 43.

7. Who was the first pitcher in Major League History to win both the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award in the same season?

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

Fernando shocked baseball with his 1981 season for the Dodgers. Nolan Ryan never won a Cy Young Award in his whole career.

8. Who won the NL MVP in 1998?

Answer: Sammy Sosa

Though McGwire set the Major League Home Run record, his team, the Cardinals did not make the playoffs. Sosa's Cubs and his 66 home runs did. Sosa also led the league in RBI.

9. Who was the first Met to win a major award given out at the end of the season?

Answer: Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver won NL Rookie of the Year in 1967.

10. What award did Nomar Garciaparra receive at the end of the 1997 season?

Answer: Rookie of the Year

Nomar led Boston and the league in hits, at-bats, and triples in 1997.

Source: Author guruofthegame

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