Baseball Chain Links Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bob Turley

Turley played with little Eddie on the 1951 Browns. He was also a New York Yankee in 1958, and won the American League's first Cy Young Award with his 21-7 record. He won the award over Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette of the Braves. Bob found rookie and future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski on the Red Sox in 1963.

Answer: Don Sutton

Podres won the award in 1956 while the Dodgers won their first-ever World Series in their eighth attempt to win the big one. Knight was part of the 1986 Mets World Series, famous for the Bill Buckner incident. Podres and Sutton were in the Dodger rotation in 1966. Sutton later hooked up with Knight on the 1982 Houston Astros. Don was a 300-game winner with 324, yet was a 20-game winner only once in his career. Don was inducted into the hall in 1998.

Answer: Gabby Hartnett

Alexander spent most of his career with the Phillies and Cubs. It was the 1922 Cubs team that saw the battery of Pete and Gabby. Hubbell spent his entire career with the Giants, and it was Gabby's final season in 1941 that he caught for Carl. Hartnett spent 19 of his 20 seasons with the Cubs. He was inducted into the hall in 1955.

Answer: Jim Palmer

Brooks played his entire career with the Orioles from 1955-1977. He hooked up with Palmer in 1971, the season that the Orioles had four 20-game winners. Palmer, who was a career Oriole himself, met up with Ripken from 1981-1984. Ripken was also a career Oriole and played from 1981-2001. Palmer was a three-time Cy Young winner and was inducted into the hall in 1990.

Answer: Sam Thompson

White was with the Cleveland Forest Citys in the National Association, the first sanctioned league in 1871. He retired in 1890 with the Buffalo Bisons of the Players League. Cobb was a Tiger rookie in 1905 and played in 24 seasons. Thompson played with White on the 1886 Detroit Wolverines, then with Cobb on the 1906 Detroit Tigers. Thompson won a batting title with the Wolverines of the National League in 1887, and led the league in RBIs and hits three times. Sam was inducted into the hall in 1974.

Answer: Burleigh Grimes

Grimes was baseball's final pitcher to legally throw the spitball in 1934. He was rostered with Wagner on the 1917 Pirates, then in 1934 with Vaughan and the Pirates. Vaughan retired as a Dodger in 1948. Burleigh finished third and fourth for the National League MVP in 1928 and 1929. He retired in 1934 and was inducted in 1964.

Answer: Paul Hines

Meyerle was in the National Association with the Athletics when he batted .492 as a rookie, then would win another crown in 1874 with the Chicago White Stockings. Glasscock won the batting title with the New York Giants of the National League in 1890. Hines was with Meyerle on the 1874 Chicago White Stockings. Hines would be the first in history to bat for the Triple Crown in 1878 with the Providence Grays. Paul would meet up with Glasscock on the 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers. Hines retired in 1891.

Answer: Gomez

Lefty Gomez was with Ruth on the Yankees from 1931-1934. He would later hook up with Wynn on the 1943 Washington Senators in his final season of baseball. Lefty threw for two Triple Crowns in 1934 and 1937 with the Yankees. Gomez was inducted into the hall in 1972.

Answer: Don Drysdale

Jackie's final season was in 1956, when he met rookie pitcher Don Drysdale. Drysdale would go on to win the Cy Young Award in 1962 over Jack Sanford and Billy Pierce of the Giants. Drysdale would meet Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey in 1969, retiring with a 209-166 record. Garvey would win two All-Star Game MVPs, the NL MVP in 1974, and four Glove Glove awards. Drysdale was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.

Answer: Billy Williams

The Chicago Cubs were fat with power in the 1960s with Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Williams. Shantz and Williams were Cub teammates on the 1964 team. Williams hooked up with Blue and the Athletics in 1976. Unfortunately, Billy never saw a World Series game in his 18-season career. He did win the Rookie of the Year Award in 1961. Williams was inducted in 1987.