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Baseball Challenger - 82 Trivia Quiz

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,185

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
544

Question 1 of 10

1. How many World Series appearances did manager Gene Mauch have throughout his managerial career of 27 seasons? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was the Designated Hitter initiated in the World Series? Hint

1974

1976

1978

1972

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following players hit into four triple plays throughout their career? Hint

Ernie Banks

Brooks Robinson

Pee Wee Reese

Leon Wagner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following players hit .382 in his last season in the Major League? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Tris Speaker

Honus Wagner

Joe Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What player hit two game-winning home runs in the 1923 World Series? Hint

Babe Ruth

Hack Wilson

Lou Gehrig

Casey Stengel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first National League relief pitcher to receive the Cy Young Award? Hint

Lee Smith

Mike Marshall

Rollie Fingers

Hoyt Wilhelm

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Major League baseball brothers all had the middle name of Paul? Hint

DiMaggio

Boone

Dean

Delhanty

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Question 8 of 10

8. What pitcher in addition to Dwight Gooden struck out 200+ batters in his first three Major League seasons? Hint

Hideo Nomo

Nolan Ryan

Orel Hershiser

Tom Seaver

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player was known as the "Fordham Flash" Hint

Luke Appling

Paul Waner

Vernon Law

Frankie Frisch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nellie Fox's jersey number of what was retired by the White Sox? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many World Series appearances did manager Gene Mauch have throughout his managerial career of 27 seasons?

Answer: 0

He never made it. The closest that he came was with the 1982 and 1986 with the Angels who finished 1st in their division but were denied in the American League playoffs both times. Mauch managed from 1960 to 1987 with the Phillies, Montreal, Minnesota, and finally the California Angels.

2. What year was the Designated Hitter initiated in the World Series?

Answer: 1976

It was 1976 and Dan Driessen of the Cincinnati Reds was the inaugural winner of the highest World Series DH batting average with a .357 to help the Reds sweep the Yankees.

3. Which of the following players hit into four triple plays throughout their career?

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Amazingly enough, Robinson of the Orioles who holds many batting records for the team along with a suitcase of fielding awards holds this ironic statistic.

4. Which of the following players hit .382 in his last season in the Major League?

Answer: Joe Jackson

After only 570 at-bats his season and career were cut short due to the Black Sox scandal. He had already hit 121 RBI's in the season for the White Sox.

5. What player hit two game-winning home runs in the 1923 World Series?

Answer: Casey Stengel

Although Stengel did this twice for the Giants in this Series, the Yankees beat the New York Giants 4 games to 2. Stengel hit .417 in that Series.

6. Who was the first National League relief pitcher to receive the Cy Young Award?

Answer: Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall threw a miraculous year in 1974 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After stealing him from the Expos the previous year, the Dodgers enjoyed Marshall's stats of 106 games with a 15-12 record, 21 saves, and 143 strikeouts.

7. What Major League baseball brothers all had the middle name of Paul?

Answer: DiMaggio

Joe, Dom, and Vince Paul DiMaggio were the brothers and all played in the Major Leagues.

8. What pitcher in addition to Dwight Gooden struck out 200+ batters in his first three Major League seasons?

Answer: Hideo Nomo

Nomo did this with the Dodgers of Los Angeles during the 1995-1997 seasons. He struck out 236, 234, and 233 in that order. In 2001 he hit the 200 mark again with the Red Sox by striking out 220.

9. What player was known as the "Fordham Flash"

Answer: Frankie Frisch

Frank Francis Frisch played 19 seasons with the New York Giants and the Cardinals from 1919-1937.

10. Nellie Fox's jersey number of what was retired by the White Sox?

Answer: 2

Fox played 19 seasons from 1947 to 1965 for the Athletics, primarily with the White Sox, and then retired with Houston. This Hall of Famers number was 2.

Source: Author Nightmare

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