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Baseball Leaders Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with the highest lifetime batting average by position, and the winningest right and left handed pitchers. You may find a few surprises. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by jake41. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jake41

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
126,470

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which first baseman posted the highest lifetime batting average in the 20th century. Hint

Bill Terry

Jimmy Foxx

George Sisler

Lou Gehrig

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Question 2 of 10

2. The top hitting career second baseman was who? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Eddie Collins

Napoleon Lajoie

Charlie Gehringer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which third baseman led all others batting .328 lifetime? Hint

"Pie" Traynor

Wade Boggs

George Brett

Stan Hack

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Question 4 of 10

4. This shortstop was considered by some the best to ever play the game.
His lifetime average of .327 was the best ever posted at this position. Who was he? Hint

Arky Vaughn

Honus Wagner

Joe Cronin

Luke Appling

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hitting .320 as a catcher is an accomplishment. Which great led all catchers with this lifetime average? Hint

"Gabby" Hartnett

Bill Dickey

Mickey Cochrane

Ernie Lombardi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Left Field. This gentleman produced the third highest lifetime average
in all of baseball, yet he is still not commemerated in the Hall of Fame. Who was he? Hint

Ted Williams

Al Simmons

Stan Musial

Joe Jackson

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Question 7 of 10

7. There have been many great outfielders. Which of the following carried the highest lifetime average? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Tris Speaker

Ty Cobb

Earl Combs

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Question 8 of 10

8. This right fielder and sometimes pitcher, led all others listed, with a lifetime average of .342. Who do you suppose that might be? Hint

Harry Heilmann

Babe Ruth

Tony Gwynn

Paul Waner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following right-handers won the most games in the 20th century? Hint

Cy Young

Juan Marichal

Robin Roberts

Walter Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, lefthanded pitchers: Which southpaw led all others in career wins? Hint

Whitey Ford

Steve Carlton

Warren Spahn

Lefty Grove

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which first baseman posted the highest lifetime batting average in the 20th century.

Answer: Bill Terry

Terry hit .341 lifetime for the New York Giants, followed closely by Sisler of the St.Louis Browns, and Gehrig of the Yankees, both with .340. The Philadelphia Athletic's Jimmie Foxx posted a .325 average.

2. The top hitting career second baseman was who?

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

The Great Hornsby posted an amazing average of,.358 lifetime with the Cardinals. Lajoie of Cleveland at .338, Collins of the A's at .333, and Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers at .320.

3. Which third baseman led all others batting .328 lifetime?

Answer: Wade Boggs

Boggs led all third baseman of the twentieth century with that .328
average mostly with the Boston Red Sox. Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates carried a .320 average into retirement, while Brett hit .305 with the K.C. Royals, and Hack of the Chicago Cubs hit .301.

4. This shortstop was considered by some the best to ever play the game. His lifetime average of .327 was the best ever posted at this position. Who was he?

Answer: Honus Wagner

The Dutchman led all shortstops hitting .327 in his career with the Pirates. Vaughn also a Pirate chipped in with .318. Appling of the Chisox at .310, and Cronin with the Indians and Red Sox at .301.

5. Hitting .320 as a catcher is an accomplishment. Which great led all catchers with this lifetime average?

Answer: Mickey Cochrane

Dickey of the Yankees at .313, Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds at .306, and Hartnett of the Cubs at .297, all trailed Cochrane of the A's and later with the Tigers where he also managed.

6. Left Field. This gentleman produced the third highest lifetime average in all of baseball, yet he is still not commemerated in the Hall of Fame. Who was he?

Answer: Joe Jackson

"Shoeless" Joe hit a remarkable .356 lifetime with the Indians and White Sox. Williams totaled .344 with the Red Sox,
Simmons hit .334 with the A's while Musial hit .331 with the Cardinals.

7. There have been many great outfielders. Which of the following carried the highest lifetime average?

Answer: Ty Cobb

The Detroit Tigers "Georgia Peach" led the Majors with a .367 lifetime average. Tris Speaker hit .345 with the Indians, while DiMaggio and Combs both New York Yankees, retired at .325.

8. This right fielder and sometimes pitcher, led all others listed, with a lifetime average of .342. Who do you suppose that might be?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Gwynn for the San Diego Padres and Heilmann of the Tigers, both totalled .338, and Waner posted .333 for the Pirates, but they couldn't compare to the .342 average posted by the greatest Yankee of them all.

9. Which of the following right-handers won the most games in the 20th century?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Johnson won 417 games with the Washington Senators, the only other pitcher to break the 400 mark in the 20th century. Cy Young won 511 career games, but only 244 in the 20th century. Marichal won 243 with the Giants. As a footnote on Roberts, winning 286 games on a dreadful club like the Phillies, makes one wonder what he might have accomplished as a career Yankee. Young's record with the Indians and Red Sox may never be broken.

10. And finally, lefthanded pitchers: Which southpaw led all others in career wins?

Answer: Warren Spahn

Spahn posted 363 career wins with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, most for a lefty. The Phillies' Carlton finished with 329, Grove of the A's and Red Sox with 300, and Ford of the Yankees with only 236. As a footnote on Ford, one may wonder how many wins he would have attained had he been a career Phillie.

Source: Author jake41

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