Baseball Lies [3] Trivia Quiz

Answer: He won six Gold Glove awards

Bad knees and all, Mantle pulled his only one Gold Glove in 1962. He was the first switch-hitter in history to bat for a Triple Crown in 1956. Mickey was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974.

Answer: He won a Manager of the Year Award

Born Cornelius McGillicuddy in 1862, he played for 11 seasons, including one season in the Players League. He had the helm of the Pirates for three seasons before taking on the new Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. The Manager of the Year Award did not begin until 1983.

Answer: He hit over 400 career home runs

Henderson fell three home runs short of becoming a member of the 300 Home Run Club. He retired with 1406 thefts, and when he retired in 2003, he was the only player to steal 1000 bases. His MVP Award came in 1990 with Oakland. His first team was the Athletics in 1979, then moved to the Yankees, then back to Oakland, then Toronto, then back to Oakland again.

In 1996 he was a Padre, then an Angel in 1997. From there it was back to Oakland, then the Mets, the Mariners, then Padres, Red Sox, and the Dodgers when he retired in 2003. Rickey was inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2009.

Answer: He played most of his career with the Padres

Gaylord spent only two seasons with the Padres in 1978 and 1979, where he bagged his second Cy Young Award. His first came with the Indians in 1972. He began his career in 1962 where he played with the Giants for 10 of his 22 seasons. Gaylord 314-265 in his career.

His career high in strikouts was in 1973 when he struck out 238 batters. However, Nolan Ryan stuck out 383 with the Angels in that season.

Answer: He won a World Series MVP Award

Ripken went to only one World Series and batted .167 against the Phillies in 1983. The Orioles would still win four games to one. Cal was the 1982 Rookie of the Year winner, won two AL MVPs in 1983 and 1991, and was the All-Star MVP in 1991 and 2001.

Answer: He was the second player in history to throw 4000 strikeouts

Johnson was a career Washington Senator from 1907-1927. His Triple Crowns were thrown in 1913, 1918, and 1924. He helped the Senators win their first World Series in 1924 against the Giants. He also retired with 110 shutouts, along with 417 wins. Walter retired with 3509 career strikeouts.

The first pitcher to reach the 4000-strikeout milestone was Nolan Ryan, then Steve Carlton in 1987. Johnson was there in 1936 when the Hall of Fame opened its doors for the first time, and inducted him among four other players.

Answer: He never went to a World Series

In the year of Denny McLain in 1968, the Tiger pitcher went 31-6 to vault the Tigers into the World Series against the Cardinals. Kaline was there in his 16th season of 21 with Detroit. Al made his only World Series count with 11 hits, two home runs, and batted .379.

However, fellow Tiger pitcher Mickey Lolich took the series MVP honors with his three wins. Kaline retired in 1974 just one home run short of the 400-club with 399, then was inducted into the hall in 1980.

Answer: He also played with the Padres

Mike was a career Philadelphia Phillie from 1972-1989. Retiring with 548 home runs, Schmidt won his three season MVPs in 1980, 1981, and 1986. He took the World Series MVP in 1980 while the Phillies won their first-ever World Series crown.

Answer: He managed the New York Giants

Casey went to three World Series as a player, one with the Dodgers and two with the Giants. He made his 1923 appearance count against the Yankees when he hit two home runs and batted .417 as a Giant. He averaged .393 in his three trips to the promised land. Casey later managed the Yankees, and took them to 10 World Series appearances in a 12-year span from 1949-1960, and they would win seven of those. Casey also managed the Dodgers, Boston Bees (Braves), and New York Mets.

Answer: He was killed in a plane crash in 1964

Clemente's final hit of his career was number 3000, then was killed three months later on December 31, 1972. His season MVP Award came in 1966. He also bagged a World Series MVP in 1971. His first World Series appearance was in 1960 in a win against the Yankees.