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Baseball Oddities Trivia Quiz

The baseball season of 2011 is almost upon us. Let's see how much you know about the trivia surrounding the game.

A multiple-choice quiz by maskman22. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
maskman22

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
334,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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251

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Question 1 of 10

1. Yankee pitcher Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series. Which of these listed did not happen to Larsen in connection with his pefecto? Hint

Larsen pitched 4 perfect innings in his next World Series start, till Mickey Mantle made an error on a fly ball

Larsen was served with divorce papers in the locker room after the game

Larsen threw out the first ball at David Cone's perfect game

Larsen graduated from the same High School as David Wells, another Yankee perfect game pitcher

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the oldest player of these to hit a pinch-hit home run in a postseason game? Hint

Johnny Mize

Matt Stairs

Minnie Minoso

Jamie Moyer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first baseball person to be awarded a gold record? Hint

Harrry Kalas

Phil Rizzuto

Reggie Jackson

'Cowboy' Joe West

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Question 4 of 10

4. St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before Nolan Ryan became President of the Texas Rangers in 2008, who was the last Baseball Hall of Famer to hold a club presidency before him? Hint

Casey Stengel

Ty Cobb

Christy Mathewson

Mordecai Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pitcher Rube Waddell struck out 15 St. Louis Browns in a regular season game. Waddell was in-between his junior and senior years in high school at the time.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1959, the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs against the Kansas City A's in one inning on one hit. Who got that hit? Hint

Del Ennis

Johnny Callison

Luis Aparicio

Larry Doby

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Phillies pitcher boasted he would pick off the first batter to reach first base against him? Hint

Don Carman

Art Mahaffey

Chris Short

Bob Walk

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Question 9 of 10

9. What team in 1929 was the first team in Major League Baseball to put numbers on the back of their uniforms during the regular season? Hint

Cleveland Indians

Philadelphia Phillies

New York Yankees

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Question 10 of 10

10. What player represented his team in an All-Star Game even though he never played for that team? Hint

Van Lingle Mungo

Joe Morgan

Jeff Shaw

Rusty Staub

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Yankee pitcher Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series. Which of these listed did not happen to Larsen in connection with his pefecto?

Answer: Larsen pitched 4 perfect innings in his next World Series start, till Mickey Mantle made an error on a fly ball

Don Larsen (born August 7, 1929) pitched the sixth perfect game in Major League history in game 5 of the 1956 World Series for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

2. Who was the oldest player of these to hit a pinch-hit home run in a postseason game?

Answer: Matt Stairs

On October 13, 2008 Matt Stairs hit a pinch home run in the National League playoffs. He was playing for the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was 40 years 229 days old. Second to him is Johnny Mize 39 years 270 days.

3. Who was the first baseball person to be awarded a gold record?

Answer: Phil Rizzuto

Phil Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 to August 13, 2007) was awarded the gold record for his participation in Meatloaf's recording of "Paradise By the Dashboard Light". Phil provided the play by play in the background of the song. Rizzuto played shortstop for the Yankees from 1941 to 1956 and was one of their broadcasters from 1956 (briefly) to 1996.

He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1994.

4. St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Answer: True

Gibson (born November 9, 1935) was a pretty good hoops player, and was signed by the Trotters and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played several games with the Globies in 1957 before dedicating himself solely to baseball. Gibson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.

5. Before Nolan Ryan became President of the Texas Rangers in 2008, who was the last Baseball Hall of Famer to hold a club presidency before him?

Answer: Christy Mathewson

Nolan Ryan (born January 31, 1947) became the Rangers President in 2008. Ryan was inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1999. Christy Mathewson (August 12, 1880 to October 7, 1925) was part-time President of the Boston Braves in 1923. Mathewson was one of the first five baseball players inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

6. Pitcher Rube Waddell struck out 15 St. Louis Browns in a regular season game. Waddell was in-between his junior and senior years in high school at the time.

Answer: False

The pitcher was Bob Feller (November 3, 1918 to December 15, 2010) then a student at Van Meter High School in Iowa. Feller was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962.

7. In 1959, the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs against the Kansas City A's in one inning on one hit. Who got that hit?

Answer: Johnny Callison

It had to be the inning from Hades for the A's. There were nine walks, a hit batter and three errors. Callison (March 12, 1939 to October 12, 2006) got the only hit, a single. The game took place on April 22, 1959, and the White Sox won it 20-6.

8. What Phillies pitcher boasted he would pick off the first batter to reach first base against him?

Answer: Art Mahaffey

Mahaffey (born June 4, 1938) made that claim. Art then proceeded to not only pick off the first runner, Bill White of the St. Louis Cardinals, but also Curt Flood, the second runner to reach first base.

9. What team in 1929 was the first team in Major League Baseball to put numbers on the back of their uniforms during the regular season?

Answer: Cleveland Indians

The Indians first experimented in 1916 by putting numbers on their player's sleeves. In 1929, the Indians were first because the Yankees were rained out on Opening Day.

10. What player represented his team in an All-Star Game even though he never played for that team?

Answer: Jeff Shaw

Jeff Shaw (born July 7, 1966) was a member of the Cincinnati Reds in 1998 when he was selected for the All-Star Game. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the beginning of the All-Star break so the first game he pitched as a Dodger was in that game.

Source: Author maskman22

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