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Quiz about Baseball Statistics 3rd Edition

Baseball Statistics 3rd Edition Quiz

Enjoy my third installment of baseball fun. I hope it's the toughest yet!

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

Author
BgFrankie

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,178

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many batters did Babe Ruth strike out? Hint

488

456

672

543

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these players has the most career triples? Hint

Sam Crawford

Tris Speaker

Jake Beckley

Ty Cobb

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who recorded the highest single-season batting average in the 20th Century?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many times did Ty Cobb lead the majors in home runs? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many career innings did Cy Young pitch? Hint

6913

8482 1/3

10,157

7354 2/3

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many batters did Nolan Ryan walk in his career? Hint

2795

2639

2669

2727

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Question 7 of 10

7. What pitcher that retired before the 20th Century has the most career complete games?

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who hit the most home runs in 1930?

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many career RBI's did Hank Aaron have? Hint

2258

2291

2297

2235

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who had the most RBI's in 1937?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many batters did Babe Ruth strike out?

Answer: 488

Ruth pitched for four years with the Boston Red Sox, and four with the Yankees, though he appeared in only 5 total games with the Yankees as a pitcher. He had one appearance in 1920, 2 in '21, 1 in '30 and 1 in '33.

2. Which of these players has the most career triples?

Answer: Sam Crawford

Crawford had 309, Cobb 295, Beckley had 244, and Speaker had 222.

3. Who recorded the highest single-season batting average in the 20th Century?

Answer: Nap Lajoie

Lajoie batted .426 in the 1901 season. The closest man to that mark in that century was Rogers Hornsby with a .424 average in 1924.

4. How many times did Ty Cobb lead the majors in home runs?

Answer: 1

Cobb led the majors and Detroit in 1909 with a total of 9 home runs.

5. How many career innings did Cy Young pitch?

Answer: 7354 2/3

Young logged a total of 7356 innings, recording 511 wins and 316 losses.

6. How many batters did Nolan Ryan walk in his career?

Answer: 2795

Despite this statistic, Ryan won a total of 324 games. He also lost 292 in 807 games.

7. What pitcher that retired before the 20th Century has the most career complete games?

Answer: Pud Galvin

Galvin completed a total of 639 games, won 360 and lost 308 in 697 appearances. Cy Young, who retired in 1911, recorded 749 lifetime.

8. Who hit the most home runs in 1930?

Answer: Hack Wilson

Wilson hit 56 homers in 1930. Ruth was the closest to him that year with 49.

9. How many career RBI's did Hank Aaron have?

Answer: 2297

Aaron also hit 755 homers and had 3771 hits lifetime.

10. Who had the most RBI's in 1937?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

"Hammerin' Hank" Greenberg drove in 183 in 1937. DiMaggio was closest that year with 167.

Source: Author BgFrankie

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