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A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,126

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 2006 season ended with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Cardinals had the best record in the Major Leagues, and were led by Albert Pujols with his 49 home runs. The Cardinals did not have a pitcher win more than 15 games in the season. Hint

The Tigers beat the Cardinals in the World Series

Jeff Suppan won 34 games for the Cardinals

Pujols hit 56 home runs in 2006

The Cardinals had the 13th best record for the season

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 2007, Barry Bonds surpassed Hank Aaron's 755 career home record. One other player passed the 600-plateau in the season, and that was Ken Griffey Jr of the Reds who hit his 600th home run in August. Alex Rodriguez won his fifth home run title, hitting over 50 for the third time in his career. The AL runner-up was Carlos Pena of the Devil Rays. Hint

It was Rodriguez's 13th home run title

It was Sammy Sosa who reached 600 in 2007

Ryan Howard was the AL runner-up in home runs

It was the first time that Rodriguez hit 50 in a season

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Cy Young award is given out to the most outstanding pitcher in each league. Randy Johnson won the award with the Seattle Mariners in 1995. He then won four consecutive Cy's from 1999-2002, and even won the Triple Crown for the Diamondbacks in 2002. Randy then fell apart in 2003 going only 6-8. He was traded to the Yankees in 2005, and then retired after the 2006 season. Hint

Randy went 27-8 in 2003, and was the Cy Young runner-up to Sandy Koufax

Johnson signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 2005

Johnson won his first Cy Young award with the Blue Jays

Johnson didn't retire in 2006

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the Chicago White Six achieved this feat in 1920, the 1971 Baltimore Orioles were the next team in history to have all four starting pitchers win 20+ plus games in a season; and were led by Mickey Lolich with his 21 wins. They won a combined 81 of the team's 101 wins. Unfortunately, the Pittsburgh Pirates would have 56 hits including five home runs to defeat the Orioles in the World Series, four games to three. Hint

The Phillies beat the Orioles in the 1971 World Series

No Oriole pitcher won 20 games in 1971

The Orioles won the 1971 series four games to none

Lolich was never an Oriole

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many Major League records and career highs were accomplished in the 2007 season. A particular one was hitter Craig Biggio of the Colorado Rockies, who had played his entire career with the Rockies. In 2007, he surpassed the 3000-hit mark in his career. The 2007 season was Biggio's 20th season in the Major Leagues.

This player joined the 3000-hit club in 2007. He was in his 20th with the Houston Astros. Who was this primary second baseman? Hint

It was Larry Walker who reached the 3000-hit club with the Rockies in 2007

The Rockies franchise folded after the 2004 season

Craig Biggio was a rookie in 2007

Biggio played his 20 seasons for the Astros

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 2005, manager Bobby Cox won his fourth Manager of the Year award. He had won three with the Atlanta Braves, but his first was with the Seattle Mariners. The Manager of the Year award began in 1983. The first NL manager to win it was Tom Lasorda of the Dodgers, and the first AL manager was Tony LaRussa of the White Sox. Sparky Anderson was the first manager to win the award twice, both with the Tigers. Hint

Cox won his first award with the Blue Jays

Lou Piniella was the first manager to win two awards

The Manager of the Year award began in 1956

2005 was the first award that Cox won

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Athletics franchise had a name for themselves when they were in Philadephia in the early days under Connie Mack. They won nine American League pennants, but things went dry after the 1931 season. The team moved to Kansas City in 1955, and still with no new pennant, then moved to Oakland in 1968. The Athletics came back as a team to reckon with from 1972-1974, as they won three consecutive World Series titles. They would have to wait another 15 seasons after that to win another World Series in 1989 under manager Frank Robinson. Hint

The Athletics were never located in Kansas City

It was the Cincinnati Reds who won three consecutive series from 1972-1974

Robinson never managed the Athletics

1972 was the first World Series appearance for the Athletics franchise

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 2007 Mets were picked to win the National League Eastern Division by many professional sports personalities and commentators. The Mets were in control most of the season in their division, but went 7-13 in their last 20 games, and 14-16 in their last 30 games of the season. This allowed the Pirates to take the Eastern Division crown by one game, then go on to the playoffs. The Mets had a cast of players including Paul LoDuca, Carlos Beltran, Moises Alou, Jose Reyes, and pitchers Tom Glavine and Oliver Perez. Willie Randolph managed the team in his third season. Hint

Randolph never managed the Mets

The Phillies won the Eastern Division crown

Paul LoDuca was a Dodger in 2007

The Mets went 16-4 in their last 20 games, but still came up short

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Question 9 of 10

9. Babe Ruth set the standard for home runs in baseball. He was the first player to ever hit 500 in a career, and retired with 714 in 1935. Jimmie Foxx was the second player to ever hit 500 in a career when he reached that plateau in 1940. The Babe played his career with the Red Sox, Yankees, then his final season was with the Boston Braves of the National League in 1935. Ruth died in 1959 in New York. Hint

Ruth died in 1948

Ruth never played for the Braves

Foxx never hit 500 home runs

The Babe retired with 755 home runs

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first pitcher in history to win 400 games in their career was the great Cy Young who retired with 511. The second pitcher to win 400 games was Steve Carlton who played mostly for the Cardinals and Phillies in his great career. Even in modern day baseball, 300 careers wins is a landmark in history. In 2007, Mets pitcher Tom Glavine reached the 300-plateau. Hint

The second pitcher to win 400 games was Walter Johnson

Glavine was a New York Yankee in 2007

In 2007, it was Roger Clemens who was the second pitcher to win his 400th game

Young retired with 714 career wins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Cardinals had the 13th best record for the season

The Cardinals won the NL Central with only a 83-78 record. Teams that won more games than the Cardinals were the Mets, Phillies, Padres, Dodgers, Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Twins, White Sox, Athletics, Angels, and then the Tigers with their 95-67 record. The Cardinals won the World Series four games to one.

Answer: It was Sammy Sosa who reached 600 in 2007

Griffey finished the 2007 season with 593 home runs, just short of the magic 600 mark. After retiring as an Oriole in 2005, Sosa came back with the Rangers for the 2007 season, passing the 600 home run mark with 609 at season's end. Ryan Howard hit over 50 home runs in the season, but he was a Phillie in the National League. Rodriguez hit 50+ home runs in 2001, 2002, and 2007.

Answer: Johnson didn't retire in 2006

Randy did go 6-8 in 2003, then bounced back with a 16-14 record in 2004. Johnson was traded to the Yankees in January 2005 for Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey, and Dioner Navarro. He went 17-8 in his first Yankee season in 2005. Randy came back to the Diamondbacks for the 2007 season.

Answer: Lolich was never an Oriole

The Orioles' massive starting pitchers were Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, and Jim Palmer, who all won 20 games in the season, then Dave McNally led the team with his 21-5 record. McNally would finish only fourth in the Cy Young voting behind Vida Blue, Mickey Lolich of the Tigers, and Wilbur Wood. Pirate Roberto Clemente had two of the five home runs in the series and hit .414, winning the series MVP award.

5. Many Major League records and career highs were accomplished in the 2007 season. A particular one was hitter Craig Biggio of the Colorado Rockies, who had played his entire career with the Rockies. In 2007, he surpassed the 3000-hit mark in his career. The 2007 season was Biggio's 20th season in the Major Leagues. This player joined the 3000-hit club in 2007. He was in his 20th with the Houston Astros. Who was this primary second baseman?

Answer: Biggio played his 20 seasons for the Astros

Biggio began his career in 1988 as the Astros catcher. Over the next 20 Astro seasons, he played every position except pitcher. Larry Walker played for the Rockies for only 10 seasons, and retired in 2005 with 2160 hits.

Answer: Cox won his first award with the Blue Jays

Cox won his first Manager of the Year award with Toronto in 1985 for the Blue Jays winning the AL Eastern Division. He then won three more with the Braves in 1991, 2004, then 2005 for his fourth award. Sparky Anderson won his awards in 1984 and 1987 with Detroit. LaRussa and Lasorda both won their second manager award in 1988.

Answer: Robinson never managed the Athletics

Connie Mack was the fixture for the Athletics, managing them from 1901-1950. He took them to eight World Series, winning five. They won the AL pennant in 1902 also, but the World Series didn't exist until 1903. Dick Williams and Alvin Dark managed the team to their three consecutive titles in the 1970s. The 1989 "Earthquake Series" was helmed by manager Tony LaRussa.

Answer: The Phillies won the Eastern Division crown

The Mets just fell apart at the end of the season. The Phillies picked away at the Mets' lead and never gave up, going 15-5 in their last 20 games of season. The Pirates were in the NL Central. It came down to the last game of the season on September 29th with both the Mets and Phillies tied. The Phillies won while the Mets lost, giving the Eastern Division title to Philadelphia.

Answer: Ruth died in 1948

In the Babe's final season with the Braves in 1935, he hit his final six home runs, including three in one game. Ruth went out in style, and got the last word in over a false promise for a managerial job. Foxx of the Athletics and Red Sox reached the 500-mark at the end of the 1940 season.

He retired with 534. It was Hank Aaron who retired with 755 home runs. On August 16, 1948, the baseball world mourned as the Babe died of cancer at the age of 53. He was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore.

Answer: The second pitcher to win 400 games was Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson, a career Washington Senator, won 417 games in his outstanding career. Walter retired with a 417-279 career record after 21 seasons. Steve Carlton retired with 329 wins in 1988. Glavine played with the Braves from 1987-2002, then signed as a free agent and had a contract with the Mets for the next five seasons. He finished the 2007 season with 303 career wins.

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