Baseball for Dummies #40 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1901

It is ironic because Lajoie played 5 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies until 1900. In his first season with Connie Mack's Athletics in 1901, he set this almost unreachable mark in history. In 21 seasons, he never hit .400 again, and still retired with an outstanding average of .338.

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock was the thief of 118 in 1974 with the St.Louis Cardinals. Brock, at the age of 35, set the new mark while playing in only 153 games in the season. His record held for 8 years, until Rickey Henderson stole 130 in 1982. None of the others listed, stole more than 30 bases in their entire career.

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb obtained the nickname because he was born in Narrows, Georgia. Over Cobb's 24 seasons, he also pitched in 3 games in his career with the Tigers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936, and was one of the first 5 players to make the induction.

Answer: Albert Pujols

Pujols, in his 2nd season with the Cardinals, led the team for the 2nd consecutive year in home runs. In 2001 as a rookie he smacked 37, and followed it up in 2002 with another 34.

Answer: Willie Mays

A tough question because all these Giants won a Rookie of the Year Award. Mays won the award 7 years earlier than the others listed. The 'Say Hey Kid', tore up the league in 1951 with the Giants of New York. He belted 20 home runs and had 127 hits in his inaugural season. Willie McCovey also won the award with the Giants.

Answer: Tommy Davis

Davis is the only National Leaguer listed. He won the consecutive titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did this in his 4th and 5th season of baseball. After 8 seasons with the Dodgers, he then made 10 moves throughout the rest of his career, and retired as a Kansas City Royal in 1976.

Answer: They began as the Rockies

The franchise began as the Colorado Rockies in 1993. The team was managed by Don Baylor to a 67-95 record, for a 6th place finish in the National League West. Pitcher Armando Reynoso, was the only pitcher to win in double-figures on the team, by having a record of 12-11. Two seasons later, the Rockies entered their first Division Series, but lost to Atlanta.

Answer: Chairman of the Board

Whitey certainly was the Chairman of the Board with the Yankees. His career spanned 16 seasons from 1950-1967. He retired with 236 wins, 1956 strikeouts, a 1961 Cy Young Award, and 10 World Series victories.

Answer: Babe Ruth

The Babe was the only name missing, from the first inductees into the Hall. His accomplishments have been thoroughly documented. The others listed, deservingly made into the Hall in later years.

Answer: St.Louis

The St.Louis Cardinals got the nickname from the fans in the 1930s. The team won 3 National League Pennants, along with 2 World Series titles in the 1930s. The team was rostered with greats in the likes of, Ripper Collins, Frankie Frisch, Joe Medwick, Pepper Martin, and Leo Durocher. The teams arms included Dizzy Dean and Dazzy Vance.