Baseball for Dummies #76 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kansas City Royals

With a win against the Indians on April 12th, the Royals became the first team to begin a season 9-0 since the 1990 Cincinnati Reds.

Answer: Warren Spahn

After appearing in 4 games in his first season in 1942, Warren lost 3 seasons to World War II. He came back in 1946 with the Braves again, and stayed with them until 1964. His final season was shared in 1965 between the Mets and the Giants. He won 363 games in his career. The other pitchers listed, retired well before the 1950 season.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The Tiger franchise began in 1901 in the American League, which is when the American League started also. They played at Bennett until 1912, then Navin Field until 1937, when they moved to Tiger Stadium in 1938. The Tigers reached 2,000,000 fans for the first time in history in 1968, when they won the World Series.

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McGwire retired after the 2001 season with the Cardinals. He hit 29 of his 583 career home runs, in his final season after 16 years.

Answer: Henry Louis Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig, also known as Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was born in New York, New York, on June 19, 1903, the year of the first World Series. New York and the World Series thing may have been an omen as he tore up the state and the American League with New York. His stats are more than baseball itself, and he retired in 1939, two years before his death.

Answer: Harold Reese

For 16 seasons, this Dodger shortstop was a consistent glove. 8 times in his career, he was in the top 10 for the National League MVP voting. He was a 10-time All-Star also. Pee Wee went to 7 World Series with the Dodgers, all against the Yankees, and only won once. Reese died in 1999.

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yaz was left-handed with the bat, although he threw right-handed. Yastrzemki's 23 seasons were all in a Red Sox uniform, from 1961-1983. 1967 was a stellar year amongst many others, in that he won a Gold Glove, the American League MVP, won the Triple Crown, and hit 3 home runs in the 1967 World Series. He retired with 452 home runs.

Answer: Philadelphia Athletics

The franchise was in Philadelphia from 1901-1954. The A's won the
World Series in 1930 against the Cardinals, which was their 2nd World Series victory in a row. The team was managed by the infamous Connie Mack. The 1930 team was rostered with the greats of Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Dykes, along with the pitching arms of Lefty Grove and Bill Shores.

Answer: Leo Durocher

The other managers listed, only managed for one team throughout their career. Durocher began his managing career with the Brooklyn Dodgers before jumping ship to crosstown rival New York Giants. In 1966, he managed the Chicago Cubs until 1972 when he went to Houston. Leo 'the lip' won 2008 games.

Answer: 130

In 1982, Henderson while in his 4th season of baseball, stole 130 bases. This was the 2nd time in his career that he topped the 100 mark. After 6 seasons with Oakland, he made his first move of many to come, by going to the Yankees. Entering the 2003 season, Rickey had moved 13 times in his career, while stealing 1403 bases.