Baseball for Dummies #78 Quiz | MLB For Dummies

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1. Which of the following 2003 teams was managed by Felipe Alou?

Answer: San Francisco Giants

After being a player, and managing the Expos from 1992-2001, he replaced Dusty Baker as manager of the Giants. In the first 10 games of the season, the Giants had a record of 9-1.

2. I played for 23 seasons in the Major Leagues. I led the league in home runs 4 times in my career. I led the league twice in batting also. I hit 3 home runs in the 1957 World Series, and also won the MVP in that season. Who am I?

Answer: Hank Aaron

'Hammerin' Hank' smacked 755 home runs in his career. He began his record career in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves, hitting 13 home runs. In 1966 he made the move to Atlanta with the Braves and played his final 2 seasons with the Brewers in 1975 and 1976. The 1957 MVP was one of the closest balloting ever, with Aaron barely winning over Stan Musial and Red Schoendienst.

3. In 1997, who was the only team in the Major Leagues to win over 100 games?

Answer: Atlanta Braves

The other teams listed all won less than 70 games, and all finished in last place in their Division. The Braves went 101-61 in 1997. This was 1 of 3 consecutive seasons of winning more than 100 games. Although winning the NL Eastern Division, they were beat by the Florida Marlins for the National League Championship.

4. Following Babe Ruth, who was the second player in history to hit 50 home runs in a season?

Answer: Hack Wilson

The others listed, won a season home run championship, but all hit less than 10 to lead the league. In 1930 Hack with the Chicago Cubs belted 56 home runs and had 208 hits in the season. This slugger also batted .356. Two seasons later the great Jimmie Foxx hit 58 with the Tigers. Six years later, Hank Greenberg hit 58 also. 11 players in the 20th century reached the 50 home run mark, with Mark McGwire finishing off the century with 65 big ones.

5. What 2002 pitcher won the most games in the season?

Answer: Randy Johnson

2002 brought Johnson his 5th Cy Young Award. He went 24-5 for Arizona. This was Johnson's career high in wins to that point in his career, in his 15th season of baseball.

6. Which of the following was a Baltimore Oriole?

Answer: Jim Palmer

The others listed never played in an Oriole uniform. Palmer, a 19 year Oriole and later television sports commentator, won 268 games in his career. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1973, 1975, and 1976.

7. In 1973, Nolan Ryan set a record for striking out 383 batters in a season. Whose record did he break?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

The others listed never reached 300 in their career. In Ryan's 7th season of Major League baseball with the Angels, he broke Sandy Koufax's record with Nolan's last batter of the season, whom he struck out. Koufax set his record of 382 in 1965 with the Dodgers. Ryan struck out 300 batters 6 times in his career.

8. Nolan Ryan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999, with 99% of the Baseball Writers of America Association vote, which was the most percentage in the 20th century. Which of the following players made into the Hall with 0% of their voting?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The other players listed both gained over 90% of voting into the Hall of Fame. In 1939 Gehrig was inducted with no votes. 1939 was Gehrig's last season of baseball, before being buried less than 2 years later. Gehrig was the first (and most probably only) player to make it to the Hall with no votes.

9. There were 5 brothers in baseball who all played the game from 1888-1915. Who were these famous brothers?

Answer: Delahanty

Ed, Frank, Jim, Joe, and Tom were the Delahanty brothers of Major League baseball. Ed, the most famous and successful, played 16 seasons, mostly with the Philadelphia Quakers and Phillies of the National League. In 1903 while playing for the Washington Senators, he was killed in a freak accident in Niagara Falls.

10. The Angels appeared in their first World Series in what season?

Answer: 2002

1961 was the first Angels' season in Los Angeles. They changed their name to the California Angels in 1965, and then became the Anaheim Angels in 1997. 2002 was not only their first appearance, but their first World Series ring, by defeating the Giants 4 games to 3. Angels' Troy Glaus was the Series MVP.

Source: Author Nightmare

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Baseball for Dummies #78 Trivia Quiz

Another quiz for the dummies like myself. :-)

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