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Baseball for Dummies #87 Trivia Quiz

Another quiz for Dummies like me. I had 3 correct on this one. Thanks for stopping by. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,692

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1480

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following did NOT hit over 500 home runs in their career? Hint

Sammy Sosa

Mel Ott

Eddie Murray

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 2 of 10

2. What umpire was hospitalized, after being hit in the head by a Pedro Martinez fastball, on April 12, 2003? Hint

Greg Pinchbeck

Joe Cocker

Leon Russell

Jerry Layne

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following teams did Hideo Nomo begin the 2003 season with? Hint

Los Angeles Dodgers

Milwaukee Brewers

New York Mets

Detroit Tigers

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Question 4 of 10

4. After 25 games of the 2003 season, which team was still on the bottom of the standings in both leagues? Hint

Kansas City Royals

Detroit Tigers

Montreal Expos

Chicago Cubs

5. I played for only 2 franchises throughout my entire career of 23 seasons. Before I retired in 1976, I won a National League MVP Award, was a 21 time All-Star, led the league twice in batting, and 4 times with the most home runs in a season. I went to 2 World Series, winning one of them, and hit 3 home runs in that one. Who am I? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Lou Gehrig

Hank Aaron

Mickey Cochrane

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1920, Babe Ruth broke the single season record for home runs with 54. Whose record did he break? Hint

Cy Young

Rogers Hornsby

Walter Johnson

His own

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Question 7 of 10

7. A team became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. What team were they called prior to that? Hint

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Senators

St.Louis Browns

New York Highlanders

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Question 8 of 10

8. What New York Yankee was nicknamed "Scooter"? Hint

Wes Parker

Phil Rizzuto

Julian Javier

Norm Cash

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first manager to ever win 4 Manager of the Year Awards? Hint

Tony LaRussa

Miller Huggins

Babe Ruth

Gene Mauch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team won the 1945 World Series? Hint

Baltimore Orioles

Chicago Cubs

Detroit Tigers

San Francisco Giants

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following did NOT hit over 500 home runs in their career?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

Joe retired with 361 home runs in an amazing only 13 seasons with the Yankees. Sosa topped the mark in the first 2 weeks of the 2003 season. Ott retired with 511, and Murray with 504.

2. What umpire was hospitalized, after being hit in the head by a Pedro Martinez fastball, on April 12, 2003?

Answer: Jerry Layne

None of the others listed have ever umpired baseball. Layne, a veteran since 1978, was hit in the head during the 4th inning of a Red Sox-Oriole game.

3. Which of the following teams did Hideo Nomo begin the 2003 season with?

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

After winning the 1995 Rookie of the Year Award with the Dodgers, he has moved around the Big Leagues. He has played for all the teams listed plus the Boston Red Sox in 2001. He came back to the Dodgers for the 2002 season, and has been a positive for the team in 2003.

4. After 25 games of the 2003 season, which team was still on the bottom of the standings in both leagues?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

All others listed were leading their division. The Tigers just couldn't get started in the season. With a 3-25 record, they began the season 14.5 games behind the first place Royals. At this point in the season, the Tigers still did not have a player bat over .250.

Answer: Hank Aaron

The others players listed, never played for a National League team, and did not play for 20 seasons. 'Hammerin Hank' played for the Braves of Milwaukee and Atlanta, before spending his final 2 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. He retired with 755 home runs in 1976.

6. In 1920, Babe Ruth broke the single season record for home runs with 54. Whose record did he break?

Answer: His own

Johnson and Young were pitchers. 1919 was the Babe's last season with the Boston Red Sox. He hit 29 in that season. The previous season in 1918, Ruth tied for the season lead with Tilly Walker of the Philadelphia Athletics, when they both hit a whopping 11 home runs.

7. A team became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. What team were they called prior to that?

Answer: Washington Senators

Their franchise began in 1901 with the new American League, along with the Tigers of Detroit, Chicago, and numerous others. The Senators only won 1 World Series in their 60 years of existence. In 1924, they defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 3, behind the bats of Goose Goslin, Bucky Harris, and Roger Peckingpaugh. The arms of Walter Johnson and Tom Zachary helped also.

8. What New York Yankee was nicknamed "Scooter"?

Answer: Phil Rizzuto

None of the others listed every played for the Yankees. Rizzuto, the Yankee shortstop won the American League MVP in 1950, and was the MVP runner-up in 1949 also. He went to 9 World Series, winning 7 of them. Phil retired in 1956.

9. Who was the first manager to ever win 4 Manager of the Year Awards?

Answer: Tony LaRussa

The Babe never managed, and even still, the others managed before the Manager of the Year Award was presented. Tony won his first, in the inauguration of the award in 1983 with the Chicago White Sox. He doubled that honor with the 1988 Oakland Athletics. 1992 brought him another award with the Athletics. His 4th recognition came with the 2002 St.Louis Cardinals.

10. Which team won the 1945 World Series?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Baltimore and the S.F. Giants did not exist in 1945. The Tigers defeated the Cubs 4 games to 3, behind the bat of Hank Greenberg and the arm of Hal Newhouser. This would be the Cubs' last World Series appearance in the 20th century.

Source: Author Nightmare

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