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Baseball in 1999 Trivia Quiz

It was the turn of the century, and baseball witnessed one of its greatest years. What do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizkid21. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Quizkid21

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What baseball manager was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on March 10th?

Answer: (Full name of Surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many home runs did Mark McGwire hit in 1999? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What happened on September 11th, 1999? Hint

Sammy Sosa hit his 60th homerun

David Cone pitched a perfect game

Eric Milton pitched a no-hitter

Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was so special about Wade Boggs' 3,000th career hit? Hint

He was to oldest to reach 3000 hits.

He was the first ever player to 3000 hits

His 3000th hit was a homerun, the first player ever to do so

He was the youngest to reach 3000 hits

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was named Manager of the Year in 1999? Hint

Joe Torre

Jim Leyland

Tommy Lasorda

Jimy Williams

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many past Yankee greats passed away in 1999?

Answer: (Number)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player hit into the last out of the century? Hint

Keith Lockhart

Mike Jackson

Chad Curtis

Chuck Knoblauch

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Question 8 of 10

8. What teams were featured in the World Series in 1999? Hint

New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves

Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins

New York Yankees and San Diego Padres

Anaheim Angels and San Francisco Giants

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many bases did Tony Womack steal in 1999? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. In an Interleague game on July 18, 1999, what special event happened? Hint

Jeff Bagwell homered in 3 consecutive at-bats

Pedro Martinez struck out 15 batters

David Cone pitched a perfect game

Tony Gwynn got his 3,000th career hit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What baseball manager was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on March 10th?

Answer: Joe Torre

Joe Torre, coach of the Yankees, was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, causing him to miss the last three weeks of Spring Training, and the first 36 games of the year.

2. How many home runs did Mark McGwire hit in 1999?

Answer: 65

Mark McGwire posted a great follow-up to his 70 home run season the previous year, with 65 in 1999.

3. What happened on September 11th, 1999?

Answer: Eric Milton pitched a no-hitter

Eric Milton of the Minnesota Twins pitched a no-no against the Anaheim Angels, to improve to 7-11 on the year.

4. What was so special about Wade Boggs' 3,000th career hit?

Answer: His 3000th hit was a homerun, the first player ever to do so

Wade Boggs played his last year in the MLB, retiring with 3,010 hits. Boggs, a Tampa Bay Devil Ray, got his 3,000th career hit off of Chris Haney of the Cleveland Indians.

5. Who was named Manager of the Year in 1999?

Answer: Jimy Williams

Jimy Williams, manager of the Red Sox, led his team to a playoff spot, their second in a row.

6. How many past Yankee greats passed away in 1999?

Answer: 2

The two all-time greats who passed away were Joe DiMaggio and Jim (Catfish) Hunter.

7. Which player hit into the last out of the century?

Answer: Keith Lockhart

On October 21, 1999, Keith Lockhart of the Atlanta Braves flied out to Chad Curtis, to give the Yankees their 25th World Series victory, and to close out the century.

8. What teams were featured in the World Series in 1999?

Answer: New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves

The Yankees played the Braves in the 1999 World Series, in which the Yankees won in 4 games. Mariano Rivera was the MVP, and Roger Clemens had finally recieved his world championship ring.

9. How many bases did Tony Womack steal in 1999?

Answer: 72

Tony Womack of the Arizona Diamondbacks stole 72 bases in 1999, 58 shy of Ricky Henderson's 130 in 1982.

10. In an Interleague game on July 18, 1999, what special event happened?

Answer: David Cone pitched a perfect game

David Cone pitched a perfect game against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, in an interleague game. Since David Wells pitched a perfect game on May 17, 1998, against the Minnesota Twins.

Source: Author Quizkid21

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