Baseballer Anagrams Quiz | Baseball

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1. You would never hear this player ask who IS FRANK COLT because he was too busy working towards the Hall of Fame. He won the AL Rookie of the Year, and was a catcher having had both his numbers 27 and 72 retired in his honor. Who is he?

Answer: Carlton Fisk

His entire career was with the Red Sox and White Sox. His Rookie of the Year Award came in 1972. After retiring in 1983, the Red Sox retired the number 27, and the White Sox number 72. He was inducted into the hall in 2000.

2. Before turning into a GRAYED PYRROL, this Hall of Fame pitcher was Cleveland's first to win a Cy Young Award.

Answer: Gaylord Perry

Perry pitched for 22 seasons and was notorious for throwing a spitball. His last six seasons resulted in moving six times. Gaylord was the first pitcher to win a Cy Young in both leagues. Cleveland's came in 1972, then San Diego's in 1978. He was also the Cy Young runner-up in 1970 to Bob Gibson of the Cardinals. Perry retired in 1983, then was inducted in 1991.

3. This Hall of Fame player must have put down a lot of energy drinks, and probably tried many ENERGY BRANDS throughout his 16 seasons. He began his career as a Phillie for one season, then was a Cub the rest of the way. He was also a NL MVP winner. Who is he?

Answer: Ryne Sandberg

Sandberg was a fixture with the Cubs while wearing the number 23 at shortstop. He was there from 1982-1997. His MVP came in 1984, and his induction in 2005.

4. When this pitcher's hair got messed up, he would say "NEED COMB NOW". He was the 1949 Rookie of the Year and won the Cy Young Award in 1956. Who was this Dodger?

Answer: Don Newcombe

Don played for only 10 seasons. His best season was his 27-7 record in 1956, which earned him baseball's first Cy Young Award. He went to three World Series with the Dodgers, but couldn't come up with one win, going 0-4.

5. This Yankee could sit out near second base and listen to BABY ROBIN CHORDS if he was bored. He was the first non-pitching player in history to win the World Series MVP Award. Who is he?

Answer: Bobby Richardson

Bobby spent his entire 12-season career with the Yankees from 1955-1966. He won his World Series MVP in 1960, although the Yankees lost the series to Bill Mazeroski and the Pirates. Richardson was also the NL MVP runner-up in 1962 to teammate Mickey Mantle. Bobby set a record for having six World Series RBIs in one game in 1960.

6. This pitcher was never considered a junk man, and he HAULS NOWHERE. He was the first pitcher in history to win consecutive MVP awards. Who is he?

Answer: Hal Newhouser

Hal played 15 of his 17 seasons as a Tiger. He went 29-9 in 1944 to win his first MVP. In 1945, he encored with a 25-9 record, along with throwing a Triple Crown for his second MVP. Newhouser almost pulled off a hat-trick when he went 26-9 in 1946, but finished MVP runner-up to Ted Williams of the Red Sox in a close balloting.

7. When this person was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the 1990s, his friends were singing like CHALKY TENORS, and one of his tenor friends had already made it into the hall. Who is this umpire?

Answer: Nestor Chylak

Chylak was a longtime umpire in Major League Baseball. He was inducted into the hall in 1999 along with the great Nolan Ryan. Fellow umpire Bill McGowen was also inducted in 1992.

8. Like an ANAL INVADE, this rookie invaded baseball when on June 12, 2010, he hit a grand slam on the first-ever Major League pitch that he saw. Who is he?

Answer: Daniel Nava

While some players have hit a grand slam in their first Major League at-bat, Nava did it on the first pitch. Nava was just called up from the Minors by the Red Sox the night before to fill in for the injured Jeremy Hermida. Daniel was the second player in history to hit the big one on his first pitch. The first was Kevin Kouzmanoff who did it with the Indians in 2006.

9. Before his THAWED DEMISE, this player hit over 500 home runs in his career. He played in 15 of his 17 seasons for the Braves, wore the number 41 and was a third baseman. Who is he?

Answer: Eddie Mathews

Mathews was at third base for the Braves from 1952-1966. He was the only player that played with all three teams in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta. Eddie hit 512 career home runs, tied with the great Ernie Banks.

10. Walter Johnson played for 20 seasons in the big leagues and struck out 3509 batters in his career. He was king of strikeouts until this pitcher, who would never check to see if he RAN A NYLON, passed his career record with over 5000 of his own. Who is this?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Johnson played his entire 21 seasons with the Washington Senators from 1907-1927. He won two AL MVPs and threw three Triple Crowns. He was the king of strikeouts with 3509 in his career, until Nolan Ryan came around. Ryan never won the MVP or Cy Young awards, and pitched in 27 seasons with four teams. Nolan retired with 5714 strikeouts.

Source: Author Nightmare

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Baseballer Anagrams Trivia Quiz

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