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Baseball's Greats Trivia Quiz

The greatest Major League Baseball players usually end up in the Hall of Fame (sorry Pete Rose). This quiz is about the first four classes of Hall of Fame Inductees (1936 through 1939).

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

Author
Bimmed

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,180

Updated
Feb 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
297

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936, which Georgia Peach was the top vote getter appearing on 98.2% of the ballots? Hint

Babe Ruth

Ty Cobb

Honus Wagner

Christy Mathewson

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936, which "youngster" tied as the second highest vote getter appearing on 95.1% of the ballots? Hint

Walter Johnson

Nap Lajoie

Babe Ruth

Christy Mathewson

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "The Flying Dutchman", tied as the second highest vote getter appearing on 95.1% of the ballots? Hint

Honus Wagner

Walter Johnson

Christy Mathewson

Nap Lajoie

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "Big Six", had the fourth highest number of votes appearing on 90.7% of the ballots? Hint

Tris Speaker

Walter Johnson

Christy Mathewson

Nap Lajoie

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "The Big Train", was the fifth highest vote getter appearing on 83.6% of the ballots? Hint

Cy Young

Nap Lajoie

Walter Johnson

Tris Speaker

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the second Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1937) which player, known as "The Frenchman", was the highest vote getter appearing on 83.6% of the ballots? Hint

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Tris Speaker

Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie

Cy Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the 1937 MLB Hall of Fame ballot which player, known as "The Gray Eagle", was the second highest vote getter appearing on 82.1% of the ballots? Hint

Eddie Collins

Cy Young

Tris Speaker

Grover Cleveland Alexander

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the second MLB Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1937) which player, known as "Cyclone", was the third highest vote getter appearing on 76.1% of the ballots? Hint

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Cy Young

Eddie Collins

Willie Keeler

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the third Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1938) which player, known as "Old Pete", was the highest vote getter appearing on 80.9% of the ballots? Hint

George Sisler

Eddie Collins

Willie Keeler

Grover Cleveland Alexander

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Question 10 of 10

10. There were four players voted into the Hall of Fame in 1939. Three were via the usual voting procedure. Who was the fourth player, added by a special election in December, 1939? Hint

Willie Keeler

George Sisler

Lou Gehrig

Eddie Collins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936, which Georgia Peach was the top vote getter appearing on 98.2% of the ballots?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb played 22 years with the Detroit Tigers and two with Philadelphia (1905-1928). He batted .366 for his career.

2. In the Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936, which "youngster" tied as the second highest vote getter appearing on 95.1% of the ballots?

Answer: Babe Ruth

In 1920, when Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs, it was a total greater than any team (except for the Yankees of course) in Major League Baseball. In 1927, when the Babe had 60 home runs, the league average per team was 58. He ended his career with 714 home runs.

3. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "The Flying Dutchman", tied as the second highest vote getter appearing on 95.1% of the ballots?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Honus tied with Babe Ruth with 215 Hall of Fame votes. He had 3,420 hits, with an average of .328, playing mainly for the Pittsburgh Pirates (18 years, 1900-1917) after his first three years were with the Louisville Colonels.

4. In the Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "Big Six", had the fourth highest number of votes appearing on 90.7% of the ballots?

Answer: Christy Mathewson

Christy was a right-handed pitcher who won 373 games and posted a career 2.13 ERA. He pitched for the New York Giants for 17 years (1900-1916), but his final year was with the Cincinnati Reds. He won 37 games in 1908, completing 34 of his 44 starts.

5. In the MLB Hall of Fame ballot for the inaugural class of 1936 which player, known as "The Big Train", was the fifth highest vote getter appearing on 83.6% of the ballots?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson had a 21-year career with the Washington Senators (1907-1927), amassing 3,509 strikeouts and posted a 2.17 ERA. During the Labor Day weekend in 1908, at 20-years old, Johnson pitched three consecutive games against the New York Yankees and shut them out in all three games, giving up a total of 12 hits.

6. In the second Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1937) which player, known as "The Frenchman", was the highest vote getter appearing on 83.6% of the ballots?

Answer: Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie

Nap was the sixth highest vote getter in 1936, just missing the Inaugural class. His vote total improved by 19 points in 1937. He had 3,243 hits in his career, with an average of .338.

7. In the 1937 MLB Hall of Fame ballot which player, known as "The Gray Eagle", was the second highest vote getter appearing on 82.1% of the ballots?

Answer: Tris Speaker

Tris was the seventh highest vote getter in 1936, just missing the Inaugural class. His vote total improved by 23.3 points in 1937. He had 3,514 hits in his career, with an average of .345.

8. In the second MLB Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1937) which player, known as "Cyclone", was the third highest vote getter appearing on 76.1% of the ballots?

Answer: Cy Young

There is a reason the annual award for Major League Baseball's best pitcher is the Cy Young Award. Cy won 511 games during his career (1890-1911), with 30 or more victories in five seasons! How was this guy not in the inaugural class?

9. In the third Hall of Fame ballot (class of 1938) which player, known as "Old Pete", was the highest vote getter appearing on 80.9% of the ballots?

Answer: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander was the only player added to the Hall of Fame in 1938! He won 373 games with a 2.56 ERA during his 18-year career (1911-1930).

10. There were four players voted into the Hall of Fame in 1939. Three were via the usual voting procedure. Who was the fourth player, added by a special election in December, 1939?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

George Sisler (85.8%); Eddie Collins (77.7%); and Willie Keeler (75.5%) were the three elected to the Hall of Fame via the normal procedure. When it was clear the Lou Gehrig's playing days were over a special election was held on December 7, 1939 and he was elected into the Hall.

Source: Author Bimmed

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