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Batting Titles Trivia Quiz

Ten multiple choice questions of batting title records from the 20th Century.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,116

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2748

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Question 1 of 10

1. What player holds the record for most batting titles won? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Honus Wagner

Rod Carew

Ty Cobb

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following players have NOT won 7 batting titles? Hint

Rod Carew

Ted Williams

Stan Musial

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the most consecutive batting titles in the National League? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Willie Mays

Honus Wagner

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 4 of 10

4. What player was the youngest ever to win a batting title? Hint

Al Kaline

Ty Cobb

Reggie Jackson

Alex Rodriguez

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the oldest player to win a batting title? Hint

Wade Boggs

Tony Gwynn

George Brett

Ted Williams

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Question 6 of 10

6. What player is the ONLY third baseman to win 5 batting titles? Hint

Bill Madlock

Wally Moon

Mike Schmidt

Wade Boggs

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the last National League player to win consecutive batting titles in the 1990s? Hint

Barry Bonds

Mike Piazza

Larry Walker

Tony Gwynn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first American League catcher to win a batting title? Hint

Yogi Berra

Mickey Cochrane

Ernie Lombardi

Joe Mauer

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player was the last player to win a batting title, and not hit a home run in a season? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Rod Carew

Zack Wheat

Mickey Vernon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What player batted .401 and still finished second to a batting title? Hint

Ted Williams

Ralph Terry

Ty Cobb

Rogers Hornsby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player holds the record for most batting titles won?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb won an incredible 12 titles. Gwynn and Wagner have 8 titles.

2. Which of the following players have NOT won 7 batting titles?

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams has 'only' won 6 batting titles.

3. Who won the most consecutive batting titles in the National League?

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Hornsby won 6 from 1920 to 1925.

4. What player was the youngest ever to win a batting title?

Answer: Al Kaline

Kaline was 20 years old when he won the title in 1955 while playing for the Tigers.

5. Who was the oldest player to win a batting title?

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams was 40 years old when he won a batting title in 1958 while playing for Boston.

6. What player is the ONLY third baseman to win 5 batting titles?

Answer: Wade Boggs

Boggs won his batting titles in 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1987, and 1988.

7. Who was the last National League player to win consecutive batting titles in the 1990s?

Answer: Larry Walker

Walker won consecutive titles in 1998 and 1999 with Colorado.

8. Who was the first American League catcher to win a batting title?

Answer: Joe Mauer

Mauer won it in 2006 with the Twins. Lombardi won two in the National League.

9. What player was the last player to win a batting title, and not hit a home run in a season?

Answer: Rod Carew

Carew did this with Minnesota in 1972. Zack Wheat last did this for the National League in 1912.

10. What player batted .401 and still finished second to a batting title?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb's .401 was second to George Sisler's .420 in 1922.

Source: Author Nightmare

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