FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Boy Did I Show Them Trivia Quiz

Short, sweet, and all multiple choice. You pick the player who went above and beyond to prove their point. Have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,527

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1160

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. All these sluggers hit at least four home runs in a World Series. Which one did it more than once to show them all it wasn't a fluke? Hint

Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth

Duke Snider

Reggie Jackson

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. In a four season span I lost 76 games, and to make my point, in two of those seasons I lost 20 games. Who am I? Hint

Jerry Koosman

Steve Carlton

Phil Niekro

Roger Craig

3. It is bad enough to hit into a double-play that squelches a possible team drive, but when you are the first player in history to hit into 30 double-plays in a season and do it three times, someone should have figured out to make me the lead-off hitter. Who am I? Hint

Babe Ruth

Reggie Jackson

Jim Rice

Mo Vaughn

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. I was considered a home run king. Unfortunately, it was not my bat but my arm that gave them up. I set a season record for dishing up 50 in one season, then gave up another 46 the following season to prove my point. Who am I? Hint

Jim Bunning

Matt Keough

Bert Blyleven

Luis Tiant

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Everyone thought it was a fluke when I led the National League in hits in 1920 with my 218. Boy did I show them. In 1921, I led the league again, this time with 235 hits, then again the following season with 250. Who am I? Hint

Heinie Zimmerman

Honus Wagner

Rogers Hornsby

Cy Seymour

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. I set a record by stealing seven bases in a World Series. To prove my point, I did it the following season also. Who am I? Hint

Lou Brock

Greg Pinchbeck

Rickey Henderson

Vince Coleman

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. I was a National League pitcher and won 21 games in a season. The following season, I won only 15 and most people thought that my 20 was a fluke. I then ran off three 20-win seasons, and followed it up with winning only 14. Everyone knew that was it for me but I showed them all. I whipped off six consecutive 20-win seasons after that. Who am I? Hint

Cy Young

Steve Carlton

Denny Lemaster

Warren Spahn

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. This player tried to prove his point as a pitcher in 1966. He set a 20th century record for throwing 27 wild pitches in the season, but nobody noticed because he hit two grand slams in one game earlier in the season. Who was this pitcher? Hint

Juan Marichal

Jim Maloney

Don Drysdale

Tony Cloninger

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. In the first 100 years of the National and American Leagues, how many times did a player hit 100 extra bases in a season? Hint

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. I wanted to make a name for myself and let hitters know that I wasn't going to put up with anything. In four consecutive seasons I led the National League for hitting batters. My point was made when I set a modern day record by hitting 20 in a season. Who am I? Hint

Juan Marichal

Moe Drabowsky

Pedro Martinez

Don Drysdale

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. All these sluggers hit at least four home runs in a World Series. Which one did it more than once to show them all it wasn't a fluke?

Answer: Duke Snider

Duke Snider of the Dodgers retired with 407 home runs after 18 seasons. 11 of those were World Series home runs. Duke smacked four in the 1952 series against the Yankees, and did it again in the 1955 series.

2. In a four season span I lost 76 games, and to make my point, in two of those seasons I lost 20 games. Who am I?

Answer: Phil Niekro

Niekro was in his 14th season with the Braves in 1977 when he went 16-20. In 1978, his 19-18 record was overshadowed by his 21-20 in 1979. In 1980, Phil's record was 15-18. Still, the Braves kept him until the end of the 1983 season. He retired, believe it or not, with a 318-274 career record in 1987.

Answer: Jim Rice

Rice of the Red Sox had a bat also in his 16 seasons by hitting 382 home runs. His weakness was the dreaded double-play. He set a record for hitting into 36 in 1984. From 1982-1985 with Jim leading the league each season, he hit into 131 double-plays. In the same time frame, Rice hit 118 home runs.

Answer: Bert Blyleven

The others never gave up more than 40 home runs in a season. 1986 saw Blyleven of the Twins give up 50, then another 46 in 1988. He would not give up more than 21 again and retired in 1992.

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

The others had already retired by 1920. Hornsby led the league four times in hits and seven times with the highest batting average. Rogers hit over .400 three times in his career. He also won two NL MVPs and two Triple Crowns. He was a 1942 Hall of Fame inductee.

6. I set a record by stealing seven bases in a World Series. To prove my point, I did it the following season also. Who am I?

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock did this in 1967 with a win over the Red Sox for his Cardinals. 1968 saw him do it again with another seven, but this was in a loss to Denny McLain and the Tigers. Lou retired with 938 stolen bases.

Answer: Warren Spahn

Spahn's first taste of a 20-win season came in 1947 when he went 20-10. His streak of six took place from 1956-1961. In that span his record was 126-71. Warren retired with 363 career wins.

Answer: Tony Cloninger

Tony hit five home runs in the 1966 season for the Braves, and only 11 in his 12 seasons. 1966 also saw him with his career high 23 RBIs, surpassing his next best of eight in a season.

9. In the first 100 years of the National and American Leagues, how many times did a player hit 100 extra bases in a season?

Answer: 9

The sluggers were Babe Ruth 119, Lou Gehrig 117, Chuck Klein 107, Hank Greenberg, Chuck Klein, and Stan Musial with 103, Rogers Hornsby 102, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig with 100.

Answer: Don Drysdale

From 1958-1961, Drysdale of the Dodgers led the league by bruising the most batters. Don set his record of 20 in 1961. Ironically, he won the Cy Young award in 1962. He led the league a total of five times in hit batsmen. Drysdale hit 154 batters in his career.

Source: Author Nightmare

This quiz was reviewed by our editing team before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.