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By the Numbers 2005 Trivia Quiz

Let's see if you can keep up with some numbers of some Major League 2005 players. Good luck. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,312

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
652

Question 1 of 10

1. If you added the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Ruben Sierra's jersey number, you would come with which new Yankee pitcher? Hint

Mike Stanton

Jason Giambi

Jorge Posada

Randy Johnson

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Mets' Carlos Beltran and Doug Mientkiwicz jersey's would combine into which Met battery player? Hint

Tom Glavine

Cliff Floyd

Mike Cameron

Mike Piazza

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Chicago White Sox welcomed a new outfielder from the Athletics for the 2005 season in the name of Jermaine Dye. Which number was his White Sox jersey? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Orioles' number 3 of Larry Bigbie and the 18 of catcher Javy Lopez, add up to which new 2005 Oriole? Hint

Rick Bauer

Sammy Sosa

Sidney Ponson

Rafael Palmiero

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Question 5 of 10

5. Adding numbers of the Cardinals' 8 of Mark Grudzielanek and the 15 of Jim Edmonds, which Cardinal pitcher would you come up with? Hint

Albert Pujols

Abraham Nunez

Cal Eldred

Scott Rolen

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Arizona Diamondbacks welcomed Shawn Green to the club in 2005. Which number did he don? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Angels' 16 of Garret Anderson coupled with the 12 of Steve Finley, would give you the jersey number of which Angel catcher/first baseman? Hint

Bret Prinz

Jose Molina

John Lackey

Kevin Gregg

8. I began my career in 1986 with the Cubs. After seven seasons I moved to Atlanta for 11 years. I came back to Chicago and played for the Cubs in 2004 and 2005. My name is Greg Maddux. Which number did I wear in 2005? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The jerseys of Dodgers' catcher Jason Phillips and infielder Cesar Izturis combined, would create the number for which other Dodger infielder? Hint

Scott Erickson

Derek Lowe

Jeff Kent

Jeff Weaver

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who entered his 11th season as a Red Sox pitcher and wore the number 49? Hint

Doug Mirabelli

Adam Stern

Mark Belhorn

Tim Wakefield

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you added the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Ruben Sierra's jersey number, you would come with which new Yankee pitcher?

Answer: Randy Johnson

Stanton was the only other pitcher listed. With Rodgriguez donning the 13 along with Sierra's 28, you would have seen the new 41 jersey of former Diamondback Randy Johnson on the mound.

2. The Mets' Carlos Beltran and Doug Mientkiwicz jersey's would combine into which Met battery player?

Answer: Mike Piazza

Glavine was the only other Met battery player listed. Beltran's 15 and Mientkiwicz's 16 totaled into the catcher Piazza's 31.

3. The Chicago White Sox welcomed a new outfielder from the Athletics for the 2005 season in the name of Jermaine Dye. Which number was his White Sox jersey?

Answer: 23

The other White Sox numbers were not worn on opening day. Dye was acquired from Oakland after four seasons. He was in his 11th Major League season in 2005.

4. The Orioles' number 3 of Larry Bigbie and the 18 of catcher Javy Lopez, add up to which new 2005 Oriole?

Answer: Sammy Sosa

The others were not new to the Orioles. Bauer was in his fifth season in 2005, Sidney Ponson was a 2004 Oriole, as was Palmiero. After 13 seasons with the Cubs, Sammy brought his number 21 to Baltimore in 2005.

5. Adding numbers of the Cardinals' 8 of Mark Grudzielanek and the 15 of Jim Edmonds, which Cardinal pitcher would you come up with?

Answer: Cal Eldred

The others were all infielders. Eldred was in his 14th season and his third with the Cardinals in 2005, wearing the number 23.

6. The Arizona Diamondbacks welcomed Shawn Green to the club in 2005. Which number did he don?

Answer: 15

After playing his first seven seasons with the Blue Jays, Green moved to the Dodgers for the 2000 season and played for five seasons with Los Angeles.

7. The Angels' 16 of Garret Anderson coupled with the 12 of Steve Finley, would give you the jersey number of which Angel catcher/first baseman?

Answer: Jose Molina

The others were Angel pitchers. Molina played for the Cubs as a rookie in 1999. He was in his sixth season with the Angels in 2005.

Answer: 31

Maddux went 16-11 with 151 strikeouts in 2004 for the Cubs.

9. The jerseys of Dodgers' catcher Jason Phillips and infielder Cesar Izturis combined, would create the number for which other Dodger infielder?

Answer: Jeff Kent

The others were all pitchers for the Dodgers. Kent (12) from Bellflower, California, came from the Houston Astros after the 2004 season. Phillips wore the number 9 while Izturis wore number 3.

10. Who entered his 11th season as a Red Sox pitcher and wore the number 49?

Answer: Tim Wakefield

The others weren't pitchers for the Red Sox. Wakefield made a name for himself in his Pirate rookie season in 1992. 1994 saw Tim in a Red Sox uniform, and his jersey and mechanics had fit the team well.

Source: Author Nightmare

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