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Challenging Baseball 59 Trivia Quiz

For your pleasure, 10 question multiple choice questions about baseball history. Thanks for visiting the site. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
83,093

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
876

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player to obtain 200 hits and steal more than 50 bases in a season? Hint

Ty Cobb

Tris Speaker

Max Carey

Honus Wagner

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who retired with 361 home runs? Hint

Hank Greenberg

Ted Williams

Johnny Mize

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following players never stole home twice in one game? Hint

Honus Wagner

Ty Cobb

Joe Tinker

Eddie Collins

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Question 4 of 10

4. What former player and Hall of Famer became the vice-chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame? Hint

Joe Morgan

Nolan Ryan

Tom Seaver

Whitey Ford

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Question 5 of 10

5. What player struck out the most times in his career against Nolan Ryan? Hint

Fred Patek

Bill Buckner

Tony Kubiak

Claudell Washington

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following players wore the number 14 on their jersey? Hint

Jim Rice

Carl Yastremski

Billy Williams

Eddie Mathews

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many teams did Babe Ruth play for throughout his Major League career? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first rookie to ever get 200 hits in a season? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Ichiro Suzuki

Lloyd Waner

Tony Oliva

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following rookie pitchers did NOT throw a no-hitter in their inaugural season? Hint

Steve Busby

Paul Dean

Fernando Valenzuela

Burt Hooten

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Question 10 of 10

10. What rookie hit 38 home runs in a season to begin their great baseball career? Hint

Jose Canseco

Mike Piazza

Frank Robinson

Al Rosen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player to obtain 200 hits and steal more than 50 bases in a season?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Cobb hit this milestone 6 out of 7 years starting in 1909, but it was Wagner who did it first with the Pirates in 1908 by hitting 201 times and stealing 53 bases.

(Ty Cobb 212 hits and 49 steals in 1907. Some sources give those stats as 212 - 53)

2. Who retired with 361 home runs?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

Joltin Joe did this with the Yankees over 14 seasons. He retired in 1951 at the age of 36.

3. Which of the following players never stole home twice in one game?

Answer: Ty Cobb

11 players did this in the 20th Century and Cobb was not one of those. The list includes, Wagner, Tinker, Collins, Ed Konetchy, Larry Doyle, Sherry Magee, Doc Gautreau, Joe Jackson, Guy Zinn, Bill Barrett, and Vic Power.

4. What former player and Hall of Famer became the vice-chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Answer: Joe Morgan

Morgan did this along with all his post-playing days. He also broadcasted for ABC, NBC, and ESPN.

5. What player struck out the most times in his career against Nolan Ryan?

Answer: Claudell Washington

Washington who played for 7 teams in his 17 seasons of baseball struck out 39 times in his career against Ryan. Not many compared to his 1266 lifetime strikeouts.

6. Which of the following players wore the number 14 on their jersey?

Answer: Jim Rice

The great Jim Rice wore this with Boston Red Sox. He retired with 382 career home runs.

7. How many teams did Babe Ruth play for throughout his Major League career?

Answer: 3

Ruth initiated his career with the Red Sox in 1914 before becoming a Yankee in 1920. His final year in 1935 was with the Boston Braves of the National League where he hit his final 6 home runs of his career.

8. Who was the first rookie to ever get 200 hits in a season?

Answer: Lloyd Waner

Waner banged out 223 hits in 1927 with the Pirates. All others listed did indeed hit 200 times in their rookie season.

9. Which of the following rookie pitchers did NOT throw a no-hitter in their inaugural season?

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

All except Fernando had no-hitters in their rookie year. Hooten in 1972, Busby in 1973, and Dean in 1934 all hit this milestone.

10. What rookie hit 38 home runs in a season to begin their great baseball career?

Answer: Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson hit 38 home runs with the Reds in 1956. It was the first 38 of 586 career home runs for the slugger.

Source: Author Nightmare

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