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Challenging Baseball Mix Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice questions about Major League baseball in the 20th century.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
698

Question 1 of 10

1. What American League team from the 1960s was known as the 'Last Hurrah Gang'? Hint

Angels

Athletics

Senators

Twins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these players hit more home runs in a three year consecutive span? Hint

Babe Ruth

Ken Griffey Jr.

Mark McGwire

Sammy Sosa

3. Bill Buckner was labeled for life, when he committed an error in game 6 of the 1986 World Series for committing an error on a routine ground ball, that ultimately cost the Red Sox the World Series. Who hit that ball? Hint

Rickey Henderson

Mookie Wilson

Ray Knight

Gary Carter

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the Oakland Athletics won their first of three consecutive World Series, who was their manager? Hint

Billy Martin

Dick Williams

Gene Mauch

Dallas Green

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Question 5 of 10

5. How much money was Jimmy Foxx sold to the Red Sox for in 1935? Hint

$175,000

$120,000

$100,000

$150,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Oakland A's player went to arbitration and was found to have an invalid contract in 1974? Hint

Sal Bando

Rollie Fingers

Catfish Hunter

Reggie Jackson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first player to win MVP awards in a League Championship Series with two different teams? Hint

Frank Robinson

Orel Hershiser

Steve Garvey

Dave Stewart

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the first brothers to win a League Championship Series MVP award? Hint

Denny and Brian Doyle

Ken and Clete Boyer

George and Ken Brett

Livan and Orlando Hernandez

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the first, unfortunate, player to ground out into three double-plays in one World Series game? Hint

Sal Bando

John Roseboro

Rickey Henderson

Willie Mays

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following managers piloted the New York Yankees to more than one World Series championship? Hint

Ralph Houk

Bob Lemon

Bucky Harris

Billy Martin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What American League team from the 1960s was known as the 'Last Hurrah Gang'?

Answer: Angels

Behind the money of owner Gene Autry, and the managing of Gene Mauch since 1961, they both spent big dollars and time on the ultimate team to make it to the World Series. Gene Mauch, after 25 years of managing, still never made it.

2. Which of these players hit more home runs in a three year consecutive span?

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire hit 193 home runs during the 1997-98-99 seasons. Sosa is second all-time with 179 during the 1998-99-00 seasons.

Answer: Mookie Wilson

It was Wilson's routine ground ball to first base that Buckner, with bad knees could not bend down to get. Ray Knight scored the go-ahead run from second base in the 10th inning to win the game, and ultimately the World Series championship for the Mets.

4. When the Oakland Athletics won their first of three consecutive World Series, who was their manager?

Answer: Dick Williams

Williams was the manager in 1972 when the A's won the first of their three consecutive World Series titles before owner Charles Finley broke the team up with trades and releases.

5. How much money was Jimmy Foxx sold to the Red Sox for in 1935?

Answer: $150,000

This was the final piece in the dismantling of the Athletics in 1935, and new owner of the Boston Red Sox, Tom Yawkey, was on a spending spree to create his own dynasty.

6. What Oakland A's player went to arbitration and was found to have an invalid contract in 1974?

Answer: Catfish Hunter

This arbitration released the A's number one pitcher from Charles Finley. Finley, unwilling to give his players raises, sold or traded them all to other teams to show his power. This was the beginning of Finley's, and the A's, demise after winning 3 consecutive World Series.

7. Who was the first player to win MVP awards in a League Championship Series with two different teams?

Answer: Steve Garvey

Garvey was the first player to ever do this with the Dodgers in 1978 and the Padres in 1984. Hershiser and Stewart were the only other players to accomplish this, but after Garvey's model play.

8. Who were the first brothers to win a League Championship Series MVP award?

Answer: Livan and Orlando Hernandez

Livan was awarded his in 1997 with the Florida Marlins, and Orlando in 1999 with the Yankees.

9. Who is the first, unfortunate, player to ground out into three double-plays in one World Series game?

Answer: Willie Mays

Mays has the dubious honor of being the only one when he played for the Giants in the 1951 fall classic against the New York Yankees, and the pitching of Allie Reynolds.

10. Which of the following managers piloted the New York Yankees to more than one World Series championship?

Answer: Ralph Houk

Harris, Lemon, and Martin showcased one World Series championship each for the Yankees. Houk guided the Yankees to the World Series rings in 1961 and 1962.

Source: Author Nightmare

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