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Cooperstown Legends Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses on the best baseball players of all-time, the ones who made it, will make it, or should be in Cooperstown.

A multiple-choice quiz by Geniusman101. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Geniusman101

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,407

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
4955

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which player is tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the most career gold gloves, with 16? Hint

Ozzie Smith

Keith Hernandez

Roberto Clemente

Brooks Robinson

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Question 2 of 20

2. This dominant lefty, one of the best pitchers ever, has 3 Cy Young Awards, a 2.76 career ERA, and four strikeout titles. Who is he? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Whitey Ford

Steve Carlton

Lefty Gomez

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who retired as the then leader in shutouts with 110? Hint

Walter Johnson

Cy Young

Grover Alexander

Christy Mathewson

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Question 4 of 20

4. When these two pitchers retired, they were the only players to win 30 games in three straight seasons. They are _____ ? Hint

Christy Mathewson and Grover Alexander

Cy Young and Walter Johnson

Cy Young and Christy Mathewson

Grover Alexander and Jack Chesbro

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Question 5 of 20

5. Pete Rose's career batting average is over .325?

True

False

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Question 6 of 20

6. Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray are two switch hitters who are members of the 500 home run club.

True

False

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Question 7 of 20

7. This player set the record for Grand Slams (home run with the bases full) in a career, when he amassed 23 at the end of his career. Who set that record? Hint

Duke Snider

Hank Aaron

Mickey Mantle

Lou Gehrig

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which of these major league catchers has the highest career batting average? Hint

Bill Dickey

Ernie Lombardi

Johnny Bench

Mickey Cochrane

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who set a record for most hits in a season, when he hit 257 in 1920? Hint

George Sisler

Paul Molitor

Bill Terry

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which pitcher set a record for the most consecutive strikeouts when he hurled 10 straight? Hint

Steve Carlton

Nolan Ryan

Walter Johnson

Tom Seaver

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Question 11 of 20

11. This Hall of Famer is probably best known for having the most RBIs in a season with 191. Who is he? Hint

Hank Greenberg

Hack Wilson

Lou Gehrig

Al Simmons

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Question 12 of 20

12. We all know that Ted Williams was the last man to hit .400 in a season in 1941, but who was the last to do it in the National League? Hint

Bill Terry

Stan Musial

Honus Wagner

Joe Jackson

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Question 13 of 20

13. Hank Aaron carried the nickname "Hammerin' Hank." But what other old-time slugger carried the same nickname. Hint

Hank Bauer

Hank Greenberg

Hank Borowy

Hank Aguire

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Question 14 of 20

14. These two players won the first Most Valuable Player awards in 1931, after its earlier names - the Chalmers Award (1911-14), and the League Award (1922-29)? Hint

Lefty Grove and Frank Frisch

Mickey Cochrane and Chuck Klein

Jimmie Foxx and Dizzy Dean

Lefty Grove and Carl Hubbell

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Question 15 of 20

15. This old timer is known as the greatest natural hitter in the history of baseball. However, he hit over .350 for 5 seasons but never won a batting title, including one .400+ season. Hint

Ty Cobb

Joe Jackson

Rogers Hornsby

Eddie Collins

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of these Hall of Famers has never won a Cy Young award? Hint

Jim Palmer

Early Wynn

Nolan Ryan

Rollie Fingers

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Question 17 of 20

17. Cy Young pitched a perfect game?

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. Since the beginning of the Rookie of the Year award, who is the first player on the list of Rookie of the Year recipients who is in the Hall of Fame?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Other than Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb, and Lou Brock, which of these Hall of Famers has over 700 stolen bases? Hint

Tris Speaker and Joe Morgan

Honus Wagner and Joe Morgan

Eddie Collins and Honus Wagner

Eddie Collins and Ozzie Smith

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which Hall of Fame second baseman has the highest post-1900 career batting average? Hint

Frank Frisch

Napoleon Lajoie

Rogers Hornsby

Eddie Collins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player is tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the most career gold gloves, with 16?

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Robinson, who played 23 seasons with the Orioles, won 16 Gold Gloves and was inducted into the hall in 1983. Smith, Clemente, and Hernandez had 13, 12, and 11 Gold Gloves, respectively.

2. This dominant lefty, one of the best pitchers ever, has 3 Cy Young Awards, a 2.76 career ERA, and four strikeout titles. Who is he?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

From '61 to '66, Koufax had a .733 Win %, he won 5 consecutive NL ERA Titles and was a MVP in 1963. He also threw 3 no-hitters and a perfect game (1965), while winning 3 pennants and two world series titles with the Dodgers. He only played 12 years in the majors because of arthritis in his elbow. Was inducted into the Hall in 1972.

3. Who retired as the then leader in shutouts with 110?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Known as "The Big Train", Johnson recorded 110 shutouts out of his 417 career wins (which is 2nd to Cy Young), became the first player to reach 3,000 strikouts an an amazing career ERA of only 2.17. Johnson was one of the 5 original members of the Hall of Fame, going in 1936.

4. When these two pitchers retired, they were the only players to win 30 games in three straight seasons. They are _____ ?

Answer: Christy Mathewson and Grover Alexander

Mathewson threw 30, 33, and 31 wins in 1903-04-05. Grover Alexander threw 31, 32, and 30 in 1915-16-17 (his ERA never raised above 2.00 for those three seasons).

5. Pete Rose's career batting average is over .325?

Answer: False

Despite reaching 4,000 hits, Rose's career batting average is only .303... even though he should be in the Hall, because of gambling problems he can't be.

6. Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray are two switch hitters who are members of the 500 home run club.

Answer: True

Mickey Mantle was inducted in 1974, and Eddie Murray in the year 2003.

7. This player set the record for Grand Slams (home run with the bases full) in a career, when he amassed 23 at the end of his career. Who set that record?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

23 of Gehrig's 493 home runs were grand slams, just missing the 500 HR, 3,000 hit, and 2,000 RBI marks. He is ranked 4th in RBI (with 1,995) sending the "Iron Horse" off to Cooperstown in 1939.

8. Which of these major league catchers has the highest career batting average?

Answer: Mickey Cochrane

Mickey hit .320, tops for catchers when he retired, and the MVP in 1928 and 1934. He easily made the Hall of Fame in 1947.

9. Who set a record for most hits in a season, when he hit 257 in 1920?

Answer: George Sisler

Sisler set that record in 1920 while batting .407. Sisler also set the 3rd longest hit streak with 41 in 1922, before DiMaggio's 56 in 1941. Sisler's career average of .340 and a 1922 MVP sent him to the hall in 1939.

10. Which pitcher set a record for the most consecutive strikeouts when he hurled 10 straight?

Answer: Tom Seaver

As a Met, Seaver hurled 10 straight K's against the Padres on April 22nd, 1970, to go along with his 3,640 career strikeouts (5th all-time) and 3 Cy Youngs. He made the Hall of Fame in 1992.

11. This Hall of Famer is probably best known for having the most RBIs in a season with 191. Who is he?

Answer: Hack Wilson

Though Hack was overshadowed by other great hitters of his time, his most memorable accomplishment was when he hit .356-56-191 in 1930. Though he played ball in the 20s and 30's, but he wasn't elected to the Hall of Fame until 1979.

12. We all know that Ted Williams was the last man to hit .400 in a season in 1941, but who was the last to do it in the National League?

Answer: Bill Terry

Terry hit .401 in 1930. Not only is Terry a lifetime .341 hitter, but he also was, at the close of the 20th century, one of the 7 player/managers to win a World Series title (NY Giants). Terry made the Hall in 1954.
Note: Stan Musial is incorrect, as he hit .426 in 1941 with only 47 at bats, making him uneligible to recieve honors as the last N.L. player to hit .400.

13. Hank Aaron carried the nickname "Hammerin' Hank." But what other old-time slugger carried the same nickname.

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Both of these players donned the nickname "Hammerin' Hank." Aaron is obviously the leader in home runs with 755, also with 3,000+ hits, and made it to the Hall of Fame in 1982. Greenberg had 100 RBIs seven times, hitting 183 in 1937, and hitting 58 homers in 1938. His stats would've been much higher hadn't he lost 4 1/2 years to WWII. Greenberg made he Hall of Fame in 1956.

14. These two players won the first Most Valuable Player awards in 1931, after its earlier names - the Chalmers Award (1911-14), and the League Award (1922-29)?

Answer: Lefty Grove and Frank Frisch

Grove won the AL Award as a Philadelphia Athletic, Frisch won the NL Award as a St. Louis Cardinal. They both made the Hall of Fame in 1947.

15. This old timer is known as the greatest natural hitter in the history of baseball. However, he hit over .350 for 5 seasons but never won a batting title, including one .400+ season.

Answer: Joe Jackson

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson's career batting average is a whopping .356 (3rd all-time at the close of the 20th century). For four of those .350+ years he lost to Cobb, who hit .420 and .409 in 1911 and 1912. Jackson never made the Hall because he was banned for life in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

16. Which of these Hall of Famers has never won a Cy Young award?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Despite 27 seasons spanning 4 decades, Nolan Ryan never won a Cy Young award. He made it to the Hall of Fame in 1999, with his probably untouchable record 5,000 strikeouts.

17. Cy Young pitched a perfect game?

Answer: True

Cy Young (Boston) pitched a perfect game on May 5, 1904 against Philadelphia. At that time, it was the third perfect game thrown in history. Young eventally made Cooperstown in its second year of voting (1937), and has the most wins by a pitcher (511).

18. Since the beginning of the Rookie of the Year award, who is the first player on the list of Rookie of the Year recipients who is in the Hall of Fame?

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Robinson was the Rookie of the Year in 1947. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962.

19. Other than Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb, and Lou Brock, which of these Hall of Famers has over 700 stolen bases?

Answer: Eddie Collins and Honus Wagner

Collins (744) and Wagner (722) are the only other players who had over 700 stolen bases at the close of the 20th century. Joe Morgan is closest with 689.

20. Which Hall of Fame second baseman has the highest post-1900 career batting average?

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Hornsby hit .424 in 1924 for the St. Louis Cardinals, and posted a higher average in his 6-straight batting titles (.397) than Ty Cobb's 6 best seasons (.393). Hornsby finished with a .358 average (2nd to Cobb) and was inducted in 1942.
Napoleon Lajoie finished with a .338 average, Eddie Collinds finished .333 and Frank Frisch finished with a career .316 BA.

Source: Author Geniusman101

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