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Decade in a Box: 1930s Trivia Quiz

Another in a series of baseball decades. What do you know about the 1930s? More than you think! Good luck! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
666

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. 1931 saw the birth of four future Hall of Famers. Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, and which 1951 National League Rookie of the Year? Hint

Willie Mays

Darrell Porter

Terry Forster

Pat Zachry

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which team made five appearances in the World Series in the 1930s? Hint

Yankees

Dodgers

Phillies

Browns

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American Leaguer won three season MVP awards in the decade? Hint

Jimmie Foxx

Pie Traynor

Mel Ott

Lloyd Waner

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1934, which pitcher won his 270th and final victory, and was the last pitcher to legally throw a spitball? Hint

Lew Burdette

Don Larsen

Johnny Podres

Burleigh Grimes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which National League team led the Major Leagues in the decade by losing 115 games in a season? Hint

Boston Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates

Philadelphia Athletics

Brooklyn Robins

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many pitchers won more than one Cy Young award in the 1930s? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. This team was the holdout, and would finally play a home game on a Sunday in 1934. They were the last team who had not hosted at home on a Sunday. Which team hosted this event? Hint

Milwaukee Braves

Brooklyn Robins

Baltimore Orioles

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Question 8 of 10

8. Like the 1940s, this pitcher had the highest season strikeout total during the 1930s. Who was it? Hint

Warren Spahn

Allie Reynolds

Bob Feller

Johnny Sain

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1935 bid farewell to the great Babe Ruth in his final season of baseball. Which uniform was he wearing? Hint

New York Yankees

Boston Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

New York Giants

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Question 10 of 10

10. The largest season home run total in the 1930s was 58. It was reached by two players. Jimmie Foxx was one in 1932. Which Detroit Tiger slugger hit 58 in 1938? Hint

Dick McAuliffe

Willie Horton

Mickey Stanley

Hank Greenberg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1931 saw the birth of four future Hall of Famers. Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, and which 1951 National League Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Willie Mays

The others listed were born when Willie won it 20 years later. Mays also won two NL MVP awards and retired with 660 home runs. He played 20 seasons with the Giants, and his final two as a Met. 14 of his 660 career home runs were as a Met. His induction was in 1979.

2. Which team made five appearances in the World Series in the 1930s?

Answer: Yankees

The others never made it to the World Series in the 1930s. The Yankees went to the promised in 1932 against the Cubs. Then they went dry until the season following Babe Ruth's retirement from baseball in 1935. From 1936-1939, the Yankees ran a streak of four consecutive World Series victories, including two against their crosstown rival Giants.

3. Which American Leaguer won three season MVP awards in the decade?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

The others were all career National Leaguers and never won a season MVP award. Nicknamed 'Double XX', Jimmie won two with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1932 and 1933, then another with the Boston Red Sox in 1938. Foxx was the second player in history to hit over 500 career home runs, behind Babe Ruth.

After 20 seasons, Foxx retired with 534 in 1945. He was immortalized in the Hall of Fame in 1951.

4. In 1934, which pitcher won his 270th and final victory, and was the last pitcher to legally throw a spitball?

Answer: Burleigh Grimes

The others did not start their MLB careers until the 1950s. In 19 seasons, Grimes played for seven teams in his career. Five times he won 20 games in a season. He had a record of 3-4 in four World Series, and won a ring with the Cardinals in 1931. He was inducted into the hall in 1964.

5. Which National League team led the Major Leagues in the decade by losing 115 games in a season?

Answer: Boston Braves

The Athletics won the most in a season during the decade with 107 in 1931. The Braves in 1935 rostered Babe Ruth in his final season of baseball. The Braves lost 32 fewer games in 1934 prior to the Babe, lost 115 with the Babe, then lost 22 fewer after he left.

6. How many pitchers won more than one Cy Young award in the 1930s?

Answer: 0

The Cy Young award did not begin until 1956, with Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers being the first recepient.

7. This team was the holdout, and would finally play a home game on a Sunday in 1934. They were the last team who had not hosted at home on a Sunday. Which team hosted this event?

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The other teams listed did not exist in 1934. Pittsburgh lifted its 'blue law', then saw the Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds at Forbes Field. The Pirates won 9-5.

8. Like the 1940s, this pitcher had the highest season strikeout total during the 1930s. Who was it?

Answer: Bob Feller

The others did not begin their careers yet in the 1930s. Before leading the 1940s by striking out 348 in 1946, Feller led the 1930s with his 246 in 1939. Bob was a career 18-season Cleveland Indian.

9. 1935 bid farewell to the great Babe Ruth in his final season of baseball. Which uniform was he wearing?

Answer: Boston Braves

After 15 seasons with the Yankees, the Babe moved back to Boston, but instead of playing with the Red Sox again, he played with the Braves of the National League. Ruth hit his final six home runs in the season. He was one of the first five inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

10. The largest season home run total in the 1930s was 58. It was reached by two players. Jimmie Foxx was one in 1932. Which Detroit Tiger slugger hit 58 in 1938?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Although all Tigers, the others listed would not begin their careers for another three decades. Another true power hitter, Greenberg hit 331 home runs in only 13 seasons, and all but one with the Tigers. He lost three seasons to WWII in his career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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