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Don't Shut Me Out! Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice questions about players who made their mark by shutting out teams during the 20th century.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,967

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
592

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. What pitcher set the record for most shutouts in a season with 16 shutouts? Hint

Vida Blue

Pete Alexander

Dwight Gooden

Sandy Koufax

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Question 2 of 10

2. What pitcher set the record for most consecutive shutouts pitched with 6? Hint

Orel Hershiser

Don Drysdale

Bob Gibson

Denny McLain

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Question 3 of 10

3. What pitcher set the record for most consecutive shutout innings by a left hander? Hint

Carl Hubbell

Whitey Ford

Sandy Koufax

Warren Spahn

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Question 4 of 10

4. What left-hander pitched more shutouts in a season than anyone other left-handed pitcher, with 11? Hint

Steve Carlton

Vida Blue

Bob Gibson

Sandy Koufax

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Question 5 of 10

5. What American League pitcher gave up a record 14 hits in a game and still pitched a shutout? Hint

Walter Johnson

Mickey Lolich

Milt Pappas

Milt Gaston

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Question 6 of 10

6. What pitcher retired with a career total of 78 shutouts? Hint

Christy Mathewson

Cy Young

Walter Johnson

Warren Spahn

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Question 7 of 10

7. What pitcher owns the southpaw record for most career shutouts? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Eddie Plank

Whitey Ford

Steve Carlton

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Major League team once played 308 consecutive games without being shutout in 1933? Hint

Athletics

Dodgers

Cardinals

Yankees

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player set the American League record for consecutive shutout innings? Hint

Walter Johnson

Robin Roberts

Orel Hershiser

Carl Hubbell

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1964, what American League pitcher pitched a league-leading 11 shutout games in the season? Hint

Jim Kaat

Dean Chance

Jim Palmer

Andy Messersmith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What pitcher set the record for most shutouts in a season with 16 shutouts?

Answer: Pete Alexander

Pete shutout 16 teams in 1916 with Phildelphia of the National League. Jack Coombs set the American League record of 13 in 1910.

2. What pitcher set the record for most consecutive shutouts pitched with 6?

Answer: Don Drysdale

Drysdale in 1966 with Los Angeles pitched 6 consecutive shutouts. His great year along with Koufax's fabulous year of 1966 was the tops in Major League baseball.

3. What pitcher set the record for most consecutive shutout innings by a left hander?

Answer: Carl Hubbell

Hubbell pitched 45 and two-thirds consecutive innings without a run being scored with the New York Giants in 1933.

4. What left-hander pitched more shutouts in a season than anyone other left-handed pitcher, with 11?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax pitched 11 shutouts in 1963 with the Dodgers. His banner year helped the Dodgers to the World Series and then blank the Yankees 4 games to none.

5. What American League pitcher gave up a record 14 hits in a game and still pitched a shutout?

Answer: Milt Gaston

Gaston while pitching for Washington gave up 14 hits against Cleveland on July 10, 1928, and still did the shutout thing.

6. What pitcher retired with a career total of 78 shutouts?

Answer: Christy Mathewson

Mathewson was third on the list of all-time shutouts at the end of the 2000 season with 78. He retired in 1916. Walter Johnson was tops with 110 shutouts. Cy Young had 76, and Warren Spahn was sixth with 63.

7. What pitcher owns the southpaw record for most career shutouts?

Answer: Eddie Plank

Plank has 69 career shutouts, the most of all left-handed pitchers during the 20th century.

8. What Major League team once played 308 consecutive games without being shutout in 1933?

Answer: Yankees

The Yankees did this amazing feat. Lefty Grove of the Athletics stopped their streak by shutting the Yankees out 7-0.

9. What player set the American League record for consecutive shutout innings?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Johnson of Washington pitched 55 and two-thirds consecutive shutout innings including two relief appearances in 1913. Hershiser set the Major League and National League record of 59.

10. In 1964, what American League pitcher pitched a league-leading 11 shutout games in the season?

Answer: Dean Chance

Chance threw 11 for season-lead in 1964 with the Angels. At the time, it was the most shutouts in the American League since 1920.

Source: Author Nightmare

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