Dressed to Depress Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bill Buckner

With two outs in the 10th, Bill Buckner, who was known for his stiff knees, let a ground ball roll through his legs. Ray Knight scored as the winning run, and the Mets went on to win the Series.

Answer: Pete Rose

Pete Rose was banned from baseball on August 24, 1989 by Commissioner of Baseball Bart Giamatti for allegedly betting on 52 games during the 1987 season.

Answer: Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays

Even though they weren't directly involved with casinos, Willie Mays (in 1979) and Mickey Mantle (in 1983) were both suspended by Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn. Kuhn's successor, Peter Ueberroth, reinstated them.

Answer: Marge Schott

On February 3rd, 1993 Marge Schott was fined $250,000 and suspended for the 1993 season for racism against African-Americans and Jews. The New York Times dubbed her "Baseball's big red headache."

Answer: Lefty Williams

The 1919 White Sox are infamous for being paid off by gamblers to throw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Eight members of the White Sox were permanently banned from baseball by Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Lefty Williams was one of them.

Although he had originally agreed to be part of the fix, by the time his third start came around, he had changed his mind. Only after his family was threatened by the gamblers did he agree to lose his third start. Although Shoeless Joe Jackson was also permanently banned, he was not a pitcher.

Answer: George Brett

On July 24, 1983, George Brett hit a game winning two run homer. Yankees manager Billy Martin immediately popped out of the dugout to protest that Brett's bat had too much pine tar on it. After a lengthy conversation with the other umpires, home plate umpire Tim McClelland called Brett out for using too much pine tar. Brett stormed out of the dugout and had to be restrained so that he didn't punch McClelland.

Answer: The Curse of the Bambino and The Curse of the Billy Goat

The Curse of the Bambino is an alleged curse on the Red Sox for trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918. The Curse of the Billy Goat is an alleged curse on the Cubs. In game 4 of the 1945 World Series between the Cubs and the Tigers, a Cubs fan named Billy Sianis was asked to leave the game because his goat that he had brought stunk, and fans were complaining.

When asked to leave, Billy said, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more." Even though the Cubs were up two games to one in the World Series, they ended up losing and the Cubs have did not win a World Series from 1908 to 2016.

Answer: Roberto Clemente

On December 31, 1972, Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash while delivering aid to Nicaragua, which had been struck by a major earthquake. The plane that Clemente was on had mechanical problems, an unlicensed pilot, and was overloaded by 4,200 pounds.

Answer: Ty Cobb

On May 15, 1912, Ty Cobb assaulted Claude Lucker who had shouted out racist comments about Cobb's African-American mother. Cobb jumped into the stands and started punching Lucker, who was missing one hand and had two fingers on the other. When fans protested to the unfair attack, Cobb said, "I don't care if he got no feet!" Cobb was suspended.

Answer: Billy Martin

Billy Martin, a five-time Yankee manager, had a short temper and was very critical of the owner of the Yankees, George Steinbrenner and star outfielder Reggie Jackson. He openly criticized Steinbrenner and suspended and screamed at Jackson on several occasions.