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Food for Baseball? Trivia Quiz

Even someone from Wales can write a Major League Baseball quiz! This is all multiple choice about players with some strange nicknames pertaining to food. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by jonnowales. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jonnowales

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
674

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Many wonder why this Hall of Famer was nicknamed "Georgia Peach" because there was nothing sweet about him. Known for spiking opponents during a slide, he held the season stolen base record for almost 50 seasons. Who is this outfielder? Hint

Ty Cobb

Manny Ramirez

Duke Snider

Johnny Callison

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Question 2 of 10

2. Cooked goose is one way to describe the ups and downs of this Hall of Famer. He pitched for nine teams over 22 seasons, and wore the number 54 on his back. A Rolaids Relief Award winner, he retired in 1994. Who was this player nicknamed "Goose"? Hint

Rich Gossage

Bobby Gosseren

Pat Goslin

Don Drysdale

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Question 3 of 10

3. Two famous baseball players were nicknamed "Big Mac". One was Mark McGwire who played with the Athletics and Cardinals, and the other is a Hall of Fame San Francisco Giant who won a Rookie of the Year Award in addition to the MVP. Who is this slugger? Hint

Mace Brown

Willie McCovey

Gil McDougald

Clete Boyer

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Question 4 of 10

4. How about some cake for dessert? This Hall of Fame pitcher had his cake and ice cream throughout most of his career, winning three Cy Young awards with the same team. Who is this pitcher nicknamed "Cakes"? Hint

Jim Palmer

John Candelaria

Don Sutton

Luis Tiant

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Hall of Famer began his career in 1909 and played 18 of his 19 seasons with the Dodgers in their outfield. He contended for the MVP in 1924 but came up short. Who is this former Dodger nicknamed "Buck Wheat"? Hint

Jackie Robinson

Bobby Doerr

Buck Wheaton

Zack Wheat

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Detroit Tiger pitcher was nicknamed "Sugar". He is most remembered for walking little Eddie Gaedel of the St. Louis Browns in 1951, but who is he? Hint

Rob Dibble

Rollie Fingers

Bob Cain

Jim Kaat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Biscuits and gravy sounds pretty good, but how about "Biscuit Pants"? Which Hall of Fame Yankee great had this nickname early in his career? Hint

Lou Gehrig

Yogi Berra

Bob Meusel

Thurman Munson

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Question 8 of 10

8. This 17-season Pittsburgh Pirate was one of the most outstanding third basemen of the 1920s and 1930s. A Hall of Fame inductee, he led the league only once in triples, but was respected for his consistency by batting over .300 10 times in his career. Which Hall of Fame Pirate is this? Hint

Jeff Torborg

Lloyd Waner

Harold Traynor

Dick Dietz

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Question 9 of 10

9. I wonder if Christina Aguilera was thinking of a baseball player when she sang one of her hit songs, or whether a baseball player was the focus of a 1992 film. Which 1970s-1990s pitcher was nicknamed "Candy Man"? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Carl Hubbell

Tom Candiotti

John Candelaria

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Question 10 of 10

10. This 1954 Hall of Fame inductee was nicknamed "Rabbit". He played most of his career with the Boston Braves and retired with them along with Babe Ruth in his final season in 1935. Who is this shortstop? Hint

Rod Carew

John Kruk

Walter Maranville

Bobby Grich

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Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb spent his 24 seasons with the Tigers and Athletics from 1905-1928. He batted over .300 in all but his rookie season, and topped the .400 milestone three times. Ty batted for the Triple Crown in 1909, and won the first American League MVP Award in 1911.

Answer: Rich Gossage

Rich began it all in 1972 with the White Sox, made some moves and retired as a Mariner in 1994. In his 1002 games, he started only 37. His career record was 124-107, but 310 saves went with it. His Rolaids Relief Award came in 1978, along with his sole World Series win. Gossage was a 2008 hall inductee.

Answer: Willie McCovey

Willie took the rookie honors in 1959 and got the league's attention with his .354 average. He would go on to terrorise National League pitchers by hitting 521 career home runs. His MVP came in 1969 over Tom Seaver of the Mets and Hank Aaron of the Braves. The hall took McCovey in 1986.

Answer: Jim Palmer

Jim played his entire career with the Orioles from 1965-1974 being a 20-game winner eight times, one included being part of the Baltimore pitching staff who had four 20-game winners in 1971. His first Cy Young Award that came in 1973, prevented Nolan Ryan from winning his only one. Palmer retired with a 268-152 record and was inducted into the hall in 1990.

The others listed never won the Cy Young Award.

Answer: Zack Wheat

Zachariah Davis "Buck" Wheat was born long before Spanky, Alfalfa, and the rest of the television gang. He tied for third for the MVP in 1924 with Frank Frisch of the Giants, and took a backseat to teammate Dazzy Vance and Cardinal Rogers Hornsby.

6. This Detroit Tiger pitcher was nicknamed "Sugar". He is most remembered for walking little Eddie Gaedel of the St. Louis Browns in 1951, but who is he?

Answer: Bob Cain

Gaedel was the dwarf that Browns owner Bill Veeck came up with as a publicity stunt to be a pinch-hitter. Eddie, with the number 1/8 on his back, was walked on four pitches by Cain. Bob never won more than 12 games in his five-season career, but still had his name put in the record books.

7. Biscuits and gravy sounds pretty good, but how about "Biscuit Pants"? Which Hall of Fame Yankee great had this nickname early in his career?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

More commonly known as "The Iron Horse" for his consecutive playing game streak, Gehrig helped boost the Yankees to many World Series along with Babe Ruth. He played in the pinstripes from 1923-1939 and appeared in seven World Series, though he did not play in the series of 1923. Lou stepped down from baseball just seven home runs short of the 500-mark. He died in 1941.

Answer: Harold Traynor

Traynor was nicknamed "Pie", and played his entire career as a Pirate in the hot spot. He went to two World Series and won a ring in 1925 against the Senators, and with a series home run to his credit.

Answer: John Candelaria

Candelaria was one of those consistent pitchers that every team wanted. Although spending 12 seasons with Pittsburgh, he had short stints with the Angels, Dodgers, Yankees, Twins, Mets, and Blue Jays. Over his 600 game appearances, John had a career record of 177-122.

Answer: Walter Maranville

Maranville played from 1912-1935. As well as competing for the Braves, he also played with Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Chicago. He was runner-up in the NL MVP in 1914 to teammate Johnny Evers, with teammate Bill James finishing third. That 1914 team won the World Series over the Athletics.

Source: Author jonnowales

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