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Quiz about Four Old Guys 2002 MLB Season

Four Old Guys : 2002 MLB Season Quiz

This quiz reflects on the four oldest players during the 2002 Major League Baseball season: Jesse Orosco, Mike Morgan, Tim Raines, and Rickey Henderson.

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

Author
GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,503

Updated
Jun 06 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
481

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who is the oldest of the four? Hint

Orosco

Henderson

Raines

Morgan

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Question 2 of 25

2. All four players have competed and won in the World Series?

True

False

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who started in season 1978? Hint

Orosco

Henderson

Raines

Morgan

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which of the four earned his first save in five years in 2002?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which mark did Rickey Henderson not set in 2001? Hint

3,000th hit

Most bases stolen

Most career walks

Most runs scored ever

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who is the most traveled man in baseball? Hint

Orosco

Henderson

Morgan

Raines

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who played with his son in 2001? Hint

Orosco

Raines

Henderson

Morgan

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which of these four was the last to be selected to the All-Star team during the 1990s? Hint

Raines

Henderson

Morgan

Orosco

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who played in their first post-season game in 1998? Hint

Morgan

Henderson

Raines

Orosco

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who was quoted in Sports Illustrated when he said: "If I were in the Dominican Republic, I'd be 32." Hint

Henderson

Morgan

Orosco

Raines

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Question 11 of 25

11. All four of these have played for an American League East team?

True

False

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Question 12 of 25

12. All four of these have played for an American League West team?

True

False

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the four was traded four times in his career? Hint

Raines

Henderson

Orosco

Morgan

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Question 14 of 25

14. Of the four players - who played for the Expos? Hint

Orosco

Hendeson

Morgan

Raines

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Question 15 of 25

15. All four have played on a National League Central team.

True

False

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Question 16 of 25

16. All four have played on a National League West team.

True

False

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Question 17 of 25

17. Before joining the Dodgers in 2001, what team did Orosco play for? Hint

White Sox

Orioles

Cardinals

Blue Jays

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Question 18 of 25

18. Morgan was the winningest active pitcher before the 2002 season opened.

True

False

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Question 19 of 25

19. Before the 2002 season opened, how many records did Henderson hold (this includes all-time and active)? Hint

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who was born in Santa Barbara, California? Hint

Raines

Orosco

Henderson

Morgan

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who did not play in the majors in 1980 and 1981? Hint

Raines

Henderson

Orosco

Morgan

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Question 22 of 25

22. Where was Rickey Henderson born? Hint

Chicago

Los Angeles

Miami

New York City

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which of these four wanted to be "the white Satchel Paige"?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 24 of 25

24. Henderson is a switch-hitter?

True

False

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who had started more games before the 2002 season had opened: Orosco or Morgan?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the oldest of the four?

Answer: Orosco

Orosco was 45 in 2002. Henderson was 44. Raines and Morgan were 43.

2. All four players have competed and won in the World Series?

Answer: True

Morgan: 2001 Arizona, Raines: 1996 Yankees, Orosco: 1988 Dodgers and 1986 Mets, and Henderson: 1989 Oakland and 1993 Toronto.

3. Who started in season 1978?

Answer: Morgan

The others started in 1979.

4. Which of the four earned his first save in five years in 2002?

Answer: Jesse Orosco

Orosco, a lefty, is usually a middle reliever.

5. Which mark did Rickey Henderson not set in 2001?

Answer: Most bases stolen

The stolen base record was already set in 2001, when he was a Padre.

6. Who is the most traveled man in baseball?

Answer: Morgan

Arizona was Morgan's 13th team. He had already played for teams like Oakland, Cincinnati, Texas, Minnesota, the Cubs, and the Yankees.

7. Who played with his son in 2001?

Answer: Raines

The Raineses were members of the Orioles.

8. Which of these four was the last to be selected to the All-Star team during the 1990s?

Answer: Henderson

Henderson was a member of the 1991 Athletics.

9. Who played in their first post-season game in 1998?

Answer: Morgan

Morgan first appeared in the postseason as a Cub in 1998.

10. Who was quoted in Sports Illustrated when he said: "If I were in the Dominican Republic, I'd be 32."

Answer: Raines

Raines was on the 2002 Florida Marlins roster.

11. All four of these have played for an American League East team?

Answer: True

Morgan was a Yankee and Oriole, Orosco was an Oriole, Raines was an Oriole and a Yankee, and Henderson was a Yankee and a Red Sox player.

12. All four of these have played for an American League West team?

Answer: False

Orosco never played in the AL West.

13. Which of the four was traded four times in his career?

Answer: Henderson

1989, 1993, 1997, 2000.

14. Of the four players - who played for the Expos?

Answer: Raines

Raines was traded in 2001 to the Orioles. He also started with the Expos in 1979 and played with Montreal until 1990.

15. All four have played on a National League Central team.

Answer: False

Henderson never played in the NL Central.

16. All four have played on a National League West team.

Answer: False

Raines never did. Morgan is the only person to play in all three division in the AL and and all three in the NL.

17. Before joining the Dodgers in 2001, what team did Orosco play for?

Answer: Cardinals

Orosco was a Cardinal in 2000.

18. Morgan was the winningest active pitcher before the 2002 season opened.

Answer: False

He was the losingest pitcher. Morgan had a record of 145-180 before the 2002 season.

19. Before the 2002 season opened, how many records did Henderson hold (this includes all-time and active)?

Answer: 8

Henderson held all-time records in steals, walks, and runs. As for the active records he held: hits, doubles, times on base, at bats, and games played.

20. Who was born in Santa Barbara, California?

Answer: Orosco

21. Who did not play in the majors in 1980 and 1981?

Answer: Morgan

He was an Athletic in 1979 and a Yankee in 1982. Orosco did not play in the majors in 1980. Raines did not play in the majors in 2000. Henderson had competed in every season since 1979.

22. Where was Rickey Henderson born?

Answer: Chicago

23. Which of these four wanted to be "the white Satchel Paige"?

Answer: Mike Morgan

It was in ESPN Magazine.

24. Henderson is a switch-hitter?

Answer: False

Tim Raines is a switch-hitter. Henderson is a righty.

25. Who had started more games before the 2002 season had opened: Orosco or Morgan?

Answer: Mike Morgan

Morgan had started in 411 games out of the 568 played before the 2002 season. Orosco only started four out of the 1131 (most by an active pitcher).

Source: Author GoodVibe

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