Guys Named Bob Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bobby Veach

Perhaps one of the most underrated hitters of all-time, he played in the outfield with superstars of the time in Cobb, Heilmann, and Crawford, so he was sometimes overlooked. One baseball historian pointed out that between the years 1915 and 1922, Veach drove in more runs and had more extra bases hits than Cobb, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, and George Sisler.

Answer: Bobby Wallace

Wallace also was a pitcher. In 1896, he had a 10-7 record with a 3.34 ERA. He came up in 1894 with the Cleveland Spiders and later played for the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. The Perfectos became the Cardinals from which Wallace retired in 1919.

Answer: Bobby Bonds

Bonds once held a record for lead-off home runs that has been broken. He had a tendency to strike out but did work later as a hitting coach. His son, Barry Bonds, became quite controversial because for his alleged involvement with steroids. He was also a coach for the San Francisco Giants and his son.

Answer: Bob Meusel

Meusel played nine years with the Yankees and a final year with Cincinnati. The Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee passed over Meusel, partly because of character issues. He was reported to have been a heavy drinker and womanizer, and was not well liked by his teammates.

Answer: Bob Watson

A company offered a cash prize to the player who scored the 1,000,000th run in baseball's Major Leagues. Here is the story from Joe Posnanski in "Sports Illustrated" in 1975:

"Watson scored from second base on a three-run homer by teammate Milt May at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. It was known that the 999,999th run had already scored, with sponsored updates being provided by and to every ballpark. Despite the lack of in-game urgency, Watson ran at full speed, reaching home plate approximately four seconds before Dave Concepcion, who had just homered in Cincinnati and was also racing around the basepaths. I never ran so fast in my entire life, said Concepcion."

Watson said his fan mail increased from four to eight letters a week.

After his playing days were over, Watson became the General Manager of the Houston Astros in 1993, the first African-American to hold a GM post. Later, he became Major League Baseball's Vice President in charge of discipline, rules, and on-field operations.

Answer: Bobby Doerr

Doerr retired to a small town in Oregon at 33 due a back injury. His career paralleled another second baseman, Joe Gordon. The "Sporting News Magazine" named him the MVP in 1944. His number 1 was retired by the Red Sox.

Answer: Bob Elliott

Elliott was a converted outfielder who found a home at third base. After achieving some success as a manager in the Pacific Coast League, he took over the helm of the Kansas City Athletics, but was dismissed after winning only 58 in the 154-game season. He died suddenly of a throat aneurysm a couple of years later.

Answer: Bobby Grich

Grich's best season was the almost forgotten strike-plagued year of 1981. Grich tied for the lead in home runs with 22 with Tony Armas, Dwight Evans, and Eddie Murray. He hit .304 that year. His slugging percentage was a league leading .543.

Answer: Bob O'Farrell

In the 1926 World Series that the Cardinals won over the New York Yankees four games to three, O'Farrell threw out Babe Ruth trying to steal for the final out of the game. After Hornsby left, O'Farrell managed the Cardinals for awhile but was not successful, and found himself traded as a player to the Giants, where he had two seasons with over a .300 BA.

Answer: Bob Feller

A search of the records yield Bob Feller with 266 wins, Gibson 251, Lemon 207, and Friend 197.