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Hall of Famer - Billy Hamilton Quiz

This is a quiz about the baseball player named Billy Hamilton. This quiz will ask you about his postion, his batting and his overall career. This man was a Hall of Famer that does not get much credit because he played in the 19th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by baseballfreek. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
baseballfreek

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,450

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
4 / 5

Plays
178

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. What teams did Billy Hamilton Play for? Hint

Kansas City, Chicago and Philadelphia

Chicago, Boston

Boston, Philadelphia and Kansas City

Boston Only

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Question 2 of 5

2. How many years did Billy Hamilton have over 100 stolen bases? Hint

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Question 3 of 5

3. Billy Hamilton played in two different leagues?

True

False

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Question 4 of 5

4. How many home runs did Billy Hamilton hit in his 14 year career? Hint

203

145

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Question 5 of 5

5. What postion did Billy Hamilton play? Hint

Outfield

Catcher

2nd Base

Utillity

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What teams did Billy Hamilton Play for?

Answer: Boston, Philadelphia and Kansas City

Billy Hamilton played his first 2 years of Baseball in Kansas City where he hit .249 with 130 stolen bases including 111 one year. Then he went to Philadelphia where he played the next 6 years. He racked up a .448 On Base Percentage with 508 steals and over 1,000 hits.

Then he finished his career in Boston where he played 6 more season hitting .338 with 545 walks and a .453 On base Percentage. Overall Hamilton hit .344 with 1,187 stolen bases.

2. How many years did Billy Hamilton have over 100 stolen bases?

Answer: 3

1889, 1890 and 1891, are the years that Billy Hamilton had over 100 steals. In those years he had a total of 324 steals including 2 years of 111 steals. Hamilton also had 2 years where he came within 5 of 100, but could not reach it.

3. Billy Hamilton played in two different leagues?

Answer: True

Billy Hamilton played in the National League for 12 years with Philadelphia and Boston, but his 2 years with KC came in the American Association. The American Association lasted for 10 years from 1882-1891.

4. How many home runs did Billy Hamilton hit in his 14 year career?

Answer: 40

This was during the dead ball era, so not many home runs were hit, so his highest HR season was 7 which he did in 1895. He usually was good for 3-4 HRs a season. The only year he did not hit a home run was in his rookie season.

5. What postion did Billy Hamilton play?

Answer: Outfield

Billy Hamilton played all 14 years in the outfield. He was not a great fielder commiting over 30 errors in a season 4 times in his career. His total fielding percentage was .926 and he had a total of 182 outfield assist in his career.

Source: Author baseballfreek

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