Hey Rookie! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Darryl Strawberry

Darryl won the rookie award in 1983. He led the NL in home runs in 1988. The Mets let him go in 1990 and he signed as a free agent with the Dodgers. This is where his career started to back-peddle. From 1992 to 1999 when he retired, Strawberry would only play in more than 65 games in a season one time. He did go to three World Series, winning them all.
Strawberries are depicted in the photo.

Answer: Dwight Gooden

Nicknamed 'Doc', Gooden also won the Cy Young Award in 1985 for his efforts. However, apparently his efforts weren't enough as he finished fourth in the MVP voting behind Willie McGee, Dave Parker, and Pedro Guerrero. Dwight led the league with his 24-4 record, 1.53 ERA, and 268 strikeouts. Somehow he still garnered only one first place vote for the award. Gooden pitched for five teams over 16 seasons, and retired with a 194-112 record.
The photo is of Hershey's Mr. Goodbar candy bar.

Answer: Carl Morton

Carl pitched in four seasons for the Expos, then four more with Atlanta before retiring. The only statistics that he led the league in were negative, such as allowing the most hits and walking the most batters. Morton was a starter in his career, and finished with a record of 87-92.
Pictured is a container of Morton brand salt.

Answer: Thurman Munson

Thurman was killed midseason 1979 in the accident. He was an All-Star seven times in his career and was a threat to every American League pitcher. Amazingly enough, in 1981 he drew only 15.5% of the needed 75% balloting to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Even up to the 1995 balloting, it was the only time that Munson received a double-digit vote.
Pictured is Fred Gwynn, who played the character Herman Munster on the American television series, "The Munsters".

Answer: Bake McBride

Arnold Ray "Bake" McBride batted .309 along with 173 hits in 1974, winning the rookie award. That was pretty much his career highlight except for being on the 1980 Phillies team. They won the franchise's first-ever World Series against the Royals. Keith Hernandez and Joe Torre were the only other major award winners for the Cardinals in the 1970s, both taking the NL MVP Award.
Pictured is a young lady who had just received new bride status.

Answer: Geovany Soto

Soto took over the catching duties in 2008 from Michael Barrett and Jason Kendall. He won the rookie award with his .285 average and 141 hits over Joey Votto of the Reds. Soto went backwards in 2009, batting only .218 with 11 home runs.
Pictured is a classic 1959 Chrysler DeSoto.

Answer: Ted Sizemore

Sizemore won the rookie award over Coco Laboy of the Expos in 1969. Ted played with five teams over 12 seasons. He just couldn't jump start his career after his rookie season. The second baseman never experienced a World Series, and he retired in 1980.
Pictured is a young man filling his face with fat products after a super-size order.

Answer: Jack Sanford

Jack took the rookie award in 1957. After his poor performance in 1958, the Phillies traded him to the Giants. Sanford lost the Cy Young Award to Dodger Don Drysdale in 1962.
The photo is of Redd Foxx, famous for his portrayal of television actor, Fred G. Sanford, on the syndicated series "Sanford & Son".

Answer: Wally Moon

Wally had most of his career highs in his rookie season in 1954. He batted .304 with 193 hits, 12 home runs, and scored 106 times. He made two World Series appearances with the Dodgers in 1959 and 1965, winning both. Although a Dodger in 1963 also, he did not play in the series against the Yankees in a four games to none sweep.
Pictured is the Moon.

Answer: Herb Score

Although winning the rookie award for the American League, he finished third on his team for wins, and sixth in the league. The 1955 Rookie of the Year Award was presented to him over Billy Klaus and Norm Zauchin, both of the Red Sox.
The photo is of an electronic bowling score keeper.