I Know My ABC's, Do You? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Roger Clemens

Clemens started it all in 1984 with the Red Sox. He would bag his MVP and three AL Cy Youngs with them. From there he would change his uniform to a Blue Jay in 1997 and 1998 and win the AL Cy Young in both seasons. From 1999-2003 he wore the pinstripes of the Yankees and won his sixth Cy Young in 2001.

He would show up in 2004 as an Astro and win his seventh Cy Young, his first in the National League and at the age of 41. Roger retired in 2007 as a Yankee.

Answer: Rod Carew

Carew played from 1967-1985 and was hoping to be a career Minnesota Twin. That didn't happen as the Twins traded him to the Angels for four players just prior to the 1979 season. All his batting titles, MVP, Roberto Clemente Award, and Rookie of the Year Award came with the Twins up until the 1978.

After the trade to the Angels it all stopped. He played seven of his 19 seasons with the Angels until he retired in 1985. He retired with a .328 batting average. Rodney Cline Carew was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991 in his first year of eligibility with 90.5% of the balloting.

Answer: Dan Brouthers

Dan was one of those rare players who played for three different leagues in his career from 1878-1904. He began his career in the National League with the Troy Trojans. He won two consecutive batting titles with the Buffalo Bisons in 1882 and 1883. He won his third batting title with the Boston Beaneaters in 1889.

A fourth batting title came in 1891 with the Boston Reds of the American Association. Brouthers fifth title came in 1892 with the Brooklyn Grooms in 1892. He retired with a .342 career average and hit 106 home runs.

He also retired with 2296 hits and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1945 by the Old Timers Committee, 13 years after his death in 1932.

Answer: Steve Carlton

Steven Norman "Lefty" Carlton played from 1965-1988 with the Cardinals, Phillies, Twins, Giants, Indians, and White Sox. From 1965-1971 he was a St. Louis Cardinal, then was traded to the Phillies one-on-one for Philadelphia pitcher Rick Wise. All of Steve's Cy Young Awards came with the Phillies after that in 1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982. All of his strikeout crowns came with the Phillies also.

He went to two World Series with the Cardinals, and it was 1980 before he won his first World Series game and made it two against the Royals in a Phillies win.

His fourth WS appearance was in 1983 in a loss against the Orioles. Carlton was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1994.

Answer: Hank Bauer

Hank was the third Yankee to hit four home runs in a World Series, but the second to contribute to the series win. The first to hit four in the big series was the great Babe Ruth in 1926 against the Cardinals but the Yankees lost in a seven game series.

The first to shine and a big way he did with a Yankee win was Lou Gehrig who hit four in four games against the Cardinals in a Yankee World Series crown in 1928. Bauer hit his four in a seven game series win against the Braves in 1958. Hank hit only 12 home runs in the 1958 regular season.

Answer: Tommie Aaron

Brother Hank was born five years earlier than Tommie in 1934. Hank went on to a true Hall of Fame career in baseball and personal life. Hank retired with 755 home runs after 23 seasons retiring in 1976. Tommie played alongside his brother from 1962-1971 with the Braves and then retired. Tommie hit 18 home runs in his career.

The younger Aaron died just 11 days after his 45th birthday in 1984. Tommie never went to a World Series.

Answer: Dean Chance

Dean was new to Major League Baseball in 1961 as were the Los Angeles Angels. He finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year voting. He was a 20-game winner twice in his career. His first was in 1964 by going 20-9 earned him the AL Cy Young Award, the fourth AL pitcher to win it after Bob Turley, Early Wynn, and Whitey Ford. Dean's second and final 20-game season came in 1967 with the Twins when he went 20-14. Chance never saw a World Series game in his life playing for five teams and retired in 1971.

Answer: Ed Bakley

Bakley was primarily a pitcher. Bakley is remembered in baseball for three things. He didn't know where he was because he played in only six seasons but for eight teams. Four of his six seasons he lost 20+ games in a season. The last issue with Bakley is that he played in four leagues of baseball including the American Association, Union Association, National League, and Players League.

He retired in 1891 with a 76-125 record.

Answer: Pete Alexander

Grover Cleveland 'Pete' Alexander was a Phillie, Cub, and Cardinal during his 20 seasons on the mound. He won two Triple Crowns with the Phillies and one with the Cubs. Pete also won five pitching titles. If that weren't enough, he won six strikeout crowns also. Pete retired in 1930 and was inducted into the Hall in 1938. He died in 1950.

Answer: Walter Alston

Alston was a St. Louis Cardinal and played in one game on September 27, 1936. He didn't even get to play in the entire game. Manager Frankie Frisch put Walt in the game in the eighth inning to bat. He had one at-bat and struck out. Then Alston took the field at first base and committed an error in the ninth. That was it for his playing career. Alston earned his name in baseball by taking over the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and keeping the reins of the team until 1976.

In his second season he took the Dodgers to their first World Series crown in history, then would win the NL pennant again in 1956.

He would helm the Dodgers to three more World Series crowns in 1959, 1963, and 1965. He also won two more NL pennants in 1966 and 1974. Alston was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a manager in 1983, then died a year later.