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Impossible Baseball - 71 Trivia Quiz

A 10 question multiple choice quiz about baseball that I challenge you to get more than 3! Welcome to Ozzzland. Good Luck! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,544

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3906

Last 3 plays: Guest 142 (0/10), Edzell_Blue (10/10), Guest 100 (3/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player to steal 6 bases in a game, and he did it twice in the same season? Hint

Ty Cobb

Maury Wills

Rickey Henderson

Eddie Collins

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first National League player to hit an All-Star game home run? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Frankie Frisch

Hack Wilson

Arky Vaughn

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first player to be ejected from a game for throwing a spitball? Hint

Gaylord Perry

Nels Potter

Bill Voiselle

Paul Dean

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year did intentional walks become an official statistic? Hint

1949

1953

1947

1955

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following players was caught stealing 42 times in a season? Hint

Rickey Henderson

Max Carey

Dom DiMaggio

Lou Brock

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first pitcher to strike out 100 batters in a season for 20 consecutive seasons? Hint

Don Sutton

Warren Spahn

Nolan Ryan

Steve Carlton

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many consecutive batting titles did Rogers Hornsby win? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first pitcher to lose two complete games in one day? Hint

Emil Levsen

Wiley Platt

Cy Seymour

Joe McGinnity

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these pitchers hit 41 batters in a season? Hint

Don Drysdale

Joe McGinnity

Johnny Podres

Greg Pinchbeck

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the second player to ever hit a pinch-hit home run in his first Major League at-bat (38 years after the first)? Hint

Dick Schofield

Eddie Morgan

Ace Parker

Dick Nen

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Nov 11 2024 : Guest 142: 0/10
Nov 07 2024 : Edzell_Blue: 10/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 100: 3/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 107: 2/10
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Oct 12 2024 : Guest 174: 4/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player to steal 6 bases in a game, and he did it twice in the same season?

Answer: Eddie Collins

An amazing feat by itself but Collins did this 11 days apart while playing for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1912.

2. Who was the first National League player to hit an All-Star game home run?

Answer: Frankie Frisch

Frish did it in the 1933 inaugural game at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

3. Who was the first player to be ejected from a game for throwing a spitball?

Answer: Nels Potter

Potter got caught in 1944 versus the Yankees while pitching for the Browns. Gaylord Perry's mentor?

4. In what year did intentional walks become an official statistic?

Answer: 1955

It first became official in 1955 and Ted Kluszewski was the first to lead the season with 25 passes.

5. Which of the following players was caught stealing 42 times in a season?

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Henderson was caught 42 times which seems like a lot, however, he stole 130 bases in 1982 for Oakland.

6. Who was the first pitcher to strike out 100 batters in a season for 20 consecutive seasons?

Answer: Don Sutton

Sutton was the strikeout king in this category. As a former Dodger, he hit this milestone in 1985 with the Angels.

7. How many consecutive batting titles did Rogers Hornsby win?

Answer: 6

He won a total of 7 batting titles. 6 were consecutive with the Cardinals from 1920-1925.

8. Who was the first pitcher to lose two complete games in one day?

Answer: Wiley Platt

Platt while pitching for the Boston Braves lost both games of a double-header to the Pirates on June 25, 1903. He lost the first game 1-0, then the nightcap 5-3.

9. Which of these pitchers hit 41 batters in a season?

Answer: Joe McGinnity

McGinnity beaned 41 unsuspected batters in 1900 while pitching for Brooklyn.

Phil Knell (pitching for Columbus) beaned 54 in 1891 in the now defunct American Association.

10. Who was the second player to ever hit a pinch-hit home run in his first Major League at-bat (38 years after the first)?

Answer: Eddie Morgan

Morgan did it on April 14, 1936 with St. Louis. Ace Parker of the Athletics did this the following year.
The first was Bill Duggleby (Philadelphia) on April 21, 1898.

Source: Author Nightmare

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