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Quiz about Impossible Baseball 2
Quiz about Impossible Baseball 2

Impossible Baseball #2 Trivia Quiz


Another installment.

A multiple-choice quiz by cubfan. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
cubfan
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
35,150
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3937
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (2/10), Edzell_Blue (10/10), Guest 76 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the man Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first player to wear a number?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the only Yankee on hand both on the day Lou Gehrig started his consecutive-game streak and when he ended it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What player wore the name of his hometown on the back of his uniform?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the only man to be actively playing in Babe Ruth's last year and Hank Aaron's first year?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 10
6. Who played right field for the Yankees before Babe Ruth? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the middle name of all three DiMaggio brothers?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the only man to pinch-hit for Ted Williams?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first designated hitter?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. What player ran around the bases backward to commemorate his 100th home run? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 172: 2/10
Nov 07 2024 : Edzell_Blue: 10/10
Oct 25 2024 : Guest 76: 3/10
Oct 12 2024 : zzzsz: 4/10
Sep 24 2024 : sabbaticalfire: 3/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the man Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for?

Answer: Frank Saucier

Gaedel was the St. Louis Brown who was 3ft 7in tall and wore the number one-eighth.
2. Who was the first player to wear a number?

Answer: Jack Graney

He was also the first player to face Babe Ruth, and the first former player to become a broadcaster.
3. Who was the only Yankee on hand both on the day Lou Gehrig started his consecutive-game streak and when he ended it?

Answer: Wally Pipp

Lou Gehrig took over for Pipp one day because he had a headache, the rest is history. Wally Pipp was on a business trip in Detroit one day and decided to watch a baseball game. The Tigers were playing his old team the Yankees. Wally was one of the 11,379 fans that saw Gehrig take himself out of his first game in 2130 games.
4. What player wore the name of his hometown on the back of his uniform?

Answer: Bill Voiselle

His hometown's name was Ninety Six.
5. Who was the only man to be actively playing in Babe Ruth's last year and Hank Aaron's first year?

Answer: Phil Cavarretta

He played from 1934-1953 with the Chicago Cubs and 1954-1955 as a member of the Chicago White Sox.
6. Who played right field for the Yankees before Babe Ruth?

Answer: Sammy Vick

George Halas (the usual answer to this question) finished playing for the Yankees in July 1919. Sammy Vick was the starting RF for the Yankees.
Babe Ruth joined the Yankees in January 1920.
7. What was the middle name of all three DiMaggio brothers?

Answer: Paul

8. Who was the only man to pinch-hit for Ted Williams?

Answer: Carroll Hardy

He popped into a double play.
9. Who was the first designated hitter?

Answer: Ron Blomberg

10. What player ran around the bases backward to commemorate his 100th home run?

Answer: Jimmy Piersall

He did this because this was a feat that had taken him 13 years to achieve.
Source: Author cubfan

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