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MLB Award Winners Trivia Quiz

A difficult quiz about various MLB award winners. Good luck, you'll need it.

A multiple-choice quiz by philsphanatic8. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
philsphanatic8

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following National League pitchers tied Sandy Koufax with the most wins among any National League Cy Young award winner for a single season? Hint

Tom Seaver

Steve Carlton

Fergie Jenkins

Doug Drabek

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was the oldest player to win a Rookie of the Year Award? Hint

Sam Jethroe

Joe Charboneau

Kazuhiro Sasaki

Bob Horner

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Question 3 of 10

3. What team did the first American League catcher who won the Silver Slugger Award play for? Hint

Detroit Tigers

Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

Baltimore Orioles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following pitchers had the highest ERA during the season he won the Rolaids Relief Award? Hint

Lee Smith

Antonio Alfonseca

Jose Mesa

Armando Benitez

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first MVP Award winner for the Brooklyn franchise? Hint

Jackie Robinson

Jake Daubert

Dolph Camilli

Roy Campanella

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first Expos/Nationals player to win the Rookie of the Year Award? Hint

Andre Dawson

Andres Galarraga

Mike Jorgenson

Carl Morton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which teams have had four consecutive seasons in which one of their pitchers won the Cy Young Award? Hint

Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves

Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves

Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which member of the Phillies 1950 'wiz kids' won the MVP Award? Hint

Jim Konstanty

Robin Roberts

Richie Ashburn

Del Ennis

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American League player won the Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1988? Hint

Bret Saberhagen

Gorman Thomas

Bert Blyleven

Storm Davis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following was the first manager to win Manager of the Year when his team finished the season with a losing record? Hint

Lou Piniella

Joe Girardi

Felipe Alou

Buck Showalter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following National League pitchers tied Sandy Koufax with the most wins among any National League Cy Young award winner for a single season?

Answer: Steve Carlton

Carlton and Koufax both had 27 wins in a season. Carlton had it in the 1972 season for the Philadelphia Phillies. Koufax had it in 1966. The most games Seaver won in a single season while winning the Cy Young award was 25. Fergie had 25 wins in his one and only award-winning season in 1971. Doug Drabek had 22 wins in the 1990 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2. Which of these was the oldest player to win a Rookie of the Year Award?

Answer: Sam Jethroe

Jethroe was 32 years old when he won the award in 1950 while on the Boston Braves. Sasaki was also 32 when he won the award in 2000 with the Seattle Mariners. However, Jethroe was 33 days older. Charboneau was 25 when he won the award in 1980 with the Cleveland Indians. Horner was 21 when he won the award in 1978 with the Atlanta Braves.

3. What team did the first American League catcher who won the Silver Slugger Award play for?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers catcher Lance Parrish won the award in 1980. Boston's Carlton Fisk won the award in 1981. Baltimore's first catcher to win it was Mickey Tettleton in 1989.

4. Which of the following pitchers had the highest ERA during the season he won the Rolaids Relief Award?

Answer: Antonio Alfonseca

Alfonseca had a 4.24 era when he won the award in 2000 with the Florida Marlins. Lee Smith won three of these awards. His highest era was 3.29. Jose Mesa won the award in 1995 with Cleveland with an era of 1.12. Armando Benitez had a 3.77 era with the New York Mets when he won in 2001.

5. Who was the first MVP Award winner for the Brooklyn franchise?

Answer: Jake Daubert

Daubert won the award in 1913 when the award was called the Chalmers award. Jackie Robinson won the award in 1949. Camilli won the award in 1941. Roy Campanella won in 1951, 1953, and 1955.

6. Who was the first Expos/Nationals player to win the Rookie of the Year Award?

Answer: Carl Morton

Morton had an 18-11 record with a 3.60 ERA. He had 10 complete games and 4 shutouts in 1970. Andre Dawson won the award in 1977 with the Expos. Jorgenson and Galarraga never won the award.

7. Which teams have had four consecutive seasons in which one of their pitchers won the Cy Young Award?

Answer: Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves

Randy Johnson won 4 straight with Arizona from 1999-2002. Greg Maddux won three straight followed by John Smoltz from 1993-1996. Toronto had three consecutive winners when Pat Hentgen won in 1996. Roger Clemens won the award in 1997 and 1998 with the Blue Jays. The Phillies had two consecutive winners in 1982 and 1983. Steve Carlton won in 1982 and John Denny won in 1983.

8. Which member of the Phillies 1950 'wiz kids' won the MVP Award?

Answer: Jim Konstanty

Konstanty won 16 games and saved 22 in 1950. He was named as the game 1 starter of the World Series versus the New York Yankees. Richie Ashburn started at centerfield in 1950. Robin Roberts won 23 games and pitched over 300 innings. However, he did not win the award. Del Ennis placed fourth in the voting behind Jim Konstanty.

9. Which American League player won the Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1988?

Answer: Storm Davis

Davis was the losing pitcher in games 2 and 5 of the 1988 World Series. Bret Saberhagen won the award with Kansas City in 1987. He also won in 1998 with Boston. Blyleven won in 1989 with the California Angels. Gorman Thomas won in 1985 with Seattle.

10. Which of the following was the first manager to win Manager of the Year when his team finished the season with a losing record?

Answer: Joe Girardi

Girardi lead the Marlins to a 78-84 record in 2006. Piniella's worst record percentage wise was in 1995 with a 79-66 record with Seattle. Felipe Alou lead the Expos to 74-40 record while he was in the dugout in 1994. Showalter went 70-43 in 1994 with the Yankees. He also lead the Rangers to a 89-73 record in 2004.

Source: Author philsphanatic8

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