Major League Baseball 2003 Multiple Choice Quiz | MLB in the 2000s

Answer: Carlos Delgado

On September 25th, 2003, Carlos Delgado hit 4 home runs against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, becoming the 15th player in baseball history to accomplish that feat. He hit all four in consecutive at-bats.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The Reds began their season in the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, to a sellout crowd.

Answer: Houston Astros

The Houston Astros no-hit the Yankees before a near sell out crowd at Yankee Stadium using six different pitchers. The starting pitcher only went 1 inning before being lifted because of injury. They final score was 8-0.

Answer: Hank Blalock

Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off NL closer Eric Gagne, to give the AL the win in Chicago, and home field advantage in the World Series. The final score was 7-6.

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

On June 13th, 2003, Roger Clemens won a ballgame for the 300th time in his career, joining only 20 other pitchers in MLB history to accomplish that feat. He also recorded his 4000th career strikeout, joining only 2 others with that mark. The final score on that day was 5-2.

Answer: Aaron Boone

To continue the infamous curse of Babe Ruth, the Yankees rallied from 4 runs down late against the Red Sox to tie ALCS game 7. In the 11th inning, Aaron Boone sent the Sox home with a home run into the left field stands. The final score was 6-5.

Answer: Steve Bartman

5 outs away from ending a 95 year old curse, a foul ball hit by a Marlin that seemed to be interfered with by a fan in the left field seats. It it believed that the ball could have been caught. If it had been caught, there would have been 4 outs to go for the Cubs to clinch their spot in the World Series.

The Marlins end up scoring 8 runs in the inning to win game 6, and then win game 7 to be NL Champs.

Answer: Roy Halladay

In 2003, Roy Halladay collected 22 victories for the Toronto Blue Jays, leading to his first ever Cy Young award.

Answer: Eric Gagne

Eric Gagne was the ML leader in saves in 2003. He converted every one of his 55 save opportunities, and had a streak of 65 consecutive saves dating back to 2002.

Answer: The Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins, and the Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics

The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in 4 games in the Division Series, giving up only 6 runs in 36 innings (1.50 team ERA).
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics in 5 games, coming back from a 0-2 series defecit. They barely won game 5, as pitcher Derek Lowe protected a 1-run lead in the bottom of the 9th with two men on by getting 2 strikeouts.

Answer: Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Soriano had a postseason to forget in 2003. He struck out a record 26 times, and hit .225 with an on base percentage of .267.

Answer: Rocco Baldelli

Baldelli hit .289 in his first season with the Devil Rays, becoming an instant phenom. He had his own bobblehead doll day.

Answer: 119

In 2003, The Detroit Tigers were well on pace to break the single season record for losses: 120 by the 1962 New York Mets. However, they had some late magic, winning 5 out of their last 6 games to avoid the 120 and 121 mark. One of those wins was a remarkable comeback from 8-0 down, to win 9-8. They amazingly finished at 43-119.

Answer: Bill Mueller

Bill Mueller edged out Manny Ramirez for the AL batting title in 2003 with a .326 batting average. Manny had a .325 average, and Derek Jeter had .324 average to finish 3rd.

Answer: Sammy Sosa

On April 4th, 2003, Sammy Sosa entered baseball's 500 Club with a shot of Cincinnati Red's reliever Scott Sulivan. Texas outfielder Rafael Palmeiro also joined this exclusive club later in the season against the Indians.