Memorable Baseball Quotes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth exhorted this after being the first player to break the 60-home run plateau in 1927. It would not be matched until Roger Maris slugged 61 in 1961, 34 years later. The Babe never did live to see someone else hit his mythical mark: He died in 1948.

Answer: Dizzy Dean

Dizzy Dean is one of baseball's most colorful figures. His zany antics have detracted from the brilliance of his pitching career, where he was the most dominant pitcher of the 1930s. Sadly, he was forced to retire in 1941 at the age of 30, stemming from a line drive that broke his toe in the 1937 All-Star Game (although he did pitch three games for the St. Louis Browns in 1947 after expressing his displeasure with their pitching staff from the broadcast booth).

He was quoted as saying this while complaining about umpire Bill McKinley's calls.

Answer: Ted Williams

The Splendid Splinter was a decorated Marine pilot, but he seemed to differ with the authority of baseball managers. Strangely enough, The Kid, would go on to become a manager himself, helming the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers for four seasons. His first season of managing saw a 21-win improvement from the previous season's ball club.

His last season of managing saw him lead the Rangers to a 100-loss campaign in 1972.

Answer: Eddie Stanky

Eddie "The Brat" Stanky, had a solid career spanning from 1943 to 1953, compiling a career batting average of .268 playing for five different teams. Stanky would also go on to manage the Cardinals, White Sox, and Rangers, recording 467-435 record. Leo the Lip was impressed by his hustle.

This is also where his often misquoted, "Nice guys finish last," creed came from. The whole quote is, "Look at Mel Ott over there. He's a nice guy, and he finishes second. Now look at The Brat. He can't hit, can't run, can't field.

He's no nice guy, but all the little (expletive) can do is win."

Answer: Bob Uecker

Baseball's resident funny man and Hall of Fame broadcaster, was well known for his self-defacing sense of humor (his .200 career batting average wasn't going to do the trick). For a photo for his baseball card one year, the right-handed hitting Uecker posed as a lefty. Uecker displayed no love for City of Brotherly Love, also once saying, "When a plane lands in Philadelphia, everyone gets on and nobody gets off."

Answer: Al Campanis

This highly controversial comment was aired during an interview with Ted Koppel on ABC's "Nightline" in 1987. Al Campanis was the Dodgers' general manager at the time when he spoke this racist comment on the air. They created quite a furor at the time, and rightfully so, forcing his resignation several days later.

The comments were even more shocking coming from someone who signed stars like Roberto Clemente and Tommy Davis. Although Campanis helped build world championship teams with the Dodgers, his legacy will forever be tainted by his insensitive remarks. Campanis died in 1998 at the age of 81.

Answer: Ted Williams

Another pithy quote from Teddy Ballgame. Williams' spats with the Boston media are the things of legend. Simply put, he loathed 'The Fourth Estate'. This quote comes from another tiff with the media, implying he'd rather be a fireman than play baseball for Boston.

Some Sox fans, upset by his remarks, would come to games dressed in full firefighter's gear, and ring bells loudly as Williams would stroll out to left field.

Answer: Yogi Berra

What baseball quote quiz wouldn't have a Yogism? Yogi Berra is as well known for his amusing remarks as he is for his Hall of Fame career as a catcher for the New York Yankees. More people remember Yogi as the guy who said, "Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore because it's too crowded," and, "It ain't over until it's over," than for his .285 career average and an astonishing 10 World Series' championships.

Answer: Freddie Patek

Freddie Patek is one of the shortest players not naming Eddie Gaedel to ever grace a major league field. Clocking in a dimunitve 5' 5" and a scant 148 pounds, Patek was actually one of the better ballplayers of his generation. In a 14 year career spanning from 1968 to 1981, Patek was a three-time All Star, well known for his excellent fielding and tremendous speed (leading the AL in stolen bases with 53 in and in triples with 11 in 1971).

He even hit for the cycle in a game for the Royals in 1971.

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The ultimate in baseball quotes. This quote is not only known throughout the annals of baseball, but has become a part of American legend. Lou Gehrig was tremendous player for the New York Yankees. With his 493 career home runs from 1923-1939, he made it difficult for pitchers to walk Ruth to get to him, as they batted 3-4 in the lineup for the Yankees.

He was also the owner of the legendary streak of 2,130 consecutive games played until Cal Ripken Jr., broke the mark in 1995. Sadly, the last game of the streak was the last game of his career, as the disease ALS (also known by his namesake, "Lou Gehrig's Disease"), cut short his playing days and eventually his life. Gehrig died in 1941.