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Quiz about Milwaukee Brewers Free Agents

Milwaukee Brewers Free Agents Trivia Quiz

Here are 10 questions regarding free agents that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed since free agency began in 1974.

A multiple-choice quiz by dawgfan1995. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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dawgfan1995

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5 mins

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347,298

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Brewers signed this free agent outfielder from the Minnesota Twins after the player led the American League in RBI in 1977. The player had one good year in Milwaukee before tearing his rotator cuff in 1979. Who was this free agent? Hint

Cecil Cooper

Larry Hisle

Paul Molitor

Tom Brunansky

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before the 2001 season, the Brewers inked a free agent outfielder to a 3 year, $21 million deal. This outfielder came to the Brewers from the Rockies, where he had his one and only season as an All-Star. Who was this injury-prone outfielder? Hint

Todd Hollandsworth

Dante Bichette

Jeffrey Hammonds

Tom Goodwin

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Brewers free agent pitcher was really just a prodigal son of sorts. Though he started his career as a Brewer, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1977. Then, after the 1978 season, he resigned with the Brewers, where he stayed until he was traded to the Angels after the 1983 season. Who was this pitcher? Hint

Mike Caldwell

Frank DiPino

Larry Sorenson

Jim Slaton

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Question 4 of 10

4. This 20-game winner signed as a free agent with Milwaukee twice -- once from the Mexican league in 1983 and again in December of 1990. He finished second in the Cy Young Award voting in 1986 while pitching for Milwaukee, but his career after signing his second Brewers contract was plagued by injuries as he tore his rotator cuff in 1991. Who was this pitcher who pitched only for Milwaukee in his career? Hint

Juan Nieves

Teddy Higuera

Juan Agosto

Edwin Correa

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Question 5 of 10

5. Looking to replace production lost when Prince Fielder signed with Detroit after the 2011 season, Milwaukee signed this free agent third baseman from their rival, the Chicago Cubs. Who is this former Cub and Pittsburgh Pirate player? Hint

Mat Gamel

Travis Ishikawa

Cesar Izturis

Aramis Ramirez

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Brewers turned to the free agent market in the offseason after the 1995 season to bolster its pitching staff by signing this pitcher, who attended Louisiana State University and was the first overall pick in the 1989 amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles. During the 1997 season, he began suffering from shoulder problems which ended his career soon thereafter at the age of 29. Who was this pitcher? Hint

Bryce Florie

Cal Eldred

Ben McDonald

Pete Harnisch

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Cleveland native signed with Milwaukee after the 1976 season. He played on the three-time World Series Champion Oakland Athletics before inking with the Brewers at the age of 32. He retired after the 1981 season and later became the Brewers General Manager. Who was this free agent Brewer? Hint

Sal Bando

Harry Dalton

Larry Haney

Phil Garner

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Question 8 of 10

8. After the 1980 season, the Brewers saw third base as a position that could be improved. As a result, they dipped into the free agent market and signed this player from the Toronto Blue Jays. The player ended up injured and unhappy, demanding a trade in 1982. Who was this player, who never was traded and instead was released after the 1984 season? Hint

Don Money

Garth Iorg

Willie Upshaw

Roy Howell

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Question 9 of 10

9. After the 1992 season, the Brewers were looking to fill the gap left by Paul Molitor's decision to leave Milwaukee and signed a third baseman who had started his career in Kansas City. His stay lasted one year, after which he signed with Oakland. He struggled in Oakland and was released in mid-1993. He signed again with Milwaukee and this time stayed until the Brewers traded him on August 31, 1996 to Cleveland in exchange for Jeromy Burnitz. Who is this free agent prodigal son? Hint

Kevin Seitzer

Dale Sveum

Craig Paquette

Jeff Cirillo

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Brewers first obtained the services of this player by making a trade with Arizona after the 2003 season. He then went back to Arizona after one season, only to return as a free agent after the 2007 season. By playing for Milwaukee, he got to enjoy every little boy's dream in playing for the major league team in the city where he grew up. Who was this Brewer free agent who went to high school at Whitefish Bay High School and whose father worked for the Brewers? Hint

Jim Gantner

Vinny Rottino

Gabe Gross

Craig Counsell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Larry Hisle

Hisle was drafted by the Phillies, was traded to the Dodgers after 1971, spent 1972 in the minors, and then was traded twice in the 1972 offseason -- first to the Cardinals and then to the Twins.

Answer: Jeffrey Hammonds

Hammonds was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1992 from Stanford University with the fourth overall pick in the draft. Hammonds was hurt frequently over his 13 year career and enjoyed only two seasons -- 2000 and 2002 -- in which he racked up over 500 at bats.

Answer: Jim Slaton

Slaton was traded to the Tigers for Panamanian outfielder Ben Oglivie, who was a key member of the Brewers in their glory years of 1978 through 1983. Slaton was traded to the Angels for outfielder Bobby Clark, who played in just 87 games over two seasons for Milwaukee.

Answer: Teddy Higuera

Higuera came up to the Brewers in 1985 as a 27-year old rookie and finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Ozzie Guillen. His teammate that year, Ernest Riles, finished third.

Answer: Aramis Ramirez

Ramirez signed a 3-year, $36 million contract with Milwaukee in December of 2011 at the age of 33. Ramirez first played major league baseball on May 26, 1998 at the age of 19.

Answer: Ben McDonald

Big Ben McDonald was yet another Brewer free agent whose career was littered with injuries. McDonald was a gold medalist in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics for the USA and was the winner of the Golden Spikes Award in 1989.

Answer: Sal Bando

Sal Bando notably allowed Hall of Fame member Paul Molitor to leave Milwaukee after the 1992 season as a free agent. Molitor signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, where he was the World Series MVP for the 1993 World Series Champions.

Answer: Roy Howell

As detailed in Daniel Okrent's classic book, "Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game", the Brewers almost immediately had buyers' remorse over signing Howell. Howell was recalled by scouts as a soft-handed, sure-fielding third baseman. Their recollection was far off the mark, as balls clanged off Howell's chest in spring training.

By the end of 1981, the Brewers handed the third base job to Paul Molitor.

Answer: Kevin Seitzer

Seitzer attended Eastern Illinois University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1983 draft by the Royals. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1987 to Mark McGwire. Seitzer became the Royals hitting coach in 2009.

Answer: Craig Counsell

Counsell was born in South Bend, was raised in Whitefish Bay, and then returned to South Bend to attend college at the University of Notre Dame. Craig's father John worked in the community relations department for the Brewers. His claim to fame is that he scored the game-winning run for the Florida Marlins in the eleventh inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.

Source: Author dawgfan1995

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