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The Ultimate Miscellaneous Baseball Quiz | MLB Mixture

This quiz covers a wide range of baseball history. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by towibu. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
towibu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1649

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs? Hint

1961

1963

1958

1965

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many homeruns did Mark McGwire hit in 1999? How many did Sosa hit? Hint

65 McGwire, 63 Sosa

62 McGwire, 61Sosa

70 McGwire, 66 Sosa

67 McGwire, 64 Sosa

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Question 3 of 10

3. What team did the last man to hit for the Triple Crown in the 20th century play for?

Answer: (Team name or City name.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What team did Ozzie Smith play for prior to being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals? Hint

Oakland Athletics

Texas Rangers

San Diego Padres

New York Yankees

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nolan Ryan pitched two no-hitters in a single season.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998. How many at bats did he have that year? Hint

598

521

509

555

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many walks did Mark McGwire have in his record 1998 season? Hint

162

166

150

142

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what year did Babe Ruth hit his personal best of 60 home runs? Hint

1924

1926

1927

1932

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ted Williams was the last man to hit .400 in a season. What was his batting average that season? Hint

.400

.403

.410

.406

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Question 10 of 10

10. When was the last year in the 20th century that the Chicago Cubs went to the World Series?

Answer: (Type the year in number form.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs?

Answer: 1961

This record stood in the Major Leagues for 37 years.

2. How many homeruns did Mark McGwire hit in 1999? How many did Sosa hit?

Answer: 65 McGwire, 63 Sosa

McGwire beat out Sosa the previous year 70 to 66.

3. What team did the last man to hit for the Triple Crown in the 20th century play for?

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Carl Yastrzemski achieved this feat in 1967.

4. What team did Ozzie Smith play for prior to being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals?

Answer: San Diego Padres

Ozzie was traded in 1982 for Gary Templeton.

5. Nolan Ryan pitched two no-hitters in a single season.

Answer: True

Ryan accomplished this feat for the California Angels in 1973.

6. Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs in 1998. How many at bats did he have that year?

Answer: 509

This amount was much fewer than Sosa's 643 plate appearances.

7. How many walks did Mark McGwire have in his record 1998 season?

Answer: 162

This was much more than Sosa's 71 base-on-balls that year.

8. In what year did Babe Ruth hit his personal best of 60 home runs?

Answer: 1927

That record stood in the Major Leagues for 34 years.

9. Ted Williams was the last man to hit .400 in a season. What was his batting average that season?

Answer: .406

Ted accomplished this feat for the Boston Red Sox, the only team he ever played for.

10. When was the last year in the 20th century that the Chicago Cubs went to the World Series?

Answer: 1945

The Cubs only wins in the last century were in 1907 and 1908. They didn't taste victory again until 2016.

Source: Author towibu

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