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Mordecai Brown Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the life and playing career of Mordecai Brown. There are questions on both his pitching and batting statistics.

A multiple-choice quiz by bldudas. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bldudas

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,752

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
227

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When was Mordecai Brown born? Hint

October 19,1877

October 20, 1877

October 20,1876

October 19, 1876

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Question 2 of 10

2. What team did Mordecai Brown begin his career with? Hint

Cubs

Whales

Reds

Cardinals

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Brown's nickname?

Answer: (One or Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Brown was a pitcher, so how many career wins did he have? Hint

239

240

300

250

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Brown's career ERA? Hint

1.99

2.09

2.06

3.00

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many career shutouts did Brown have? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Mordecai Brown's career batting average? Hint

.206

.160

.200

.199

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Question 8 of 10

8. Brown had a fielding percentage of 1.000 sometime in his career?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many complete games did he pitch in his career? Hint

270

271

300

289

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did Mordecai Brown die? Hint

February 14, 1948

January 14, 1950

Februray 15, 1949

June 10, 1949

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Mordecai Brown born?

Answer: October 19, 1876

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana.

2. What team did Mordecai Brown begin his career with?

Answer: Cardinals

Brown began his Major League career in 1903.

3. What was Brown's nickname?

Answer: Three Finger

When his was a child, Brown had part of his finger cut off in a corn picking machine. He had the nickname of 'Three Finger', and also, 'Miner'.

4. Brown was a pitcher, so how many career wins did he have?

Answer: 239

Mordecai Brown had 29 wins in 1908 with the Cubs.

5. What was Brown's career ERA?

Answer: 2.06

Brown had an ERA of 1.04 in 1906.

6. How many career shutouts did Brown have?

Answer: 55

He had 9 shutouts in 1906 and 1908 with the Cubs.

7. What was Mordecai Brown's career batting average?

Answer: .206

Brown had a batting average of .293 in 1915 with Chicago of the Federal League. Pretty good for a pitcher.

8. Brown had a fielding percentage of 1.000 sometime in his career?

Answer: yes

Brown had a 1.000 fielding percentage in 1908, 1915, and 1916.

9. How many complete games did he pitch in his career?

Answer: 271

Brown pitched 32 complete games in 1909.

10. When did Mordecai Brown die?

Answer: February 14, 1948

Mordecai Brown died in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Source: Author bldudas

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