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Nightmare Baseball - 77 Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice questions about baseball history. This is a real hard one! But the multiple choice helps. Thanks for visiting the site. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,720

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
452

Question 1 of 10

1. What player retired with 1815 hits at his home park, and 1815 hits on the road? Hint

Ted Williams

Ernie Banks

Willie Mays

Stan Musial

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following pitchers went 10 years between 20-game victory seasons? Hint

David Cone

Don Sutton

Warren Spahn

Denny McLain

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first player to win back-to-back MVP awards with two different teams? Hint

Steve Garvey

Barry Bonds

Pete Rose

Tony Oliva

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Question 4 of 10

4. What player hit 50 home runs in a season ten years apart? Hint

Willie Mays

Harmon Killebrew

Hack Wilson

Babe Ruth

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Question 5 of 10

5. What 20th Century pitcher was the only player to win at least one game in five consecutive World Series? Hint

Whitey Ford

Walter Johnson

Greg Pinchbeck

Allie Reynolds

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Question 6 of 10

6. What relief pitcher led two different teams with saves in the same season? Hint

Rollie Fingers

Hoyt Wilhelm

Jeff Shaw

Mitch Williams

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first pitcher to give up a home run in his pitching debut, then hit a home run himself in his first Major League at-bat? Hint

Tony Cloninger

Dave Eiland

Babe Ruth

Don Drysdale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first player to hit 40 home runs two consecutive years for two different teams? Hint

Mark McGwire

Barry Bonds

Andres Gallarraga

Babe Ruth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first player to play in 4 World Series in his first 4 years of baseball? Hint

Mickey Mantle

Lou Gehrig

Rogers Hornsby

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 10 of 10

10. Other than the Dodgers, what team did Walter Alston manage throughout his career? Hint

Pittsburgh

He was always a Dodger

Washington

Kansas City (Athletics)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player retired with 1815 hits at his home park, and 1815 hits on the road?

Answer: Stan Musial

With 3,630 career hits, 'Stan the Man' did this with the Cardinals from 1941-1963.

2. Which of the following pitchers went 10 years between 20-game victory seasons?

Answer: David Cone

Cone won 20 with the Mets in 1988, then was again a 20-game winner with the Yankees in 1998.

3. Who was the first player to win back-to-back MVP awards with two different teams?

Answer: Barry Bonds

Bonds was the first and only player to do this in the 20th Century. He won MVP with the Pirates in 1992, then again with the Giants in 1993.

4. What player hit 50 home runs in a season ten years apart?

Answer: Willie Mays

The 'Say Hey Kid' did this. In 1955 he hit 51 with the New York Giants, then 10 years later in 1965 with San Francisco by hitting 52.

5. What 20th Century pitcher was the only player to win at least one game in five consecutive World Series?

Answer: Allie Reynolds

Allie Reynolds accomplished this amazing feat with the New York Yankees from 1949-1953.

6. What relief pitcher led two different teams with saves in the same season?

Answer: Jeff Shaw

Shaw led the Reds with 23 saves before he was traded to the Dodgers during the 1998 season, where he led the Los Angeles team with 25 saves.

7. Who was the first pitcher to give up a home run in his pitching debut, then hit a home run himself in his first Major League at-bat?

Answer: Dave Eiland

Eiland dished up a home run to his first batter ever faced while pitching for the Yankees in 1989. Because of the designated-batter rule in the American League, he did not have an at-bat until he was traded to the Padres in 1992 where he hit a home run in his first at-bat with San Diego.

8. Who was the first player to hit 40 home runs two consecutive years for two different teams?

Answer: Andres Gallarraga

Gallarraga did this in 1997 with the Rockies and then again in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves.

9. Who was the first player to play in 4 World Series in his first 4 years of baseball?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

DiMaggio at his young age was broken in right with the New York Yankees. He played in the consecutive World Series from 1936-1939.

10. Other than the Dodgers, what team did Walter Alston manage throughout his career?

Answer: He was always a Dodger

Alston was part of the Dodger dynasty and was always a Dodger until Tom Lasorda replaced him due to his health after over 20 seasons with the Dodgers.

Source: Author Nightmare

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