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Nightmare Baseball - 78 Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice questions on some tough baseball. Thanks for visiting the site. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,740

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
321

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Who set the record by hitting .400 in World Series competition 3 times in his career? Hint

Ty Cobb

Eddie Collins

Lou Gehrig

Johnny Mize

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who set the Major League record for pitching with 12 different teams throughout his career? Hint

Bobo Newsom

Hoyt Wilhelm

Mike Morgan

Gaylord Perry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following won back-to-back American League batting titles in the 1950s? Hint

Bobby Avila

Al Kaline

Ferris Fain

Al Rosen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following greats did NOT win 3 season MVP awards? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Stan Musial

Roy Campanella

Willie Mays

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following players hit .400 in a season twice in their career? Hint

George Sisler

Nap Lajoie

Joe Jackson

Hack Wilson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following shortstops NEVER won a batting title? Hint

Lou Boudreau

Luke Appling

Luis Aparicio

Dick Groat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following sluggers led the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons? Hint

Willie Mays

Mel Ott

Ralph Kiner

Chuck Klein

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who broke Ty Cobb's streak of nine straight batting titles in 1916? Hint

George Sisler

Hal Chase

Harry Heilmann

Tris Speaker

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following greats pitched 6 consecutive shutouts in a season? Hint

Bob Gibson

Don Drysdale

Sal Maglie

Walter Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following Cubs players was nicknamed 'Swish'? Hint

Stan Hack

Bill Nicholson

Phil Cavarretta

Billy Jurges

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who set the record by hitting .400 in World Series competition 3 times in his career?

Answer: Eddie Collins

Collins did this 3 times. He did it in 1910 and 1913 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and then again in 1917 with the White Sox. Collins appeared in 6 World Series in his career from 1906 to 1928.

2. Who set the Major League record for pitching with 12 different teams throughout his career?

Answer: Mike Morgan

In his 21 season career starting in 1978, Morgan was passed around like the plague. In order of his teams were the Athletics, Yankees, Blue Jays, Mariners, Orioles, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Reds, Twins, Rangers, and Diamondbacks. He retired with a 140-185 record.

3. Which of the following won back-to-back American League batting titles in the 1950s?

Answer: Ferris Fain

Fain batted .344 and .327 in 1951 and 1952 for the Athletics of Philadelphia. At the end of the 1952 season he was traded to the White Sox. He played only 9 seasons in baseball.

4. Which of the following greats did NOT win 3 season MVP awards?

Answer: Willie Mays

"Say Hey" won two of these pristine awards. He won these in 1954 and 1965. These were only two of many stellar years in his great career.

5. Which of the following players hit .400 in a season twice in their career?

Answer: George Sisler

Sisler did it twice. With a .407 in 1920 and .420 in 1922, Sisler matched this milestone of Ty Cobb. He played 15 seasons with St.Louis and retired with a .340 career average. This iron-man also pitched in 24 games over a 7 year span.

6. Which of the following shortstops NEVER won a batting title?

Answer: Luis Aparicio

Aparicio amongst all his accomplishments never won a batting crown with the White Sox, Orioles, or the Red Sox. He played from 1956 to 1973. His only year of batting over .300 was in 1970 when he batted .313 for the White Sox.

7. Which of the following sluggers led the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons?

Answer: Ralph Kiner

Kiner led this from 1946 to 1952 with the Pirates. In only 10 seasons of baseball, he retired with an amazing 369 home runs.

8. Who broke Ty Cobb's streak of nine straight batting titles in 1916?

Answer: Tris Speaker

After playing for 10 years with the Red Sox, Speaker's his first year with Cleveland produced a batting title of .386 in 1916 to beat out Cobb who batted .371 that year. Speaker retired with a .345 career batting average after 22 seasons.

9. Which of the following greats pitched 6 consecutive shutouts in a season?

Answer: Don Drysdale

Drysdale did this in 1968 with the Dodgers. Strangely enough he threw a total of 8 shutouts that year and only ended up with 14 wins and 12 losses. He retired at the end of the following season.

10. Which of the following Cubs players was nicknamed 'Swish'?

Answer: Bill Nicholson

William Beck "Swish" Nicholson played with the Cubs and Philadelphia covering 16 seasons before retiring in 1953. A consistent player, he appeared in one World Series in 1945. He died in 1996 at the age of 81.

Source: Author Nightmare

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