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Nightmare Baseball XXXV Trivia Quiz

A great quiz inspired by the great gtho4 of Australia in another series of multiple choice questions about baseball. Thanks for playing! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,747

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
439

Question 1 of 10

1. Which American League team was the first expansion team to win a division title? Hint

Los Angeles (Angels)

Philadelphia (A's)

Toronto

Kansas City

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Question 2 of 10

2. What player had 2335 career at-bats and never hit a home run? Hint

Freddie Maguire

Bill Holbert

Woody Woodward

Johnny Basler

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Question 3 of 10

3. What pitcher played for 5 different teams from 1974 to 1978 and won 14 or more games for each team? Hint

Danny Osborn

Don Gullett

Mike Torrez

Ron Guidry

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who, at the age of 35 years, was the older player to win his first batting title? Hint

Al Oliver

Willie Stargell

Charlie Gehringer

Zoilo Versailles

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Question 5 of 10

5. What National League team had 10 different batting title winners during the 20th century? Hint

Cardinals

Dodgers

Pirates

Reds

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Question 6 of 10

6. What World Series pitcher had his kneecap broken by the opposing team's pitcher during a game? Hint

George Earnshaw

Carl Hubbell

Fred Fitzsimmons

Bill Hallahan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player broke his elbow during an All-Star game? Hint

Ted Williams

Al Kaline

Hank Greenberg

Leon Wagner

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the only American League catcher to win a batting title during the 20th century? Hint

no catcher did this

Mickey Cochrane

Yogi Berra

Bill Freehan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following teams did Nolan Ryan throw two no-hitters for in the same season? Hint

Rangers

Angels

Astros

He never threw 2 in one season

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which player was the first to have 420 or more total bases in a season twice in his career? Hint

Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth

Chuck Klein

Stan Musial

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which American League team was the first expansion team to win a division title?

Answer: Kansas City

The Royals won their division in 1976. They were the first to win a pennant in 1980, and the first expansion team to win a World Series in 1985.

2. What player had 2335 career at-bats and never hit a home run?

Answer: Bill Holbert

Holbert holds the record for this unfortunate feat way back from 1876-1888. All others listed had only hit one home run in their career.

3. What pitcher played for 5 different teams from 1974 to 1978 and won 14 or more games for each team?

Answer: Mike Torrez

Torrez pitched for the Expos, Orioles, A's, Yankees, and Red Sox between 1974 and 1978. No other player has ever done this.

4. Who, at the age of 35 years, was the older player to win his first batting title?

Answer: Al Oliver

Oliver won his first in 1982 with Montreal at the age of 35. Gehringer was the oldest in the American League. At 34 he won his with the Tigers in 1937.

5. What National League team had 10 different batting title winners during the 20th century?

Answer: Pirates

Ten different sluggers have won a total of 22 batting crowns for Pittsburgh. The last being Bill Madlock in 1983. On the other side of the fence are the Red Sox who have 22 batting crowns provided by Ted Williams, Wade Boggs, Yastremski, and others.

6. What World Series pitcher had his kneecap broken by the opposing team's pitcher during a game?

Answer: Fred Fitzsimmons

Dodgers' pitcher Fred Fitzsimmons in the 1941 World Series had blanked New York for 7 innings when Yankee pitcher Mark Russo hit a line drive off Fitzsimmons kneecap forcing him to leave the game and the World Series. The Yankees won the Series 4 games to 1.

7. Which player broke his elbow during an All-Star game?

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams broke it after crashing into the left-field wall in the first inning of the 1950 game at Comiskey Park. With Williams being sidelined for most of the season, the Red Sox fell short of the pennant by 4 games.

8. Who is the only American League catcher to win a batting title during the 20th century?

Answer: no catcher did this

No American League catcher had won a batting title. Two National League catchers accomplished this: Bubbles Hargrave in 1926 with Cincinnati, and Ernie Lombardi in 1938 also with the Reds, then Lombardi again with Boston (NL) in 1942.

9. Which of the following teams did Nolan Ryan throw two no-hitters for in the same season?

Answer: Angels

The great Ryan threw two for the Angels in the 1973 season. He also threw one in 1974 and 1975 for the Halos. The Astros moment was in 1981, and then the Texas Rangers in 1990 and 1991.

10. Which player was the first to have 420 or more total bases in a season twice in his career?

Answer: Chuck Klein

Klein is the only one who achieved this feat during the 20th century. In 1930 with Philadelphia (NL) he provided 445 total bases, then again in 1932 he totaled 420.

Source: Author Nightmare

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