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Nightmare Baseball XXXXII Trivia Quiz

The 42nd quiz in a series of multiple choice questions about baseball history. Thanks for visiting the site, funtrivia.com is the greatest!

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
311

Question 1 of 10

1. If you were to take the jersey number of the great Willie McCovey and subtract it from the jersey number of Hank Aaron, you would come up with what number? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What player spoiled Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1964? Hint

Richie Allen

Mike Shannon

Ken Boyer

Curt Flood

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many bases did Ted Williams steal in his career? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What player hit 4 World Series home runs on four consecutive pitches? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Babe Ruth

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Mickey Mantle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who finished as runner-up in the 1957 National League MVP voting? Hint

Warren Spahn

Hank Aaron

Stan Musial

Willie Mays

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1985 John Tudor of the Cardinals started his season with a 1-7 record. What record did he finish the year with? Hint

21-8

7-22

25-11

7-23

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following teams in the 20th Century only had one manager who once played for their own team? Hint

Indians

Yankees

Giants

Dodgers

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Question 8 of 10

8. What great player had the nickname 'The Donora Greyhound' and 'Banj'? Hint

Roger Maris

Willie Mays

Stan Musial

Mickey Mantle

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player had the most steals in a season in the 1990s? Hint

Kenny Lofton

Rickey Henderson

Marquis Grissom

Vince Coleman

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Question 10 of 10

10. What player in the 20th Century was the oldest player ever to get his 3,000th hit? Hint

Paul Molitor

Wade Boggs

Dave Winfield

Rickey Henderson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you were to take the jersey number of the great Willie McCovey and subtract it from the jersey number of Hank Aaron, you would come up with what number?

Answer: 0

Both of these great players wore the number 44. McCovey with the Giants and Aaron with the Braves.

2. What player spoiled Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1964?

Answer: Richie Allen

On June 4th, 1964 against the Phillies, Koufax walked Allen on a full-count pitch in the fourth inning. Allen was then thrown out trying to steal second base. Koufax still faced 27 batters.

3. How many bases did Ted Williams steal in his career?

Answer: 24

Mostly known for his bat, he stole only 24 bases in his career. He attempted 41 in his entire career being caught 17 times.

4. What player hit 4 World Series home runs on four consecutive pitches?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

He hit one on his last at-bat in game 5 of the 1977 World Series against the Dodgers, then hit three on the first pitch of three at-bats in Game 6.

5. Who finished as runner-up in the 1957 National League MVP voting?

Answer: Stan Musial

Musial took a back seat to Aaron with 230 votes against Aaron's 239. Mays took in 174 and Spahn 131.

6. In 1985 John Tudor of the Cardinals started his season with a 1-7 record. What record did he finish the year with?

Answer: 21-8

His record month by month was April 0-3, May 1-4, June 6-0, July 5-1, August 3-0, Sept 5-0, and October 1-0. He once won 11 straight games in this year.

7. Which of the following teams in the 20th Century only had one manager who once played for their own team?

Answer: Dodgers

The Indians, Giants, and Yankees had 7 managers each who once played for their team at some point in their baseball careers. The Dodgers' Alston was the only one.

8. What great player had the nickname 'The Donora Greyhound' and 'Banj'?

Answer: Stan Musial

In addition to the famous 'Stan the Man' nickname, he was nicked as The Donora Greyhound in his early years because he was from Donora, Pennsylvania. Longtime St.Louis baseball writer Bob Broeg tagged Musial with Banj meaning a banjo hitter. He did this to ruffle Musial and the name stuck.

9. What player had the most steals in a season in the 1990s?

Answer: Marquis Grissom

Grissom ripped off 78 stolen bases in 1992, the highest total in the 90s. Vince Coleman is runner-up with 77 in 1990, the same year Henderson had his decade season high with 65.

10. What player in the 20th Century was the oldest player ever to get his 3,000th hit?

Answer: Dave Winfield

Winfield was 41 years-348 days when he smacked number 3,000 on September 16th, 1993. He retired with only 110 more hits. Boggs was 41 and 53 days old, Molitor was 40 years and 25 days, and finally, Henderson did not get his 3000th hit until the 2001 season.

Source: Author Nightmare

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