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Nightmare Baseball XXXXIII Trivia Quiz

The 43rd quiz in a series of multiple choice questions about baseball. No namby-pamby quizzes here! Always a real challenge. Thanks for visiting the site. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
437

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. How many times did the great Nolan Ryan strikeout 300 batters in a season as an Angel? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following players went 437 consecutive at-bats without striking out? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Joe Sewell

Ron Cey

Carl Yastremski

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Jim Thome broke the record for most career walks as a Cleveland Indian, what Indian's record did he break? Hint

Tris Speaker

Albert Belle

Lou Boudreau

Earl Averill

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Question 4 of 10

4. What pitcher of his own team did manager Billy Martin beat up severely in a fight? Hint

Jim Beura

Dave Boswell

Griffith Bell

Jim Bouton

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Gary Templeton was traded to the San Diego Padres, which of the following players did the Padres give up? Hint

Steve Garvey

Ozzie Smith

Juan Samuel

Gary Sheffield

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following managers have more career victories? Hint

Earl Weaver

Dick Williams

Miller Huggins

Tom Lasorda

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Question 7 of 10

7. What team did Sammy Sosa start his Major League career with? Hint

Texas

Chicago (Cubs)

Chicago (White Sox)

Pittsburgh

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these players went 12 consecutive seasons stealing at least 50 bases? Hint

Ty Cobb

Lou Brock

Rickey Henderson

Tim Raines

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following 300 game winners NEVER threw a no-hitter? Hint

Tom Seaver

Phil Niekro

Warren Spahn

Steve Carlton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following did not play in 3000 career games? Hint

Cal Ripken Jr

Stan Musial

Eddie Murray

Honus Wagner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many times did the great Nolan Ryan strikeout 300 batters in a season as an Angel?

Answer: 5

Ryan did this 6 times in his career, only once with the Texas Rangers in 1989. The Angel years were 1972, 73, 74, 76, and 77. In 1973 he struck out a record 383 batters.

2. Which of the following players went 437 consecutive at-bats without striking out?

Answer: Joe Sewell

Sewell of the Cleveland Indians in 1929 did this over 115 games. He struck out only 4 times that season in 578 at-bats. No player has ever come close to this record except for Sewell himself.

3. When Jim Thome broke the record for most career walks as a Cleveland Indian, what Indian's record did he break?

Answer: Tris Speaker

Speaker had a career total of 857 walks as an Indian. At closing of the 2001 season, Thome had accumulated 875.

4. What pitcher of his own team did manager Billy Martin beat up severely in a fight?

Answer: Dave Boswell

In 1969, Twins manager Martin got in a fight with his star pitcher Boswell in an ugly bar brawl. The details are still vague to this date as to why or how it started.

5. When Gary Templeton was traded to the San Diego Padres, which of the following players did the Padres give up?

Answer: Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith was the one who went to the Cardinals along with a couple of no-names. Not only did Smith become a Hall of Fame shortstop, but he helped win the National League pennant in 1982, 1985, and 1987.

6. Which of the following managers have more career victories?

Answer: Tom Lasorda

Lasorda tops this list with 1599 career wins. Williams retired with 1571, Weaver won 1480, and Huggins 1413. Connie Mack is tops with 3,731 career wins.

7. What team did Sammy Sosa start his Major League career with?

Answer: Texas

In 1989 he started the season with Texas but ended up with the White Sox until the 1991 before playing with the Cubs.

8. Which of these players went 12 consecutive seasons stealing at least 50 bases?

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock did it from 1965 to 1976. He averaged 62 stolen bases per season throughout this span.

9. Which of the following 300 game winners NEVER threw a no-hitter?

Answer: Steve Carlton

Despite winning 329 games in his great career over 24 years, he never threw a no-hitter.

10. Which of the following did not play in 3000 career games?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Wagner, amongst his many records, played in only 2792 games in his career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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