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Nightmare Baseball XXXXIV Trivia Quiz

Remembering the number 44 of the great Willie McCovey and Henry Aaron, this is the 44th quiz in a series of always multiple choice questions about baseball history. If you're squeamish, try a different quiz! :-) Good Luck.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,775

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
285

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players was the first with more than 700 at-bats in a season, a record subsequently tied by Juan Samuel in 1984? Hint

Tim Raines

Rickey Henderson

Willie Wilson

Kenny Lofton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hoyt Wilhelm retired with 143 wins in his career. How many wins were in relief? Hint

124

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following Boston Red Sox pitchers did not win an American League strikeout title? Hint

Pedro Martinez

Hideo Nomo

Luis Tiant

Roger Clemens

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following sluggers hit their 1st and 500th home run for the same team in the same city? Hint

Willie Mays

Jimmy Foxx

Barry Bonds

Eddie Murray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these teams had a record 6 different shortstops start in an All-Star game? Hint

Red Sox

Cardinals

Yankees

Dodgers

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the 20th Century: how many left-handed pitchers struck out 300 batters in a season? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these New York Mets, with 41 HRs, set the club record for most home runs in a season? Hint

Mike Piazza

Todd Hundley

Darryl Strawberry

Howard Johnson

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the end of the 20th century, Rogers Hornsby held the NL record for the three highest batting averages in a season. Who held the record for the 4th highest? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Paul Waner

Lefty O'Doul

Bill Terry

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player was nicknamed the 'Whale'? Hint

John Kruk

Harmon Killebrew

Pepper Martin

Don Newcombe

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Cal Ripken Jr. retired, who was number 3 on the list of most consecutive games played, behind Cal Ripken Jr at number 1 and Lou Gehrig at number 2? Hint

Joe Sewell

Steve Garvey

Everett Scott

Billy Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players was the first with more than 700 at-bats in a season, a record subsequently tied by Juan Samuel in 1984?

Answer: Willie Wilson

Wilson came to bat a record 705 times in 1980 for the Kansas City Royals. Samuel reached 701 times in 1984 with Philadelphia.

2. Hoyt Wilhelm retired with 143 wins in his career. How many wins were in relief?

Answer: 124

Only 19 wins were as a starter. When he retired in 1972 he set the record for career wins as a relief pitcher. In 1985, he became the first relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, and the first pitcher inducted with fewer than 150 career wins.

3. Which of the following Boston Red Sox pitchers did not win an American League strikeout title?

Answer: Luis Tiant

Clemens has done it twice, Martinez in 1999, and Nomo in the 2001 season.

4. Which of the following sluggers hit their 1st and 500th home run for the same team in the same city?

Answer: Eddie Murray

Murray is the only member of the '500' club to hit his 1st and 500th home run in the same city for the same team. He did it with the Baltimore Orioles. Seven players in history have done this but none of the others listed. The others who did this are Mel Ott, Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Willie McCovey, Mickey Mantle, and Mike Schmidt.

5. Which of these teams had a record 6 different shortstops start in an All-Star game?

Answer: Red Sox

Boston has had their share of great all-star shortstops. They were Joe Cronin 5 times, Johnny Pesky, Rico Petrocilli twice, Luis Aparicio twice, Rick Burleson, and Nomar Garciaparra.

6. During the 20th Century: how many left-handed pitchers struck out 300 batters in a season?

Answer: 7

The great southpaws include Sam McDowell, Rube Waddell, Steve Carlton, Vida Blue, Sandy Koufax, Mickey Lolich, and Randy Johnson.

7. Which of these New York Mets, with 41 HRs, set the club record for most home runs in a season?

Answer: Todd Hundley

Hundley smacked 41 in 1996 just ahead of Piazza's 40 in 1999. The Straw hit 39 twice in 1987 and 1988, and Johnson hit 38 in 1991.

8. At the end of the 20th century, Rogers Hornsby held the NL record for the three highest batting averages in a season. Who held the record for the 4th highest?

Answer: Bill Terry

Hornsby's number 3 position was just a decimal point ahead of Bill Terry who hit .401 in 1930 with the NY Giants. Hornsby's totals are .424, .403, and .401.

9. What player was nicknamed the 'Whale'?

Answer: Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe of the Dodgers was known as the 'Whale'. Johnny Martin's nickname was Pepper.

10. When Cal Ripken Jr. retired, who was number 3 on the list of most consecutive games played, behind Cal Ripken Jr at number 1 and Lou Gehrig at number 2?

Answer: Everett Scott

Scott is number three with 1,307 consecutive games played, 1,325 games behind Ripken. Scott did this all from June 1916 through May 1925. Garvey was fourth on the list with 1,207 consecutive games.

Source: Author Nightmare

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