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Nightmare Baseball XXXXVI Trivia Quiz

The 46th in a series of multiple choice questions about baseball. Thanks for visiting the site. Good Luck! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,977

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
409

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following managers won a Manager of the Year Award in both leagues? Hint

Bobby Cox

Sparky Anderson

Lou Pinella

Buck Rodgers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following Hall of Fame inductees was NOT voted in by 99 percent of the vote? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Johnny Bench

Tom Seaver

Nobody has ever received 99 percent of the vote

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the Angel's first manager? Hint

Jim Fregosi

Bill Rigney

Lefty Phillips

Del Crandall

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many home runs did Hank Aaron hit as a Milwaukee Brewer? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many teams did Yogi Berra play for throughout his career? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many games did the great Ted Williams pitch in throughout his career? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. With what team did Reggie Jackson start his MLB career with? Hint

Kansas City

New York (AL)

Oakland

California

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was NOT a Washington Senator manager? Hint

Gil Hodges

Ted Williams

Mickey Vernon

Billy Martin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who received the most votes in the 1980 Most Valuable Player race in the American League? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Willie Wilson

Goose Gossage

George Brett

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Question 10 of 10

10. Roberto Clemente ended his career with how many hits? Hint

2000

3500

2500

3000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following managers won a Manager of the Year Award in both leagues?

Answer: Bobby Cox

Cox is the only manager to win the title in both leagues during the 20th century. His first was in 1985 with Toronto and in 1991 with the Braves. Pinella won two in the American League in 1995 and 2001 with Seattle. Sparky won two with Detroit in 1984 and 1987. Rodgers only won one in 1987 with Montreal.

2. Which of the following Hall of Fame inductees was NOT voted in by 99 percent of the vote?

Answer: Johnny Bench

Both Ryan and Seaver were inducted by 99 percent of the vote. Bench was inducted by 96 percent in 1989.

3. Who was the Angel's first manager?

Answer: Bill Rigney

Rigney was the inaugural manager for the Angels and stayed with them from 1961 to 1969.

4. How many home runs did Hank Aaron hit as a Milwaukee Brewer?

Answer: 22

Aaron played the last two seasons of his career with the Brewers. In 1975 he hit 12 dingers and in 1976 he hit 10. We should all know that he tapped out at 755.

5. How many teams did Yogi Berra play for throughout his career?

Answer: 2

The final season of this Yankee great was with the New York Mets in 1965. He only played in 4 games with the Mets, at the age of 40.

6. How many games did the great Ted Williams pitch in throughout his career?

Answer: 1

In 1940 during his 2nd year as a Red Sox, Williams pitched in one game and it was the only game in his career. He pitched 2.0 innings, allowed 3 hits with 1 earned run. He was 21 years old at the time.

7. With what team did Reggie Jackson start his MLB career with?

Answer: Kansas City

He was a rookie in 1967 with Kansas City before going to Oakland the following year. He hit only one home run in 35 games with KC.

8. Which of the following was NOT a Washington Senator manager?

Answer: Billy Martin

Martin managed the Rangers in 1974 and 1975 along with the Yankees. The others were all managers in the 1960s with the Senators.

9. Who received the most votes in the 1980 Most Valuable Player race in the American League?

Answer: George Brett

Brett was the top vote-getter with 17 first place votes and a total of 335. It was a runaway as 2nd place recepient Jackson received 5 first place votes and a total of 234 votes.

10. Roberto Clemente ended his career with how many hits?

Answer: 3000

In 18 seasons with the Pirates before his life was cut short, he reached the 3000 hit milestone along with 240 lifetime home runs.

Source: Author Nightmare

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