O' Canada Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tip O'Neill

Tip O'Neill was a pioneer for Canadian Baseball. He is from Woodstock, Ontario, and died in Montreal, Quebec. Tip O'Neill hit .435 in 1887 as an Outfieder for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1887, he had a career year leading the league in Slugging Percentage, On Base Percentage, OPS, Batting Average, Runs, Hits, Total Bases, Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, RBI, Extra Base Hits, and coming in second in Times on Base.

In the previous year, he had led the league in RBIs, and in 1888, he led the league in Batting Average and Hits.

Answer: True

Larry Walker is from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He hit .301 in 1992 and .322 in 1994 for the Expos. He was one of the most famous Canadian baseball players of all time. In 1997 and 2002, he finished 2nd in Batting Average. He led the league in Slugging Percentage, On Base Percentage, and OPS, in 1997 and 1999.

He led the league in Home Runs, Total Bases, and Extra base hits in 1997, the same year he won NL MVP.

Answer: Eric Gagne

Eric Gagne is from Montreal, Quebec. He was a converted starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He led the league in saves in 2003, and came in second in 2002.

Answer: Montreal Expos

Matt Stairs is from St. John, New Brunswick. He played for the Expos from 1992-1993, for the Red Sox in 1995, for the Athletics from 1997-2000, for the Cubs in 2001, for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002, and for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2003. In his best year he hit .298 and had 27 Home Runs for the Athletics in 1997, and hit 38 Home Runs in 1999 for the Athletics.

Answer: 2

Paul Quantrill is from London, Ontario. In 2001, he led the league in Win/Loss Percentage with a 11-2 record as a reliever. In his first year in LA he went 5-4. He led the league in games played from 2001-2003.