Old-Timers Baseball: Pt. 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Washington Senators

In 1910, Young was a Cleveland Indian and won his 500th against the Senators on July 19, an 11-inning game 5-4. He retired in 1911 with a 511-316 record.

Answer: Pete Alexander

Alexander reached the 30-mark three times with the Phillies, and never lost 20 in a season. Jack Chesbro did this with the Yankees in 1904 and 1908. Walsh did it in 1908 and 1910 with the White Sox. McLain did it with the Tigers in 1968, then lost 22 with the Senators in 1971.

Answer: Honus Wagner

Both Lajoie and Collins were second baseman, and Cobb was an outfielder. Wagner played from 1897-1917. He played 1887 games at shortstop. He was one of the first five inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

Answer: Dave Augustine

On September 23rd in a game that would decide the NL East winner, Augustine's "what would not be a home run", allowed the Mets' Cleon Jones to play the "bounce" and throw out Zisk at the plate. This all happened in the 13th inning. Major League baseball would not overturn the umpire's decision.

The Mets won the game, the NL East, then went on to lose in the World Series to the Athletics. Augustine would never hit another home run in his career.

Answer: Eddie Plank

Plank played most of his 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics. He won his 300th in 1915. He retired with the St. Louis Browns in 1917. Plank had a 326-194 career record, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams' first batting title came in 1941, and his last came 18 seasons later in 1958. Ted won seven titles over his 19-season career. He lost many seasons due to military obligations. Williams was a career Boston Red Sox outfielder, and was inducted into the hall in 1966.

Answer: Vince Coleman

Vince was a rookie St. Louis Cardinal in 1985. He stole 110 in the season, and went on to top the 100-mark two more times in his career. He stole 752 in his 13 seasons. Coleman retired in 1997.

Answer: Anthony Young

Young entered the wrong side of the record books in 1993 with the New York Mets. He began his streak in the 1992 season. He finally broke his streak with a win over Florida on July 28, 5-4. All his losses were in relief. He went 3-30 in those two seasons, and 15-48 over his six-season career.

Answer: Tom Seaver

After winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1967, Seaver won three Cy Young awards with the Mets in 1969, 1973, and 1975. Perry was the first pitcher ever to do this. He won his first Cy Young in 1972 with the Indians, then in 1978 with the Padres. Martinez won his as an Expo in 1997, then in Boston in 1999. Johnson won his with Seattle in 1995, then multiples beginning in 1999 with Arizona.

Answer: Pete Browning

They all won a batting title as a rookie, but Browning was the first in 1882 with the Louisville Eclipse. He batted .378 in the season. Orr won his with the 1884 New York Metropolitans. Oliva of the Twins won it in 1964, and Suzuki in 2001 with the Mariners.