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Pitching Arms for Dummies Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz about some pitchers who ruled the law in at least one season of baseball. I hope that you have fun with it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,069

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
908

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. My arm was the law in the National League from 1963-1966. In those seasons, I won three Cy Young awards, three Triple Crowns, two World Series MVPs, and set a record for most strikeouts in a season in 1965 with 382. Who am I? Hint

Don Newcombe

Walter Johnson

Sandy Koufax

Dizzy Dean

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Question 2 of 10

2. My arm was a result in an award being named after me. The first award in my name was given out in 1956. Which award was this? Hint

Cy Young Award

Hoss Radbourne Award

Christy Mathewson left hander award

Branch Rickey Award

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Question 3 of 10

3. My arm was the law, but I was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame with only 28 wins. Who am I? Hint

Bobby Doerr

Satchel Paige

Hack Wilson

Honus Wagner

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Question 4 of 10

4. This 16-year Pittsburgh Pirate won 20 games in a season only once in his career in 1960, and for his efforts he was awarded the Cy Young. Who was this pitcher nicknamed Deacon? Hint

Pat Dobson

Vernon Law

Mickey Lolich

Robin Roberts

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Question 5 of 10

5. I began my career with the Mets as the Rookie of the Year. I went on to win three Cy Young awards, and was selected to the National League All-Star team 12 times. I retired in 1986. Who am I? Hint

Darryl Strawberry

Tom Seaver

Gary Carter

Keith Hernandez

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Question 6 of 10

6. In my 14-season career, I never won more than 11 games in a season. I made my dent in the Major League history books by throwing a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Who am I? Hint

Bucky Dent

Don Larsen

Steve Sax

Minnie Minoso

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first pitcher in history to win a league MVP and the Cy Young award in the same season? Hint

George Brett

Don Newcombe

Julian Javier

Mike Schmidt

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Question 8 of 10

8. I played for only one season. Things looked good as I threw a no-hitter in my first Major League start, but things went downhill from there. Who am I? Hint

Bobo Holloman

Ken Boyer

Del Ennis

Ed Kranepool

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Question 9 of 10

9. In a nine season stretch, this pitcher won 20+ games in a season seven times. His last 20-win season was the first year that the Cy Young Award was first given out in 1956, but Don Newcombe of the Dodgers received it. Who was this career Cleveland Indian? Hint

Bob Lemon

Dick Groat

Pie Traynor

Don Kessinger

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1976 and 1977, I won the first two American League Rolaids Relief awards, and I did it with two different teams. My first was with the Twins by going 17-5 with 20 saves. 1977 saw me in a Boston uniform going 13-9 with 31 saves to win it again. Who am I? Hint

Bill Campbell

Wes Parker

Joe Rudi

Luis Aparicio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Sandy Koufax

The others listed retired before 1966. Koufax played from 1955-1966 with the Dodgers, and retired after a tremendous 27-9 season. Sandy was the first pitcher to throw four no-hitters, with this fourth being a perfect game in 1965. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

2. My arm was a result in an award being named after me. The first award in my name was given out in 1956. Which award was this?

Answer: Cy Young Award

The Cy Young award, named after True Denton "Cyclone" Young, was given out in 1956 for the first time to Brooklyn Dodger Don Newcombe for his 27-7 season. The award was later modified to have each league, the American and National, receive one award each to the most outstanding pitcher in a season. Young won 511 games in his career.

3. My arm was the law, but I was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame with only 28 wins. Who am I?

Answer: Satchel Paige

The others were not pitchers. Paige won an undocumented 2000+ games in the Negro Leagues. He came to the Cleveland Indians in 1948 as a 41-year old rookie to throw a 6-1 season record. He retired with an American League career record of 28-31. His Hall of Fame induction came in 1971.

4. This 16-year Pittsburgh Pirate won 20 games in a season only once in his career in 1960, and for his efforts he was awarded the Cy Young. Who was this pitcher nicknamed Deacon?

Answer: Vernon Law

The others were not Cy Young winners and never played for the Pirates. Law's only shining season was in 1960. He not only went 20-9 to win the Cy Young award over Warren Spahn of the Braves, but he also won two games in the World Series win against the Yankees. Vern retired in 1967.

5. I began my career with the Mets as the Rookie of the Year. I went on to win three Cy Young awards, and was selected to the National League All-Star team 12 times. I retired in 1986. Who am I?

Answer: Tom Seaver

The others weren't pitchers. Seaver went to the Reds in the 1977 midseason after spending 10 seasons as a Met. Tom retired in a Boston Red Sox uniform in 1986, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

6. In my 14-season career, I never won more than 11 games in a season. I made my dent in the Major League history books by throwing a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Who am I?

Answer: Don Larsen

The others listed were not pitchers. Larsen's greatest regular season was in 1956 when he went 11-5. That was it for his career, although he had an ERA of 3.78. The only real highlight in his career was throwing a perfect World Series game in the 1956 World Series against the Dodgers in game five. The Yankees won the series, four games to three.

7. Who was the first pitcher in history to win a league MVP and the Cy Young award in the same season?

Answer: Don Newcombe

The others listed weren't pitchers. Newcombe of the Dodgers came around in 1956 to show his stuff. His 27-7 record spoke for itself.

8. I played for only one season. Things looked good as I threw a no-hitter in my first Major League start, but things went downhill from there. Who am I?

Answer: Bobo Holloman

The others listed were not pitchers. Holloman was a St. Louis Brown in the 1953 season. He went 3-7 in the season. His only complete game and shutout was his no-hitter.

Answer: Bob Lemon

The others were not pitchers. Lemon won 207 games for the Indians in only 13 seasons. It was Lemon and Bob Feller who were Cleveland's big one-two punch.

Answer: Bill Campbell

The others were not pitchers. Ironically, the two award-winning seasons were Campball's only bright spots in Major League baseball. The remaining 10 seasons combined saw Bill's stats of 38-38 with 44 saves. He retired in 1987.

Source: Author Nightmare

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