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A multiple-choice quiz by BoSox1918WeKnow. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
BoSox1918WeKnow

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,159

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
492

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Question 1 of 10

1. What pitcher was the last switch-hitter to win the American League MVP Award in the 20th century?

Answer: (Two Words or Surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following four players did NOT hit 40 home runs in a single season? Hint

Wally Post

Johnny Mize

Jim Rice

Fred Lynn

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Question 3 of 10

3. What major leaguer is a member of the 500 home run club and has a career ERA of 1.52? Hint

Babe Ruth

Mel Ott

Ted Williams

Jimmie Foxx

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year was Ken Griffey Jr. a rookie in the big leagues? Hint

1988

1986

1987

1989

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Question 5 of 10

5. Danny Ainge may be known more for his play on the basketball court, but he did spend a brief stint for a major league team. Which one? Hint

Boston Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays

Houston Astros

Atlanta Braves

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Babe Ruth's first professional team? Hint

Philadelphia Athletics

Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles

New York Yankees

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Question 7 of 10

7. What 20th century player set the major league record for a single season in RBIs with an obscene 191?. Hint

Hack Wilson

Ted Williams

Babe Ruth

Lou Gehrig

8. A work stoppage was the cause of the cancellation of the playoffs and World Series in 1994. However, that wasn't the first year since the inception of the Series where it wasn't played. What was the other year? Hint

1904

1903

1902

1905

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the exact height in feet of the left field wall at Fenway Park in Boston? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the last player to hit .400 in a single season before Ted Williams hit the magic mark in 1941? Hint

Bill Terry

Honus Wagner

Paul Waner

Rogers Hornsby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What pitcher was the last switch-hitter to win the American League MVP Award in the 20th century?

Answer: Vida Blue

Blue won the award in 1971 while with the Oakland A's as a pitcher. The DH would not go into effect in the American League until 1973.

2. Which of the following four players did NOT hit 40 home runs in a single season?

Answer: Fred Lynn

Lynn's career high was 39 in 1979 with the Red Sox. It was the only time in his career that he hit more than 25.

3. What major leaguer is a member of the 500 home run club and has a career ERA of 1.52?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Foxx pitched over 20 innings for the Phillies in 1945. He smacked 534 home runs in his career, mostly with the Athletics of Philadelphia, and the Red Sox.

4. In what year was Ken Griffey Jr. a rookie in the big leagues?

Answer: 1989

1989 with the Seattle Mariners saw him hit 16 home runs in his rookie year.

5. Danny Ainge may be known more for his play on the basketball court, but he did spend a brief stint for a major league team. Which one?

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

Ainge is lucky he had basketball to fall back on. In three major league seasons, he amassed a batting average of only .220.

6. What was Babe Ruth's first professional team?

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles were a member of the International League at the time. His contract was later sold to the Boston Red Sox because the Federal League franchise in Baltimore was causing a major loss in attendance for the Orioles.

7. What 20th century player set the major league record for a single season in RBIs with an obscene 191?.

Answer: Hack Wilson

Hack did this with the Cubs in 1930. Wilson also held the NL record for home runs in a single season with 58 before the great Sosa and McGwire chase in 1998. Gehrig held the American League record with 184.

Answer: 1904

The first Series was played in 1903. It was supposed to be the Boston Pilgrims vs. the New York Giants in 1904, but John McGraw, the manager for the Giants at the time, felt the American League was inferior to the National and refused to play.

9. What is the exact height in feet of the left field wall at Fenway Park in Boston?

Answer: 37

"The Green Monster" was the tallest outfield wall in the major leagues in the 20th century. Fenway's right field wall, ironically enough, is among the smallest at 5 feet.

10. Who was the last player to hit .400 in a single season before Ted Williams hit the magic mark in 1941?

Answer: Bill Terry

Terry did it in 1930 with a .401 mark for the New York Giants. He retired with a career average of .341 after 14 seasons.

Source: Author BoSox1918WeKnow

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