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Seattle Mariners: 2001 Season Trivia Quiz

Who knew that Seattle could play this well? Let us see how much you remember about the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

A multiple-choice quiz by robbyroo72. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
robbyroo72

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,092

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
450

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which former Japanese super-star was a big hit for the Mariners in 2001? Hint

Shigetosi Hasegawa

Kazuhiro Sasaki

Ichiro Suzuki

Kazu Matsui

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many regular-season games did Seattle win in 2001? Hint

118

116

112

100

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lou Piniella managed the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player was NOT on the 2001 Seattle Mariners roster? Hint

Bret Boone

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Edgar Martinez

Jamie Moyer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team defeated Seattle and went on to appear in the 2001 World Series? Hint

New York Yankees

Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jamie Moyer won twenty games for the first time in his career in 2001.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the 2001 regular season, how many times did the Mariners defeat the New York Yankees? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ichiro Suzuki led the Major Leagues with 242 hits in 2001.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many Seattle Mariners players were selected to the 2001 All-Star team? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2001, Seattle played all home games at Cheney Stadium.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which former Japanese super-star was a big hit for the Mariners in 2001?

Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro was the favorite to unseat Jay Buhner as the Mariners every-day right fielder, and did so after Buhner was injured during spring training.

2. How many regular-season games did Seattle win in 2001?

Answer: 116

Seattle's regular season record in 2001 was 116 wins and 46 losses. They set an American League record for wins by a team with 116, and tied a Major League record set by the 1906 Chicago Cubs.

3. Lou Piniella managed the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

Answer: True

The 116 wins amassed by the Seattle Mariners in 2001 earned Piniella his second Manager Of The Year Award by Major League Baseball.

4. Which player was NOT on the 2001 Seattle Mariners roster?

Answer: Ken Griffey, Jr.

Also missing from that roster were Randy Johnson, who had been traded to Houston before the trading deadline during the 2000 season, and Alex Rodriguez, who had signed with the Texas Rangers prior to the 2001 season.

5. Which team defeated Seattle and went on to appear in the 2001 World Series?

Answer: New York Yankees

Although the Yankees went on to knock the Mariners out of the post-season, the Yankees did lose the World Series Championship to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona took the best of seven World Series Championship four games to three.

6. Jamie Moyer won twenty games for the first time in his career in 2001.

Answer: True

Moyer became one of the oldest players in Major League Baseball histories to record his first career 20-win season in 2001. He was 39 years of age when he accomplished this feat.

7. During the 2001 regular season, how many times did the Mariners defeat the New York Yankees?

Answer: 6

If you were to add in their post-season record against the New York Yankees, the Mariners finished the 2001 season with a 7 win and 7 loss record against the Bronx Bombers.

8. Ichiro Suzuki led the Major Leagues with 242 hits in 2001.

Answer: True

Three years later, Suzuki would break one of the longest-standing records in baseball history by smacking 262 base hits, breaking the old mark set by George Sisler back in 1920.

9. How many Seattle Mariners players were selected to the 2001 All-Star team?

Answer: 8

Of the 8 Mariners selected to the All Star Roster, only 4 of them (Ichiro Suzuki, Bret Boone, John Olerud, and Edgar Martinez) were in the starting lineup for the American League All-Star team.

10. In 2001, Seattle played all home games at Cheney Stadium.

Answer: False

Cheney Stadium is where the Mariners Triple-A Affilliate, Tacoma Rainiers, play their home games. The Mariners played their home games at Safeco Field in 2001.

Source: Author robbyroo72

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