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A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,757

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
497

Question 1 of 10

1. Babe Ruth set a career record for hitting 50 or home runs in a season, six times in his career. The first was 1920 in his first season with the Yankees. The last time was in 1928, again with the Yankees, when he hit 54 in the season. Hint

Ruth never hit over 50 home runs in a season

1928 was his first season with the Yankees

Ruth only hit over 50 home runs, four times in his career

The last time that he more than 50 home runs was in 1939

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Question 2 of 10

2. The great pitcher in baseball, Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers, won numerous awards in his career. These included three Cy Young Awards, three Triple Crown Awards, and a perfect game against the Cubs, before being forced to retire in 1962, due to an arthritic elbow. Hint

Koufax pitched three perfect games, the last being in 1960

He only won one Cy Young Award

He retired due to Parkinson

Koufax retired in 1966

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hank Aaron was the home run king of the 20th century. He hit 755 home runs in his career, including smacking 56 in 1967. He led the National League in home runs, four times in his career. Hint

Aaron played his entire career in the American League

Hank never hit over 50 home runs in a season

Hank hit 715 career home runs

Aaron was a pitcher, and only hit 23 career home runs

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Question 4 of 10

4. My name is Dick Williams. I managed the Oakland Athletics to three consecutive World Series victories from 1972-1974. It certainly wasn't tough, with players in the likes of Reggie Jackson, Gene Tenace, Sal Bando, Catfish Hunter, and Vida Blue. We beat the Mets, Reds, and Dodgers. Hint

Hunter left the team in 1965

Williams only helmed the club to two World Series

The Dodgers never appeared in a World Series during the 1970s

Vida Blue was not a rookie until 1978

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Question 5 of 10

5. A leader of the Negro Leagues, the great Satchel Paige came to Major League baseball at the age of 53 in 1948. This was after the induction of Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers (NL) and Larry Doby of the Indians (AL). Allegedly, Paige had won over 2500 games in the Negro Leagues as a pitcher. His Major League career record was 28-31 after six seasons. Hint

Paige was only 41 when he entered the Major Leagues

Paige only won three Major League games

Robinson never played for the Dodgers

Paige came into the Majors in 1974

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was a fiasco in baseball. I'm not really sure why though. I was a pinch-hitter in 1951 with the St. Louis Browns. This was my only at-bat of my career. I hit a triple in my only at-bat, but never appeared in another game in my career. My name is Eddie Gaedel. Hint

He hit a grand slam

Gaedel played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

He walked in his only career at-bat

Eddie's at-bat occurred in 1965

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Question 7 of 10

7. The New York Yankees won their amazing seventh consecutive World Series in 1953. It was a tremendous dynasty with the likes of Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Gil McDougald, Whitey Ford, and Allie Reynolds. This was the first time in history that any team had done this. Hint

The Yankees only won five consecutive World Series

It was not the first time. The Pittsburgh Pirates won eight World Series in a row

Whitey Ford was a rookie in 1960

Allie Reynolds never played for the Yankees

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, is arguably the greatest all-around player in baseball history. After being banned for life from baseball after the 1919 World Series 'fixing', his legend continued as being the greatest player of all-time. He began his career with the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics, then the Cleveland Indians, and came to the White Sox in the 1915 season. He hit over .400 in his career 12 times, and was done in baseball with a career batting average of .356 after only 13 seasons in 1920. Hint

Jackson hit over .400 only once in a season

Jackson never played for the White Sox

Jackson played for 23 seasons

The 'fixed' World Series was in 1927, and he was banned from baseball in 1928

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was the greatest pitcher in all baseball during the late '60s. My name is Denny McLain. I was the MVP and Cy Young winner with the Detroit Tigers in 1968, with my 31-6 pitching record. I was also tied for the 1969 Cy Young Award with Mike Cuellar of the Orioles. In my 10 season career, I never lost more than 13 games in a season, and departed from baseball in 1972. Hint

Don Drysdale tied with McLain for the Cy Young Award in 1969

McLain lost 22 games in 1971

McLain never played for the Detroit Tigers

In 1968, McLain won 17 games

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Question 10 of 10

10. My name is Lou Gehrig. I was known as the "Iron Horse", and also, "Biscuit Pants". During my 17 seasons with the New York Yankees, I ended up with hitting 493 home runs, in competition with teammate Babe Ruth. I had a disease which crippled me, and I only played in eight games in the 1951 season, which was the final season of my career. I was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hint

Gehrig's final games were in the 1939 season

Gehrig's nickname was the 'Georgia Peach'

Gehrig was never inducted into the Hall

Gehrig hit 602 home runs in his career

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Ruth only hit over 50 home runs, four times in his career

In his first season with the Yankees in 1920, the Babe hit 54 home runs. This season was his first in the pinstripes, as he hit 29 the season before with the Red Sox of Boston. In 1921, Ruth smacked 59 big ones, topped in 1927 by hitting 60. Mostly forgotten was his 1928 season, when he popped for over 50 again, by hitting 54 home runs. Ruth came close for an additional '50 milestone', by hitting 49 in 1930.

He retired in 1935 as a Boston Brave of the National League. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame the following year.

Answer: Koufax retired in 1966

Koufax threw one perfect game in his career, against the Cubs in 1965. Sandy did not retire in 1962, as he won three Cy Young Awards, and three Triple Crowns since then, retiring in 1966. Koufax was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1972.

3. Hank Aaron was the home run king of the 20th century. He hit 755 home runs in his career, including smacking 56 in 1967. He led the National League in home runs, four times in his career.

Answer: Hank never hit over 50 home runs in a season

Amazingly, Aaron who was nicknamed 'Hammerin Hank', never hit even 50 home runs in a season. Ironically, he hit 44 in a season four times, matching his Braves' jersey number. He did hit 45 in 1962, then 47 in 1971. Aaron was an easy induction into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1982.

Answer: Williams only helmed the club to two World Series

Dick Williams took the club to its first World Series appearance since 1931, as the Philadelphia Athletics, when legend Connie Mack was at the helm. Williams and Oakland won the World Series in 1972 and 1973. Being owner Charles Finley, the well documented cheap-skate of baseball, he did not want to renew Williams' contract. Alvin Dark took over the club in 1974, and still took the talented club to a World Series victory over the Dodgers, four games to one.

Answer: Paige was only 41 when he entered the Major Leagues

Satchel Paige was a great pitcher in baseball history. Because of the unfortunate color-barrier in baseball, he was not seen in Major League baseball until 1948, near the end of his career. He retired from the Major Leagues in 1953 (the same team and the same season with the Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit incident) with the St. Louis Browns.

He then came back as a so-called stunt, to pitch for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965. He started the game and pitched three innings, allowing no runs and only one hit.

Answer: He walked in his only career at-bat

Well documented, Eddie Gaedel was a 3'7" hitter, who was brought into the game by owner Bill Veeck. Eddie walked in his only at-bat because the opposing pitcher was laughing so hard. Gaedel was 26 years old at the time of his appearance, and died 10 years later.

Answer: The Yankees only won five consecutive World Series

The Yankees dominated Major League baseball from 1949-1953, and many other seasons also. All World Series victories in this time frame would be under their manager, Casey Stengel. From 1936-1964, the Yankees had appeared in 22 World Series.

Answer: Jackson hit over .400 only once in a season

The fixed World Series was against the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. The Reds won the World Series, five games to three.

Answer: McLain lost 22 games in 1971

McLain dominated the American League in the late 60s, by going 20-14 in 1966, then 17-16 in 1967, before blowing out Major League baseball in 1968. His win total of 31 was the first in over 25 years. In 1971 with the Washington Senators, McLain went 10-22.

Answer: Gehrig's final games were in the 1939 season

Probably the greatest one-two combination in baseball, with the Babe batting third and Gehrig batting fourth, the Yankees could do no wrong. Unfortunately, Gehrig's 'Iron Horse' streak ended after 16 seasons, and only playing in eight games in 1939. Sadly, that was it for him. Lou won the season American League MVP in 1927 (although the Babe smacked 60 home runs), and also in 1936 over White Sox player, Luke Appling. Gehrig also won the Triple Crown in 1934. Sadly enough, Gehrig died in 1941.

Source: Author Nightmare

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