Strike the Match Trivia Quiz

Answer: Babe Ruth

After many name changes throughout their history, the franchise became the Boston Braves in 1912, then became the Milwaukee Braves when they moved in 1953. Ruth played his final season of baseball in 1935 with the Boston Braves after many seasons with the Yankees, hitting the last six of his 714 career home runs. Eddie Mathews was the only player to play for all three Braves teams (by name), Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

Answer: Bob Lemon

From 1946-1958, Lemon complimented the mound of Cleveland Stadium. Seven times in his 13 seasons, he won 20+ games in a season. Bob was named TSN Pitcher of the Year three times, and was inducted into the hall in 1976.

Answer: Hank Aaron

Aaron played 21 of his 23 seasons with the Braves. In November 1974, the Braves front office showed their disloyalty after 21 seasons by trading Hank to the Brewers. He hit his final 22 home runs as a Brewer. Aaron hit 755 in his career, and was the 1957 NL MVP. The hall took him in 1982.

Answer: Frank Robinson

The others were all career Baltimore Orioles. Frank began his career by winning the Rookie of the Year award with the Reds in 1956. 1961 brought him the NL MVP. He hit for the Triple Crown with the Orioles in 1966, won another MVP, and was the World Series MVP also.

He then played for the Angels, and his final three seasons as Cleveland Indian and retired in 1976. Robinson hit 586 career home runs before his 1982 hall induction.

Answer: Al Kaline

Al was a career Tiger from 1953-1974. He debuted at the age of 18. Kaline was a runner-up MVP in 1955 to Yogi Berra of the Yankees, when even leading the league in batting average, hits, and total bases. He saw only one World Series, and in 1968 made it count with two home runs. He retired with 399 home runs and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980.

Answer: Luis Aparicio

10 of Luis' 18 seasons was with the White Sox, beginning in 1956. He set a record for playing 2583 games at shortstop, and never played any other position for all his three teams, with the Orioles and Red Sox being the other two. His name was imprinted in the Hall of Fame in 1984.

Answer: Walter Alston

None of the others were Cardinals. The 1983 Hall of Fame inductee was as a manager of the Dodgers, and not as a player. His entire career consisted of only one game, one at-bat, and one strikeout. It was with the Cardinals in 1936. Nicknamed "Smokey", Alston managed the Dodgers for over 20 seasons, taking them to seven World Series.

Answer: Pud Galvin

Galvin was a pitcher and began his career with the 1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings in the National Association. 1885 found him in the American Association playing for the Pittsburg Alleghenys. After the team folded in 1886, he joined a new Pittsburg Alleghenys team in the National League.

In 1890, Galvin joined the Pittsburgh Burghers of the Players League. He also played for the St. Louis Browns and Buffalo Bisons of the National League. His finest season was with the Bisons in 1884, going 46-22. Pud retired in 1892 with a 364-310 record.

It was not until 73 years later that the Hall of Fame inducted him.

Answer: Leo Durocher

None of the others either played for or managed the Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Lip", Leo played for the Yankees, Reds, Cardinals, then his final six seasons with Dodgers before retiring in 1945 as the player portion of his status. He continued to manage the Dodgers, then managed the Giants, Cubs, and Astros. Durocher was a 1994 hall inductee.

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Schmidt played from 1972-1989, and helped the Phillies to their first World Series crown in 1980. His contribution was the NL MVP. Mike repeated his MVP award in 1981. The third baseman hit 548 career home runs. The Hall of Fame made his plaque in 1995. Stargell was a Pirate, Banks a Cub, and Bench played for the Reds.