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Strikeout Firsts Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice records of 20th century players who entered the record books by setting milestones in striking out.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,815

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. What player in 1987 set a new American League record by striking out 186 times in a season? Hint

Pete Incaviglia

Rob Deer

Jose Canseco

Reggie Jackson

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Question 2 of 10

2. As of January 2001, what player held the American League season strikeout record as a rookie batter? Hint

Juan Samuel

Cecil Fielder

Mickey Mantle

Pete Incaviglia

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Question 3 of 10

3. What baseball great retired in 1979 with 1730 career strikeouts and only 149 home runs? Hint

Curt Flood

Bill Buckner

Steve Garvey

Lou Brock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player to strike out 2,000 times? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Eddie Murray

Babe Ruth

Minnie Minoso

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first catcher ever to strike out 100 times in a season? Hint

Johnny Bench

Manny Sanguillen

John Roseboro

John Bateman

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Question 6 of 10

6. As of January 2001, what player was second with most all-time strikeouts in a career? Hint

Willie Stargell

Mike Schmidt

Reggie Jackson

Bobby Bonds

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following players were NOT in the 20th century all-time top ten record book for career strikeouts? Hint

Tony Perez

Steve Garvey

Dave Kingman

Dale Murphy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following players played 98 consecutive games without striking out, to be entered into the record books? Hint

Don Zimmer

Nellie Fox

Joe DiMaggio

Lloyd Waner

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Question 9 of 10

9. As of january 2001, what player held the record for the lowest strikeout ratio vs. at-bats? Hint

Joe Sewell

Lloyd Waner

Joe DiMaggio

Tris Speaker

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Question 10 of 10

10. What player was the first ever to strikeout more than 1000 times? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Minnie Minoso

Babe Ruth

Willie McCovey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player in 1987 set a new American League record by striking out 186 times in a season?

Answer: Rob Deer

Deer set this unfortunate record with the Brewers.

2. As of January 2001, what player held the American League season strikeout record as a rookie batter?

Answer: Pete Incaviglia

Incaviglia struck out 185 times in 1986 with the Rangers to set the rookie record.

3. What baseball great retired in 1979 with 1730 career strikeouts and only 149 home runs?

Answer: Lou Brock

Brock of the Cardinals holds many records in baseball for stealing, but was not noted for his power. He is in the record books for that ratio.

4. Who was the first player to strike out 2,000 times?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

While playing with the Angels at the time Jackson struck for the 2000th time in 1983. He had many many more strike outs ahead of him.

5. Who was the first catcher ever to strike out 100 times in a season?

Answer: John Bateman

Bateman with the old Colt 45's did this in 1963.

6. As of January 2001, what player was second with most all-time strikeouts in a career?

Answer: Willie Stargell

Stargell is second to Jackson with 1936 strikeouts from 1961 to 1982.

7. Which of the following players were NOT in the 20th century all-time top ten record book for career strikeouts?

Answer: Steve Garvey

Murphy being the least struck out of the players listed was number 8 in the top ten. Garvey fortunately did not reach that plateau.

8. Which of the following players played 98 consecutive games without striking out, to be entered into the record books?

Answer: Nellie Fox

The Fox did this in 1958. He broke the record of 89 set by Carey Selph of the White Sox in 1932.

9. As of january 2001, what player held the record for the lowest strikeout ratio vs. at-bats?

Answer: Joe Sewell

Sewell has a remarkable 63 to 1 ratio from 1922 to 1933 with 7132 at-bats and only 114 strikeouts, a record which is unlikely to be broken.

10. What player was the first ever to strikeout more than 1000 times?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth with the Yankees hit this plateau in 1930.

Source: Author Nightmare

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