Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rocco Baldelli

Rocco Baldelli played a total of 136 games,Toby Hall played 119, Charles Gipson played five, and Eduardo Perez played five. Rocco Baldell had a great 2004 season with the Devil Rays hitting .280 with 16 home runs and 76 runs batted in.

Answer: False

Julio Cesar Lugo was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic, on December 16th, 1975. He made his MLB debut on April 4, 2000, with the Houston Astros. In the 2004 season with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, he had an OK season with 83 runs scored, 41 doubles, four triples, and seven home runs. Like Julio Lugo, Geoff Blum played with the Houston Astros.

He was born in Redwood City, California on April 26th, 1973. For the 2004 season with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays he had 73 hits, 21 doubles, no triples, and eight home runs.

Answer: One

This centerfielder was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Joey Gathright went to Bonnabel High School in Kenner, Louisiana, and played baseball as a junior but not as a senior. Instead he chose football and track.

In his rookie season with the D'Rays, he had 13 hits, one RBI, 6 stolen bases, and a .250 batting average.

Answer: 4

Midre Cummings hit two, Rey Sanchez hit two, and Joey and Travis hit 0. For the whole Devil Rays team, they hit 135 home runs. On March 9th, 1995, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays officially became a MLB team along with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On April 27th, 1995 St.Petersburg and the D'Rays agreed on a 30-year lease for them to play home games at the ThunderDome.

On October 3rd, 1996, Tropicana Field was born. The D'Rays and Tropicana Dole Beverages of North America, of Bradenton, Florida, announced an agreement to rename the ThunderDome Tropicana Field.

Answer: Yes

Aubrey Lewis Huff was probably the most productive of the D'Rays roster. He made his MLB debut on August 2nd, 2000, as a D'Ray. In the 2004 season with the D'Rays he had 92 runs scored, 178 hits, 27 doubles, and 29 home runs. He also hit a total of 104 runs batted in. The closest one to him was Jose Cruz with 78.

Answer: Jeff Kent

In the 2004 season, Jeff Kent played for the Houston Astros.

Answer: Carl Crawford

He had a total of 626 at-bats, and at second place was Aubrey Huff who had 600. One of the young ones on the Devil Rays, Carl Demonte Crawford was born on August 5th, 1981. He was a three-sport star at Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, TX in baseball, football, and basketball. In the 2004 season, he slugged .450, had 19 triples, and 55 RBIs.

Answer: Five

The five shortstops are B.J Upton, Julio Lugo, Rey Sanchez, Jorge Cantu, and Charles Gipson. B.J Upton played 45 games in the 2004 season, while Julio Lugo played 157, making him the normal starter.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Rob Bell played his first season (the 2000 season) with the Cincinnati Reds. In 2001, he played half the season with the Reds and half the season with the Texas Rangers. Finally, after the 2002 season, he was traded to the Devil Rays.

Answer: Florida Suncoast Dome

It was renamed Thunderdome when the Lightning agreed to play games there until a new stadium was built.