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Quiz about The 2002 Yankees
Quiz about The 2002 Yankees

The 2002 Yankees Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 2002 New York Yankees.

A multiple-choice quiz by amitbador. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
amitbador
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
109,037
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1844
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who led the Yankees in Home Runs? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. Which two players committed the most errors on the team? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. Who led the team in wins? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. Who led the team in SBs?

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Question 5 of 15
5. What batter led the team in striking out? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. Who led the team in RBI's in 2002? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. Who led the team with the highest batting average? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. What pitcher led the team in strikeouts? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. Who led the team in OBP? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Who led the team in hits? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Which pitcher allowed the most hits? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Which pitcher issued the most BB? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Which pitcher appeared in the most games in 2002? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. Who was hit by a pitch (HBP), the most times in the season? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. Who made the last out of the 2002 season? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who led the Yankees in Home Runs?

Answer: Jason Giambi

 Giambi hit 41 HRs. Alfonso Soriano was a close second with 39. This was Giambi's first season in the 'pinstripes'.
2. Which two players committed the most errors on the team?

Answer: Alfonso Soriano and Robin Ventura

 They both committed 23 errors. The player who played between them in the likes of Derek Jeter, committed 14 errors at shortstop.
3. Who led the team in wins?

Answer: David Wells

 Wells won 19 games. Mussina was a close second with 18. The great Rogers Clemens, who turned 39 during the season, as did David Wells, finished his season 13-6.
4. Who led the team in SBs?

Answer: Alfonso Soriano

This Yankee 2nd baseman stole 41 bases. In 2001, Soriano stole 43 bases.
5. What batter led the team in striking out?

Answer: Alfonso Soriano

 He struck out a tremendous 157 times. Alfonso and Jorge Posado were the only players to strikeout more than 140 times. The 3rd slot belonged to Jeter with 114.
6. Who led the team in RBI's in 2002?

Answer: Jason Giambi

 Giambi had 122 RBI. This was Giambi's first year with the Yankees. He played for the Oakland A's from 1995-2001.
7. Who led the team with the highest batting average?

Answer: Bernie Williams

 Williams batted .333. There were only 3 Yankee starters to bat over .300 in 2002. The other two were Jason Giambi with .314, and Alfonso Soriano with .300.
8. What pitcher led the team in strikeouts?

Answer: Roger Clemens

 Roger had 192 K's in 2002, just barely ahead of teammate Mike Mussina who struck out 182. In the 2002 season, Clemens surpassed the 3900 mark for career strikeouts.
9. Who led the team in OBP?

Answer: Jason Giambi

 He had an OBP of .435 by obtaining 176 hits, 109 walks, while appearing 560 times at-bat.
10. Who led the team in hits?

Answer: Alfonso Soriano

 He had 209 hits. Soriano and Bernie Williams were the only Yankees in the season to hit the 200 plateau, when Williams smacked 204.
11. Which pitcher allowed the most hits?

Answer: David Wells

 He allowed 210 hits in 2002, probably by pitching in over 200 innings for the season. Mussina pitched 215 innings, and allowed 208 hits.
12. Which pitcher issued the most BB?

Answer: Roger Clemens

 He issued 63 walks in 187 innings. Roger mainained his balance by still striking out 192 batters.
13. Which pitcher appeared in the most games in 2002?

Answer: Mike Stanton

 He appeared in 79 games, one game more than Steve Karsay. Stanton went 7-1, while Karsay was 6-4 for the season.
14. Who was hit by a pitch (HBP), the most times in the season?

Answer: Jason Giambi

 He got hit by a pitch 15 times. Giambi was hit 13 times the previous season with Oakland.
15. Who made the last out of the 2002 season?

Answer: Nick Johnson

 It was in game 4 of the ALDS against the Angels. The Yankees lost the Series 3 games to 1, and the final game score of 9-5
Source: Author amitbador

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