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The Creams of the Crop Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz about those greats who retired above all others in a category, and saw their record last throughout the first 100 years of Major League baseball. I hope that you have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,826

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2524

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. When this player retired, he had the highest career batting average of any other player in baseball history. Who was it? Hint

Joe Jackson

Ty Cobb

Tony Oliva

Luis Aparicio

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Question 2 of 10

2. Five times I led the league in strikeouts, but it was the batting kind. No wonder I was the first player to strike out 2500 times in a career, and retired with 2597. Who am I? Hint

Eddie Mathews

Reggie Jackson

Mo Vaughn

Matt Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player hit the most grand slams in his career? Hint

Ozzie Smith

Lou Gehrig

Dave Kingman

Sal Bando

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following retired with the most career triples hit in all of baseball? Hint

Maury Wills

Sam Crawford

John Kruk

Lou Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. When this player retired, he had the highest season batting average in the inaugural 100 years of the Major Leagues. Who was he? Hint

Nap Lajoie

Ty Cobb

George Sisler

Joe Jackson

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Question 6 of 10

6. When this player retired, he had walked up to home plate more than any other player in baseball history, an amazing 15,861 times. Who was this player with worn out shoes? Hint

Eddie Gaedel

Pete Rose

Greg Pinchbeck

Eddie Murray

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Question 7 of 10

7. When I retired as a National League player, I had the most RBIs ever hit in a season. Who am I? Hint

Mark McGwire

Rogers Hornsby

Stan Musial

Hack Wilson

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Question 8 of 10

8. I had the dubious honor of hitting into the most double plays in a season when I retired. Unfortunately, I reached 30 in a season three times. Who am I? Hint

Rickey Henderson

Steve Garvey

Jim Rice

Cesar Tovar

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Question 9 of 10

9. I retired with the most doubles hit in a season with 67. Who am I? Hint

Earl Webb

Al Hrabosky

Jerry Reuss

Jim Bunning

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Question 10 of 10

10. This player crossed home plate in runs scored more than any other player in history when he retired. His foot hit the plate 2295 times. Whose foot did this belong to? Hint

Ken Boyer

Rickey Henderson

Don Kessinger

Goose Gossage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When this player retired, he had the highest career batting average of any other player in baseball history. Who was it?

Answer: Ty Cobb

After 24 seasons playing for the Tigers and Athletics, Cobb retired with a .366 average. 16 times he hit over .350, and three times over .400. Ty retired in 1928, and was one of the first five players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

2. Five times I led the league in strikeouts, but it was the batting kind. No wonder I was the first player to strike out 2500 times in a career, and retired with 2597. Who am I?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

The others never reached the 1500 strikeout plateau. Reggie, nicknamed 'Mr. October', retired with 563 home runs. In the five World Series that Jackson played in, he struck out 24 times.

3. Which player hit the most grand slams in his career?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

When Gehrig stepped away from baseball in 1939, he was the only player to reach 20 grand slams with his 23. Lou hit 493 home runs in 17 seasons.

4. Which of the following retired with the most career triples hit in all of baseball?

Answer: Sam Crawford

Crawford was the first player in history to reach the 300-mark, and retired with 309. Six times he led the league in triples. Mainly a Detroit Tiger, Sam retired in 1917.

5. When this player retired, he had the highest season batting average in the inaugural 100 years of the Major Leagues. Who was he?

Answer: Nap Lajoie

While Jackson hit .408 in 1911, Sisler matched Cobb's .420 in 1920 with the Browns of St. Louis. Lajoie set his century record in 1901 by batting .426 with the Philadelphia Athletics.

6. When this player retired, he had walked up to home plate more than any other player in baseball history, an amazing 15,861 times. Who was this player with worn out shoes?

Answer: Pete Rose

Rose played for 24 seasons and led the league in at-bats four times, having 14,053. He also retired with the most hits by a player in a career.

7. When I retired as a National League player, I had the most RBIs ever hit in a season. Who am I?

Answer: Hack Wilson

Wilson had 191 with the Chicago Cubs in the 1930 season. He led the league twice in RBIs, and retired with 1063 after only 12 seasons. Hornsby had 152, McGwire's season high was 147 which he did twice, and Musial had 131.

8. I had the dubious honor of hitting into the most double plays in a season when I retired. Unfortunately, I reached 30 in a season three times. Who am I?

Answer: Jim Rice

Rice hit into 36 in 1984, then tried to break his record in 1985, but fell short with 35. Garvey fell short when he reached 25 in a season three times, Henderson's high was 13, and Cesar Tovar's season high was only nine.

9. I retired with the most doubles hit in a season with 67. Who am I?

Answer: Earl Webb

The others listed were all pitchers. Webb played for only seven seasons, and made them count with all the five teams that he played with. His 67 doubles in 1931 were with the Red Sox. He hit only 155 in his career.

10. This player crossed home plate in runs scored more than any other player in history when he retired. His foot hit the plate 2295 times. Whose foot did this belong to?

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Henderson played for 25 seasons, and led the league in runs scored five times. Rickey also led the league four times with walks.

Source: Author Nightmare

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