The Fake Ghost Peppers Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1

It was game five of the historical series. Larsen was on his mark the entire game. In the first inning he took Pee Wee Reese to a full count before striking him out looking. This was the only full count that Larsen allowed. Don struck out seven in the game. The Yankees went on to win the series four games to three. Larsen went 11-5 in the season.

Answer: Hank Aaron

The others were all primary American League Hall of Fame greats. Hammerin' Hank was the only one on the list to go eight seasons with 40 big ones. Aaron showed tremendous consistency by never hitting 50 in a season. His season high was 47 in 1971. Hank hit 755 in his career and retired in 1976.

He was inducted into the Hall in his first year of eligibility in 1982 with 97.8% of the ballots.

Answer: Ty Cobb

The Chalmers Award was a predecessor to the Most Valuable Player Award. The Chalmers Award was first given out in 1911 to Frank Schulte of the Cubs and Ty Cobb of the Tigers. Conflicts and requirements were varying to win the award and the National and American Leagues could not agree on a standard voting or format. One of those conflicts was the National League didn't care if there were repeat winners while the American League would allow a player to win the award only once. Thus, Babe Ruth winning only one in 1923.

In 1931 the award both leagues agreed on the award in all aspects and limitations and the MVP Award was born. In 1931 the winners were Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals and Lefty Grove of the Athletics. All the other answer options retired before 1911.

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

Stan Musial was a career Cardinal from 1941-1963. 'Stan the Man' wore the number 6 his entire career of 22 seasons. Musial won an amazing seven batting titles. He also won the NL MVP Award in 1943, 1946, and 1948. Stan was also the NL MVP runner-up another four times in his career.

A tremendous hitter, he retired with a .331 career average along with his 475 home runs. The Hall of Fame accepted him in his first year of eligibility in 1969 with over 93% of the ballot voting. The Tigers retired the number 6 in honor of Al Kaline in 1980.

The Twins' Tony Oliva had his number retired in 1991. The Yankees retired manager Joe Torre's number 6 in 2014.

Answer: Phil Niekro

The others never won 300 career games. Niekro played in the big leagues from 1964-1987. In 24 seasons, with 21 wearing a Braves uniform, "Knucksie" was famous for his knuckleball. On October 6, 1985, on the last day of the season, Phil threw a complete game four-hit shutout against the Blue Jays of Toronto.

His Yankees won the game 8-0. He retired with a 318-274 record. Niekro's best finish for the Cy Young Award was in 1969 as runner-up to Tom Seaver of the Mets. Phil was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

Answer: Eddie Murray

The others never hit 500 career home runs. Murray played from 1977-1997 with five teams including 13 seasons with the Orioles. He reached the 3000-hit mark in 1995 and Eddie touched the 500 home run plateau in 1996. After winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1977, Eddie was AL MVP runner-up twice in 1982 and 1983 behind Robin Yount of the Brewers and teammate Cal Ripken Jr of the Orioles. Nicknamed 'Steady Eddie' he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

There were three teams that won game one, then went to lunch during the next four. The first team to do this was the 1915 Phillies when they lost to the Red Sox. The 1942 Yankees was next when the lost to the Cardinals. The 1969 Orioles were next when they lost to the Mets. The Phillies duplicated their feat in 1983 against the Orioles.

Answer: Pete Rose

The game occurred on April 30, 1988 with the Reds hosting the New York Mets at Riverfront Stadium. In the top of the ninth inning with the Mets at-bat, a close but delayed call was made at first base by umpire Dave Pallone and declared the runner safe.

This allowed the go ahead run for the Mets. Rose charged out of the dugout and as he approached Pallone, Pete claims that the umpire 'brushed his face' with his hand which made Rose go ballistic on Pallone. The Reds lost the game 6-5. The Reds finished the season seven games behind the Dodgers in their division.

In the following season Rose was banned from baseball for life in a special agreement to admit no fault when he was accused of betting on games. Giamatti became the seventh Commissioner of Baseball in 1988.

He died the following year of a heart attack.

Answer: Wilbert Robinson

The others were inducted by the Veterans Committee. Robinson first appeared in baseball as a player behind the plate with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1886. He played with four different franchises and hung up his cleats in 1902. Wilbert and John McGraw shared the managing duties in 1902 with Baltimore.

He came back with Brooklyn and named the team after him, the Brooklyn Robins from 1914-1931. He won two NL pennants while in Brooklyn. Robinson died in 1934 and was later inducted into the Hall by the OC in 1945.

Answer: Mickey Mantle

The others never went to an All-Star Game as the first was in 1933. Mantle was a career New York Yankee from 1951-1968. The 'Commerce Comet' wore the number 6 in his rookie season, then changed to the number 7 for the rest of his career. Mickey appeared in 16 All-Star Games.

In his Yankee career he won two AL batting titles including batting for the Triple Crown in 1956, won three MVP Awards, and led the league four times in home runs. He retired with 536. Mantle was inducted into the hall in 1974 then died in 1995 at the age of 63.