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The Stars Glisten! Trivia Quiz

10 multiple choice questions about All-Star game records in the 20th Century.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,981

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
711

Question 1 of 10

1. What player in the National League hit the first home run in an all-star game for the National League? Hint

Frankie Frisch

Hack Wilson

Rogers Hornsby

Arky Vaughn

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Question 2 of 10

2. What American League pitcher was the FIRST pitcher to win two all-star games? Hint

Stephen Louis

Bob Friend

Lefty Gomez

Walter Johnson

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did the first all-star game take place? Hint

1932

1933

1931

1930

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player to hit two home runs in an all-star game? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Arky Vaughn

Charlie Gehringer

Joe Medwick

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Question 5 of 10

5. What all-star was the first to get 4 hits in one all-star game? Hint

Joe Medwick

Lou Gehrig

nobody has accomplished this feat

Hank Greenberg

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Question 6 of 10

6. The longest a starting pitcher pitched in one all-star game was how many innings? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. As of Jan. 2001, what was the score of the highest scoring all-star game in history? Hint

11-9

15-5

13-7

17-3

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Question 8 of 10

8. As of Jan. 2001, what pitcher holds the record for most career strikeouts in an all-star game? Hint

Bob Gibson

Nolan Ryan

Tom Seaver

Don Drysdale

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first all-star to win two MVP Awards for all-star games? Hint

Ted Williams

Stan Musial

Nolan Ryan

Willie Mays

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Question 10 of 10

10. As of Jan. 2001, who was the last all-star to be voted the MVP of the game and be on the losing team? Hint

Willie Stargell

Carl Yastrzemski

Reggie Jackson

Jim Lonborg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player in the National League hit the first home run in an all-star game for the National League?

Answer: Frankie Frisch

Frisch was the one in 1933 in the inaugural game at Comiskey Park.

2. What American League pitcher was the FIRST pitcher to win two all-star games?

Answer: Lefty Gomez

Lefty, playing for New York won his games in 1933, and 1935. He scored a record third all-star game victory in 1937, then lost the decision in 1938. He is the only pitcher to date to have 4 decisions in an all-star game.

3. What year did the first all-star game take place?

Answer: 1933

In 1933 at Comiskey Park. The American League won 4-2.

4. Who was the first player to hit two home runs in an all-star game?

Answer: Arky Vaughn

Arky of the Pirates hit two in 1941 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

5. What all-star was the first to get 4 hits in one all-star game?

Answer: Joe Medwick

Joe Medwick hit an amazing 4 hits in the 1937 all-star game while playing for the National League (St.Louis) at Griffith Stadium in Washington.

6. The longest a starting pitcher pitched in one all-star game was how many innings?

Answer: 6

In 1935, Lefty Gomez went 6 innings for the American League in Cleveland. The AL won 4-1. The rules did not limit pitchers to 3 innings then.

7. As of Jan. 2001, what was the score of the highest scoring all-star game in history?

Answer: 11-9

Viewed by most as the most exciting all-star game in history, the American League won 11-9 at Cleveland Stadium in 1954.

8. As of Jan. 2001, what pitcher holds the record for most career strikeouts in an all-star game?

Answer: Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League accumulated a total of 19 career strikeouts in all-star play.

9. Who was the first all-star to win two MVP Awards for all-star games?

Answer: Willie Mays

'Say Hey' won them in 1963 and 1968.

10. As of Jan. 2001, who was the last all-star to be voted the MVP of the game and be on the losing team?

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yaz of the Red Sox was the MVP in 1970. The American League lost 5-4 in 12 innings.

Source: Author Nightmare

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