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Vintage Classics and Combos Trivia Quiz

Have you spent a lot of time looking at baseball cards like I have? Test your memory for vintage baseball cards up to 1978. This quiz has a special emphasis on vintage "combo" cards with multiple players on one card.

A multiple-choice quiz by sedgewick. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
sedgewick

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,223

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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3315

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. "Combo" cards feature two or more stars on the same card, usually connected by some sort of theme. Which two players, with more than 1,000 career home runs between the two of them, are featured on the 1958 Topps #436 "Rival Fence Busters" combo card? Hint

Willie Mays and Hank Aaron

Willie Mays and Duke Snider

Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle and Ernie Banks

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Question 2 of 15

2. I think of "incidental combo cards" as cards showing action shots of one player with another player also pictured in the action. A great "incidental combo card" is Willie McCovey's 1973 Topps #410 card. This card shows Willie at bat. It looks like he just fouled one off, and the catcher and umpire along with Willie are looking towards the 3rd base dugout. Who is the catcher also shown on Willie's card? Hint

Steve Yeager

Manny Sanguillen

Johnny Bench

Ted Simmons

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Question 3 of 15

3. He was a class act. This hall of famer played his last season in 1975 away from the franchise where he had starred. His last regular issued card - a 1975 Topps - fittingly shows him greyhaired and signing an autograph for a fan in the stands. Who is this hall of famer and former 1969 MVP? Hint

Al Kaline

Hank Aaron

Ron Santo

Harmon Killebrew

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these vintage card issues is NOT "landscape" -- or "horizontally" -- oriented? Hint

1955 Topps

1960 Topps

1955 Bowman Color TV

1961 Topps

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Question 5 of 15

5. It seems like the all-time leader in hits should always be pictured with a bat. On which of these Topps cards is Pete Rose NOT shown holding a bat? Hint

1966 Topps

1975 Topps

1971 Topps

1976 Topps

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Question 6 of 15

6. 1961 Topps #25 "Heavy Artillery" combo card shows three Cincinnati Redleg sluggers. Which one below is NOT pictured on the card. Hint

Ted Kluszewski

Vada Pinson

Gus Bell

Frank Robinson

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Question 7 of 15

7. I always like the action shots that seem to epitomize a player. 1971 Topps #331 is a World Series Game 5 card. It is titled "Commits Robbery" (pun intended?) and shows a player vaccuuming up a ball in the infield during game 5 of the 1970 series. Who is this player? Hint

Tony Perez

Brooks Robinson

Sal Bando

Ron Swoboda

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Question 8 of 15

8. 1956 Topps #135 shows Mickey Mantle's portrait in the foreground of this classic vintage artcard. In the background, what is Mantle doing "in action"? Hint

going up over the fence to catch a flyball with the crowd behind him

hitting a pop fly and looking upward as umpire Jocko Conlon sheds his mask

sliding into home again the Braves with Del Crandall blocking the plate

making a two-handed catch in the outfield (they don't do that anymore!)

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Question 9 of 15

9. 1959 Topps #408 "Keystone Combo" shows a classic double play combination. Which players are featured on this card? Hint

Tinker, Evers and Chance

Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox

Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson

Phil Rizzuto and Tony Kubek

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Question 10 of 15

10. Sometimes rookie cards feature more than one rookie. This 1978 Topps card (#707) is full of rookies who "stuck" with their respective teams--two of which are considered All-Stars. Who are the two All-Stars on this one card? Hint

Alan Trammell and Paul Molitor

Jim Rice and Fred Lynn

Dale Murphy and Eddie Murray

Ozzie Smith and Paul Molitor

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Question 11 of 15

11. Seems like we should have lots of baseball cards showing Johnny Bench wearing a catcher's pud ... and we do! After all, Bench revolutionized the defensive art of catching. In which of these cards is Bench shown swinging a bat (not wearing a catcher's mitt)? Hint

1979 Topps

1973 Topps

1969 Topps All-Star Rookie

1975 Topps

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Question 12 of 15

12. One year, Hank Aaron's card looked like no other in the set. It was a horizontal card featuring Hank, a crown, and the words "All Time Home Run King." That year, his card was number 1 in the set. Which year was it? Hint

1975 Topps

1974 Topps

1973 Topps

1976 Topps

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which two players are featured on the combo card from 1961 entitled "Dodger Southpaws" ? Hint

Johnny Podres and Preacher Roe

Sandy Koufax and Don Newcombe

Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres

Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale

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Question 14 of 15

14. 1963 Topps showed two hall of famers together on their classic "Pride of the NL" card. Which two were they? Hint

Hank Aaron and Willie Mays

Willie Mays and Stan Musial

Hank Aaron and Stan Musial

Roberto Clemente and Duke Snider

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Question 15 of 15

15. 1964 Topps "AL Bombers" #331 is a sought after memorabilia piece because it shows four of the AL's best of the era together on one card. Which of the following players does NOT appear on this card? Hint

Norm Cash

Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle

Frank Robinson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Willie Mays and Duke Snider

The "Say Hey Kid" and "The Duke of Flatbush" combined for 1,067 home runs in their Hall of Fame careers--Snider with 407 and Mays with 660.

Answer: Johnny Bench

1972 and 1973 were banner years for "incidental combo cards." 1978 wasn't too shabby either. Doug Ault's Topps All-Star rookie card from 1978 shows Doug ready to hit and the great Thurman Munson behind the plate ... or how about the 1977 Topps Carlton Fisk card with Carlton taking a throw and Willie Randolph sliding into home. Can you think of any other great "incidental combos?"

Answer: Harmon Killebrew

"The Killer" hit 49 home runs and drove in 140 on his way to the 1969 A.L. MVP award. He spent many years with the Senators and Twins before finishing his career with the Kansas City Royals. Bonus trivia: what Royals future Hall of Famer was just starting his career in 1975?

4. Which of these vintage card issues is NOT "landscape" -- or "horizontally" -- oriented?

Answer: 1961 Topps

The 1955 and 1956 Topps issue are two of my personal favorites. Both are horizontally oriented and feature a portrait of the player and an "in action" background. Both are among the last of the vintage "art cards."

5. It seems like the all-time leader in hits should always be pictured with a bat. On which of these Topps cards is Pete Rose NOT shown holding a bat?

Answer: 1976 Topps

Ouch! You get a close-up of Pete on his 1976 Topps card ... but at least he is wearing some cool flip-down sunglasses under his hat ... and those sideburns are a bonus!

6. 1961 Topps #25 "Heavy Artillery" combo card shows three Cincinnati Redleg sluggers. Which one below is NOT pictured on the card.

Answer: Ted Kluszewski

Gus Bell hit 160 home runs as a Red in 9 years. Frank Robinson put up 37-124-.323 numbers in 1961 while Vada Pinson posted numbers of 16-87-.343.

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Brooks "Hoover" Robinson may be the greatest defensive third baseman of all time. He won 16 Gold Gloves and was 15 times an all-star in his Hall of Fame career. In the 1970 World Series in which the Orioles beat the Reds in 5 games, Brooks' stellar play at third "robbed" the Reds of base hit after base hit. To add insult to injury, Brooks promptly snagged Bench's first at bat line drive in the 1971 All-Star for another putout.

8. 1956 Topps #135 shows Mickey Mantle's portrait in the foreground of this classic vintage artcard. In the background, what is Mantle doing "in action"?

Answer: going up over the fence to catch a flyball with the crowd behind him

Mickey "The Commerce Comet" Mantle had a great MVP year in 1956--perhaps the best of his career. He socked 52 home runs, drove in 130, and hit .353. He added 3 home runs in the 1956 World Series to help the Bronx Bombers beat the Brooklyn Dodgers.

9. 1959 Topps #408 "Keystone Combo" shows a classic double play combination. Which players are featured on this card?

Answer: Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox

Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox were the sparkplugs of the 1959 Chisox team that lost to the LA Dodgers in the World Series. "Little Louie" Luis Aparicio won 9 gold gloves in his Hall of Fame career and hit .308 in the 59 Series. Nellie Fox, the 1959 AL MVP, won three gold gloves in his Hall of Fame career and hit .375 in the 59 Series.

Answer: Alan Trammell and Paul Molitor

Murphy's rookie card is from 1977, Murray's rookie card is a 78 Topps All-Star Rookie, Lynn and Rice have separate 1975 rookie cards, and Ozzie has his own 1979 rookie card.

Answer: 1979 Topps

Bench swings a bat on his 79 Topps card ... he could do that pretty well, too!

Answer: 1974 Topps

1974 Topps also featured a subset of Aaron cards called "Aaron Special" which featured Hank's Topps cards throughout his career.

13. Which two players are featured on the combo card from 1961 entitled "Dodger Southpaws" ?

Answer: Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres

Sandy Koufax was the most dominant pitcher of his era and just might be the most dominant lefty of all-time. His Hall of Fame career featured 3-300+ strikeout seasons, 3 seasons with an ERA under 2.00, 3 Cy Young awards, 3-20 game win seasons, and a 1963 NL MVP award. Johnny Podres won 148 games in his career and was the 1955 World Series MVP for "dem bums" - going 2-0 with and ERA of 1.00 in series play.

14. 1963 Topps showed two hall of famers together on their classic "Pride of the NL" card. Which two were they?

Answer: Willie Mays and Stan Musial

Musial had already surpassed 3000 hits by 1963, and "The Say Hey Kid" was at the height of his Hall of Fame career.

Answer: Frank Robinson

Al Kaline also appears with Mantle, Maris, and Cash. Why Cash? Norm Cash had just put together a 1961 season where he had belted 41 homers, had driven in 132, and had hit .361. Cash's 1974 Topps card is a classic where Norm seems to be reaching right out of the card with his big first baseman's mitt coming right at you.

Source: Author sedgewick

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