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Welcome To My Nightmare VII Trivia Quiz

The seventh in a series of 10 tough multiple choice questions of baseball history. This one is really tough! Good Luck.

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,501

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
352

Question 1 of 10

1. What pitcher holds the record for hitting the most batters in a season during the 20th century? Hint

Three Fingers Brown

Juan Marichal

Joe McGinnity

Warren Spahn

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many players hit 40 or more home runs in a season during the 20th century? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first relief pitcher to ever pitch in an all-star game? Hint

Mace Brown

Ron Perranoski

Hoyt Wilhelm

Jack Russell

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the only outfielder to throw out 3 runners at home plate in one game in the 20th Century? Hint

Jack McCarthy

Mike Shannon

Leon Wagner

Tommy Davis

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Question 5 of 10

5. What American League pitcher holds the league record for most shutouts in a season during the 20th century? Hint

Jack Coombs

Walter Johnson

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Christy Mathewson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Hack Wilson hit an amazing 191 RBIs in a season to set that record. What player is the Major League baseball runner-up with 184? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Lou Gehrig

Hack Wilson

Barry Bonds

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many teams did Cy Young play for throughout his illustrious career? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1961 when Roger Maris topped Babe Ruth's season home run record, how many times was he intentionally walked? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the only third baseman to win 5 batting titles during the 20th Century? Hint

Rod Carew

Bill Madlock

Wade Boggs

Brooks Robinson

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1988 the Dodgers' Bob Welch compiled a pitching record of 15-9. That same year, fellow great Fernando Valenzuela pitched a record of what? Hint

18-6

8-5

5-8

16-6

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What pitcher holds the record for hitting the most batters in a season during the 20th century?

Answer: Joe McGinnity

McGinnity hit a bruising 41 batters while pitching for Brooklyn in 1900.

2. How many players hit 40 or more home runs in a season during the 20th century?

Answer: 52

Of those 52 greats, 49 of them had done it more than once.

3. Who was the first relief pitcher to ever pitch in an all-star game?

Answer: Mace Brown

Jack Russell of Washington was selected in 1934 but was never called up from the bullpen. Mace Brown of the Pirates was the very first reliever to pitch in an all-star game in 1938.

4. Who was the only outfielder to throw out 3 runners at home plate in one game in the 20th Century?

Answer: Jack McCarthy

McCarthy gunned down 3 runners in one game on April 26th, 1905 while playing with the Cubs. No other player had equalled that feat during the 20th century.

5. What American League pitcher holds the league record for most shutouts in a season during the 20th century?

Answer: Jack Coombs

Jack threw 13 shutouts in 1910. Alexander holds the National record of 16 in 1916 with Philadelphia.

6. Hack Wilson hit an amazing 191 RBIs in a season to set that record. What player is the Major League baseball runner-up with 184?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Gehrig's 184 was hit the following season in 1931 hitting for the Yankees.

7. How many teams did Cy Young play for throughout his illustrious career?

Answer: 5

Young played for Cleveland, St.Louis, and Boston of the National League, and for Boston and Cleveland of the American League throughout his 21 year career.

8. In 1961 when Roger Maris topped Babe Ruth's season home run record, how many times was he intentionally walked?

Answer: 0

Amazingly enough he was never intentionally walked.

9. Who is the only third baseman to win 5 batting titles during the 20th Century?

Answer: Wade Boggs

Boggs won five titles in 1983, then from 1985-1988. Madlock won his titles in 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1983.

10. In 1988 the Dodgers' Bob Welch compiled a pitching record of 15-9. That same year, fellow great Fernando Valenzuela pitched a record of what?

Answer: 5-8

At the end of that season Welch left for the Oakland A's and left Fernando holding the media-mania bag.

Source: Author Nightmare

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