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Welcome To My Nightmare XIII Trivia Quiz

The magic number 13th in a series of 10 tough multiple choice questions of baseball. Good Luck!

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,695

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
356

Question 1 of 10

1. In what year was the first night World Series game? Hint

1957

1967

1971

1961

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 20th Century pitcher holds the American League record for most consecutive innings without giving up a walk? Hint

Vida Blue

Whitey Ford

Bill Fischer

Nolan Ryan

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1917, two teams both dueled with no-hitters in the same game through nine innings. The game was finally won in the tenth inning. Who hit the RBI in this historical game? Hint

Joe Jackson

Tris Speaker

Jim Thorpe

Babe Ruth

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Question 4 of 10

4. What team in the 20th Century was the only team to start all rookies in the game? Hint

Houston

New York (Giants)

Washington

Detroit

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Giant great Willie McCovey do in his first Major League game? Hint

Was charged with 3 errors

Hit a grand slam

Had 4 hits

Was knocked unconcious by the second pitch of his career

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Question 6 of 10

6. What 20th Century pitcher holds the record for stolen bases in a season? Hint

Dizzy Dean

Robin Roberts

Rip Sewell

Mickey Lolich

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Question 7 of 10

7. What 20th Century National League manager took his team and lead the league from start to finish and then won the World Series also? Hint

Gene Mauch

Lou Pinella

Danny Murtaugh

Leo Durocher

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Question 8 of 10

8. What year was the first Bay Area World Series (west coast)? Hint

1973

1982

1989

1974

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Question 9 of 10

9. What 20th Century pitcher was the oldest to win 20 games in a season? Hint

Don Sutton

Warren Spahn

Satchel Paige

Walter Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. What verified age was Satchel Paige when he played his rookie year in the Majors? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was the first night World Series game?

Answer: 1971

The first ever was in 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The host Pirates won that game against the Orioles 4-2. The first night game under the lights ever was in 1935 at the Reds' Crosley Field.

2. What 20th Century pitcher holds the American League record for most consecutive innings without giving up a walk?

Answer: Bill Fischer

Fischer went 84 and a third without giving up a walk in 1962. He was pitching for the Kansas City A's. The National Record is 68 innings by Christy Mathewson and Randy Jones, 1913 and 1976 respectively.

3. In 1917, two teams both dueled with no-hitters in the same game through nine innings. The game was finally won in the tenth inning. Who hit the RBI in this historical game?

Answer: Jim Thorpe

On May 2 it was the Reds and the Cubs watching this pitching duel between Fred Toney and Hippo Vaughn. The Reds and Toney won on Thorpe's single.

4. What team in the 20th Century was the only team to start all rookies in the game?

Answer: Houston

The Houston Colt-45's started an all-rookie lineup on September 29, 1963. They won the game and were lead by Johnny Paciorek who went 3 for 3, walked twice, scored 4 runs, and had 3 RBI's.

5. What did Giant great Willie McCovey do in his first Major League game?

Answer: Had 4 hits

He had 4 hits in his debut on July 30, 1959 with the Giants. Twelve rookies in their debut have had four hits during the 20th Century. The list includes Casey Stengel, Kirby Puckett, Delino Deshields, and others.

6. What 20th Century pitcher holds the record for stolen bases in a season?

Answer: Rip Sewell

Sewell stole 7 bases in 1943 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The all-time record of 9 is held by Win Mercer of Washington in 1896.

7. What 20th Century National League manager took his team and lead the league from start to finish and then won the World Series also?

Answer: Lou Pinella

This is the only time in the 20th Century that a team won their first game of the season and lead the league every day, and then won the Series. This happened in 1990 with the Cincinnati Reds. This was Pinella's first year as the Red's manager. They beat the Pirates in the NLCS, and then blanked the heavily favored A's 4 games to 0.

8. What year was the first Bay Area World Series (west coast)?

Answer: 1989

It was long awaited in 1989 to see the Giants and the A's go at it. This was the first Giants appearance in 27 years. This was the most lopsided Series since 1976. No pun intended either because this was the year that the infamous earthquake hit and delayed the Series for 10 days. The A's beat the Giants 4 games to 0, lead by Series MVP pitching ace Dave Stewart of Oakland.

9. What 20th Century pitcher was the oldest to win 20 games in a season?

Answer: Warren Spahn

Spahn pitched for the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and was 23-7 that year. He was 42. The runnerup in this category was American League pitcher Cy Young, while at the age of 41 went 21-11 in 1908 with Boston.

10. What verified age was Satchel Paige when he played his rookie year in the Majors?

Answer: 42

In his first year in the Big Leagues, Paige pitched in 27 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1948. His record was 6-1. The oldest rookie on record is Diomedes Olivo of the Pirates in 1962 at the age of 43.

Source: Author Nightmare

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