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What's in a Number? Trivia Quiz

See if you can identify these baseball greats who have had their jersey number retired by a team to honor them. Have fun! :)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,763

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The number 29 was retired by both the Angels and Twins in honor of this player who won seven batting titles, was an AL Rookie of the Year, and also won a league MVP. Who is this Hall of Fame great? Hint

Mike Schmidt

Ozzie Smith

Rod Carew

Kirby Puckett

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Question 2 of 10

2. Two great managers who helmed the Dodger organization back-to-back, both had their numbers retired. One was Tom Lasorda and his number 2. Whose number 24 was retired also? Hint

Don Baylor

Walter Alston

Roger Craig

Sparky Anderson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which San Francisco Giant and 500 Home Run Club member had his number 44 retired by the club? Hint

Willie McCovey

Reggie Jackson

Hank Aaron

Jimmie Foxx

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Chicago Cub Hall of Fame outfielder had his number 26 retired? Hint

Ron Santo

Billy Williams

Glenn Beckert

Don Kessinger

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Question 5 of 10

5. The number 72 is hanging for the Chicago White Sox in honor of which Hall of Famer? Hint

Dazzy Vance

George Kell

Carlton Fisk

Carl Yastrzemski

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Question 6 of 10

6. Johnny Pesky, Al Kaline, Tony Oliva, Stan Musial, and Steve Garvey all wore this number for different teams which was retired by each one. Which number was it? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Yankees retired number 49 in honor of pitcher Ron Guidry. Who did the Houston Astros retire number 49 in honor of? Hint

Mike Scott

Ralph Branca

Ron Fairly

Larry Dierker

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Question 8 of 10

8. The number 4 has been retired by many teams. Which New York Giant outfielder who is a member of the 500 Home Run Club, had his number 4 retired? Hint

Eddie Mathews

Joe Adcock

Mel Ott

Bill Terry

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Question 9 of 10

9. Third baseman Brooks Robinson played his entire career of 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. What was his number that the club retired? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, and Jeff Bagwell all wore the same number for different teams, and all three teams retired it. What was the number? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Rod Carew

Carew played for 19 seasons from 1967-1985. All his batting titles and awards came with the Twins, and his last batting title was in 1978. The Twins traded Rod in 1979 to the Angels for four players. Then all his batting titles and awards stopped in his seven seasons with the Angels. His MVP came in 1977, and the Hall of Fame took him in 1991.

2. Two great managers who helmed the Dodger organization back-to-back, both had their numbers retired. One was Tom Lasorda and his number 2. Whose number 24 was retired also?

Answer: Walter Alston

Alston played in only one game in his career with the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out in his only at-bat. He took the reins of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, made the move with the team to Los Angeles in 1958, and retired in 1976. He took the Dodgers to seven World Series while winning four. Lasorda picked up the team with four games left in the 1976 season, then retired in 1996. Both managers were elected to the Hall of Fame.

3. Which San Francisco Giant and 500 Home Run Club member had his number 44 retired by the club?

Answer: Willie McCovey

Big Mac won the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 1959, then the NL MVP 10 years later. He cranked out 521 home runs. Aaron's number 44 was retired by the Braves, and Jackson's 44 was retired by the Yankees. They are all 500 Home Run Club members.

4. Which Chicago Cub Hall of Fame outfielder had his number 26 retired?

Answer: Billy Williams

"Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler" as he was nicknamed was the 1961 NL Rookie of the Year. Billy was runner-up for the MVP Award in 1970 to Johnny Bench of the Reds. The hall inducted Williams in 1987. The others listed were all Cub infielders.

5. The number 72 is hanging for the Chicago White Sox in honor of which Hall of Famer?

Answer: Carlton Fisk

Fisk split his 24-season career between the Red Sox and White Sox. He wore 27 with Boston and 72 with Chicago. Carlton was a 1972 AL MVP, then retired in 1993. Fisk was the first Major League player to have a number retired in the 70s range.

6. Johnny Pesky, Al Kaline, Tony Oliva, Stan Musial, and Steve Garvey all wore this number for different teams which was retired by each one. Which number was it?

Answer: 6

Pesky played for the Red Sox, Kaline with the Tigers, and Oliva was a Minnesota Twin. The number 6 also belonged to the great Stan Musial of the Cardinals, and Steve Garvey was a Dodger.

7. The Yankees retired number 49 in honor of pitcher Ron Guidry. Who did the Houston Astros retire number 49 in honor of?

Answer: Larry Dierker

Dierker was also a pitcher, and played with the Astros 13 of his 14 seasons, retiring in 1977. His career record was 139-123. Larry also managed the Astros, and was the National League Manager of the Year in 1998. He guided them to win 102 games in that season, the first time the Astros topped the 100-win mark.

They lost in the NLDS to the Padres. The Astros also retired Mike Scott's number 33.

8. The number 4 has been retired by many teams. Which New York Giant outfielder who is a member of the 500 Home Run Club, had his number 4 retired?

Answer: Mel Ott

Ott played his entire career with the Giants from 1926-1947. He hit 511 home runs in the number 4. Ott is a member of the Hall of Fame, along with other number 4s in the names of Luke Appling- White Sox, Earl Weaver- Orioles, Duke Snider- Dodgers, Ralph Kiner- Pirates, Lou Gehrig- Yankees, and Paul Molitor- Brewers.

9. Third baseman Brooks Robinson played his entire career of 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. What was his number that the club retired?

Answer: 5

Robinson was the 1964 AL MVP and 1970 World Series MVP. In addition to his consistent bat, he won 16 Gold Glove awards.

10. Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, and Jeff Bagwell all wore the same number for different teams, and all three teams retired it. What was the number?

Answer: 5

Greenberg was a Detroit Tiger in the 1930s and 1940s. DiMaggio was a career Yankee for 13 seasons. Bagwell was a 15-season career Houston Astro.

Source: Author Nightmare

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