10 Question Sports Quiz: World Series of the 1970s | World Series

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The Reds appeared in 4 World Series in the (1970, 1972, 1975-76), winning 2 and losing 2. The Athletics, Dodgers, and Yankees, as well as the Orioles, appeared in 3.

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The A's won all 3 World Series in which they played (1972-73-74). The Reds and Yankees, as well as the Pirates, each won 2 World Series in the decade.

Answer: It was the first night game in World Series history

This was the first night game in World Series history, and the Pirates' win enabled them to tie the series at 2 games apiece (they won it in 7). Clemente was the MVP of the series, but he played one more season until his tragic death after the 1972 season. Through 2003, no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a World Series.

Answer: It was the first World Series game played on artificial turf

This game, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series game played on artificial turf. While the Cardinals played in the World Series in 1967 and 1968, Busch Stadium had natural grass at the time.

Answer: Don Gullett

Don Gullett threw the first pitch for the Reds vs. the Yankees in Cincinnati in 1976, and then threw the first pitch for the Yankees vs. the Dodgers in New York in 1977. As home field advantage alternates each year between the A.L. and N.L. then, to emulate this feat, a person would need to be traded between leagues to have been the home team's pitcher in game 1 (and thus thrown the first pitch) in successive World Series.

Answer: Johnny Bench

Bench is second with 5. Robinson, Smith, and Tenace each hit 4. Tenace's all came in one series (1972), as he was named series MVP in the absence of Reggie Jackson, who was injured. Davey Lopes also hit 4 World Series homers in the decade.

Answer: Willie Stargell

Stargell shared league MVP (NL) honors with Keith Hernandez in 1979 and was World Series MVP that year as well. Powell was league MVP for the Orioles in 1970, but Brooks Robibnson was series MVP. Morgan was the N.L. MVP for the Reds in 1975 and 1976, but the series MVPs those years were Pete Rose & Johnny Bench. Munson was league MVP in 1976 and had a great World Series (batting .529 with 2 homers) but the Yankees were swept by the Reds.

Answer: Rollie Fingers

Fingers was named World Series MVP for the A's in 1974 as they beat the Dodgers 4 games to 1. He appeared in all 4 of Oakland's victories, earning 1 win and 2 saves while compiling a 1.93 ERA.

Answer: False

The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox met in the 1906 World Series, and the St. Louis Browns met the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 World Series.

Answer: Dan Driessen

The designated hitter rule was adopted by the American League in 1973, but was not used in a World Series until 1976. At first, it was used for all games of the series in alternating years, until it switched to the current format whereby it is used when the American League team is home. The Reds' Dan Driessen was their DH in all 4 games of the 1976 World Series.