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You Can Count on That! Trivia Quiz

You just add the two jersey numbers together, and figure out who the total number belongs to in all multiple choice. Have fun with it! :)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,896

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
679

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Looking at the Yankees roster in 2010, we found Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. If you added their two numbers together, you will get the number of a former Yankee captain who died in a plane crash. Who is this? Hint

Joe Pepitone

Thurman Munson

Bernie Williams

Phil Rizzuto

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Question 2 of 10

2. With three Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians involved, the Indians retired the numbers 5 and 14 in honor of Lou Boudreau and Larry Doby. When adding these numbers up, you find which Cleveland pitching Hall of Fame great whose number was also retired? Hint

Ray Chapman

Bob Feller

Red Schoendienst

Whitey Lockman

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Dodgers retired the number 19 of Jim "Junior" Gilliam for his dedicated play in the 1950s and 1960s for the Dodgers. The organization also retired the number 1 of their Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese. Combining these two numbers, which Dodger Hall of Fame pitcher and 300-game career winner also had his number retired by the Dodgers? Hint

Don Sutton

Randy Johnson

Roger Clemens

Jim Palmer

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Chicago White Sox paid tribute to Minnie Minoso and Nellie Fox by retiring their numbers. If you added up their numbers 9 and 2, which White Sox shortstop who set a record for playing all his games at that position would you have? Hint

Luis Aparicio

Joe Jackson

Brooks Robinson

Tom Haller

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Question 5 of 10

5. Willie Stargell had his number 8 retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates, in addition to the number 1 of manager Billy Meyer. These two numbers add up to which Pirate player who was known mostly for one World Series single home run in his career? Hint

John Roseboro

Ken Boyer

Bill Mazeroski

Jim Fregosi

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Oakland Athletics retired the number 9 in honor of Reggie Jackson. They also retired Rollie Fingers' number 34. If you added those two numbers, which Hall of Fame Athletics pitcher number would you have, that was also retired by the Athletics? Hint

Denny McLain

Vida Blue

Cal Ripken Jr

Dennis Eckersley

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Giants organization has had some great players throughout their franchise history. One was Hall of Fame first baseman Bill Terry whose number 3 was retired by the team in 1985. Another Hall of Famer, Juan Marichal, had his number 27 retired by the Giants in 1975. Combining these two numbers, which Giants' Hall of Fame player nicknamed 'Baby Bull' would you end up with? Hint

Jim Davenport

Moises Alou

Ron Santo

Orlando Cepeda

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Boston Red Sox retired the number 1 of Bobby Doerr in 1988, then the number 8 of Carl Yastrzemski in 1989. Adding those two numbers, which Red Sox Hall of Fame outfielding great would you have? Hint

Dave Winfield

Ted Williams

Stan Musial

Jim Northrup

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Braves retired the number 3 of two-time MVP winner Dale Murphy along with the number 41 of Hall of Fame and 500 Home Run Club member Eddie Mathews. Which Braves Hall of Fame great do these two numbers add up to? Hint

Hank Aaron

Reggie Jackson

Phil Niekro

Willie McCovey

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Cincinnati Reds retired the number 5 in honor of Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench along with Dave Concepcion's number 13. Whose Reds number 18 was a feared power hitter? Hint

Ted Kluszewski

Billy Martin

Steve Garvey

Eddie Gaedel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Thurman Munson

With A-Rod's number 13 along with the number 2 of Jeter, 15 belonged to Yankee catcher Thurman Munson, who died mid-season 1979. Thurman was the 1970 AL Rookie of the Year, and the 1976 AL MVP.

Answer: Bob Feller

Feller wore the number 19 with the Indians from 1936-1956. Throwing three no-hitters, Bob was also the MVP runner-up in 1940 although throwing for the Triple Crown even. He was runner-up to Hank Greenberg of the Tigers. Feller was inducted into the hall in his first year of eligibility in 1962.

Answer: Don Sutton

Don played for the Dodgers in the 1960s and 1970s. He retired with 324 wins. Being a 20-game winner only once in his career (1976), Sutton was not a 300-game winner until his 20th season. He reached his milestone with the Angels, then retired in 1988 as a Dodger, wearing the number 20. Don was a 1998 Hall of Fame inductee.

Answer: Luis Aparicio

Aparicio played from 1956-1973 and every single game at shortstop, all 2581 of them. He wore the number 11, with Minoso donning the number 9 and Fox with the number 2.

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

Maz's notoriety came in game seven of the 1960 World Series against the Yankees. His walk-off ninth inning home run gave the Pirates the World Series crown. Bill wore the number 9. He never led the league in any major category, but yet was still inducted into the hall in 2001.

Answer: Dennis Eckersley

Jackson's 9 plus Fingers' 34 brings the number 43 of Dennis Eckersley. 'Eck' was a Cy Young and MVP in the 1992 season for Oakland. The first half of his career, he started games from the mound, then in the second half he came out of the bullpen. Although he won 197 games, Dennis was a saves specialist, and saved 390 games. He was inducted into the hall in 2004.

Answer: Orlando Cepeda

Cepeda was a Giant from 1958-1966. He won the Rookie of the Year Award with the Giants. Orlando was traded to the Cardinals mid-season 1966 for pitcher Ray Sadecki, then would take the NL MVP Award in 1967. He has one World Series ring to his credit for the Cardinals' 1967 win over the Red Sox. Cepeda was inducted into the hall in 1999.

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams' number 9 was retired in 1984. Arguably the greatest hitter in baseball history, Ted won two AL MVPs, batted for two Triple Crowns, and all in different seasons. He missed out on a third Triple Crown by falling .0001 short with his batting average in 1949 to George Kell of the Tigers. Williams died in 2002.

Answer: Hank Aaron

Aaron is a story by himself, breaking Babe Ruth's career home record with 755 of his own, and winning the NL MVP Award in 1957. A tremendously consistent player, Hank never hit 50 home runs in a season. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1982.

10. The Cincinnati Reds retired the number 5 in honor of Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench along with Dave Concepcion's number 13. Whose Reds number 18 was a feared power hitter?

Answer: Ted Kluszewski

Nicknamed "Big Klu", Ted was in Cincinnati from 1947-1957. Over his 15 seasons in the big leagues, his only World Series appearance was with the White Sox in 1959 in a loss to the Dodgers, but did blast three home runs with 10 RBIs in the six-game series.

Source: Author Nightmare

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