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Your Detroit Tigers! Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,127

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1208

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: krboucha (8/10), Guest 104 (6/10), Guest 50 (8/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What Tiger set a team record for hitting 58 home runs in a season? Hint

Norm Cash

Harmon Killebrew

Hank Greenberg

Rocky Colavito

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did the Detroit Tigers begin their great franchise? Hint

1917

1936

1888

1901

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did the Tigers first play their home games? Hint

Wrigley Field

Navin Field

Bennett Park

Pinchbeck Park

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Tiger pitcher was the first to win 30 games in a season? Hint

Hal Newhouser

George Mullin

Schoolboy Rowe

Denny McLain

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following Tigers has hit more career home runs in a Tiger uniform? Hint

Willie Stargell

Norm Cash

Al Kaline

Bill Freeman

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year did Mickey Lolich win the Cy Young Award? Hint

1968

1967

He never won it

1969

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year did the Tigers win their first World Series? Hint

1945

1984

1968

1935

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following Tiger managers, helmed the team for the most seasons? Hint

Hughie Jennings

Sparky Anderson

Bucky Harris

Larry Parrish

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who set a team record by batting .420 in a season? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

George Sisler

Honus Wagner

Ty Cobb

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Tiger set a team record for stealing 96 bases in a season? Hint

Lou Brock

Rickey Henderson

Maury Wills

Ty Cobb

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Tiger set a team record for hitting 58 home runs in a season?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Greenberg popped 58 home runs in 1938 for Detroit. He played with the Tigers from 1930-1947, smacking 331 home runs. Cecil Fielder hit 51 home runs for the Tigers in 1990.

2. In what year did the Detroit Tigers begin their great franchise?

Answer: 1901

The Tigers began in 1901 along with numerous other Major League teams. Their first manager was George Stallings, who led the team to a 74-61 record, which was good enough for a 3rd place finish. They rostered the likes of Roscoe Miller, Ed Siever, Kid Gleason, and Ducky Holmes.

3. Where did the Tigers first play their home games?

Answer: Bennett Park

Bennett Park was found as the home to the Tigers in 1901. They started their franchise with almost 260,000 attendance. In 1912, they moved to Navin Field, where they played their games until 1938. At Bennett Park, the Tigers gave their fans 3 consecutive American League Pennants from 1907-1909.

4. What Tiger pitcher was the first to win 30 games in a season?

Answer: Denny McLain

Of the pitchers listed, McLain was the only pitcher to reach the 30- game plateau in a season. In 1968, Denny went 31-6 along with 280 strikeouts. This earned him the American League Cy Young Award, and the American League MVP.

5. Which of the following Tigers has hit more career home runs in a Tiger uniform?

Answer: Al Kaline

Kaline leads the Tigers in the 20th century, for hitting 399 home runs, 26 more than Norm Cash. Al was a career Tiger from 1953-1974. He won 10 Gold Gloves and was an All-Star 15 times in his 22 season Detroit career.

6. In what year did Mickey Lolich win the Cy Young Award?

Answer: He never won it

Lolich's stats were very comparible to Denny McLain in 1968, but because McLain won a remarkable 30 games in 1968, he beat out Mickey for the award. In 1971, Lolich went 25-14 with an amazing 308 strikeouts.

7. In what year did the Tigers win their first World Series?

Answer: 1935

Although all the seasons listed were World Series victories, 1935 was their first taste of the big time. They were helmed by player-manager catcher Mickey Cochrane. The team was led by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer, and the arms of Schoolboy Rowe and Tommy Bridges. They defeated the Chicago Cubs in the Series 4 games to 2.

8. Which of the following Tiger managers, helmed the team for the most seasons?

Answer: Sparky Anderson

Sparky led the team for 17 seasons from 1979-1995. He led them to one World Series in 1984. He was the 1984 and 1987 Manager of the Year. Jennings helmed the team for 14 seasons from 1907-1920. He led the Tigers to 3 American League Pennants.

9. Who set a team record by batting .420 in a season?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb hit .420 in 1911, as a Tiger. He batted over .400 three times in his great career with the Tigers. He also had a career high of 248 hits in that season. Harry Heilmann was the only other Tiger in the 20th century to bat over .400, when he hit .403 in 1923.

10. What Tiger set a team record for stealing 96 bases in a season?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Ty is the only Tiger listed. Cobb was the thief of 96 bases in 1915, a Major League record which stood for almost 50 years, until Dodger Maury Wills broke the 100 barrier in 1962. Cobb retired with 865 stolen bases, more than twice as much as any Tiger in the entire 20th century.

Source: Author Nightmare

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