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Fun Trivia: M : MLB Records

Special Sub-Topic: Major League Baseball


____________ is the first name of the first manager to lead teams to World Series championships in both the National and American Leagues.

    George. George "Sparky" Anderson led the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers to World Series' championships. His Reds were victorious in 1970 and 1975. His Tigers won the crown in 1984.

In 1955, Al Kaline became the youngest ever American League batting champ. Whose record did he break?
    Ty Cobb. In 1955, when Kaline batted .340 to win the crown, he was one day younger than Cobb was when he batted .350 to win the crown in 1907. Cobb's birthday is December 18th, Kaline's birthday is December 19th.

Which one of these right-handed batters won the most league batting titles in his career?
    Alex Johnson. Johnson was the only player on the list to win a batting title. In 1970, as a member of the California Angels, he hit .329 to pace the American League.

Which one of these left-handed batters won the most league home run titles in his career?
    Darrell Evans. Evans was the only player on the list to win a homerun title. His 40 round-trippers as a member of the Detroit Tigers led the American League in 1985.

Which of these players successfully stole home a total of 50 times in his career?
    Ty Cobb. Cobb's career total of 50 steals of home remained unbroken at the end of the 20th century.

Which one of these right-handed pitchers has the lowest career ERA?
    Bret Saberhagen. Cone (3.46), McDowell (3.85), and Morris's career mark was 3.90.

Which three sluggers are missing from this list of the first dozen right-handed batters to have hit 50+ homeruns in a season: McGwire, Sosa, Foxx, Greenberg, Wilson, Kiner, Foster, Mays, Rodriguez, _____ , _____ and _____ ?
    Cecil Fielder, Albert Belle and Greg Vaughn..

Which three sluggers are missing from this list of the first seven left-handed batters to have hit 50+ home runs in a season. Bonds, Maris, Ruth, Gonzalez, _____ , _____ and _____ ?
    Ken Griffey Jr., Johnny Mize and Brady Anderson.. Barry Bonds leads this list with 73.

Which one of these all-stars never had 150+ RBI in a single season?
    Johnny Bench. Bench's best single-season output was 148 in 1970. DiMaggio, Belle and Ott posted single-season highs of 167, 152 and 151 respectively.

Which one of these pitchers once gave up 50 home runs in a season?
    Bert Blyleven. Blyleven served up 50 gopher balls in 1986. Roberts (46 in 1956), Mclain (42 in 1966)and Niekro (41 in 1979) were not too far behind.


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