Not Your Typical Baseball Quiz

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1. Which of these Major League Baseball players did not win a batting title in the 1980s? Bill Madlock Rod Carew Tony Gwynn Wade Boggs

2. Nine times during the 1990s a Major League Baseball team hoisted up the World Series Championship trophy. Which of these teams was not one of those nine? Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves Minnesota Twins

3. A perfect game is when a pitcher gets all 27 batters out in a row. It is the single greatest accomplishment a pitcher can strive for on any given day. Which one of these Major League Baseball pitchers have not thrown one? Don Drysdale David Cone Dennis Martinez Len Barker

4. Winning a Gold Glove is the pinnacle of an outstanding defensive season. Winning 10 of them in a career is an achievement that only a couple handfuls of Major League Baseball players can say they accomplished. Which of these players did not win at least 10 Gold Glove awards? Roberto Alomar Joe Morgan Roberto Clemente Greg Maddux

5. Playing an entire career for one Major League Baseball club used to be the normal thing to do. Since the creation of free agency it became far less common to last a whole career with one team. Since the advent of free agency in the 1970s, which one of these players did not spend their entire playing career with one team? Craig Biggio Cal Ripken Jr Larry Walker Tony Gwynn

6. Speed is one of the things in baseball that can't be taught. A player either has it or he doesn't. Having a burner on the base paths is always a plus for a team. Which of these players did not steal at least 100 bases in a single season? Rickey Henderson Lou Brock Kenny Lofton Vince Coleman

7. The Rookie Of The Year award is one that comes with mixed results in the long run. Some winners go on and have good, lengthy careers and some fizzle out after winning it. Which of these players did not win this award? Walt Weiss Benny Agbayani Pat Listach Chris Sabo

8. Managers are the backbone of a ball club. When a team is winning, the manager is beloved, and when a team is losing, the manager gets most of the blame. This is never truer than in New York City. Which of these managers did not manage the Yankees? Connie Mack Joe McCarthy Miller Huggins Casey Stengel

9. Terry Pendleton did not win a Most Valuable Player award during his career. True False

10. Most baseball experts say that 500 home runs grants a player an automatic bid to the Hall Of Fame. Which one of these batters did not hit 500 home runs? Mike Schmidt Stan Musial Eddie Murray Ernie Banks