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Baseball History: The 1927 Season

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : MLB in the 1920s : Baseball History: The 1927 Season

Introduction:
"Every year since 1901 has been a great year for baseball stats and events, but 1927 was one of the best."


1. Starting with the Babe of course: On what date did he hit homer no. 60 and off what pitcher?
    Oct. 1 -- Tom Zachary
    Sept. 27 -- Lefty Grove
    Sept. 29 -- Hod Lisenbee
    Sept. 30 -- Tom Zachary


2. Who else but Lou Gehrig could be in second place on this quiz? Who had more RBI's in 1927, Gehrig or Ruth, and what was the difference?
    Ruth had 11 more than Gehrig
    Gehrig had 11 more than Ruth
    Ruth had 2 more than Gehrig
    Gehrig had 4 more than Ruth


3. Walter Johnson finished his career in 1927. He would be on most fans' short list of the game's greatest pitchers. What was his lifetime victory total?
    408
    417
    392
    398


4. In AL MVP voting for 1927, who got the most votes among pitchers?
    Ted Lyons
    Goose Goslin
    Lefty Grove
    Al Simmons


5. Who won the NL MVP for 1927?
    Rogers Hornsby
    Pie Traynor
    Lloyd Waner
    Paul Waner


6. What Chicago Cubs outfielder hit .344 in 1927, and .336 lifetime over 14 years, but is not in the Hall of Fame?
    Riggs Stephenson
    Bing Miller
    Wally Schang
    George Grantham


7. The Yankees and Pirates were the pennant winners in 1927, but the Yankees won more games than the Pirates. How many more did the Yankees win?
    20
    16
    18
    10


8. Who batted .500 for the Yankees in the 1927 World Series, going 9 for 18 with 5 runs scored?
    Wilcy Moore
    Earl Combs
    Mark Koenig
    Lou Gehrig


9. Who hit .400 for the Pirates, going 6 for 15, and scored 5 runs?
    Ray Kremer
    Paul Waner
    Lloyd Waner
    George Grantham


10. What was the outcome of the 1927 World Series?
    Yankees 4 games, Pirates 3 games
    Yankees 4 games, Pirates 1 game
    Yankees 4 games, Pirates 0 games
    Yankees 4 games, Pirates 2 games


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