Baseball for Old-Timers IV

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which of the following players had the nickname of 'Big Poison'? Harmon Killebrew Christy Mathewson Johnny Mize Paul Waner

2. Which Detroit Tiger catcher set a record for hitting 18 home runs in one month? Joe Ginsberg Bill Freehan Rudy York Lance Parrish

3. Which of the following players appeared in and won four World Series in his first four seasons of Major League baseball? Joe DiMaggio Jackie Robinson Willie Mays Lou Gehrig

4. Which New York Mets pitcher began a season with 13 consecutive losses before he finally won a game? Roger Craig Anthony Young Jerry Koosman Dwight Gooden

5. Which right-hander threw 313 strikeouts in a season? J.R. Richard Steve Carlton Tom Seaver Sandy Koufax

6. Which of the following St. Louis Cardinals hit a World Series grand slam? Julian Javier Stan Musial Ken Boyer Joe Torre

7. The 1977 World Series saw Reggie Jackson hit three game-six home runs to seal the crown for the Yankees. Which team did he hit them against? Cardinals Dodgers Pirates Phillies

8. Which two pitching brothers combined for 49 wins for the same team in a season? Joe and Phil Niekro Dizzy and Daffy Dean Jim and Gaylord Perry Bill and Gabby Hartnett

9. Who was Babe Ruth's last manager? Bill McKechnie John McGraw Joe McCarthy Miller Huggins

10. Which pitcher retired with 363 wins along with 363 career hits? Steve Carlton Sandy Koufax Warren Spahn Walter Johnson