The Hot Corner Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Known by many as "Schmitty", Mike Schmidt had a knack for agility at third base and a powerful throwing arm. However, Schmidt's best asset during his career was his power. On April 17, 1976, Schmidt blasted four home runs at Wrigley Field against the Cubs and drove in eight runners. In his career, Mike Schmidt had 548 long balls.

Answer: Ron Cey

Ron Cey hit 316 career home runs. After playing his first 12 seasons with the Dodgers, Cey played for the Cubs and the Athletics to end an illustrious 17 year career.

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Because of Robinson's illustrious career, future third baseman George Brett chose the number five to honor his "hero". Robinson wore four different numbers in his career-#40 (1955), #6 (1956), #34 (1957), #5 (1957-1977). Being one of the more well-liked players of his time, thousands of children in Baltimore were named after Brooks Robinson.

Answer: Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor drew many comparisons to the great Joe DiMaggio for his batting stance. Molitor battled multiple injuries early in his career but thrived in his thirties when he primarily played as a Designated Hitter.

Answer: Harold Traynor

No one really knows where Pie Traynor may have received his nickname. However, some theories are Pie received that nickname because it was his favorite food growing up or when his dad, one day, declared that his boy resembled pied type. Traynor won a World Series ring in 1925 with the Pirates and was a two-time All Star.

Answer: George Brett

George Brett was a line-drive machine. He nearly reached the coveted .400 batting average plateau in 1980 finish that year with a batting average of .390. Brett collected 3,154 hits and 317 home runs in his career. He was known to be one of the greatest post-season performers baseball has ever seen. Brett holds one World Series Championship with the Royals in 1985 and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: Matt Williams

Many people remember 1994 as the year of the strike or the year Tony Gwynn would have hit .400 if not for the strike. But what many fail to realize is another milestone might have been broken if not for the strike. That year, Matt Williams had 43 home runs in the abbreviated 115 game season.

It was projected for Williams that he'd have hit about 61 home runs for a 162-game schedule which would have meant that Williams would have given Roger Maris' previous home run record mark a good run.

Answer: Ron Santo

Santo was a hot-headed player. More than once in his career, he had run-ins with fellow players, managers, and the media. On Augest 19,1969, Santo hit a gamewinning three-run bomb as his teammate Ken Holtzman threw a no-hitter.

Answer: Frank Baker

Frank Baker was a three time World Series Champion with Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's in 1910, 1911, and 1913. He led his league in home runs four times and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1955.

Answer: Wade Boggs

Wade Boggs was an extremely superstitious man. Some of his superstitions would include waking up at the same time every morning, eating chicken before every game, for night games, he'd enter the batters cage at exactly 5:17pm and ran wind sprints at exactly 7:17pm. One night in Toronto, a scoreboard operator tried to mess with Boggs as he changed the stadium clock directly from 7:16 to 7:18. Perhaps Boggs proved the UB40 smash hit "Superstition" wrong, because in this case, superstition is(not ain't) the way!