Tough Major League Baseball Trivia

61. In what year was the only all St. Louis World Series played?

From Quiz Baseball Mix

Answer: 1944

The St. Louis Browns were destroyed by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 World Series.

From Quiz Miscellaneous Baseball

Answer: 1961

This record stood in the Major Leagues for 37 years.

From Quiz Baseball

Answer: Eddie Murray

From Quiz Hard Baseball

Answer: 1987

From Quiz Baseball Mixture

Answer: monkey

It seems to work well.

From Quiz Average Baseball

Answer: 1955

Thank God they did it, Yankee fans are all so cocky.

From Quiz Fascinating and Obscure Baseball Trivia, Part 4

Answer: Denis Menke

Denis Menke played at least 100 games as short stop for the Atlanta Braves in each of the seasons 1964, 1966, and 1967. Then he played at least 100 games at short stop for 1969 and 1970 Houston Astros. In the 1968 season he played at least 100 games as second baseman for the Astros. In his final Astros season, 1971, he played at least 100 games as their first baseman. Finally, for the 1972 and 1973 Cincinnati Reds he played at least 100 games as the third baseman. Menke was traded to the Reds in 1972, and since the Reds had HOF Tony Perez at first base, the team moved Menke to third base.

From Quiz All in the Numbers

Answer: Satchel Paige

The others never played for the St. Louis Browns. Paige was the star of the Negro Leagues of Baseball and came into the Major Leagues in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians. The 1951 season found him with the St. Louis Browns while wearing the number 29 and he retired in 1953. For whatever reason other than marketing, he came back to the Kansas City Athletics for a one game appearance in 1965 at the age of 58. Appling was a 20-season career player with the White Sox and wore the number 5 in his rookie season in 1930. Carew played 19 seasons in his career all with the Twins and Angels. He wore the number 21 as a rookie. A-Rod played for 22 seasons with the Mariners, Rangers, and Yankees. He donned the number 3 as a rookie in 1994 with Seattle. Satchel wore the number 29 with the Browns from 1951-1953.

From Quiz Raining Baseballs

Answer: Sparky Anderson

Sparky managed in the big leagues from 1970-1995. He split his time with the Reds and Tigers. The nickname Captain Hook came early in Cincinnati as he was known for changing pitchers in a game often. Sparky took his teams to five league championships and three World Series. He was voted Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987 with the Tigers, and was runner-up in 1991 to Tom Kelly of the Twins.

From Quiz Baseball Hotchpotch

Answer: None

Hoyt Wilhelm (1922-2002) started his career with the New York Giants in 1952. He was not a starting pitcher very often as he was mainly used as a specialist relief pitcher in which he won 124 games. He was the first pitcher to reach 200 saves (finishing with 227) and was the first pitcher to appear in 1,000 games. He was wounded in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge and played his entire career with a piece of shrapnel lodged in his back as a result of his injury.

From Quiz Captain's Cage Baseball

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Rickey was born on Christmas Day in 1958 in Chicago. Henderson was the only one listed who had speed, and he showed that throughout his career of 25 seasons from 1979-2003. He played for nine different teams because they all wanted his legs. He retired with 1406 stolen bases while being the first speedster to reach 1000. He set a season record in 1982 by stealing 130. Rickey also had a bat. He hit 297 home runs and had a .279 career batting average.

From Quiz Oops, Did I Do That?

Answer: Cleveland Spiders

The Spiders were a good team and finished in second place three times in the NL during the 1890s. Going through financial difficulty after the 1898 season, the owner sold or traded all his high priced (but great) players which left the team with no chance of winning the NL pennant or anything else. The team finished the 1899 season with a dismal 20-134 record. No starter batted .300 and no pitcher won more than four games. They averaged 199 fans in attendance in their first 16 home games, then it got worse. The team finished a record 84 games behind the league champion Brooklyn Superbas. The franchise closed its doors after the season.

From Quiz Baseball Unstitched [2]

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yastrzemski of the Red Sox batted .301 in the American League to win the crown in 1968. Danny Cater of the Athletics was runner-up with his .290, and Oliva of the Twins batted .289. The National League had five sluggers bat over .300 in the season, with Pete Rose of the Reds winning the title with his .335 average.

From Quiz MLB MiXeD Challenge

Answer: Duke Snider

Edwin Donald 'Duke' Snider played in 18 seasons from 1947-1964. He also played in one season for the Mets and Giants. Going to six World Series with the Dodgers, Snider had 11 series home runs to his credit, including hitting four in each of the 1952 and 1955 series. He retired with 407 home runs. Duke died at the age of 84 on February 27. Killebrew was a Minnesota Twin and died May 17, 2011.

From Quiz Up to a Baseball?

Answer: Bob Gibson

Gibson played his entire 17-season with the Cardinals from 1959-1975. In 1968, Bob overshadowed every other National League pitcher with his 22-9 record, 1.12 ERA, and 268 strikeouts. He won the Cy Young and MVP Award for his season effort.

From Quiz Spicy Peppered Baseballs

Answer: Seattle Mariners

The Mariners went an amazing 116-46 in 2001, but lost to the Yankees in the ALCS, four games to one. This 2001 Mariner had Rookie of the Year Ichiro Suzuki, who led the league in hits, batting average, and stolen bases. The Yankees would go on to lose the World Series to the Diamondbacks, four games to three.

From Quiz New York Baseball

Answer: Forbes Field/ Pittsburgh

That home run was the legendary number 714th of his career. The game occurred on May 25, and the Babe hit three homes in that game against the Pirates. The Braves still lost the game, 11-7.

From Quiz Killer Baseball Potpourri [3]

Answer: George Brett

Although he came from a baseball family, George Brett only had a brother, Ken Brett play MLB. Aaron Boone had a brother Bret. Their father was Bob Boone, a catcher for many years. Aaron Boone's grandfather, Ray Boone, also played. Billy Ripken was the brother of Cal Ripken Jr. and the son of Cal Ripken Sr. Roberto Alomar was the brother of Sandy Alomar Jr and the son of Sandy Alomar Sr.

From Quiz Swizzle Stick Baseball

Answer: Carlton Fisk

Fisk played 11 seasons with the Red Sox and 13 with the White Sox from 1969-1993. The number 27 was retired by the Red Sox, and the number 72 by the White Sox. The hall took him in 2000.

From Quiz Hard Mixed Baseball

Answer: 1953

The first umpire to enter by balloting was Bill Klem in 1953. Tom Connolly was also inducted with a slightly lower percentage in the same year. It would not be for another 20 years when baseball fans saw the next umpire inducted. He was Billy Evans in 1973.

From Quiz Baseball Carousel

Answer: Joe McCarthy

McCarthy won all seven World Series titles with the Yankees from 1932-1943. Stengel came after McCarthy in 1949, and won seven World Series again with the Yankees. Stengel made 10 appearances with the Yankees to the promised from 1949-1960.

From Quiz Real Chipotle Baseball

Answer: 2

The American League began with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Americans, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Athletics, and Washington Senators. Only two teams moved, and both after the 1902 season. The Orioles moved to New York and became the New York Highlanders. The Yankees took the New York name in 1913. The Milwaukee Brewers moved to St. Louis after the 1902 season also, and became the St. Louis Browns. In 1954, that franchise moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles.

From Quiz MLB Curses!

Answer: Chicago White Sox

Bill Cissell was sold to the White Sox for one of the highest sums ever paid for a rookie. He never lived up to his promise, and would die destitute and impoverished in 1949 after working maintenance at Comiskey Park for several years. Many attributed a haunting presence at the old Comiskey Park to a "Cissell Curse".

From Quiz Sick MLB: Pt. 2

Answer: Billy Martin

Martin was a passenger in a one-car accident that took place near his farm in upstate New York. He and a friend had been drinking heavily on Christmas Day of 1989, and his friend was driving the vehicle.

From Quiz Baseball Uniforms

Answer: 1912

The Yankees were in their final season as the "Highlanders" when the famous pinstripes first appeared. After reverting to plain white jerseys from 1913-14, the stripes reappeared in 1915 and have remained to this day. The Yankees were the first MLB team to introduce permanent uniform numbers in 1929.

From Quiz New Franchises Opening Day Starters

Answer: Bill Singer

The Toronto Blue Jays won this game over the Chicago White Sox.

From Quiz Do You Feel Mixed Up?

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox skunked the Angels in the 2004 ALDS, then met the Yankees in the ALCS. After losing three straight, and game three by a score of 19-8, Boston's David Ortiz took over. Leading Ortiz to the ALCS MVP, games four and five were extra inning wins for Boston, then the remaining two to put them in the World Series against the Cardinals. They blanked the Cardinals four games to none, with Manny Ramirez winning the World Series MVP.

From Quiz Baseball to Sweat For: Pt. 5

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Feller was the first to strikeout 18 in a game. His Indians defeated the Tigers in this game in 1938. Koufax of the Dodgers fanned 18 Giants in August 1959, then another 18 Cubs in April 1962. Sandy set a season strikeout record in 1965 by fanning 382 batters. The great Nolan Ryan would later break that mark in 1973.

From Quiz MLB Mixture

Answer: Brad Wilkerson

The Nationals won this game 8-4 at Citizens Bank Park. They would go on to finish the season with a decent record of 81-81.

From Quiz Mixed Up Baseball

Answer: Texas Rangers

The Rangers scattered 29 hits, including centerfielder David Murphy's five hits. The Orioles gave up six home runs to the Rangers. To make matters worse, the game was played in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Kason Gabbard took the win for Texas.

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