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Quiz about Baseball Parks  Where Did It happen
Quiz about Baseball Parks  Where Did It happen

Baseball Parks. Where Did It happen? Quiz


I'll give you an event from MLB's storied history, you tell me what ballpark it happened in. NOTE: Over the years many parks have been known by differant names. Be sure you choose the name that coincides with the date of the event.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fred73. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Fred73
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,286
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
423
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Question 1 of 15
1. In the 12th inning of the 1970 All Star Game, Pete Rose bowled over Ray Fosse to score the winning run. The play has been part of baseball lore ever since. In what ballpark did this famous/infamous event take place? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Name the ballpark/stadium that hosted the first World Series game to be played indoors. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Where did Joe DiMaggio's incredible 56 game hitting streak come to an end? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Responding to a westward shift in population, and taking advantage of coast-to coast jet travel; the major leagues saw opportunities on the Pacific Coast. What ballpark/stadium hosted the first major league game in California. (NOTE; Official game, not an exhibition or spring training game). Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Any true baseball fan would know that Babe Ruth began his career as a starting pitcher. In which famous ballpark did The Bambino make his last start on the mound? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which major league baseball park (not counting those with roofs) holds the record for most consecutive games without a rainout? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Everybody ought to know that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in the modern major leagues. Can you tell me in which ballpark he got his first regular season at-bat? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Every baseball fan has probably seen the film "Field of Dreams", and knows something of the legend of Archibold 'Moonlight' Graham. Where did Archie take the field for his one-and-only 'cup of coffee'? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which Stadium was the first to draw over 80,000 fans for the first game of a regular season? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. There's no doubt that Babe Ruth hit a mammoth home run in the 5th inning of game #3 of the 1932 World Series. Whether he really 'called the shot' or not; well, that's been a subject of debate for 80 years. Where did this take place? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Don Larsen's career achievments were unremarkable. A record of 81 wins and 91 losses over fifteen seasons spent with seven different teams. On the afternoon of 8 October 1956, however, Larsen was the very definition of perfect. Where did he hurl his World Series perfecto? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. From peanut vendor at age 13, groundskeeper, public realtions assistant, general manager and team owner Bill Veeck spent nearly sixty years in professional baseball. A pioneer in marketing and promotions, Veeck once signed a midget (today we refer to them as 'little people') and sent him to pinch hit. Where did Eddie Gaedel (all 3'7" of him) make his only major league plate appearance? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. I still get chills when I remember the night Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrig's 56 year old record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game. 501 games later, he decided it was time to take a night off. When Cal took a seat on the bench (for the first time in seventeen years) where was that bench? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Indoor baseball forced the game to deal with the plague known as artificial turf. Sadly, several outdoor facilities also fell victim to that same blight. In the 1970 season three of these outdoor stadiums played on plastic 'grass'; name the one that didn't. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In game #1 of the 1919 World Series, Ed Cicotte hits leadoff man Morrie Rath with a pitch. According to legend (and Grand Jury testimony) this was a signal to the gambling syndicate that Cicotte and several of his teammates had agreed to the 'fix'. Where did this take place? Hint



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1. In the 12th inning of the 1970 All Star Game, Pete Rose bowled over Ray Fosse to score the winning run. The play has been part of baseball lore ever since. In what ballpark did this famous/infamous event take place?

Answer: Riverfront Stadium

On the banks of the Ohio River, Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium was brand new when The Queen City hosted the 1970 midsummer classic. The ferocity of the hit (and the fact that it took place during what many consider 'just' an exhibition game) contribute to Rose's 'Jekyll and Hyde' legacy. Re-named Cinergy Field in 1996, the stereotypical 'cookie-cutter' stadium was closed and demolished following the 2002 season.
2. Name the ballpark/stadium that hosted the first World Series game to be played indoors.

Answer: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

17 October 1987, game #1 of the series saw the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1. Twins' starting pitcher Frank Viola had to back out of his committment to serve as 'best man' for his brother's wedding, as it had been scheduled for the same day.

Although the domed stadiums in Houston, Montreal and Seattle were all built before the dreaded 'baggie-dome', none of the other three ever hosted baseball's fall classic.
3. Where did Joe DiMaggio's incredible 56 game hitting streak come to an end?

Answer: Cleveland Municipal Stadium

On 17 July 1941, 67,463 fans packed Cleveland's 'Mistake-by-the-Lake' to see if Joltin' Joe could extend the streak. Tribe third-baseman Ken Keltner robbed Joe of two hits as DiMaggio went 0 for 3 with a walk, and hit in to a double play. Adding insult to the fans' injury; the Yankees won the the game 4-3
4. Responding to a westward shift in population, and taking advantage of coast-to coast jet travel; the major leagues saw opportunities on the Pacific Coast. What ballpark/stadium hosted the first major league game in California. (NOTE; Official game, not an exhibition or spring training game).

Answer: Seals Stadium

The home of the Pacific Coast League's San Francisco Seals from 1931-57, the seating capacity was expanded from 18,500 to 22,900 when the Giants became the primary tenant. An overflow crowd of 23,448 watched the Giants clobber their rival Dodgers 8-0 on opening day; 15 April 1958. Seals Stadium was only a temporary home, as the Giants moved to Candlestick Park in 1960.
5. Any true baseball fan would know that Babe Ruth began his career as a starting pitcher. In which famous ballpark did The Bambino make his last start on the mound?

Answer: Yankee Stadium

Ruth hadn't pitched regularily since joining the Yankees in 1920, and had not pitched at all in three years. Trailing the Washington Senators by 7 games, Babe convinced manager Joe McCarthey to let him take the hill for the regular season finale against the Boston Red Sox (1 October 1933).

The 38 year old slugger pitched a complete game and earned the win, despite giving up 12 hits and 5 runs. In case you were wondering, Ruth hit in his normal #3 spot in the order and cranked his 34th home run of the season.
6. Which major league baseball park (not counting those with roofs) holds the record for most consecutive games without a rainout?

Answer: Dodger Stadium

There have only been six games rained out in Dodger Stadium's entire history dating to 1962. Three of those were on consecutive days during the 'El Nino' spring of 1989. The Dodgers rainout of 11 April 1999 was their first in 856 home dates; an un-official major league record, according to ESPN.com
7. Everybody ought to know that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in the modern major leagues. Can you tell me in which ballpark he got his first regular season at-bat?

Answer: Ebbets Field

Robinson and the Dodgers opened the 1947 season at home in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. On 15 April Jackie went 0 for 3 and grounded in to a double play. He was credited with a sacrifice, while reaching base on the play, eventually scoring a run. Lifted for defensive purposes in the 9th inning of the 5-3 victory over the Boston Braves, Robinson would have to wait two days before his first big league hit.
8. Every baseball fan has probably seen the film "Field of Dreams", and knows something of the legend of Archibold 'Moonlight' Graham. Where did Archie take the field for his one-and-only 'cup of coffee'?

Answer: Washington Field

As much as I love the movie, there are about a gazillion historical inaccuracies regarding Graham, and his lone appearance. It actually took place on 29 June 1905 as his New York Giants were visiting the Brooklyn Superbas (later to become known as the Robins, Trolley Dodgers, and Dodgers).

The Giants won that day 11-1, and Graham actually played both the 8th and 9th innings in the field, and was 'on deck' when the Giants third out was recorded in the top of the 9th.
9. Which Stadium was the first to draw over 80,000 fans for the first game of a regular season?

Answer: Mile High Stadium

In their inaugrial season, 1993, the Colorado Rockies drew an astonishing 4,483,350 fans in Denver's retro-fitted football stadium. On Friday 9 April 1993, their third game of the season (and their first at home), they drew 80,227.
10. There's no doubt that Babe Ruth hit a mammoth home run in the 5th inning of game #3 of the 1932 World Series. Whether he really 'called the shot' or not; well, that's been a subject of debate for 80 years. Where did this take place?

Answer: Wrigley Field

Ruth's shot (called or not) was measured in he neighborhood of 500 feet, and helped the Bronx Bombers win the game 7-5 in route to a four game sweep of the Chicago Cubs. Film evidence clearly shows Babe pointing in the general area of center field just before the pitch, but it's unclear exactly what was meant by the jesture. Truely the stuff that baseball legends are made of.
11. Don Larsen's career achievments were unremarkable. A record of 81 wins and 91 losses over fifteen seasons spent with seven different teams. On the afternoon of 8 October 1956, however, Larsen was the very definition of perfect. Where did he hurl his World Series perfecto?

Answer: Yankee Stadium

Yankee manager Casey Stengel had used Larsen mostly in long relief and as a spot starter that season. After Larsen had been roughed up in a relief assignment in game #2, few (especially Larsen himself) expected him to get a start in the series. In fact, under today's World Series format (with two off days built in the schedule) it's a near certainty that Larsen would have been skipped in the rotation.
12. From peanut vendor at age 13, groundskeeper, public realtions assistant, general manager and team owner Bill Veeck spent nearly sixty years in professional baseball. A pioneer in marketing and promotions, Veeck once signed a midget (today we refer to them as 'little people') and sent him to pinch hit. Where did Eddie Gaedel (all 3'7" of him) make his only major league plate appearance?

Answer: Sportsman's Park

On 19 August 1951, Eddie Gaedel (wearing uniform number 1/8) pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns, drew a four-pitch walk and was immediately replaced with a pinch runner. The American League's perennial doormat Browns shared Sportsman's Park with the NL's Cardinals. Veeck (rhymes with wreck) is credited with pioneering radio and TV broadcasts of games, as well as revenue sharing among the clubs.

He was way ahead of his time in arguing for the racial integration of baseball and elimination of the reserve clause.
13. I still get chills when I remember the night Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrig's 56 year old record by playing in his 2,131st consecutive game. 501 games later, he decided it was time to take a night off. When Cal took a seat on the bench (for the first time in seventeen years) where was that bench?

Answer: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

A 24 year old rookie named Ryan Minor, recently called up from (dare I say) 'the minors' took Ripkin's spot at third base that Sunday. 19 September was the Orioles last home game of the 1998 season, as they finished up the year with a roadtrip to Toronto and Boston.
14. Indoor baseball forced the game to deal with the plague known as artificial turf. Sadly, several outdoor facilities also fell victim to that same blight. In the 1970 season three of these outdoor stadiums played on plastic 'grass'; name the one that didn't.

Answer: Veterans Stadium

Riverfront (Cincinnati) and Three Rivers (Pittsburgh) opened new in 1970 with artificial surface. St. Louis' Busch Stadium, which had opened with natural grass in 1966, converted to plastic in 1970. Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia opened with AstroTurf, but not until 1971. Over time, MLB seems to have developed an immunity to the infection; today it can only be found in that monstrosity known as Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg.
15. In game #1 of the 1919 World Series, Ed Cicotte hits leadoff man Morrie Rath with a pitch. According to legend (and Grand Jury testimony) this was a signal to the gambling syndicate that Cicotte and several of his teammates had agreed to the 'fix'. Where did this take place?

Answer: Redland Field

The 'Black Sox' scandel rocked professional baseball to its young core. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned from baseball for life after the exposure of a confused and confusing batch of interwoven schemes to throw the World Series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds.

The series opened on 1 October 1919 at Cincinnati's Redland Field (as it was known from 1912-1933.) The name was changed to Crosley Field in 1934.
Source: Author Fred73

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