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1. This player died in the 1920s just nine years after retiring and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first round of inductions in 1936.

Answer: Christy Mathewson

Mathewson was a career New York Giant from 1900-1916 except for one last game of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. He was runner-up for the MVP Award in 1911 and led the league four times with the most wins. He also led the NL in five seasons with the most strikeouts. Christy threw for the Triple Crown twice in his career in 1905 and 1908.

He helped the Giants to four World Series while winning one in 1905 against the Philadelphia Athletics. Mathewson had a 373-128 career record. Christy died at the young age of 45 in 1925.

He was later inducted into the first Hall of Fame induction presentation with 90.7% of the ballot voting.

2. This team lost a player in the first on-field death in history.

Answer: Indians

The Indians were visiting the Yankees on August 16, 1920, when their shortstop Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch from Yankee pitcher Carl Mays. Chapman died a short time later. The Indians went on to with the American League pennant with their 98-56 record and put down the Brooklyn Robins five games to two in the World Series.

3. Two teams in the 1920s were skunked four games to none in the World Series. The Pirates and this team were the victims.

Answer: Cardinals

The Pirates were the unfortunate ones to meet the 1927 Bronx Bombers of the Yankees in 1927. The Cardinals met the pinstripes in 1928. The Yankees with the bats of Ruth, Gehrig, and a company of future Hall of Famers outscored the Cardinals 27-10 in four games. Waite Hoyt won two of the games for the Yankees.

4. This Hall of Fame great was the only slugger to hit for a Triple Crown in the 1920s.

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

He had not just one Triple Crown, but two. Hornsby first took the Triple Crown Award in 1922 then again in 1925 both with the Cardinals. He won the MVP in 1925 in St. Louis, then another MVP in 1929 with the Cubs. Ten times in his career he batted over .350 in a season while winning seven batting crowns. He retired in 1937 and was inducted into the Hall in 1942.

5. Wilbert Robinson managed this team throughout the 1920s.

Answer: Brooklyn

When the Hall of Fame manager took over the Brooklyn Superbas in 1914, he renamed them to the Brooklyn Robins. The franchise kept this name until 1931 under the helm of Robinson. The Robins went to only one World Series and losing to the Cleveland Indians in 1920. Wilbert died in 1934 and then was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1945 as a manager.

6. This pitcher not only reached the 200-plateau for strikeouts in a season, but did it three times.

Answer: Dazzy Vance

Vance led the National League in strikeouts for seven consecutive seasons in the 1920s. He hit the 200-strikeout mark for the first time in 1924 with 262, went 28-6 in the season and earned himself the NL MVP Award. Dazzy retired in 1935 with a 197-140 record and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.

7. This slugger won four American League batting titles in the 1920s.

Answer: Harry Heilmann

While Rogers Hornsby who played mostly with the Cardinals won seven batting titles during the decade in the National League, it was the Detroit Tiger Harry Heilmann who batted for four crowns in the American League. With 15 seasons as a Detroit Tiger, he finished his career in 1932 with the Reds.

After 17 seasons he retired with a .342 average. Harry never won the MVP but finished second in 1927 with his .398 average. He was runner-up MVP to Yankee Lou Gehrig.

8. This team had the worst win-loss record for the entire decade.

Answer: Phillies

The Phillies did not do well in the National League during the 1920s. They had the worst percentage of all Major League teams with .370 and going 566-962 for the decade. They also had the worst season record of them all in 1928 by going 43-109. Of eight teams in the National League, Philadelphia finished in seventh place or last in eight seasons.

9. This team saw their pitcher throw a perfect game on the road, the first-ever thrown on the road in American League history.

Answer: White Sox

The game was on April 30, 1922, when the Tigers hosted the White Sox at Navin Field. Charlie Robertson threw the fourth perfect game in American League history when he blanked the Tigers 2-0. Robertson was aided by outfielders Harry Hooper and Johnny Mostil who each had a RBI in the game. Charlie went 14-15 in the season.

It would be three decades before fans saw the American League throw their next perfect game. That would be Don Larsen in 1956 via a World Series game with the Yankees against the Dodgers.

10. This Hall of Fame player and double-play expert nicknamed "Crab" retired in the 1920s.

Answer: Johnny Evers

Evers was most famous for being a part of the most aggressive double-play combination in baseball history. He was a Chicago Cub from 1902-1913 and was the "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" combination in the Cub infield which dramatically helped the Cubs to three consecutive World Series appearances from 1906-1908. Johnny retired in 1929 as a Boston Brave after 18 seasons.

The Hall of Fame inducted him in 1947, after Evers passing away in 1946.

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1920s on the Diamond Trivia Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. This player died in the 1920s just nine years after retiring and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first round of inductions in 1936.		Cardinals
2. This team lost a player in the first on-field death in history.		Harry Heilmann
3. Two teams in the 1920s were skunked four games to none in the World Series. The Pirates and this team were the victims.		Johnny Evers
4. This Hall of Fame great was the only slugger to hit for a Triple Crown in the 1920s.		Indians
5. Wilbert Robinson managed this team throughout the 1920s.		White Sox
6. This pitcher not only reached the 200-plateau for strikeouts in a season, but did it three times.		Christy Mathewson
7. This slugger won four American League batting titles in the 1920s.		Phillies
8. This team had the worst win-loss record for the entire decade.		Dazzy Vance
9. This team saw their pitcher throw a perfect game on the road, the first-ever thrown on the road in American League history.		Brooklyn
10. This Hall of Fame player and double-play expert nicknamed "Crab" retired in the 1920s.		Rogers Hornsby