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1944 World Series Trivia Quiz

The 1944 World Series featured the crosstown rivals St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals.

A multiple-choice quiz by EricVG16. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
EricVG16

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,921

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
180

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the final result of the Series? Hint

Cardinals win in 7

Browns win in 7

Cardinals win in 6

Cardinals win in 5

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who hit the Browns' only home run in the Series? Hint

Pete Gray

George McQuinn

Red Hayworth

Vern Stephens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Cardinals pitcher won Game 2 in relief? Hint

Harry Brecheen

Blix Donnelly

Johnny Beazley

Max Lanier

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many runs did the Cardinals score in the Series? Hint

Twelve

Seventeen

Twenty

Sixteen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who out-pitched Mort Cooper in Game 1 to give the Browns a win in the opener? Hint

Bob Muncrief

Ted Wilks

Denny Galehouse

Sigmund Jakucki

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who led the Cardinals in hitting (batting average) during the Series, with more than 10 ABs? Hint

Stan Musial

Whitey Kurowski

Marty Marion

Emil Verban

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who drove in the game-winning run for the Cardinals in Game 2? Hint

Ray Sanders

Johnny Hopp

Ken O'Dea

Augie Bergamo

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Question 8 of 10

8. Besides Denny Galehouse, who won the only other game for the Browns in the Series? Hint

Tex Shirley

Jack Kramer

Bob Muncrief

Nels Potter

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Question 9 of 10

9. What little-known Cardinal smacked a home run in Game 5? Hint

Freddy Schmidt

Bud Byerly

Danny Litwhiler

George Fallon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which player from either team had the most at-bats in the Series? Hint

Johnny Hopp

Gene Moore

Mike Kreevich

Don Gutteridge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the final result of the Series?

Answer: Cardinals win in 6

Although the underdog Browns won two of the first three games, the Cardinals came back to win the last three. This was the Browns' only appearance in a World Series, although they later won several championships after moving to Baltimore.

2. Who hit the Browns' only home run in the Series?

Answer: George McQuinn

McQuinn was a career .276 hitter, a seven-time All-Star, and won a World Series in 1947 with the New York Yankees. His two-run home run in Game 1 was all the offense needed, with the Browns winning 2-1.

3. Which Cardinals pitcher won Game 2 in relief?

Answer: Blix Donnelly

Donnelly came in and pitched four innings of scoreless relief, including seven strikeouts. The Cardinals won, 3-2, in the 11th inning to tie the Series at 1-1.

4. How many runs did the Cardinals score in the Series?

Answer: Sixteen

The Cardinals outscored the Browns in the Series, 16-12.

5. Who out-pitched Mort Cooper in Game 1 to give the Browns a win in the opener?

Answer: Denny Galehouse

Galehouse, who is most notorious for starting (and losing) the 1948 playoff for the Boston Red Sox, threw a complete game, 2-1 victory.

6. Who led the Cardinals in hitting (batting average) during the Series, with more than 10 ABs?

Answer: Emil Verban

Verban, who played second base and batted eighth, went 3-for-3 in Game 6 and finished with a .412 batting average.

[ Max Lanier played two games with 4 ABS for an average of 0.500 ]

7. Who drove in the game-winning run for the Cardinals in Game 2?

Answer: Ken O'Dea

Batting against Bob Muncrief- and pinch-hitting for Verban- O'Dea slapped a single to right, scoring Sanders from second base.

8. Besides Denny Galehouse, who won the only other game for the Browns in the Series?

Answer: Jack Kramer

Kramer pitched a complete game in a 6-2 victory, giving the Browns a 2-1 lead in the Series.

9. What little-known Cardinal smacked a home run in Game 5?

Answer: Danny Litwhiler

Batting in the leadoff spot, Litwhiler smacked a home run in the eighth inning off Denny Galehouse, which resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Cardinals.

10. Which player from either team had the most at-bats in the Series?

Answer: Johnny Hopp

Cardinal outfielder Hopp had 27 at-bats in the Series, although he only hit .185 (5-for-27). Kreevich led the Browns in at-bats with 26, hitting .231 (6-for-26).

Source: Author EricVG16

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