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Quiz about A Major League Anagram
Quiz about A Major League Anagram

A Major League Anagram Trivia Quiz


I hope that you enjoy this baseball anagram! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
279,803
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
496
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Willie Mays was a giant of New York and San Francisco. He hit 660 career home runs. His STEM with the Giants was broken, and his last six of his career were with what team?

Answer: (One word, team name only)
Question 2 of 10
2. I was an outfielder and DH with the Royals, White Sox, and retired as a Angel in 1994. In 1989, almost one-fourth of my hits were home runs when I hit 32. I was pretty versatile as I also played in the NFL. I've never played the BANJO SOCK. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 3 of 10
3. When I introduce myself as a former Major Leaguer, fans say STEEVE WHO? I pitched for the Dodgers, Twins, Rangers, and Yankees. I was was banned in 1992 for cocaine and alcohol abuse, then was reinstated, then retired in 1996 after being suspended three more times. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 4 of 10
4. My entire career was spent with the Phillies. 10 third base Gold Gloves and three season MVP awards later, I retired after 18 seasons in 1989. I would catch balls like a DIM TICK MESH. I was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1995. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 5 of 10
5. My nickname is 'Moose'. After pitching for the Orioles for 10 seasons, I went to the Yankees in 2001, went 17-11, and was sixth in the Cy Young voting. I've never purchased USA SEMI MINK because I really don't like that stuff. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 6 of 10
6. This Hall of Famer named Jack, was the first pitcher in the 20th century to win more than 40 games in a season. The 30-year old New York Highlander did this in 1904. He was never a CHAOS CB JERK because that type of radio had not been invented yet. Who was he?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 7 of 10
7. My nickname was 'Stretch' because I played first base. My bat was much feared in baseball during the 1960s and 1970s. I appeared in the 2004 Home Run Derby guest ceremonies as a member of the 500 Club, and entered the field in a wheel chair, and MY LIVE ICE COWL never melted. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 8 of 10
8. Nicknamed 'Old Aches and Pains', this career Chicago White Sox shortstop finally hung up his cleats at age 43 in 1950. He was a MVP runner-up twice in his career, and a 1964 Hall of Fame inductee. Who was this oldie but goodie who never had the nickname of PINK LEG PAUL?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 9 of 10
9. I had A SLIGHT PEACE in 1953 because I was the oldest pitcher in the Major Leagues at age 46. I had only been in the Major Leagues for five seasons at that point. I came back for a one-game starting job with the Kansas City Athletics in 1965 at age 59 and pitched three innings. I allowed only one hit. Who am I that was inducted into the Hall of Fame with a 28-31 record?

Answer: (Two words, full name)
Question 10 of 10
10. I was never A RANK FCC HEN or snooped for anybody. I played for the Cubs, and at the same time I was their manager who took them to four World Series in five seasons, beginning in 1906. I played first base, and was part of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-me double-play combination. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, full name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Willie Mays was a giant of New York and San Francisco. He hit 660 career home runs. His STEM with the Giants was broken, and his last six of his career were with what team?

Answer: Mets

Willie was traded midseason of 1972 to the Mets, where he retired in 1973. Willie won a NL Rookie of the Year in addition to two NL MVPs. An easy Hall of Fame inductee, the hall took him in 1979.
2. I was an outfielder and DH with the Royals, White Sox, and retired as a Angel in 1994. In 1989, almost one-fourth of my hits were home runs when I hit 32. I was pretty versatile as I also played in the NFL. I've never played the BANJO SOCK. Who am I?

Answer: Bo Jackson

Jackson also played as a running back with the NFL Oakland Raiders. A hip injury ended both careers. His only major baseball award was the 1989 All-Star game MVP.
3. When I introduce myself as a former Major Leaguer, fans say STEEVE WHO? I pitched for the Dodgers, Twins, Rangers, and Yankees. I was was banned in 1992 for cocaine and alcohol abuse, then was reinstated, then retired in 1996 after being suspended three more times. Who am I?

Answer: Steve Howe

After already being suspended for drug use, Howe missed the 1986, 1989, and 1990 seasons. Coming back in 1991 as a Yankee, he was banned by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent. After some legal battles and lawsuits pending, Major League Baseball reinstated Howe again, but Steve went back to his old tricks of substance abuse. He retired in 1996 with a 47-41 career record.
4. My entire career was spent with the Phillies. 10 third base Gold Gloves and three season MVP awards later, I retired after 18 seasons in 1989. I would catch balls like a DIM TICK MESH. I was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1995. Who am I?

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Schmidt played with the Phillies from 1972-1989. He won the MVP in 1980 and 1981 over two Montreal Expos, Gary Carter and Andre Dawson. His third MVP came in 1986 over Glenn Davis of Houston. Mike was inducted into the Hall with 97% of the balloting.
5. My nickname is 'Moose'. After pitching for the Orioles for 10 seasons, I went to the Yankees in 2001, went 17-11, and was sixth in the Cy Young voting. I've never purchased USA SEMI MINK because I really don't like that stuff. Who am I?

Answer: Mike Mussina

Mussina also went 18-10 in 2002, then 17-8 in 2003. In the 2003 World Series, Mussina won game three, in a losing series effort against the Marlins.
6. This Hall of Famer named Jack, was the first pitcher in the 20th century to win more than 40 games in a season. The 30-year old New York Highlander did this in 1904. He was never a CHAOS CB JERK because that type of radio had not been invented yet. Who was he?

Answer: Jack Chesbro

Chesbro went 41-12 with 239 strikeouts in the 1904 season. Ed Walsh of the White Sox went 40-15 in 1908, being the only other pitcher in the entire 20th century to reach the 40-win plateau. Chesbro's Highlanders later became the Yankees.
7. My nickname was 'Stretch' because I played first base. My bat was much feared in baseball during the 1960s and 1970s. I appeared in the 2004 Home Run Derby guest ceremonies as a member of the 500 Club, and entered the field in a wheel chair, and MY LIVE ICE COWL never melted. Who am I?

Answer: Willie McCovey

McCovey played from 1959-1973 with the San Francisco Giants. After a few seasons with the Padres, he came back home for another four seasons in San Francisco, and retired in 1980 after 22 seasons. He retired with 521 home runs.
8. Nicknamed 'Old Aches and Pains', this career Chicago White Sox shortstop finally hung up his cleats at age 43 in 1950. He was a MVP runner-up twice in his career, and a 1964 Hall of Fame inductee. Who was this oldie but goodie who never had the nickname of PINK LEG PAUL?

Answer: Luke Appling

Although Luke played all his 20 seasons in a White Sox uniform, he never saw a World Series game. He was runner-up MVP in 1936 to Lou Gehrig, and in 1943 to Spud Chandler. Appling died in 1991.
9. I had A SLIGHT PEACE in 1953 because I was the oldest pitcher in the Major Leagues at age 46. I had only been in the Major Leagues for five seasons at that point. I came back for a one-game starting job with the Kansas City Athletics in 1965 at age 59 and pitched three innings. I allowed only one hit. Who am I that was inducted into the Hall of Fame with a 28-31 record?

Answer: Satchel Paige

Paige spent most of his baseball career in the Negro Leagues with teams such as the Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Black Sox, Nashville Elite Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Kansas City Monarchs, and many others.

His Major League debut was in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians. His estimated lifetime record was over 2500 wins. His date of birth had never been confirmed, but Major League Baseball recognizes July 7, 1906. Paige died in 1982.
10. I was never A RANK FCC HEN or snooped for anybody. I played for the Cubs, and at the same time I was their manager who took them to four World Series in five seasons, beginning in 1906. I played first base, and was part of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-me double-play combination. Who am I?

Answer: Frank Chance

Frank Chance was the Cubs' player-manager from 1905-1912. After leaving the Cubs in 1912, he became the Yankees player-manager in 1913 and 1914. Chance died in 1924, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Source: Author Nightmare

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