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A Medium Aroma of Baseball Trivia Quiz


A medium mixture of baseball for the fans. Read each answer option carefully! I hope that you have fun with it. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
327,900
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
598
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 47 (4/10), Guest 68 (8/10), Guest 198 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the 1950s within a 16-mile radius of New York, Major League baseball fans would debate constantly over three tremendous centerfielders who played with different New York teams as to who was the best. They were Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider. Which of these three had the most career home runs? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first "Frank" inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these Hall of Fame pitching greats had the most hits in their career as a batter? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Yankee manager Joe McCarthy took the Yankees to four consecutive World Series crowns from 1936-1939. Which team broke the Yankee streak by winning the 1940 American League pennant? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which player was the first to set an Athletics team record for hitting over 50 home runs in one season for the franchise? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The 1974 Dodger pitcher Mike Marshall shattered a Major League record by becoming the first relief pitcher to appear in over 200 innings in a season. Whose National League record did Marshall break? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The great Babe Ruth was the first to hit 50 home runs in a season. He did it four times before anyone else did it. In his four 50-home run seasons, how many times did he win the American League MVP Award? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which Major League team was the first to win 50 games in the 2010 season? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On May 3, 2009, the Chicago Cubs retired the number 31 in honor of two Hall of Famers who pitched for the Cubs. Who were they? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which National League slugger was the first-ever to win three consecutive season home run titles? Hint



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1. In the 1950s within a 16-mile radius of New York, Major League baseball fans would debate constantly over three tremendous centerfielders who played with different New York teams as to who was the best. They were Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider. Which of these three had the most career home runs?

Answer: Willie Mays

The three teams involved were the New York Giants, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Mays hit 660, Mantle 536, and Snider 407. Home runs, hits, stolen bases, fielding, etc, stats are stats, and the fans still debate them all as to who was the best. However, it really doesn't matter who really was, but the chance to debate them all.
2. Who was the first "Frank" inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame?

Answer: Frank Chance

Chance played the game from 1898-1914, mostly with Chicago of the National League. He led the league in stolen bases twice, and runs scored once. He was player-manager of the Cubs from 1905-1912, then player-manager of the Yankees in 1913 and 1914. He came back as a manager for one season, then retired in 1923 with the Red Sox. Chance was inducted in 1946. Frank Robinson, the only other baseball player listed, was a tremendous player in the 1960s and 1970s, was inducted into the hall in 1982. Frank Selvy was a former Los Angeles Laker basketball player in the 1960s. Frank Drebin was a character played by Leslie Nielsen in "Police Squad" movies.
3. Which of these Hall of Fame pitching greats had the most hits in their career as a batter?

Answer: Walter Johnson

With no designated-hitter in Johnson's era, he combined for 547 hits over his career, and even hit 24 home runs. Walter retired with a .235 average. Warren Spahn of the Braves was a pretty good hitting pitcher also, and retired with a .234 average. Warren's hit total of 363 matched his career wins mark. Ryan, who spent half of his time in the American League, had only 94 hits. Both Foxx and Speaker were not pitchers.
4. Yankee manager Joe McCarthy took the Yankees to four consecutive World Series crowns from 1936-1939. Which team broke the Yankee streak by winning the 1940 American League pennant?

Answer: Detroit Tigers

The Tigers, managed by Del Baker won the American League by one game over the Indians, and two games over the Yankees. The fourth place Red Sox were 21 games out. The Tigers went head-to-head against the 1940 NL Champion Reds, and would lose four games to three.
5. Which player was the first to set an Athletics team record for hitting over 50 home runs in one season for the franchise?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

The Hall of Famer played his first 11 of 20 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1925-1935. He hit a tremendous 58 in 1932 and won the AL MVP for his efforts. In 1933, he won it again along with batting for the Triple Crown. Jimmie won another MVP in 1938 with the Red Sox. Mark McGwire was next for the Athletics when he hit 52 home runs for the team in 1996.

The others listed never hit 50 home runs in a season for any team.
6. The 1974 Dodger pitcher Mike Marshall shattered a Major League record by becoming the first relief pitcher to appear in over 200 innings in a season. Whose National League record did Marshall break?

Answer: Andy Karl

The others listed were all career American League pitchers. Karl pitched for only five seasons, and set a National League record by throwing 167 innings in relief for the Phillies in 1945. Karl went 8-8 with 15 saves in the season, while Marshall went 15-12 with 21 saves in his record-breaking 1974 season. An American League record was set with 168.3 innings set by Bob Stanley of the Red Sox in 1982. Stanley's record stood for at least 25 seasons.
7. The great Babe Ruth was the first to hit 50 home runs in a season. He did it four times before anyone else did it. In his four 50-home run seasons, how many times did he win the American League MVP Award?

Answer: 1

Ruth hit 54 home runs in 1920, his first season with the Yankees, then 59 in 1921, but there was no MVP Award presented due to both leagues arguing over the requirements and limitations for the award. When the award was reinstated by the American League in 1922, George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns won it.

In 1923, Ruth finally received his recognition by winning the award, hitting 41 home runs and batting .393 in the season. Due to limitations back then, a player could only win the award once.

His 60 home runs in 1927 was over-looked because of this, and teammate Lou Gehrig won the MVP Award. In 1928, although the Babe hit another 54, Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics won the MVP Award.
8. Which Major League team was the first to win 50 games in the 2010 season?

Answer: Yankees

The Yankees reached the 50-mark on July 4, a week before the All-Star break. At that point the team was 50-31. They hit the 50-mark with a win over the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6. 100-win seasons had been rather scarce for the previous 10 seasons. The Orioles' record on July 4 was a dismal 25-56, Pittsburgh was 30-52, and the Royals were 36-46.
9. On May 3, 2009, the Chicago Cubs retired the number 31 in honor of two Hall of Famers who pitched for the Cubs. Who were they?

Answer: Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux

Both were great pitchers for the Cubs in their day. Jenkins donned the Cubs uniform in 10 of his 19 seasons. He won the NL Cy Young in 1971 with the Cubs. Maddux played 10 of his 23 seasons with the Cubs, then another 11 with Atlanta. Greg won his first Cy Young Award in 1992 with the Cubs, then they let him go to free agency. Maddux then won three more consecutive Cy Young awards with the Braves from 1993-1995.

He also finished second, third, and fourth for the Cy Young between 1997-2000 with the Braves.

The others listed were not Cubs player combinations, and none were pitchers.
10. Which National League slugger was the first-ever to win three consecutive season home run titles?

Answer: Gavvy Cravath

The others listed were all career American League players. Cravath played most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. He won his three consecutive crowns in 1913, 1914, and 1915. After losing the 1916 home run title to Cy Williams of the Cubs and Dave Robertson of the Giants by just one home run, Gavvy would win three more from 1917-1919.

He retired after the 1920 season with 11 seasons under his belt.
Source: Author Nightmare

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