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Quiz about A Season of Major League Baseball

A Season of Major League Baseball Quiz

Questions from the baseball year of 2000!

A multiple-choice quiz by willowtree22770. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
willowtree22770

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,484

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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927

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Question 1 of 15

1. How much was Roger Clemens fined for the 'Bat Throwing Incident' with Mike Piazza? Hint

60,000

12,750

50,000

35,000

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Question 2 of 15

2. In a July 15th game, Carl Everett bumped heads with an umpire. How much was he fined? Hint

$20,000

$45,050

$25,000

$5,000

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Question 3 of 15

3. In a July 15th game, Carl Everett bumped heads with an umpire. Who was the umpire Everett bumped heads with?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... his first name is Ronald)

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Question 4 of 15

4. When Lloyd McClendon took over as manager for the Pirates in late September of 2000, he became the ______ African-American manager in the majors? Hint

9th

3rd

5th

8th

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the manager for the Blue Jays before Buck Martinez took over in 2001? Hint

Davey Johnson

Jim Fregosi

Jim Leyland

Sparky Anderson

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was fired as Los Angeles Dodgers manager on September 6th after 2 seasons? Hint

Bud Selig

Davey Johnson

Tony LaRussa

Tommy Lasorda

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was fired as Diamondbacks manager in 2000?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... he then worked as an ESPN analyist)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What did former Cubs general manager Ed Lynch call himself after stepping down from office in 2000? Hint

Just two words, a simple failure

None of these

An unlucky skilled man

An equal opportunity failure

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Question 9 of 15

9. Rick Ankiel had one of the worst innings pitched in postseason history in 2000. Who set a record for throwing 5 wild pitches in one inning?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... also a St. Louis Cardinal)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which pitcher from the Milwaukee Brewers pitched a shutout in the gold medal game against Cuba in the 2000 Olympics?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... an Member of National League All-Star Team in 2001)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the Colorado Rockies catcher who earned the win pitching the 12th inning of an August game against Atlanta? Hint

Brent Mayne

Mike Matheny

Joe Girardi

Mike DaLuca

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Question 12 of 15

12. Four players were involved in the deal that sent Curt Schilling to the Diamonbacks. ONe was Travis Lee. Name one of the other three.

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... name one of the other three)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was the lone item thrown at John Rocker by Shea Stadium fans in his 1st appearance since he made his harsh comments? Hint

beer bottle

beach ball

water balloon

golf ball

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Question 14 of 15

14. What Cincinnati outfielder hit the major leagues record 142nd grand slam of the year on August 22nd, 2000? Hint

Alex Ochoa

Ken Griffey, Jr

Dimitri Young

Michael Tucker

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who pitched the ball Fred McGriff hit for his 400th career home run? Hint

Glendon Rusch

LaTroy Hawkins

Dave Mlicki

Esteban Yan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How much was Roger Clemens fined for the 'Bat Throwing Incident' with Mike Piazza?

Answer: 50,000

This is one of the most disputed fines in league history. Many think Clemens was not intending to throw the bat in Mike Piazza's direction. What happened was, Piazza fouled off a ball which resulted in a broken bat. Half of the bat came straight to Clemens on the mound. Roger threw the piece of bat in the direction of Piazza. People don't think Clemens did it on purpose because replays show he had his head turned the other way.

However, Clemens was fined {$50,000} by Frank Robinson, in the 2000 World Series.

2. In a July 15th game, Carl Everett bumped heads with an umpire. How much was he fined?

Answer: $5,000

Everett was arguing with the umpire about where Everett was standing in the batter's box. The umpire was saying Carl was to close to the plate, and needed to back up in the box.

3. In a July 15th game, Carl Everett bumped heads with an umpire. Who was the umpire Everett bumped heads with?

Answer: Ronald Kulpa

4. When Lloyd McClendon took over as manager for the Pirates in late September of 2000, he became the ______ African-American manager in the majors?

Answer: 5th

McClendon was a former player and former hitting coach before becoming a manager.

5. Who was the manager for the Blue Jays before Buck Martinez took over in 2001?

Answer: Jim Fregosi

Fregosi and the Blue Jays had a good run at the AL East Championship with the Red Soxs and Yankees in 2000.

6. Who was fired as Los Angeles Dodgers manager on September 6th after 2 seasons?

Answer: Davey Johnson

Johnson didn't lead the Dodgers to the playoffs in any of his seasons.

7. Who was fired as Diamondbacks manager in 2000?

Answer: Buck Showalter

Showalter had been the Diamondbacks manager since their expansion season.

8. What did former Cubs general manager Ed Lynch call himself after stepping down from office in 2000?

Answer: An equal opportunity failure

Lynch had made some bad moves in the past.

9. Rick Ankiel had one of the worst innings pitched in postseason history in 2000. Who set a record for throwing 5 wild pitches in one inning?

Answer: Rick Ankiel

10. Which pitcher from the Milwaukee Brewers pitched a shutout in the gold medal game against Cuba in the 2000 Olympics?

Answer: Ben Sheets

11. Who was the Colorado Rockies catcher who earned the win pitching the 12th inning of an August game against Atlanta?

Answer: Brent Mayne

Mayne is a catcher, but was a pitcher in his younger days.

12. Four players were involved in the deal that sent Curt Schilling to the Diamonbacks. ONe was Travis Lee. Name one of the other three.

Answer: Omar Daal

The Phillies picked up Daal and Lee who are the biggest names in this trade.

13. What was the lone item thrown at John Rocker by Shea Stadium fans in his 1st appearance since he made his harsh comments?

Answer: golf ball

Rocker is known for his intensity, and running in from the bullpen when he's called in.

14. What Cincinnati outfielder hit the major leagues record 142nd grand slam of the year on August 22nd, 2000?

Answer: Alex Ochoa

Ochoa finished the season with 13 home runs, but had a .316 batting average.

15. Who pitched the ball Fred McGriff hit for his 400th career home run?

Answer: Glendon Rusch

Source: Author willowtree22770

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