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Quiz about Anagrams in Baseball
Quiz about Anagrams in Baseball

Anagrams in Baseball Trivia Quiz


All with the clues and the letters of these Major League Baseball greats. I hope you have fun. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,191
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
309
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. "TICKLE MY MANE" might have been what this Hall of Famer said under his breath as he walked up to the plate. He hit over 500 home runs in his career, and in 1956 was the first-ever switch-hitter to bat for the Triple Crown. Who wore this number 7 on his back?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 2 of 10
2. Sometimes known as a WEEVILLY COMIC, this giant of a man hit over 500 home runs. In 19 of his 22 seasons, he was with his San Francisco team. This first baseman had a variety of nicknames including 'Stretch'. Who was this Hall of Fame slugger who wore the number 44?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 3 of 10
3. This career Pittsburgh Pirate had his BEE CONTROL METER on in the outfield, and his bat at the plate. He went to 15 All-Star games, won four batting titles in the 1960s, and won the 1966 NL MVP. The final hit of his career was number 3000. Who is this Hall of Fame Pirate that wore the number 21?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 4 of 10
4. An ANARCHY MAP was almost created in 1920 when Yankee pitcher Carl Mays hit a Cleveland Indian batter in the head with a pitch, then died two days later. Who was this shortstop?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 5 of 10
5. This player must have wanted to tell his MGR, I'M A WRECK many times in his career. He set a season record for the most home runs hit by a rookie, then later set a record for most home runs in a season, period. Who was this Athletic and Cardinal that wore the number 25?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 6 of 10
6. With the attitude of "I AM WILD SLICK", he played for 13 seasons from 1951-1964. He made his name by taking the Oakland Athletics to two World Series crowns in 1972 and 1972 as a manager. Who is this Hall of Famer?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 7 of 10
7. This Philadelphia Phillie was A LEADEN EXPERT from the mound in the 1910s. He was the first pitcher ever to throw consecutive Triple Crowns. He won over 350 games in his 20-season career. Who is this Hall of Fame pitcher?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 8 of 10
8. In 1954, Milwaukee Braves slugger Joe Adcock had a field day with the Dodgers. He hit four home runs and a double, combining for a record-setting 18 total bases. The following day with the two teams meeting up again, like a MENACE BILL, which Dodger pitcher hit Adcock in the head with a pitch and knocked him out at home plate?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 9 of 10
9. It was not a DRYER RAG PLOY as I had many pitches in my arsenal, including a spit ball. I was the first pitcher in history to win the Cy Young award in both the American and National League. In 22 seasons, I was a Giant, Indian, Ranger, Padre, Yankee, Brave, Mariner, and even a Kansas City Royal. My Cy Young awards came in 1972 and 1978. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)
Question 10 of 10
10. Like a LOUDER OCHER, this Hall of Famer manager had the nickname of "The Lip". He played the game for more than a decade, and managed another 26 seasons including the Dodgers and Giants. Who is he?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "TICKLE MY MANE" might have been what this Hall of Famer said under his breath as he walked up to the plate. He hit over 500 home runs in his career, and in 1956 was the first-ever switch-hitter to bat for the Triple Crown. Who wore this number 7 on his back?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Mantle was an 18-season career New York Yankee. Along with the Triple Crown in 1956, he hit 52 home runs, had 130 RBIs, and batted .353 in his MVP Award season. He won the MVP in a landslide over teammate Yogi Berra and Detroit Tiger Al Kaline. It would be the first of two times that Mantle would hit 50+ home runs in a season, and retired with 536.

The "Commerce Comet" was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974, his first year of eligibility.
2. Sometimes known as a WEEVILLY COMIC, this giant of a man hit over 500 home runs. In 19 of his 22 seasons, he was with his San Francisco team. This first baseman had a variety of nicknames including 'Stretch'. Who was this Hall of Fame slugger who wore the number 44?

Answer: Willie McCovey

Willie played from 1959-1980. Starting his career off right, he won the National League Rookie of the Year. In 1969, Willie won the NL MVP Award over the Mets' Tom Seaver and the Braves' Hank Aaron. McCovey retired in 1980 with 521 home runs, tied with the great Ted Williams.
3. This career Pittsburgh Pirate had his BEE CONTROL METER on in the outfield, and his bat at the plate. He went to 15 All-Star games, won four batting titles in the 1960s, and won the 1966 NL MVP. The final hit of his career was number 3000. Who is this Hall of Fame Pirate that wore the number 21?

Answer: Roberto Clemente

Roberto played from 1955-1972. He won the MVP in 1966 over Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays. Roberto did not retire, but was killed three months after the 1972 season in a humanitarian mission plane crash.
4. An ANARCHY MAP was almost created in 1920 when Yankee pitcher Carl Mays hit a Cleveland Indian batter in the head with a pitch, then died two days later. Who was this shortstop?

Answer: Ray Chapman

This was the first on-field death in baseball history, and the beaning took place on August 16. Ray was in his ninth season when he died. Seemingly unphased, Mays went on to go 26-11 in the season, and 27-9 in 1921 for the Yankees. The Indians went on to win the World Series in 1920.
5. This player must have wanted to tell his MGR, I'M A WRECK many times in his career. He set a season record for the most home runs hit by a rookie, then later set a record for most home runs in a season, period. Who was this Athletic and Cardinal that wore the number 25?

Answer: Mark McGwire

McGwire broke the previous rookie record of 38 home runs by a rookie, when he hit 49 in 1987 with the Athletics. Mark later hit 70 home runs in the 1998 season, breaking the season record of Roger Maris. McGwire retired with 583 home runs after the 2001 season in only 16 seasons, and only three short of the great Frank Robinson.

He later admitted to taking performance-enhancing substances.
6. With the attitude of "I AM WILD SLICK", he played for 13 seasons from 1951-1964. He made his name by taking the Oakland Athletics to two World Series crowns in 1972 and 1972 as a manager. Who is this Hall of Famer?

Answer: Dick Williams

Williams played a lot of his career as an outfielder, but also over 250 games as a third baseman. After retiring with Boston in 1964, Dick took the reins of the Red Sox in 1967 and took them to the World Series, but lost to the Cardinals. After he left the Athletics after the 1973 season, manager Alvin Dark took the team to its third consecutive series crown in 1974. Williams' final managerial season was in 1988 with the Padres.
7. This Philadelphia Phillie was A LEADEN EXPERT from the mound in the 1910s. He was the first pitcher ever to throw consecutive Triple Crowns. He won over 350 games in his 20-season career. Who is this Hall of Fame pitcher?

Answer: Pete Alexander

Pete threw two Triple Crowns in 1915 and 1916 with the Phillies, then another with the Cubs in 1920. He retired with the a 373-208 record. Due to controversy between the American and National Leagues and the suspension of the MVP Award, Alexander missed out for the MVP in every Triple Crown season. Pete tried desperately to get just one more win to pass Christy Mathewson who had 373 wins, but went 0-3 in his final season with the Phillies in 1930.

He was inducted into the hall in 1938, the Hall of Fame's third year.
8. In 1954, Milwaukee Braves slugger Joe Adcock had a field day with the Dodgers. He hit four home runs and a double, combining for a record-setting 18 total bases. The following day with the two teams meeting up again, like a MENACE BILL, which Dodger pitcher hit Adcock in the head with a pitch and knocked him out at home plate?

Answer: Clem Labine

The game occurred on August 1, one day after Adcock went 5-for-5 with seven RBIs and 18 total bases. That game resulted in a Braves 15-7 win. On the day of the beaning, the Braves won 14-6. Two innings after Labine knocked out Adcock, Braves pitcher Gene Conley retaliated and hit Duke Snider.
9. It was not a DRYER RAG PLOY as I had many pitches in my arsenal, including a spit ball. I was the first pitcher in history to win the Cy Young award in both the American and National League. In 22 seasons, I was a Giant, Indian, Ranger, Padre, Yankee, Brave, Mariner, and even a Kansas City Royal. My Cy Young awards came in 1972 and 1978. Who am I?

Answer: Gaylord Perry

After 10 loyal seasons with the Giants of San Francisco, they traded him along with Frank Duffy to the Indians for pitcher Sam McDowell. Perry paid the Giants back by going 24-16 and winning the AL Cy Young award the following season in 1972. Gaylord was later traded by the Rangers to the Padres, and once again, he paid his previous team back in the following season by winning the 1978 NL Cy Young award again by going 21-6. Perry was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.
10. Like a LOUDER OCHER, this Hall of Famer manager had the nickname of "The Lip". He played the game for more than a decade, and managed another 26 seasons including the Dodgers and Giants. Who is he?

Answer: Leo Durocher

Leo played for 17 seasons before managing the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs, and Astros. He gave the umpires his 'lip' many times as a manager. Some were comical and some were not, thus his nickname. He was inducted into the hall in 1994, three years after his death.
Source: Author Nightmare

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