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Baseball: 2nd Inning Trivia Quiz

Its the 2nd inning. See how well you do with these baseball seconds.

A multiple-choice quiz by ctownron. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ctownron

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,720

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
894

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the second player to lead the major leagues in home runs during a season at least 8 times during his career? Hint

Mel Ott

Mike Schmidt

Jimmy Foxx

Hank Aaron

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1954 Duke Snyder was the first National League player to reach base at least once per game for 58 consecutive games. Who is the second National League player to achieve that milestone? Hint

Pete Rose

Tony Gwynn

Jackie Robinson

Barry Bonds

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the second President of major league baseball's National League? Hint

Morgan G. Bulkeley

Abraham G. Mills

Arthur H. Soden

William A. Hulbert

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which major league baseball team is the second in the 20th century to relocate to another city after only one year in its original city? Hint

Cleveland Spiders

Houston Colt .45s

Seattle Pilots

Milwaukee Brewers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which pitcher became the second pitcher to lead the league at least 11 times in most strikeouts in a season? Hint

Walter Johnson

Bob Feller

Lefty Grove

Nolan Ryan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of the 18 players that started in the second major league baseball All-Star game, (1934) only one player is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Who is that player? Hint

Billy Herman

Chuck Klein

Wally Berger

Al Lopez

7. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey was the first member of his family to make it to the major leagues. What is the name of the his younger brother, the second member of the Dickey family to also become a major league player? Hint

Larry Dickey

Mike Dickey

George Dickey

Jim Dickey

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Question 8 of 10

8. Actor Kevin Costner has appeared in a number of baseball themed movies. Name the second baseball themed movie in which Costner played a professional baseball player? Hint

For the Love of the Game

Field of Dreams

Bull Durham

The Upside of Anger

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the second ballpark used by the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise? Hint

Three Rivers Stadium

Exposition Park

Forbes Field

Recreation Park

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the second pitcher to throw two "No Hit" games in the same season? Hint

Allie Reynolds

Virgil Trucks

Johnny Vander Meer

Nolan Ryan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the second player to lead the major leagues in home runs during a season at least 8 times during his career?

Answer: Mike Schmidt

Babe Ruth was the first to lead the league in homes runs for at least 8 seasons and finished with 12 seasons as the home run leader during his career. Schmidt lead the league 8 times making him the second player to have lead the league in home runs 8 times. Ott led the league 6 times, while Foxx and Aaron were league leaders 4 times each.

2. In 1954 Duke Snyder was the first National League player to reach base at least once per game for 58 consecutive games. Who is the second National League player to achieve that milestone?

Answer: Barry Bonds

Bonds matched Snyders 58 game National League record in 2003. The Major and American League record is held by Ted Williams who reached base at least once in 84 consecutive games in 1949.

3. Who was the second President of major league baseball's National League?

Answer: William A. Hulbert

Bulkeley was elected president at the first league meeting in 1876 but only served one year. He failed to attend the 1877 meeting, and Hulbert was then elected as the second league president and served from 1877-82. Hulbert was also the president of the Chicago White Stockings which would later become the Chicago Cubs.

The others were also league presidents: Soden (1882), and Mills (1883-84).

4. Which major league baseball team is the second in the 20th century to relocate to another city after only one year in its original city?

Answer: Seattle Pilots

The 1969 Seattle Pilots became the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers, which is a bit ironic due to the fact that the first franchise in the 20th century to relocate after only one season was the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers who became the 1902 St. Louis Browns.

5. Which pitcher became the second pitcher to lead the league at least 11 times in most strikeouts in a season?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Johnson was the first to lead the league in most strikeouts for at least 11 seasons and finished with 12 seasons as the strikeout leader. Ryan lead the league 11 times making him the second player to have lead the league at least 11 times in most strikeouts. Feller and Grove lead the league 7 times each.

6. Of the 18 players that started in the second major league baseball All-Star game, (1934) only one player is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Who is that player?

Answer: Wally Berger

Berger, an NL All-Star outfielder for the Boston Braves in 1934, hit 242 home runs and had a lifetime batting average of .300 during his 11 year career. Herman, Klein and Lopez are all Hall of Famers and were reserves for the NL squad.

Answer: George Dickey

New York Yankee Billy Dickey, one of the great catchers of all-time, appeared on 11 All-Star games and 8 World Series during his 17 year career. His brother George was also a catcher and played for 6 seasons, mostly as a reserve, for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

8. Actor Kevin Costner has appeared in a number of baseball themed movies. Name the second baseball themed movie in which Costner played a professional baseball player?

Answer: For the Love of the Game

Costner's first baseball themed movie was Bull Durham where he played minor league player Crash Davis. His second baseball themed movie was Field of Dreams, however he played an Iowa corn farmer not a baseball player. The second professional baseball player played by Costner was pitcher Billy Chapel in For the Love of the Game.

In Upside of Anger he played a retired baseball player turned radio disc jockey.

9. What was the name of the second ballpark used by the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise?

Answer: Recreation Park

The first ballpark used by the Pirates was Exposition Park (1882-83) before they moved to Recreation Park in 1884 where they played until 1890. After returning to a remodeled Exposition Park from 1891-1908, the Pirates then played at Forbes Field (1909-70) and Three Rivers (1971-2000).

10. Who is the second pitcher to throw two "No Hit" games in the same season?

Answer: Allie Reynolds

All four pitchers did throw two "No Hit" games in the same season. Vander Meer was first (1938), Reynolds second (1951), followed by Trucks (1952) and Ryan (1973).

Source: Author ctownron

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