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How much do you know about Baseball Awards? | Quiz

A quick quiz on awards in Major League baseball. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by thewho13rd. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
thewho13rd

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following pitching greats never won a Cy Young award? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Mike Scott

Jim Palmer

Dwight Gooden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following Yankees owns the most World Series rings? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth

Yogi Berra

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many times has Barry Bonds won the National League MVP? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following players does not have 3,000 hits? Hint

Robin Yount

Ted Williams

Carl Yastrzemski

Wade Boggs

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following players won a MVP Award while playing at one position, then another MVP while playing in a different position? Hint

Hank Greenberg

Elston Howard

Frank Robinson

Roger Maris

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following pitchers won the most Gold Gloves in his career? Hint

Don Drysdale

Bobby Shantz

Bob Gibson

Jim Kaat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first pitcher ever to win an MVP award? Hint

Walter Johnson

Lefty Grove

Rollie Fingers

Spud Chandler

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sandy Koufax never won a Triple Crown award for pitching stats.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the first ever AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year in 1976? Hint

Dan Quisenberry

Jim Kern

Bill Campbell

Rich Gossage

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the last Boston Red Sox player in the first 100 years of their franchise to win the AL MVP award? Hint

Fred Lynn

Roger Clemens

Mo Vaughn

Jim Rice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following pitching greats never won a Cy Young award?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Ryan surprisingly has never won a Cy Young award, despite the fact that he set a record for most career strikeouts (5714) and most career no-hitters (7).

2. Which of the following Yankees owns the most World Series rings?

Answer: Yogi Berra

Yogi won all 10 World Series rings with the New York Yankees. He even caught in the Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. All listed are members in the Hall of Fame.

3. How many times has Barry Bonds won the National League MVP?

Answer: 7

Barry was a great player in his time, but due to steroid scandals involving him, he has been going down hill. Netherless, his seven MVP awards set a record.

4. Which of the following players does not have 3,000 hits?

Answer: Ted Williams

One of the greatest hitters of all-time, Williams never reached 3,000 hits. Neither have some other baseball immortals, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle.

5. Which of the following players won a MVP Award while playing at one position, then another MVP while playing in a different position?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

The other players to win the award while playing two different positions are Stan Musial, Robin Yount, and Alex Rodriguez. Greenberg, Musial, and Yount are in the Hall of Fame. Greenberg was a Detroit Tiger for all but one season in his career.

6. Which of the following pitchers won the most Gold Gloves in his career?

Answer: Jim Kaat

Kaat, mostly a Twin, won 16 Gold Gloves in his 25-season career from 1959-1983.

7. Who was the first pitcher ever to win an MVP award?

Answer: Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson of the Senators won the American League MVP Award in 1913, picking up 36 wins and posting a 1.14 ERA. Johnson was deducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

8. Sandy Koufax never won a Triple Crown award for pitching stats.

Answer: False

Koufax did win a Triple Crown in 1963 while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He won NL MVP that year, too. Koufax left the game with three Triple Crowns.

9. Who won the first ever AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year in 1976?

Answer: Bill Campbell

Campbell won it while saving 20 games for the Twins. Rawley Eastwick won it for the NL.

10. Who was the last Boston Red Sox player in the first 100 years of their franchise to win the AL MVP award?

Answer: Mo Vaughn

Vaughn won the award in 1995. Before then, it was Clemens who won for the Sox in 1986.

Source: Author thewho13rd

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