Baseball Carousel Trivia Quiz

Answer: Joe Mauer

The others were already retired. Mauer was a catcher, and won his first batting title in 2006, then another in 2008, then batted .365 in 2009.

Answer: Joe McCarthy

McCarthy won all seven World Series titles with the Yankees from 1932-1943. Stengel came after McCarthy in 1949, and won seven World Series again with the Yankees. Stengel made 10 appearances with the Yankees to the promised from 1949-1960.

Answer: 8th

The franchise began in 1876, and had the name Boston Red Caps until 1882. From 1883-1906 the team was the Boston Beaneaters. 1907 saw them as the Boston Doves until 1910. One season saw the team as the Boston Rustlers in 1911, then the Boston Braves in 1912 until Babe Ruth's final season in 1935. From there it was the Boston Bees in 1936, then back to the Boston Braves name in 1941.

In 1953, along with the move to Milwaukee, they became the Milwaukee Braves until the move to Atlanta.

Answer: Roger Clemens

The first All-Star game was in 1933, well after Johnson and Mathewson retired. Clemens pitched with four teams, the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Astros from 1996-2007. He was an All-Star with every team that he pitched for.

Answer: Ted Williams

Williams was 40 years old in 1958 when he took his sixth batting title. Ted was a career Red Sox outfielder from 1939-1960. He won two MVPs and batted for two Triple Crowns.

Answer: Outstanding Canadian-born Major Leaguer

Born in Melville, SK, the Astros' Terry Puhl was the first-ever to be given the award. He was an outfielder and played 14 of his 15 seasons with the Astros. Larry Walker won eight Tip O'Neill awards, all with the Colorado Rockies.

Answer: A new car

The award stopped after the 1914 season because the leagues, teams, and players could not agree on the rule stipulations. The award started up again in 1922, but consisted of only eight players in each league, one from every team. In 1931, both leagues agreed on new terms and the award went smoothly after that. Ty Cobb of the Tigers and Frank Schulte of the Cubs won the inaugural awards in 1911 to represent each league.

Answer: Dave Parker

The others were not in baseball in 1985. The first derby was held in 1985, and Parker of the Cincinnati Reds took the honors. Tom Brunansky, Carlton Fisk, Dale Murphy, Eddie Murray, and Jim Rice were all in the thick of things also in that competition. Parker hit 339 home runs over 19 seasons and retired in 1991.

Answer: Robin Roberts

The others did not give up 300 in their careers. Robin was mostly a Philadelphia Phillie in his 19 seasons. In his final season in 1966, he gave up eight home runs to top the 500-mark with 505. In 2009, Jamie Moyer of the Phillies was in his 22nd season, gave up 27 home runs, and sat second on the list by totaling 491.

Answer: Nap Lajoie

The others weren't born yet. Lajoie not only won the inaugural American League batting crown, but also batted for the Triple Crown in 1901. Nap was a Philadelphia Athletic in the season and led the league in an amazing 10 categories, including his .426 batting average. The Athletics still wound up in fourth place while watching the White Sox take the first American League pennant.