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Quiz about Baseball Hall of Famers
Quiz about Baseball Hall of Famers

Baseball Hall of Famers Trivia Quiz


An anagram chalked through and through full of clues to see if you can identify these MLB Hall of Fame greats. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
285,503
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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627
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. EGG OR BETTER is what my choices were for breakfast in Kansas City for 21 seasons. I really didn't like pine tar on my pancakes that much. Playing third base, I could easily see if a hotplate in the dugout was cooking anything up. I was a 13-time all-star and won the AL MVP in 1980. The hall took me in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 2 of 10
2. I was a fixture in Pittsburgh. Everyone there felt that I was family, and some called me "Pops". I would never in my life meet someone and GREET AS ILL WILL, and was always smiling with the number 8 on my back. I tied for the NL MVP in 1979 with someone else. I was inducted into the hall in 1988. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 3 of 10
3. I didn't care if they would throw at me. I would challenge pitchers to try and TICKLE MY MANE when I came to bat because I was going to do what I did best anyway. My Yankee teammates knew it too, and they watched me win three American League MVPs, and also be the first switch-hitter ever to win a Triple Crown. They should have tickled my knees instead, because they got to be so wore out and tired, that it caused my retirement. The number 7 on my back was no longer. I was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 4 of 10
4. Amongst the 18 Hall of Fame inductees in 2006, this pitcher was the only non-Negro League player inducted. While on the mound with the Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves, he would never see CUTER BRUTES than the ones that he faced. He was no relation to the owner of a mill during the California gold rush in the 1850s either. Who was this 1979 Cy Young winner?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 5 of 10
5. This member of Major League baseball played in only one game in his career. He later became manager of just one team also, but he would manage them for 23 seasons. He had some very TOLERANT LAWS which is why his team won its first World Series in 1955 after his second managerial season, and would go on to win three more under him. Who was this manager nicknamed Smokey?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 6 of 10
6. This Pirate had a reputation to manager Danny Murtaugh as being a consistent hypochondriac, as something was always wrong with him. Maybe he needed a MERE BETTER COLON to help him with his issues. He played out in right field most of his career, wore the number 21, had exactly 3000 hits in his career. He was killed in a plane crash. Who is this Hall of Fame great?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 7 of 10
7. ACES GOING JERK might have been what some people said of me because I was the only one inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Whether my teammates thought that I was arrogant or not, I didn't care, and it had no bearing on my 1973 AL MVP, or my two World Series MVPs. October what? I hit home runs all the time. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 8 of 10
8. Some fans would say, "Baseball been very good to him, and he been very good to baseball". Some fans would also say, "HE RUB BAT, he hit home run, he run around bases". This player hit 714 home runs, and was one of the first two outfielders ever inducted into the Hall of Fame. He shared the podium with outfielder great Ty Cobb in 1936. Who was it?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 9 of 10
9. When this person died in 1975 at the age of 85, most could say that he GENTLY CEASES. 14 seasons saw him play for the Dodgers, Pirates, Giants, and others. He was a pretty good outfielder too, although he never led the league in any major category. He later became a manager of the Dodgers and Braves, but after nine seasons, came up empty-handed every time. His 10th managerial season came with the Yankees, then everything would change. In 10 of the next 12 seasons, he would take them to the World Series. Who was he?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)
Question 10 of 10
10. I was never accused of being a TICK BUT PERKY, even though being quite short and hefty. My entire career of 12 seasons was in a Twins uniform. I only led the league in batting average once, but led it four times with the most hits. Three times I was in the top three in voting for a season MVP. I retired in 1995, and died in 2006. Who am I?

Answer: (Two Words. Full name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. EGG OR BETTER is what my choices were for breakfast in Kansas City for 21 seasons. I really didn't like pine tar on my pancakes that much. Playing third base, I could easily see if a hotplate in the dugout was cooking anything up. I was a 13-time all-star and won the AL MVP in 1980. The hall took me in 1999. Who am I?

Answer: George Brett

Brett was a career Kansas City Royal from 1973-1993. In addition to his MVP in 1980, he was also runner-up twice, losing to Thurman Munson in 1976, and Don Mattingly in 1985. George led the league three times in batting. He helped the Royals to their first World Series in 1980, but lost to the Phillies four games to two.
2. I was a fixture in Pittsburgh. Everyone there felt that I was family, and some called me "Pops". I would never in my life meet someone and GREET AS ILL WILL, and was always smiling with the number 8 on my back. I tied for the NL MVP in 1979 with someone else. I was inducted into the hall in 1988. Who am I?

Answer: Willie Stargell

Willie tied for the MVP with Keith Hernandez of the Cardinals. This was the first time in history that there was a tie for a season MVP. He went to two World Series, both against the Baltimore Orioles in 1971 and 1979. In both series, the Pirates won four games to three. Willie hit three home runs in the 1979 series, and was named World Series MVP. Stargell retired with 475 home runs.

After being inducted in 1988, Willie died in 2001 at the age of 61.
3. I didn't care if they would throw at me. I would challenge pitchers to try and TICKLE MY MANE when I came to bat because I was going to do what I did best anyway. My Yankee teammates knew it too, and they watched me win three American League MVPs, and also be the first switch-hitter ever to win a Triple Crown. They should have tickled my knees instead, because they got to be so wore out and tired, that it caused my retirement. The number 7 on my back was no longer. I was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974. Who am I?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

"The Commerce Comet" played his entire career with the Yankees from 1951-1968. What a tremendous dynasty this was again, in addition to the Yankees of the 1930s. Winning the season MVP in 1956, 1957, and 1962, Mantle was also the MVP runner-up three times.

He took a backseat to teammate Roger Maris two times in 1960 and 1961, then to Brooks Robinson of the Orioles in 1964. Mickey died in Dallas in 1995 at the age of 63.
4. Amongst the 18 Hall of Fame inductees in 2006, this pitcher was the only non-Negro League player inducted. While on the mound with the Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves, he would never see CUTER BRUTES than the ones that he faced. He was no relation to the owner of a mill during the California gold rush in the 1850s either. Who was this 1979 Cy Young winner?

Answer: Bruce Sutter

Bruce played from 1976-1988. He never started a game in his career, and retired with a 68-71 record. His 1979 Cy Young was won over Joe Niekro and J.R. Richard. He also finished in third for the Cy Young award twice, in 1982 and 1984. Sutter's Mill was famous in California during the gold rush.
5. This member of Major League baseball played in only one game in his career. He later became manager of just one team also, but he would manage them for 23 seasons. He had some very TOLERANT LAWS which is why his team won its first World Series in 1955 after his second managerial season, and would go on to win three more under him. Who was this manager nicknamed Smokey?

Answer: Walter Alston

Alston's only playing game occurred in 1936 with the St. Louis Cardinals. It consisted of one at-bat, one strikeout, then that was it. He took over the Dodgers in 1954 and finished second in the NL. 1955 would be historical, because after seven appearances in the promised land and coming up empty-handed, Alston finally brought the Dodgers all together.

He would take the Dodgers to six more, winning three. On that 1955 team was a 19-year old rookie pitcher named Sandy Koufax, but he did not play in the series.
6. This Pirate had a reputation to manager Danny Murtaugh as being a consistent hypochondriac, as something was always wrong with him. Maybe he needed a MERE BETTER COLON to help him with his issues. He played out in right field most of his career, wore the number 21, had exactly 3000 hits in his career. He was killed in a plane crash. Who is this Hall of Fame great?

Answer: Roberto Clemente

Clemente played from 1955-1972. He was killed in a crash in December 1972 on a humanitarian mission to Nicaragua. Documented by manager Murtaugh, Roberto was a hypochondriac indeed. Danny felt that he had to 'stroke' Clemente many times during a season to play because of his complaining about soreness and bogus illnesses. Roberto Clemente was inducted into the hall in 1973, after winning the NL MVP in 1966.
7. ACES GOING JERK might have been what some people said of me because I was the only one inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Whether my teammates thought that I was arrogant or not, I didn't care, and it had no bearing on my 1973 AL MVP, or my two World Series MVPs. October what? I hit home runs all the time. Who am I?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Well known for being self-centered, Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" because he would rise to the occassion in the playoffs. He retired with 563 home runs, and 18 in the postseason.
8. Some fans would say, "Baseball been very good to him, and he been very good to baseball". Some fans would also say, "HE RUB BAT, he hit home run, he run around bases". This player hit 714 home runs, and was one of the first two outfielders ever inducted into the Hall of Fame. He shared the podium with outfielder great Ty Cobb in 1936. Who was it?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth was one of five immortals inducted in the Hall of Fame in its first year of 1936. Along with Ruth was Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, and Walter Johnson. Ruth has a very well documented career, from the Boston Red Sox to being sold to the Yankees, to hitting 60 home runs in a season, along with his on and off field antics. Ruth retired in 1935 as a Boston Brave, was inducted in 1936, then died in 1948.
9. When this person died in 1975 at the age of 85, most could say that he GENTLY CEASES. 14 seasons saw him play for the Dodgers, Pirates, Giants, and others. He was a pretty good outfielder too, although he never led the league in any major category. He later became a manager of the Dodgers and Braves, but after nine seasons, came up empty-handed every time. His 10th managerial season came with the Yankees, then everything would change. In 10 of the next 12 seasons, he would take them to the World Series. Who was he?

Answer: Casey Stengel

Stengel won seven of those ten World Series with the Yankees. However, the bottom would drop out when he took over the new New York Mets in 1962, only to lose over 100 games in each season for the next four years.
10. I was never accused of being a TICK BUT PERKY, even though being quite short and hefty. My entire career of 12 seasons was in a Twins uniform. I only led the league in batting average once, but led it four times with the most hits. Three times I was in the top three in voting for a season MVP. I retired in 1995, and died in 2006. Who am I?

Answer: Kirby Puckett

In his 12 seasons, Kirby banged out 207 home runs, and although being accused of running like Ron "The Penguin" Cey, he stole 134 bases. Puckett was the MVP runner-up in 1992 to Dennis Eckersley of the Athletics who went 7-1 in the season. Kirby had 210 hits, 19 home runs, and batted .329, but it wasn't good enough for the MVP. Puckett died in 2006, eight days short of his 46th birthday.
Source: Author Nightmare

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