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Quiz about Baseball Hardball Style
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Baseball: Hardball Style Trivia Quiz


For those who like challenges. All multiple choice about some baseball happenings. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
289,851
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
701
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (0/10), Guest 172 (1/10), Guest 172 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Yankee pitcher in 1950s World Series play, started game two in a loss, started and won game five, saved game six from the bullpen, then won game seven in relief also? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which season MVP winner was nicknamed, "The Mechanical Man"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This player was a hustler for sure. He had a hit for his team in a day game, then was traded, then traveled to his new team, and had a hit in that night game. Who was this player in the 1980s that was the first to have hits with two different teams in two different cities in the same day? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which pitcher set a Major League record for losing 19 consecutive games in a season? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which pitcher in the 1970s set a record for winning 11 games in 11 consecutive appearances, and all in relief? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The 1968 World Series saw the NL Champion Cardinals and Bob Gibson, go head-to-head against the Detroit Tigers and 31-game winner Denny McLain. Both pitchers won the MVP and the Cy Young awards for their league. In the season, Cardinal speedster Lou Brock led the league for his third consecutive season for stolen bases. During the series, which Tiger pitcher picked off both Brock and Curt Flood at first base in the same inning of a game? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following managers never made it to a World Series? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the first player in history to hit three home runs in a game, in two different leagues? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which person won the decathlon at the Penn Relays, then went on to win 20 games in a season in Major League Baseball? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the first pitcher in baseball history to lead his league in wins, and later win a batting title? Hint



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1. Which Yankee pitcher in 1950s World Series play, started game two in a loss, started and won game five, saved game six from the bullpen, then won game seven in relief also?

Answer: Bob Turley

It was the 1958 series against the Milwaukee Braves. Turley started 31 games in the season, and appeared in only two in relief. He went 21-7 to win the Cy Young award, and went 2-1 to win the series MVP award. The Yankees won four games to three.
2. Which season MVP winner was nicknamed, "The Mechanical Man"?

Answer: Charlie Gehringer

Gehringer was a 19-season career Detroit Tiger. He won the MVP award in 1937 for batting .371 with 209 hits. He won the award over three Yankees and teammate Hank Greenberg. Charlie was a 1949 Hall of Fame inductee.
3. This player was a hustler for sure. He had a hit for his team in a day game, then was traded, then traveled to his new team, and had a hit in that night game. Who was this player in the 1980s that was the first to have hits with two different teams in two different cities in the same day?

Answer: Joel Youngblood

In 1982, Youngblood was in his sixth season with the Mets. They were playing the Cubs which the Mets won 7-4. Off to Philadelphia now to play with his new team, the Montreal Expos. Although Youngblood had another hit in that game, the Expos lost 5-4.
4. Which pitcher set a Major League record for losing 19 consecutive games in a season?

Answer: Jack Nabors

Herman John ("Jack") Nabors lost 19 straight in1916 from April 22 to September 28 pitching for the Philadelphia Athletics (they moved to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968).
5. Which pitcher in the 1970s set a record for winning 11 games in 11 consecutive appearances, and all in relief?

Answer: Butch Metzger

In 1976, Metzger tied for the Rookie of the Year honors with pitcher Pat Zachry of the Reds. Metzger was a San Diego Padre. Butch pitched in 77 games and threw 123-1/3 innings in the season. He also went 11-4. Those were his only highlights as he pitched for only five seasons and retired with 18-9 record. Metzger broke the record of Eddie Yuhas, who won 10 consecutive with the Cardinals in 1952.
6. The 1968 World Series saw the NL Champion Cardinals and Bob Gibson, go head-to-head against the Detroit Tigers and 31-game winner Denny McLain. Both pitchers won the MVP and the Cy Young awards for their league. In the season, Cardinal speedster Lou Brock led the league for his third consecutive season for stolen bases. During the series, which Tiger pitcher picked off both Brock and Curt Flood at first base in the same inning of a game?

Answer: Mickey Lolich

Lolich took a backseat to McLain in the season, going 17-9. But, the series belonged to Lolich as he came through with flying colors. Not only did he embarrass those two speedsters, he won game two, five, and seven, to take the crown back to Detroit. Mickey won the series MVP. McLain went 1-2 in the series.
7. Which of the following managers never made it to a World Series?

Answer: Bill Rigney

Rigney managed the Giants, Angels, and Twins over 18 seasons. He saw one ALCS in his career at the helm of the Twins, but lost to the Orioles. He retired in 1976. Tanner took the Pirates to the promised land in 1979, Johnson took the 1986 Mets to the big game, and Murtaugh took the Pirates twice.
8. Who was the first player in history to hit three home runs in a game, in two different leagues?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth accomplished this when he joined the Boston Braves in his final season in 1935, after doing this as a Yankee. The Babe set many home run records, and one that will probably never be surpassed, is that when hit 60 home runs in 1927, he was the first to hit more home runs all by himself than all the other American League teams in the season.
9. Which person won the decathlon at the Penn Relays, then went on to win 20 games in a season in Major League Baseball?

Answer: Vern Kennedy

The Penn Relays is the oldest track and field competition in the United States. It began in 1895. Kennedy won the decathlon in 1927, then later joined the Chicago White Sox in 1934. He went 21-9 in 1936, and finished sixth in the MVP voting.
10. Who was the first pitcher in baseball history to lead his league in wins, and later win a batting title?

Answer: Guy Hecker

Hecker of the Louisville Colonels in the American Association went 52-20 to lead the league in 1884, and also threw a Triple Crown in the season. In 1886, Guy won the batting title with his .341 average. He won the batting title over teammate Pete Browning.
Source: Author Nightmare

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