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Quiz about Baseball Players Born in Iowa

Baseball Players Born in Iowa Trivia Quiz

These are about some of the MLB baseball players born in Iowa.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
daisyduke71

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,861

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
426

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Hall of Famer was born in Marshalltown, Iowa? Hint

Dale Murphy

Hank Aaron

Cap Anson

Ozzie Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. What player, who led the league in sac hits in 1955, was born in Davenport, IA? Hint

Luke Barnes

Gene Baker

Don Black

Casey Blake

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Question 3 of 10

3. What member of the Hall of Fame was born in Sioux City in 1891? Hint

Lute Barnes

Larry Bittner

Todd Belitz

Dave Bancroft

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Question 4 of 10

4. What pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers (AL) and Chicago White Sox, was born in Cedar Rapids? Hint

Cal Eldred

Art Ewoldt

Scott Sanderson

Red Faber

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was Al Epperly born? Hint

Newton

Glidden

Des Moines

Ames

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was Hall of Famer Red Farber born? Hint

Cascade

Des Moines

Newton

Marshalltown

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Hall of Famer was born in Van Meter?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname. They have a museum named after him)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What 2002 Chicago Cubs pitcher was born in Council Bluffs? Hint

Mark Prior

Kerry Wood

Jon Lieber

Matt Clement

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the nickname of the player from Vinton?

Answer: (One Word Only. Same as Crosby)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What 1984 All Star was born in Cedar Rapids? Hint

Ryne Sandberg

Dale Murphy

Ozzie Smith

Mike Boddicker

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Hall of Famer was born in Marshalltown, Iowa?

Answer: Cap Anson

He was born on April 11, 1852, and he died on April 14, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He played for 27 seasons from 1871 - 1897. He had 582 doubles, 142 triples, and 97 homeruns.

2. What player, who led the league in sac hits in 1955, was born in Davenport, IA?

Answer: Gene Baker

He was born on June 15, 1925, in Davenport, Iowa, and died on December 1, 1999, in Davenport, Iowa. In 1955, he hit 18 sac hits. He was also an All Star that year. He played in the post season with Pittsburgh in 1960.

3. What member of the Hall of Fame was born in Sioux City in 1891?

Answer: Dave Bancroft

He was born on April 20, 1891, in Sioux City, and died on October 9, 1972, in Superior, Wisconsin. He played from 1915-1930 with Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins.

4. What pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers (AL) and Chicago White Sox, was born in Cedar Rapids?

Answer: Cal Eldred

He was born on November 24, 1967, in Cedar Rapids. He pitched with Milwaukee from 1991-1999, with a record of 64-65, then he pitched with the Chicago White Sox 2000-2001, with a record of 10-3.

5. Where was Al Epperly born?

Answer: Glidden

He played 9 games with the Chicago Cubs in 1930, 2-0 with one complete game. Then in 1950, he pitched 5 games with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

6. Where was Hall of Famer Red Farber born?

Answer: Cascade

He was born on September 6, 1888, and died on September 26, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois. He played with the Chicago White Sox from 1914-1933. He played in one World Series in 1917. His ERA was 2.33 and he won 3-1. He led league in ERA in 1921 (2.48) and 1922 (2.81).

7. What Hall of Famer was born in Van Meter?

Answer: Bob Feller

He pitched with Cleveland from 1936-1956, 18 seasons missing 1942-1944. He had a record of 266-162. He also had 279 complete games.

8. What 2002 Chicago Cubs pitcher was born in Council Bluffs?

Answer: Jon Lieber

He pitched 21 games with an ERA of 3.70. In 2002, he won 6 and lost 8. He pitched 141.0 innings. He gave up 12 base on balls and 87 strikeouts.

9. What was the nickname of the player from Vinton?

Answer: Bing

He was born on August 30, 1894, and died May 7, 1966, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played in 1820 games and had 6212 at-bats. He had a lifetime batting average of .311. He played with Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox.

10. What 1984 All Star was born in Cedar Rapids?

Answer: Mike Boddicker

He was born on August 23, 1957. He was a pitcher for Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and the Milwaukee Brewers. He had a lifetime record of 134-116.

Source: Author daisyduke71

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