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Quiz about Baseball Statistics 2nd Edition

Baseball Statistics 2nd Edition Quiz

Have fun with my second edition of baseball trivia!

A multiple-choice quiz by BgFrankie. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
BgFrankie

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,719

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following players has the highest batting average? Hint

Ed Delahanty

Stan Musial

Ted Williams

Bill Terry

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following players had the highest slugging average? Hint

Willie Mays

Mickey Mantle

Hank Aaron

Rogers Hornsby

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these pitchers retired with exactly 300 wins? Hint

Gaylord Perry

Bert Blyleven

Lefty Grove

Tom Seaver

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the highest number of single-season wins that Charley Radbourn ever recorded? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many times did Ty Cobb steal home? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following pitchers has hit the most home runs? Hint

Warren Spahn

Cy Young

Bob Gibson

Walter Johnson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player did not hit more than 500 home runs? Hint

Eddie Mathews

Lou Gehrig

Wille McCovey

Mel Ott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these players has the most doubles? Hint

Tris Speaker

Ty Cobb

Nap Lajole

Pete Rose

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many career home runs did "Home Run" Baker hit? Hint

302

240

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many batting titles did Honus Wagner win? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following players has the highest batting average?

Answer: Ed Delahanty

Delahanty's lifetime average was .346, Williams was .344, Terry .341, and Musial .331. Delahanty also ranks high on the all-time triples list with 185.

2. Which of the following players had the highest slugging average?

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

Hornsby slugged .577, Mays .557, Aaron .555, and Mantle .557. Hornsby's .358 lifetime average also ranks him high on the all-time list.

3. Which of these pitchers retired with exactly 300 wins?

Answer: Lefty Grove

Blyleven had 287, Seaver had 311, and Perry had 314. Lefty also won several single season ERA titles and also led the league in winning percentage several times.

4. What is the highest number of single-season wins that Charley Radbourn ever recorded?

Answer: 59

"Old Hoss" Radbourn recorded 59 in 1884, 48 in 1883, and 33 in 1882. In 1884 he totaled over 70 starts.

5. How many times did Ty Cobb steal home?

Answer: 50

Over his career, Cobb stole 892 bases. He played for the Tigers in the 1920s and gripped the bat in a unique way; his hands were separated on the bat like a hockey stick. He left a .367 lifetime batting average in the books.

6. Which of the following pitchers has hit the most home runs?

Answer: Warren Spahn

Pitching for the Braves of Boston and Milwaukee, Spahn also totaled 363 career wins, and hit 363 times himself.

7. Which player did not hit more than 500 home runs?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Gehrig came up short with 493; Matthews hit 512; McCovey 521; Ott 511. Still, Gehrig had 7 seasons in which he had more than 150 RBIs.

8. Which of these players has the most doubles?

Answer: Tris Speaker

Speaker hit 792, Lajole 657, Cobb 724, Rose 746. Speaker also had 3514 hits and a .345 batting average.

9. How many career home runs did "Home Run" Baker hit?

Answer: 96

Frank "Home Run" Baker hit 96 homers lifetime, leading the league from 1911 to 1914 with 11, 10, 12, and 9 dingers respectively.

10. How many batting titles did Honus Wagner win?

Answer: 8

Wagner won the title in 1900, 1903-04, 1906-07-08-09, and 1911 with .381, .335, .349, .339, .350, .354, .339, and .334 averages respectively. Wagner batted over .300 for 15 consecutive seasons and had a .327 li8fetime average.

Source: Author BgFrankie

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