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Quiz about Baseball Stuffings for Dummies

Baseball Stuffings for Dummies Quiz

Just some stuffings about baseball that are inside all of the dummies like me. Good Luck! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,770

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
685

Question 1 of 10

1. What team was featured in the 1951 film 'Angels in the Outfield'? Hint

Pittsburgh Pirates

New York Yankees

Los Angeles Angels

Boston Red Sox

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the minimum distance that the left and right field fences at the foul pole must be from home plate in a Major League park? Hint

502 feet

370 feet

325 feet

410 feet

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was baseball's first Rookie of the Year? Hint

Jackie Robinson

Joe DiMaggio

Steve Garvey

Derek Jeter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why did the Cincinnati Reds send an autographed second base bag to movie star Roy Rogers? Hint

He took part ownership in the Reds

Roy's son stole 2nd base in his first MLB game

Rogers house used to stand where 2nd base is

His horse is buried there

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Question 5 of 10

5. What legend hit Yankee Stadium's first two World Series home runs? Hint

Casey Stengel

Leo Durocher

Reggie Jackson

Boog Powell

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Major League player was the only one to have a brand of cigarettes named after him? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Cy Young

Ty Cobb

Greg Pinchbeck

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1927, when Babe Ruth hit his 60 home runs, two of those were off a later elected Pro Football Hall of Famer. Who was this multi-talented individual? Hint

Jim Palmer

Ernie Nevers

Bob Mathias

John Gueston

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Bobby Thomson hit the 'shot heard around the world' in the 1951 playoffs, who was on-deck? Hint

Don Newcombe

Willie Mays

Duke Snider

Pee Wee Reese

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of the Alou brothers was the only one of three players to play for the Milwaukee Braves and Milwaukee Brewers? Hint

Juan

Jorge

Orlando

Felipe

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Question 10 of 10

10. What brothers were the first to both hit All-Star game home runs? Hint

Garvey

DiMaggio

Pinchbeck

Nen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What team was featured in the 1951 film 'Angels in the Outfield'?

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

It was the Pittsburgh Pirates. This movie was found to be President Eisenhower's favorite. The Angels did not exist in 1951.

2. What is the minimum distance that the left and right field fences at the foul pole must be from home plate in a Major League park?

Answer: 325 feet

The standard was set by Major League baseball in 1959 with a minimum distance of 325 feet down each foul line.

3. Who was baseball's first Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Brooklyn Dodger great Jackie Robinson was given the award in 1947. 45 years later it was officially renamed the Jackie Robinson award although it is still widely referred to as the Rookie of the Year award. In 1947 he batted .297 with 12 home runs and 48 RBI's.

4. Why did the Cincinnati Reds send an autographed second base bag to movie star Roy Rogers?

Answer: Rogers house used to stand where 2nd base is

Rogers red-brick tenement that was his boyhood home once stood on the site of second base at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium.

5. What legend hit Yankee Stadium's first two World Series home runs?

Answer: Casey Stengel

The mighty Casey did it while playing for the New York Giants in the 1923 World Series. The homers were hit in games 1 and 3, the only two games that the Giants won in the series.

6. What Major League player was the only one to have a brand of cigarettes named after him?

Answer: Ty Cobb

This is something one will never see in today's society. Cobb should have sought a cereal box contract.

7. In 1927, when Babe Ruth hit his 60 home runs, two of those were off a later elected Pro Football Hall of Famer. Who was this multi-talented individual?

Answer: Ernie Nevers

Ernie Nevers, who played baseball for the St.Louis Browns in 1926, 1927, and 1928, also played football for the Duluth Eskimos in 1926 and 1927. In addition to the Eskimos, he played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1929, 1930, and 1931.

8. When Bobby Thomson hit the 'shot heard around the world' in the 1951 playoffs, who was on-deck?

Answer: Willie Mays

Rookie Willie Mays was waiting his turn on this monumentous day in 1951.

9. Which one of the Alou brothers was the only one of three players to play for the Milwaukee Braves and Milwaukee Brewers?

Answer: Felipe

Felipe played for the Braves in 1964 and 1965, then the Brewers in 1974. The only other two players to play for both teams were the great Hank Aaron and Phil Roof.

10. What brothers were the first to both hit All-Star game home runs?

Answer: DiMaggio

The DiMaggio boys did it. Joe hit his for the American League in 1939 and Vince copied him in 1943 with the National League.

Source: Author Nightmare

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