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Colored Names in Baseball Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice about colorful names in Major League Baseball. I hope that you have fun with it. :)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,923

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
556

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This player won a league MVP and Cy Young Award in only his third season in the American League in 1971. Who is this all-star? Hint

Mordecai Brown

Red Faber

Chris Brown

Vida Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was this colorful person to manage the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series crown? Hint

Mace Brown

Dallas Green

Whitey Lockman

Red Schoendienst

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Question 3 of 10

3. Daniel Joseph Staub was more commonly known as Rusty Staub. Although rusty is a color, which other colored name was he known as? Hint

Black Bart

Le Grand Orange

The Brown Bomber

Red Herring

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Question 4 of 10

4. This pitcher was the 1998 TSN National League Pitcher of the Year, although finishing third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Who is this colorful Padre pitcher? Hint

Blue Moon Odom

Whitey Ford

Mace Brown

Kevin Brown

5. This Hall of Fame pitcher played 15 of his 22 seasons with the New York Yankees. He was a 20-game winner four times, and a 20-game loser twice in his career. He was inducted to Cooperstown in 1967. Which colorful pitcher is this? Hint

Chris Gray

Whitey Ford

Red Ruffing

Kevin Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Edward Charles Ford's colored nickname? Hint

Whitey

Rusty

Red

Blackie

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Hall of Fame infielder-outfielder played most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He also went on to manage the team later. His real name was Albert. What was his very well known colorful nickname? Hint

Whitey

Brownie

Pinks

Red

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Question 8 of 10

8. Gordon Stanley Cochrane was more commonly known as Mickey Cochrane. What other colored nickname did this Hall of Fame catcher have? Hint

Green Beret

Orange Peel

Black Mike

Pink Panther

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Question 9 of 10

9. This pitcher played for the Athletics in 12 seasons, then played for three different teams in 1975, then another in 1976 before he retired. Who is this colorful pitcher? Hint

Dee Brown

Red Munger

Blue Moon Odom

Bobby Brown

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Question 10 of 10

10. Their have been some famous Whitey's in Major League Baseball, such as Whitey Ford and Whitey Lockman. Which of the following Hall of Fame greats was also nicknamed 'Whitey'? Hint

Duke Snider

Richie Ashburn

Satchel Paige

Al Kaline

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This player won a league MVP and Cy Young Award in only his third season in the American League in 1971. Who is this all-star?

Answer: Vida Blue

Vida began his Major League career in 1969 with Oakland. In 1971, he won both the Cy Young and MVP Award for going 24-8 with an ERA of 1.82. Blue went 209-161 over 17 seasons, and retired as a San Francisco Giant in 1986.

2. Who was this colorful person to manage the Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series crown?

Answer: Dallas Green

Green took the Phillies to their third World Series appearance in franchise history in 1980. They defeated the Kansas City Royals four games to two. The Phillies were led by pitcher Steve Carlton and third baseman Mike Schmidt. It was the only time that Green took a team to the postseason, but it was a big one.

3. Daniel Joseph Staub was more commonly known as Rusty Staub. Although rusty is a color, which other colored name was he known as?

Answer: Le Grand Orange

Rusty, who had red hair, began his career with the Colt .45s of Houston in 1963. Six times he was selected to the All-Star game, and led the league in doubles with 44 in 1967. He played with four different teams over his 23 seasons, and retired in 1985.

4. This pitcher was the 1998 TSN National League Pitcher of the Year, although finishing third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Who is this colorful Padre pitcher?

Answer: Kevin Brown

In 1996 with the Marlins, Kevin was also the runner-up for the Cy Young to John Smoltz of the Braves. Even still, his best season was in 1992 with the Rangers when he went 21-11, and still finished sixth for the Cy Young Award. Brown retired as a Yankee in 2005 after 17 seasons.

Answer: Red Ruffing

Red could not muster a winning season until his seventh year. His prior seasons including a 10-25 and 9-22 record. He rebounded well in 1930 by going 15-8. His four 20-game winning seasons were all consecutive, from 1936-1939. Not hard with the Yankees that had some greats including Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, and a cast of others.

6. What was Edward Charles Ford's colored nickname?

Answer: Whitey

Whitey was a career New York Yankee from 1950-1967. He won the Cy Young Award in 1961, when only one award was presented in the entire Major Leagues of Baseball. He went to 11 World Series, and walked away with a 10-8 record. Ford was 236-106 throughout his career, and was inducted into the hall in 1974.

Answer: Red

The player and later manager of the Cardinals was Red Schoendienst. He played quite a few positions for them over his 15 seasons, and also played for six seasons with the Braves and Giants. Red hung up his glove and bat in 1963, then took the helm of the Cardinals in 1965. Schoendienst managed them for 12 seasons, taking them to two NL Crowns and one World Series crown.

He stepped down after the 1976 season, then came back for 1980, and again for 1990 before being replaced by Joe Torre.

8. Gordon Stanley Cochrane was more commonly known as Mickey Cochrane. What other colored nickname did this Hall of Fame catcher have?

Answer: Black Mike

Mickey played in the 1920s and 1930s with the Tigers and Athletics. He was the American League MVP in both 1928 and 1934, although batting only .293 in 1928. Cochrane went to five World Series in his career, and came away with three rings.

9. This pitcher played for the Athletics in 12 seasons, then played for three different teams in 1975, then another in 1976 before he retired. Who is this colorful pitcher?

Answer: Blue Moon Odom

Johnny Lee Odom pitched from 1964-1976. He was there when the Athletics took three consecutive World Series crown from 1972-1974, alongside with Catfish Hunter. As popular as Odom was, he ended his career with a 84-85 record.

10. Their have been some famous Whitey's in Major League Baseball, such as Whitey Ford and Whitey Lockman. Which of the following Hall of Fame greats was also nicknamed 'Whitey'?

Answer: Richie Ashburn

Richie was an outfielder in his career, and spent 12 of his 15 seasons with the Phillies in the 1940s and 1950s. Ashburn led the league in various categories in his career, and took a batting crown in 1955. He was inducted into Cooperstown in 1995, then died two years later.

Source: Author Nightmare

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