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Controversial Award Winners Trivia Quiz

Quite often, the selection of a baseball award winners is quite controversial. These questions highlight cases where the player with the best statitics may or may not have won a major award. Answer the questions, and then you decide who deserved it.

A multiple-choice quiz by 81gaucho. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
81gaucho

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1552

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1973, Nolan Ryan won 21 games pitching for a 4th place team, had an E.R.A. of 2.87, set the single season strikeout record with 383, had 26 complete games, and tossed 2 no-hitters. Yet which man won the A.L. Cy Young award that year? Hint

Jim Palmer

Bert Blyleven

Vida Blue

Catfish Hunter

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1979, the Pirates' Dave Parker batted .310 with 25 HRs, 94 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. But, the N.L. MVP Award was shared by which two players? Hint

Willie Stargell & Mike Schmidt

Willie Stargell & Dave Kingman

Mike Schmidt & Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez & Willie Stargell

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1988, Darryl Strawberry batted .269 with 39 home runs with 101 RBIs, in leading the Mets to the N.L. East title. Who was the N.L. MVP? Hint

Will Clark

Orel Hershiser

Darryl Strawberry

Kirk Gibson

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Question 4 of 10

4. With Sandy Koufax retired, the 1967 N.L. Cy Young award was wide open. Jim Bunning of the Phillies who won 17 games for a 5th place team, was second in the league with a 2.29 ERA, and led the league in strikeouts and innings pitched. Yet, which man won the N.L. Cy Young award? Hint

Ferguson Jenkins

Bob Gibson

Juan Marichal

Mike McCormick

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Question 5 of 10

5. The A.L. Cy Young Award in 1967 was controversial. The White Sox Joe Horlen was 3rd in the league with 19 wins, and had a miniscule 2.06 ERA. Yet, which pitcher won the award despite the fact his ERA was over 1 run higher than Horlen's? Hint

Gary Peters

Earl Wilson

Jim Lonborg

Dean Chance

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1979, the Angels' Carney Lansford committed only 7 errors, lowest among the American League's starting 3rd basemen. Who won the Gold Glove for A.L. third basemen that year? Hint

Carney Lansford

Doug DeCinces

Buddy Bell

George Brett

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the 1965 A.L. MVP, who was not in the top 5 in either batting average, home runs, or RBIs, and he led the league in errors? Hint

Harmon Killebrew

Tony Conigliaro

Zoilo Versalles

Boog Powell

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ted Williams won the Triple Crown in 1942, but did not win the American League MVP award.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the A.L. MVP award the year Ted Williams had a .406 batting average? Hint

Bob Feller

Ted Williams

Joe DiMaggio

Charlie Keller

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1975, the Red Sox had two rookies with similar statistics. Fred Lynn batted .331 with 21 home runs and 105 RBIs, while Jim Rice batted .309 with 22 home runs and 102 RBIs. Who won the Rookie of the Year award that year? Hint

Jim Rice

Fred Lynn

They shared the award

Neither one

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Answer: Jim Palmer

Palmer won 22 games pitching for a 1st place team, had a 2.40 E.R.A., struck out 159, and tossed 19 complete games.

2. In 1979, the Pirates' Dave Parker batted .310 with 25 HRs, 94 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. But, the N.L. MVP Award was shared by which two players?

Answer: Keith Hernandez & Willie Stargell

The Cardinals' Hernandez (.344 avg, 11 HRs, 105 RBI) and Parker's teammate Stargell (.281 avg, 32 HRs, 82 RBI) shared the award. Mike Schmidt (.253 avg, 45 HRs, 114 RBI), and Dave Kingman (.288 avg, 48 HRs, 115 RBI), also had big years.

3. In 1988, Darryl Strawberry batted .269 with 39 home runs with 101 RBIs, in leading the Mets to the N.L. East title. Who was the N.L. MVP?

Answer: Kirk Gibson

Gibson won the award despite not finishing in the top 5 in the league in any major offensive category. Gibson batted .290 with 25 homers, 76 RBI, and 31 stolen bases. But, his inspirational play and clutch performances led the Dodgers to the World Series.

Answer: Mike McCormick

McCormick, pitching for the 2nd place Giants, won 22 games with a 2.85 ERA. Jenkins was 20-13 with a 2.80 ERA, and Gibson missed over a third of the season but still won 13 games with a 2.98 ERA. Marichal never won a Cy Young award.

Answer: Jim Lonborg

Lonborg won 22 games and led the league in strikeouts in helping the Red Sox win the A.L. pennant, despite a 3.16 ERA. The Tigers' Earl Wilson won 22 and the Twins' Chance won 20, as their teams tied for 2nd place, one game back of the Red Sox. The White Sox finished 4th as Horlen and Gary Peters finished 1-2 in the league in ERA.

6. In 1979, the Angels' Carney Lansford committed only 7 errors, lowest among the American League's starting 3rd basemen. Who won the Gold Glove for A.L. third basemen that year?

Answer: Buddy Bell

The Ranger's Buddy Bell won the award despite making over twice as many errors (15) as Lansford.

7. Who was the 1965 A.L. MVP, who was not in the top 5 in either batting average, home runs, or RBIs, and he led the league in errors?

Answer: Zoilo Versalles

Versalles was 3rd in the league in stolen bases and first in runs scored, as he was credited with being the spark plug the led the Twins to the A.L. pennant. Many thought the award should have gone to his teammate Tony Oliva, who led the league in batting average and was 3rd in RBIs.

8. Ted Williams won the Triple Crown in 1942, but did not win the American League MVP award.

Answer: True

Williams won the Triple Crown in 1942 with a .356 average, 36 home runs, and 137 RBIs. But, one sportswriter had a vendetta against Williams and left him off his ballot, so the award went to the Yankees' Joe Gordon (.322 avg, 18 HR, 103 RBI).

9. Who won the A.L. MVP award the year Ted Williams had a .406 batting average?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

DiMaggio also had a great year as he batted .357 with 30 home runs and a league leading 125 RBIs. He also had his 56 game hitting streak that year. Williams clubbed 37 homers and had 120 RBIs to go along with his .406 average.

Answer: Fred Lynn

Lynn won the award as his numbers were slightly better. He also won the MVP award, thus becoming the first player ever to win both awards in the same season.

Source: Author 81gaucho

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