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Quiz about Hall of Fame Greats
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Hall of Fame Greats! Trivia Quiz


A look at some of the greatest in baseball. I hope that you have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by dg_dave. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dg_dave
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
377,187
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
513
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (6/10), mac4293 (7/10), cardsfan_027 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra almost changed history, but fortunately turned down a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals before signing a contract with the Yankees in 1947. How many times in his 19-season career was Berra in the top five for the season MVP voting process? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Hall of Fame great Eddie Murray was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 after a 21-season career and hitting over 500 home runs. What was Murray's season high for hitting home runs? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Giant great and Hall of Fame player Willie McCovey won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1959. He hit 521 home runs in his career but was very limited in playing time in his first four seasons because the Giants already had a future Hall of Fame first baseman on the field. Who was that first baseman? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Hall of Fame second baseman and St. Louis Cardinal Rogers Hornsby batted an amazing .424 in the 1924 season, yet still did not win the NL MVP Award in the season. Which Hall of Fame pitcher made Hornsby take a backseat for the award? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these Hall of Fame pitchers was the only one in this group to win 25 games in a season? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the last National League slugger in the 20th Century to win four consecutive batting titles? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Nolan Ryan was just 11 days short of finishing his record-breaking 27th Major League season when he tore his right ulnar lateral ligament in his elbow; his tremendous baseball career was over. This all happened in the first inning of a game against which other team? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Hall of Fame inductions all began in 1936 with five inductees. They were (in order of voting) Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. Which player was next in the voting and just missed being the sixth inductee in 1936, and had to wait another year? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first Hall of Famer to bang out more than 200 hits in a season? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Hall of Fame outfielder won or shared seven consecutive season home run titles? Hint



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1. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra almost changed history, but fortunately turned down a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals before signing a contract with the Yankees in 1947. How many times in his 19-season career was Berra in the top five for the season MVP voting process?

Answer: 7

Berra came so close to signing with his hometown team Cardinals but passed on it because he wanted the same bonus that his close friend Joe Garagiola received when he signed with St. Louis. Both Joe and Yogi agreed that Yogi was the better player of the two but the signing did not come about and Berra signed with the Yankees instead. From 1950-1956, Berra had the greatest seven-season run in history with the Yankees by winning the MVP three times, being a runner-up twice, and finishing third once.

He also finished fourth in the balloting. That was seven times in the top five in seven consecutive seasons. His MVPs came in 1951, 1954, and 1955. He was the runner-up to Al Rosen of the Indians in 1953, then teammate Mickey Mantle in 1956. His third place finish came in 1950 behind teammate Phil Rizzuto and Billy Goodman of the Red Sox, and his fourth place came in 1952.
2. Hall of Fame great Eddie Murray was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 after a 21-season career and hitting over 500 home runs. What was Murray's season high for hitting home runs?

Answer: 33

Like Hank Aaron, Eddie was one of those consistent home run hitters over the years and topped out at 33 in 1983. He hit 504 in his career. After winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1977 with the Orioles, Murray was the MVP runner-up twice in his career.

He took a backseat in 1982 to Robin Yount of the Brewers, then teammate Cal Ripken Jr in 1983. His Hall of Fame induction in 2003 was shared with catcher Gary Carter who played mostly with the Montreal Expos.
3. Giant great and Hall of Fame player Willie McCovey won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1959. He hit 521 home runs in his career but was very limited in playing time in his first four seasons because the Giants already had a future Hall of Fame first baseman on the field. Who was that first baseman?

Answer: Orlando Cepeda

Nicknamed "Stretch", McCovey played in only 52 games as a rookie but still won the Rookie of the Year Award. Cepeda who was the Giants' star first baseman injured his knee and totally opened the door for McCovey for more playing time. In Willie's first full season in 1963 he banged out 44 home runs.

He also hit 45 in 1969 earning him the National League MVP Award over pitcher Tom Seaver of the Mets. Cepeda was inducted into the Hall in 1999 while McCovey beat him to the podium in 1986.
4. Hall of Fame second baseman and St. Louis Cardinal Rogers Hornsby batted an amazing .424 in the 1924 season, yet still did not win the NL MVP Award in the season. Which Hall of Fame pitcher made Hornsby take a backseat for the award?

Answer: Dazzy Vance

The others were all American League pitchers. Deserving the MVP honors as well was Vance of the Brooklyn Robins (later Dodgers) who went 28-6 in the 1924 season. It was Dazzy's only MVP Award. Hornsby would come back in 1925 to win the NL MVP, then win another one with the Cubs in 1929. Rogers retired with an outrageous .358 career batting average, second only to the great Ty Cobb by .008. Hornsby was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1942, and Vance would later walk into the Hall in 1955.
5. Which of these Hall of Fame pitchers was the only one in this group to win 25 games in a season?

Answer: Robin Roberts

The great Ryan Express had a season high of 22. Bunning of the Detroit Tigers was a 20-game winner only once in his career going 20-8 in 1957. Cardinal great Bob Gibson was a 20-game winner five times and topped out at 23 in 1970. Roberts was a 20-game winner six times and had a sensational season in 1952 with the Phillies by winning 28 games.
6. Who was the last National League slugger in the 20th Century to win four consecutive batting titles?

Answer: Tony Gwynn

Gwynn was the only National League player listed and played his entire 20-season career with the San Diego Padres from 1982-2001. He won his four consecutive batting titles from 1994-1997 ranging from .353 to include his career high of .394. He won a total of eight batting crowns in his career. Gwynn went to two World Series while batting .371 but lost them both to the Tigers and Yankees. Tony was an easy Hall inductee in 2007, but later died in 2014 at the age of only 58.
7. Nolan Ryan was just 11 days short of finishing his record-breaking 27th Major League season when he tore his right ulnar lateral ligament in his elbow; his tremendous baseball career was over. This all happened in the first inning of a game against which other team?

Answer: Seattle Mariners

The incident occurred on was September 22, 1993. The Texas Ranger Nolan heard the pop and felt the tremendous burn in his elbow and immediately knew that his career was over. He retired while holding 53 Major League records. The batter during the incident was the Mariners' Dave Magadan. Strangely enough, the final completed batter of his career was the batter just before Magadan. That batter was Dann Howitt who had just hit a grand slam for Seattle prior to Ryan's career-ending injury. Ryan was credited with the 7-4 loss and finished his career with a 324-292 record. Unfortunately amongst all the accomplishments of Nolan, he never won a Cy Young Award. An easy induction into the Hall of Fame, he walked through the door in 1999 with an amazing 98.8% of the ballots.
8. Hall of Fame inductions all began in 1936 with five inductees. They were (in order of voting) Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. Which player was next in the voting and just missed being the sixth inductee in 1936, and had to wait another year?

Answer: Nap Lajoie

The others listed were all inducted in the 1940s. Lajoie played from 1896-1916, mostly as a second baseman with Cleveland of the American League. Needing 75% of the ballots, Nap garnered only 64.9% of the vote in 1936. He was the leading inductee in the following round in 1937 with 83.6% of the ballots. Tris Speaker, Cy Young, Connie Mack, John McGraw, and George Wright also joined Lajoie as inductees into the Hall in 1937.
9. Who was the first Hall of Famer to bang out more than 200 hits in a season?

Answer: Sam Thompson

None of the others listed ever had 200 hits in a season or were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Thompson was an outfielder with the Detroit Wolverines of the National League in 1887 when he had 203 hits in the season. It was the first of three 200-hit seasons that Sam provided and he topped out at 222 in 1893. Thompson was a 1974 Hall inductee.
10. Which Hall of Fame outfielder won or shared seven consecutive season home run titles?

Answer: Ralph Kiner

The other players listed won only one season home run title. From 1946-1955, Kiner played eight of his 10 seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirate outfield. He started his streak as a rookie in 1946, hit a career high of 54 in 1949, then closed out the streak in 1952 with his seventh crown. To the absolute amazement of Pirate fans in 1953, the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs made a multi-player trade which included Kiner. Ralph retired in 1955 having hit 369 home runs for an average of 36.9 big ones per season.

He was inducted into the Hall in 1975.
Source: Author dg_dave

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