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Quiz about Living the Postseason Dream
Quiz about Living the Postseason Dream

Living the Postseason Dream Trivia Quiz


Every year teams play for a chance to win the World Series, but not everyone gets the chance to leave their mark on the postseason. Here are some questions about players who made the most of their situation and lived their dreams.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Dream Weavers. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kstyle53
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
331,044
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
344
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Question 1 of 10
1. In game 1 of the 1988 World Series, this Los Angeles Dodger outfielder hit a two-run home run against pitcher Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics. Who was this National League MVP in 1988? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Known more for his defensive prowess and eight Gold Glove awards than his bat, this Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman was truly living the postseason dream in 1960, when his walk-off home run in the deciding game 7 of the World Series sent the Yankees to an improbable defeat. Who was this player? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Game 3 of the 2008 World Series was an exciting game as the Philadelphia Phillies scraped together a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite a lineup containing power hitters Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, the Phillies won the game with a walk-off infield single. What catcher drove in the winning run for the Phillies by dribbling a ball halfway up the third base line? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The 1991 World Series ranks among one of the best series of all-time. The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves battled through seven games, and game 7 went into extra innings. Jack Morris pitched 10 innings of shutout baseball for the Minnesota Twins, and the Twins scratched across the winning run in the bottom of 10th inning. Which pinch-hitter singled in the winning run for the Twins, propelling them to win both the game and the series? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Toronto Blue Jay outfielder made an amazing catch to start a double-play, that almost resulted in a triple-play during game 3 of the 1992 World Series?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This star pitcher of the 1960s established World Series records for the most strikeouts in a World Series game with 17, and most in a single World Series with 35 in 1968. Who is this Hall of Fame great? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which remarkable Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher struck out 15 New York Yankee batters during game one of the 1963 World Series? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following controversial sluggers hit at least 25 home runs in postseason play? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who is the legendary Hall of Famer that was the first pitcher to pitch three shutouts in a single World Series? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Despite being a relatively young franchise, the Florida Marlins won their second World Series title in 2003 when the defeated the New York Yankees. Which Florida Marlins youngster helped the cause by pitching a shutout in the decisive game 6 and earning World Series MVP honors? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In game 1 of the 1988 World Series, this Los Angeles Dodger outfielder hit a two-run home run against pitcher Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics. Who was this National League MVP in 1988?

Answer: Kirk Gibson

Kirk Gibson, while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit a game winning two-run home run against the Oakland Athletics in the 1988 World Series. He was named the 1988 National League MVP, and deservingly so. Even though Gibson had injuries to both of his legs, he was sent in to pinch-hit for his Dodger team.

The Oakland Athletics were winning with a score of 4-3. With two men out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Gibson hit the home run. The Dodgers won that game, with a score of 5-4 as Gibson limped to home plate due to his leg injuries.

The Dodgers ended up winning the 1988 World Series in 5 games. This was the sixth World Series title for the Dodgers.
2. Known more for his defensive prowess and eight Gold Glove awards than his bat, this Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman was truly living the postseason dream in 1960, when his walk-off home run in the deciding game 7 of the World Series sent the Yankees to an improbable defeat. Who was this player?

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

Despite a career batting average of just .260, Mazeroski was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 2001, largely because of his defensive abilities. His walk-off home run off Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry in game 7 of the 1960 World Series lifted the Pirates to a 10-9 win.

In 1971, his next-to-last season in the majors, he was a member of yet another Pirates championship team.
3. Game 3 of the 2008 World Series was an exciting game as the Philadelphia Phillies scraped together a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite a lineup containing power hitters Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, the Phillies won the game with a walk-off infield single. What catcher drove in the winning run for the Phillies by dribbling a ball halfway up the third base line?

Answer: Carlos Ruiz

Carlos Ruiz provided the game-winning single, which was the first walk-off infield single in World Series history. Ruiz came up with the bases loaded and proceeded to hit a weak grounder halfway up the third base line. The hit caught everyone by surprise, including Rays third basemen Evan Longoria. Longoria fielded the ball, but was unable to throw out the advancing runner at home, thus sealing the walk-off victory for the Phillies.

The Phillies took a 2-1 lead for the series, en route to winning the World Series 4 games to 1. Prior to game 3, country music superstar Tim McGraw spread some ashes of his father Tug McGraw over the pitching mound. McGraw was a popular relief pitcher for the Phillies when they won their first World Series in 1980.

He died of complications from a brain tumor in 2004.
4. The 1991 World Series ranks among one of the best series of all-time. The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves battled through seven games, and game 7 went into extra innings. Jack Morris pitched 10 innings of shutout baseball for the Minnesota Twins, and the Twins scratched across the winning run in the bottom of 10th inning. Which pinch-hitter singled in the winning run for the Twins, propelling them to win both the game and the series?

Answer: Gene Larkin

Game 7 turned out to be a pitching duel between Jack Morris and John Smoltz, and the game was in a scoreless tie after 10 innings. The Braves had a chance to take the lead in the eighth inning when National League MVP Terry Pendleton hit a double with the quick-footed Lonnie Smith on first base.

However, Smith hesitated rounding second base which prevented him from scoring on the play. Morris was able to work out of the jam without yielding a run. In the 10th inning, the Twins were able to load the bases with one out when Gene Larkin came up to the plate.

He promptly delivered a single to score Gladden and win the series for the Twins. This was the highlight of Larkin's seven-year career (all with with the Twins) and he retired with a .266 career batting average.
5. Which Toronto Blue Jay outfielder made an amazing catch to start a double-play, that almost resulted in a triple-play during game 3 of the 1992 World Series?

Answer: Devon White

It was the 1992 World Series which pitted the Toronto Blue Jays against the Atlanta Braves. David Justice was at-bat for the Braves with Terry Pendleton on first and Deion Sanders on second base. When Justice hit a fly ball, White made a spectacular catch while jumping into the wall which retired Justice for the first out. White threw the ball to Roberto Alomar at second base, and then Alomar threw the ball to John Olerud at first base to tag Pendleton out, even though Pendleton had already been called out for running past Sanders. The Jays had a double-play and kept going for a triple-play. Olerud threw the ball to Kelly Gruber who was on third base, in order to chase Sanders down. Gruber dove and tagged Sanders on his heel, but the umpire did not see the tag and called Sanders safe. When the umpire watched the video later, he agreed that it was a triple-play and would have gone down in the history books as the second triple-play in World Series history.
Eventually in game 6 of this World Series, White was one of the two runs that made it to home plate when Dave Winfield hit a double in the 11th inning. The Jays won the World Series.
While with the Toronto Blue Jays, Devon White won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993. He also won five Gold Gloves and had a postseason batting average of .336.
6. This star pitcher of the 1960s established World Series records for the most strikeouts in a World Series game with 17, and most in a single World Series with 35 in 1968. Who is this Hall of Fame great?

Answer: Bob Gibson

Gibson was the starting pitcher in nine World Series games and recorded eight complete games with seven wins throughout his career. Gibson also set a World Series record by posting 17 strikeouts during game 1 of the 1968 World Series, and striking out 35 batters in the series.

The 1968 World Series pitted Gibson and his St. Louis Cardinals (who had previously won the 1967 World Series) against the upstart Detriot Tigers. Despite Gibson's masterful performance in the series, Detroit prevailed in the seven game series. Mickey Lolich out-dueled Gibson in the final game, to win his third game of the series and the World Series MVP Award.
7. Which remarkable Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher struck out 15 New York Yankee batters during game one of the 1963 World Series?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

In game 1, Sandy Koufax pulled off a complete game as well as striking out 15 Yankees, winning the game by a score of 5-2. Koufax had also fanned the first five Yankee players that came up to bat in that first game, tying a World Series record. As the series progressed, Koufax pitched a complete game again in game 4, winning for the second time and sweeping the Yankees.

The Dodgers won the World Series in four games and this was the first time that the Yankees had been swept in a World Series. Koufax won the World Series MVP for his outstanding performance. In baseball, a "K" represents strikeouts.

Some newspaper headlines after the 1963 World Series had 15 K's followed by Sandy's surname, "KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Koufax".
8. Which of the following controversial sluggers hit at least 25 home runs in postseason play?

Answer: Manny Ramirez

"Manny being Manny" is a popular phrase to describe Ramirez's somewhat bizarre behavior, but there is no denying his amazing postseason prowess. In 2009, Manny hit his 29th postseason home run as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also hit postseason home runs for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Manny's 23rd postseason home run broke a tie with Bernie Williams to set a record for most postseason homeruns. Jackson and Mantle both hit 18 postseason home runs, while Ruth hit 15 postseason home runs. Both Mantle and Ruth hit all their home runs in World Series play, as the they played prior to establishing of the League Championship and League Divisional playoff rounds.

This is why most postseason records are held by more current players since they have three rounds of playoffs, while older players only had one or two rounds.
9. Who is the legendary Hall of Famer that was the first pitcher to pitch three shutouts in a single World Series?

Answer: Christy Mathewson

In the 1905 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants twirled three shutouts, two of them against fellow future Hall of Famers Eddie Plank and Chief Bender. Mathewson had an impressive 17-year career with the New York Giants, in which he won an astounding total of 373 games (one of those wins came with the Cincinnati Reds).

He averaged 21 wins a season, including a career high 37 wins in 1908. Along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner, Mathewson was one of the first five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
10. Despite being a relatively young franchise, the Florida Marlins won their second World Series title in 2003 when the defeated the New York Yankees. Which Florida Marlins youngster helped the cause by pitching a shutout in the decisive game 6 and earning World Series MVP honors?

Answer: Josh Beckett

Beckett was relatively unknown around baseball until his break-out performance in the 2003 World Series. He pitched extremely well in a game 3 loss, but came back to pitch a complete game shutout to clinch the title for the Marlins. The 2003 World Series was also notable for several historical reasons.

It marked the 100th year anniversary of the first World Series played back in 1903. Overall it was the 99th time the World Series was played, since there was no World Series competition in either 1904 or 1994. Additionally, Major League Baseball had adopted a new rule in 2003 stating that home field advantage in the World Series would be determined by the league who won that season's All-Star Game.

In previous years, the American and National Leagues alternated home field advantage. Under the old system, the Marlins would have had home field advantage, but the Yankees received it by virtue of the American League winning the All-Star Game. Of course, Josh Beckett and the Marlins were able to overcome this disadvantage by winning the series.
Source: Author kstyle53

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