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In all multiple choice, you find the only player who played with the two greats listed. This might be a challenge. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,048

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
391

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1978 Pittsburgh Pirate Dave Parker won the NL MVP. In 2008, Cardinal Albert Pujols also won the NL MVP. Who was the only player to play with both these greats? Hint

Tommy Helms

Ollie Brown

Chuck Finley

Mike Cuellar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela took baseball by storm with winning the Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young awards in 1981. Tiger rookie pitcher Justin Verlander won the Rookie of the Year award in 2006. Who was the only player rostered with both? Hint

Kent Tekulve

Dmitri Young

Tommy John

Joaquin Andujar

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Question 3 of 10

3. Phillies great Mike Schmidt won the NL MVP in 1980. Phillies Jimmy Rollins won another MVP for the team in 2007. Which pitcher was the only player to share a roster with both, and in both instances with the Phillies? Hint

Andy Ashby

Dennis Cook

Pat Hentgen

Denny Neagle

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 2008, Ken Griffey Jr. reached the 600 home run plateau. Before him, Sammy Sosa reached that milestone in the 2007 season with the Rangers. Which of the following played with both these greats? Hint

Ichiro Suzuki

A.J. Pierzynski

Ernie Banks

Jeff Schaefer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Babe Ruth hit four World Series home runs in 1926. Dodger great Duke Snider did this twice in World Series play in 1952 and 1955. Who was the only player to play with both these greats? Hint

Herb Pennock

Dixie Walker

Wes Covington

Ralph Terry

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson won the NL Cy Young Award in 1970. Arizona Diamondback pitcher Randy Johnson won the same award in 2000. Who was the only player to be rostered with both? Hint

Jim Dwyer

Doug Camilli

Ken Boyer

Tom Tresh

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1971, career Minnesota Twin Tony Oliva won his third and final American League batting title. In 1997, career San Diego Padre Tony Gwynn won his eighth and final batting title. Only one player was on the same roster with both these baseball greats. Who was it? Hint

Graig Nettles

Bill Freehan

Jim Bouton

Joe Niekro

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Question 8 of 10

8. Pitching great Pud Galvin was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1965. Who is the only pitcher that played with Pud and Cy Young on different rosters? Hint

Fred Mitchell

Charlie Getzien

Bill Dinneen

This is not possible

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1938, Ernie Lombardi was the first Cincinnati Red to win a MVP Award and the first catcher to ever win a league MVP. 23 years later, Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson won the MVP also. Who played with both these Hall of Fame greats? Hint

Ned Hanlon

Larry Jansen

Ed Walsh

Joe Delahanty

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Question 10 of 10

10. Hall of Fame catching great Yogi Berra was a Yankee rookie in 1947. Yankee catching great Thurman Munson won the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 1970. Who was the only pitcher that had both catchers behind the plate for him? Hint

Bill Dickey

Roy Campanella

Carlton Fisk

Rob Gardner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1978 Pittsburgh Pirate Dave Parker won the NL MVP. In 2008, Cardinal Albert Pujols also won the NL MVP. Who was the only player to play with both these greats?

Answer: Chuck Finley

Finley was a pitcher whose career spanned from 1986-2002. He played 15 of his 17 seasons with the Angels. 12 times he won in double-figures and had consecutive 18-9 seasons in 1990 and 1991. Parker and Finley teamed up with the Angels in 1991. Finley and Pujols made the connection with the Cardinals in 2002.

Answer: Dmitri Young

Nicknamed "Meat Hook", Young began his career as a rookie with the Cardinals in 1996. He and Valenzuela played together in St. Louis in 1997. Dmitri also hooked up with rookie Verlander on the 2006 Tigers. He played more than five positions in his career and was a Washington National in 2008.

Answer: Dennis Cook

Cook was paired with Schmidt and the Phillies in 1989, then with Rollins with the Phillies in 2001. Dennis was a pitcher of 18 seasons that began in San Francisco in 1988. He retired as an Angel in 2002 with career marks of 64-46, 9 saves, and 739 strikeouts over 15 seasons.

Answer: Jeff Schaefer

Schaefer was a rookie in 1989 with the White Sox and hooked up with Sosa. In 1990 he found himself with Griffey Jr. and the Seattle Mariners. Jeff played for only five seasons at all the infield positions, and retired in 1994.

5. Babe Ruth hit four World Series home runs in 1926. Dodger great Duke Snider did this twice in World Series play in 1952 and 1955. Who was the only player to play with both these greats?

Answer: Dixie Walker

Walker was an outfielder of 18 seasons, and played most of his career with the Dodgers. Five times he was in the top ten for the MVP voting. In two World Series appearances of his own, he had only one home run to his credit. He retired with a lifetime .306 average. Walker connected with Ruth on the 1933 Yankees, then Snider with the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.

6. Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson won the NL Cy Young Award in 1970. Arizona Diamondback pitcher Randy Johnson won the same award in 2000. Who was the only player to be rostered with both?

Answer: Jim Dwyer

Dwyer, nicknamed "Pig Pen", played for 18 seasons with 10 different teams from 1973-1990, but mostly with the Orioles. He made the connection with Bob Gibson on the Cardinals in 1974, then Johnson with the Expos in 1989.

Answer: Graig Nettles

Graig's career spanned from 1967-1988 with six teams over his 22 seasons. Nettles played for the 1967 Twins and the 1986 Padres. No other player was with both Oliva and Gwynn. He was fifth and sixth in the MVP voting in 1977 and 1978, respectively. Graig's career highlight was when he was the 1981 ALCS MVP with his Yankees' win over the Athletics.

He was 6-for-12 with nine RBIs for a .500 average.

8. Pitching great Pud Galvin was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1965. Who is the only pitcher that played with Pud and Cy Young on different rosters?

Answer: Charlie Getzien

Charlie, nicknamed "Pretzels", began his career in 1884 with the Detroit Wolverines before joining Young on the 1891 Cleveland Spiders. He was with Galvin on the 1892 St. Louis Browns of the NL. Getzien's best season was when he went 30-11 in 1886 with Detroit. It took 73 years for Galvin to be inducted into the Hall of Fame after he retired in 1892.

Answer: Larry Jansen

Pitcher Larry Jansen and Lombardi hooked up on the 1947 Giants, as Lombardi caught six of Jansen's games in the season. He went 21-5. Jansen was then with Frank Robinson in 1956 with the Reds in his final season. He retired with a record of 122-89.

Answer: Rob Gardner

Gardner was a pitcher, and shared the battery for a couple of games in the 1965 season with Yogi and the Mets. 1970 saw him with the Yankees and found Munson behind the plate. Ron played for only eight seasons and retired in 1973.

Source: Author Nightmare

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