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No Dummies Baseball Trivia Quiz

A change-up as in a tough 10 multiple choice quiz about Major League Baseball. A real accomplishment to get 4 correct, or you're a good guesser! Good Luck. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,767

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2605

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. How many home runs did the great Ty Cobb hit in the 3 World Series that he played in? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. After retiring as a player, what team did Babe Ruth coach for one season? Hint

Boston Braves

Brooklyn Dodgers

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

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Question 3 of 10

3. What baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat, and never hit another one his entire career? Hint

Don Newcombe

Hoyt Wilhelm

Andy Messersmith

Greg Pinchbeck

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Question 4 of 10

4. What pitcher hit his only career home run of his 22 year career off his own brother? Hint

Gaylord Perry

Andy Messersmith

Jim Perry

Joe Niekro

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first athlete to hit a Major League home run and score a pro football touchdown in the same week? Hint

Bob Mathias

Bo Jackson

Deon Sanders

Jim Thorpe

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Question 6 of 10

6. What player was first to win two championship rings in two major league sports? Hint

Steve Garvey

Bo Jackson

Gene Conley

Jeff Burroughs

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Question 7 of 10

7. What player made it to the Hall of Fame while having a pitching record of 28-31? Hint

Rogers Hornsby

Satchel Paige

Babe Ruth

Casey Stengel

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first sports great to have his number retired? Hint

Honus Wagner

Eddie Collins

Lou Gehrig

Ty Cobb

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Babe Ruth's career win-loss pitching record? Hint

94-46

49-52

28-31

67-58

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was unique about the two no-hitters that Cincinnati Red pitcher John Vandemeer threw? Hint

He hit the winning run in both games

They both occurred on July 4th

They were consecutive no-hitters

They both stopped Dimaggio's and Adcocks hitting streaks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many home runs did the great Ty Cobb hit in the 3 World Series that he played in?

Answer: 0

Cobb's overall average in the 1907, 1908, and 1909 Series was .262. Detroit lost the first two to the Cubs, and the third to Pittsburgh.

2. After retiring as a player, what team did Babe Ruth coach for one season?

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers

The Babe coached the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1938. His goal was always to manage a team, but that opportunity never came.

3. What baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat, and never hit another one his entire career?

Answer: Hoyt Wilhelm

Wilhelm did it with the Giants in 1952. He retired after 21 seasons as a Dodger in 1972. His pitching record was 143-122.

4. What pitcher hit his only career home run of his 22 year career off his own brother?

Answer: Joe Niekro

Joe hit a big one off his brother Phil in 1976. At the time, Joe was pitching for Houston and Phil was an Atlanta Braves pitcher. Houston won the game 4-0.

5. Who was the first athlete to hit a Major League home run and score a pro football touchdown in the same week?

Answer: Jim Thorpe

Thorpe did this in 1917 while playing for Cincinnati. He accomplished this again in 1919. Deon Sanders was the 2nd player to do this 70 years later in 1989.

6. What player was first to win two championship rings in two major league sports?

Answer: Gene Conley

Conley pitched for the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 when won the World Series. He then won 3 rings with the Boston Celtics by winning the NBA championships in 1959, 1960, and 1961. He played 11 MLB seasons before retiring in 1963.

7. What player made it to the Hall of Fame while having a pitching record of 28-31?

Answer: Satchel Paige

The legendary Satchel Paige who played pro ball for 22 years, reportedly won 2,000 of the 2,500 games that he pitched in the Negro League before he joined the majors in 1949 at the age of 42. He played 6 seasons in the Majors.

8. Who was the first sports great to have his number retired?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

The Yankees retired Lou's number 4 on July 4, 1939.

9. What was Babe Ruth's career win-loss pitching record?

Answer: 94-46

The Babe had a record of 94-46, with all but 5 wins coming with the Red Sox until they sold him to the Yankees in 1920. As a Yankee he was 5-0.

10. What was unique about the two no-hitters that Cincinnati Red pitcher John Vandemeer threw?

Answer: They were consecutive no-hitters

They were consecutive, and the only no-hitters that Vandemeer threw. He blanked both the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers in June 1938 in consecutive starts. He is in the books for being the only pitcher to do this in the 19th and 20th Century.

Source: Author Nightmare

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