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Out of This World Deals Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on 25 trades made by the Houston Astros franchise from 1961-2004.

A multiple-choice quiz by Tony23. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Tony23

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,556

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. In the first trade in the team's history, the then Colt .45s traded Eddie Bressoud to which team for Don Buddin? Hint

Yankees

Cardinals

Dodgers

Red Sox

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which Hall of Famer was acquired for Danny Murphy and Jim Golden in the December of 1963? Hint

Jim Bunning

Joe Niekro

Nolan Ryan

Nellie Fox

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Question 3 of 25

3. In December of 1966, the Astros picked up another Hall of Famer in exchange for Bob Bruce and Dave Nicholson. Which Hall of Famer was it? Hint

Jim Bunning

Nolan Ryan

Nellie Fox

Eddie Mathews

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which future 20-game winner was traded for outfielder Curt Belfray and minor leaguer Jim Mason in 1968? Hint

Mike Cuellar

Denny McLain

Dave McNally

Pat Dobson

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Question 5 of 25

5. When the Astros traded Rusty Staub to Montreal in January of 1969, which of the following players refused to report to Houston, causing the deal to be reworked? Hint

Donn Clendenon

Skip Gunn

Jesus Alou

Jack Billingham

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which team traded Joe Pepitone to Houston for Curt Belfray in 1969? Hint

Orioles

Cardinals

Yankees

Mets

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which of the following members of the Big Red Machine, was picked up from Houston in a November 1971 deal? Hint

Jack Billingham

Tony Perez

Joe Morgan

Cesar Geronimo

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which player was sent to Pittsburgh for future manager Art Howe? Hint

Milt May

Tommy Helms

Dave Roberts

Lee May

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which of the following players was not acquired from the Yankees for Cliff Johnson? Hint

Randy Niemann

Denny Walling

Dave Bergman

Mike Fischlin

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Question 10 of 25

10. How many players were sent to Toronto for catcher Alan Ashby? Hint

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which team was former number 1 draft pick Floyd Bannister traded to for Craig Reynolds? Hint

Mariners

Cardinals

White Sox

Cubs

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which future Brewers manager was acquried from the Pirates for future All-Star Johnny Ray? Hint

Ned Yost

Tom Treblehorn

Jim Lefebvre

Phil Garner

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which team sent Ray Knight to the Astros for Cesar Cedeno? Hint

Mets

Reds

Padres

Cubs

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which of the following players was not sent to the Astros from the Brewers, for Don Sutton in 1982? Hint

Kevin Bass

Danny Boone

Frank DiPino

Mike Madden

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which future star pitcher was acquired from the Mets on Dec. 10, 1982? Hint

Mike Scott

Joe Sambito

Dave Smith

Danny Darwin

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which team traded Davey Lopes to the Astros for the playoff push in 1986? Hint

A's

Cubs

Dodgers

Brewers

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who did the Red Sox trade to Houston for reliever Larry Andersen in August of 1990? Hint

Danny Darwin

Jeff Bagwell

Jose Cruz

Butch Henry

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was not part of the package sent to Houston for Glenn Davis by the Orioles in 1991? Hint

Curt Schilling

Pete Harnisch

Steve Finley

Pete Shourek

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who did the Astros acquire along with Willie Blair from Cleveland, for Dave Rhode and Kenny Lofton? Hint

Dwayne Henry

Chris Jones

Andy Mota

Eddie Taubensee

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which team traded Mike Hampton and Mike Felder to the Astros for Eric Anthony? Hint

Rangers

Cubs

Mariners

Padres

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Question 21 of 25

21. How many players were involved in the massive Ken Caminiti-Derek Bell trade, between the Padres and Astros in 1994? Hint

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which player was not sent to the Mariners for Randy Johnson during the 1998 season? Hint

Scott Elarton

Freddy Garcia

John Halama

Carlos Guillen

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who was traded with Mike Hampton to the Mets for Octavio Dotel, Kyle Kessel, and Roger Cedeno? Hint

Derek Bell

Carl Everrett

Bobby Abreu

Brad Asmus

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Question 24 of 25

24. How many times had Brad Ausmus been invovled in trades between the Astros and Tigers? Hint

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which was the third team involved in the three-way trade that sent Carlos Beltran from Kansas City to Houston? Hint

Oakland

Colorado

Boston

San Diego

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the first trade in the team's history, the then Colt .45s traded Eddie Bressoud to which team for Don Buddin?

Answer: Red Sox

The Astros traded Bressoud for the middle infielder nearly a month after selecting him from the Giants in the expansion draft.

2. Which Hall of Famer was acquired for Danny Murphy and Jim Golden in the December of 1963?

Answer: Nellie Fox

The White Sox sent Fox to Houston for the duo after 14 years in Chicago. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997.

3. In December of 1966, the Astros picked up another Hall of Famer in exchange for Bob Bruce and Dave Nicholson. Which Hall of Famer was it?

Answer: Eddie Mathews

The Braves sent Mathews, Arnold Umbach, and Sandy Alomar Sr. to Houston in the trade. Mathews was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1978.

4. Which future 20-game winner was traded for outfielder Curt Belfray and minor leaguer Jim Mason in 1968?

Answer: Mike Cuellar

The Astros sent Cuellar, Enzo Hernandez, and Elijah Johnson, to Baltimore in the deal. Cuellar would go on to win 22 games in 1974 for Baltimore.

5. When the Astros traded Rusty Staub to Montreal in January of 1969, which of the following players refused to report to Houston, causing the deal to be reworked?

Answer: Donn Clendenon

The original deal was just Alou and Clendenon for Staub. After Clendenon refused to go to the Astros, the Expos had to send Gunn, Billingham, and cash, to Houston to complete the trade.

6. Which team traded Joe Pepitone to Houston for Curt Belfray in 1969?

Answer: Yankees

The Brooklyn native was sent to Houston after a eight years in New York.

7. Which of the following members of the Big Red Machine, was picked up from Houston in a November 1971 deal?

Answer: Joe Morgan

After beginning his career with Houston for nine seasons, he made the move to the Reds after the 1971 season. His career skyrocketed from there, as he was the 1975 and 1976 National League MVP.

8. Which player was sent to Pittsburgh for future manager Art Howe?

Answer: Tommy Helms

Helms would go on to manage the Cincinnati Reds in 1988 & 1989. Howe managed the Astros from 1989-1993, and would then went on to manage the A's and Mets.

9. Which of the following players was not acquired from the Yankees for Cliff Johnson?

Answer: Denny Walling

Walling was acquired on the same day from Oakland for Willie Crawford.

10. How many players were sent to Toronto for catcher Alan Ashby?

Answer: 3

The Blue Jays acquired Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello for Ashby.

11. Which team was former number 1 draft pick Floyd Bannister traded to for Craig Reynolds?

Answer: Mariners

Reynolds went on to play 11 years for the Astros, while the Mariners dealt Bannister to the White Sox after only three seasons.

12. Which future Brewers manager was acquried from the Pirates for future All-Star Johnny Ray?

Answer: Phil Garner

The Pirates also acquired pitcher Randy Niemann in the deal. Garner spent the 1981-1987 seasons with the Astros before going on to manage the Brewers from 1992-1999. He also managed the Tigers for a little over two seasons.

13. Which team sent Ray Knight to the Astros for Cesar Cedeno?

Answer: Reds

The Reds picked up Cedeno 12 seasons in Houston. Knight would only spend two and a half years with Houston before being dealt himself.

14. Which of the following players was not sent to the Astros from the Brewers, for Don Sutton in 1982?

Answer: Danny Boone

The Brewers sent Bass, DiPino, and Madden, to Houston on September 3rd, to complete the August 30th deal. Boone was acquired in June from San Diego for Joe Pittman.

15. Which future star pitcher was acquired from the Mets on Dec. 10, 1982?

Answer: Mike Scott

The Astros dealt Danny Heap to the Mets for Scott. Scott would go 2-0 with a .050 ERA aganist the Mets in the 1986 NLCS.

16. Which team traded Davey Lopes to the Astros for the playoff push in 1986?

Answer: Cubs

The Cubs traded Lopes for Frank DiPino.

17. Who did the Red Sox trade to Houston for reliever Larry Andersen in August of 1990?

Answer: Jeff Bagwell

The Red Sox made the deal so they could have Andersen for the 1990 playoffs aganist Oakland, which they lost. Bagwell later become a leader in almost every offensive category in Astros history, as well as winning the 1991 NL Rookie of the Year, and 1994 NL MVP.

18. Who was not part of the package sent to Houston for Glenn Davis by the Orioles in 1991?

Answer: Pete Shourek

Schilling, Finley, and Harnisch, would all become All-Stars after the deal, while Davis retired after playing just 185 games for Baltimore.

19. Who did the Astros acquire along with Willie Blair from Cleveland, for Dave Rhode and Kenny Lofton?

Answer: Eddie Taubensee

Lofton would go on to become a star for the Indians, Braves, Cubs, Pirates, Giants, and Yankees.

20. Which team traded Mike Hampton and Mike Felder to the Astros for Eric Anthony?

Answer: Mariners

The Mariners traded the future ace for the spare outfielder in 1993.

21. How many players were involved in the massive Ken Caminiti-Derek Bell trade, between the Padres and Astros in 1994?

Answer: 12

The Astros acquired Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier, and Craig Shipley. The Padres got Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cendeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Pentagine, Brian Williams, and Sean Fesh.

22. Which player was not sent to the Mariners for Randy Johnson during the 1998 season?

Answer: Scott Elarton

Johnson went 10-1 with the Astros before being elminated during the NLDS aganist San Diego. Johnson signed with Arizona during the offseason.

23. Who was traded with Mike Hampton to the Mets for Octavio Dotel, Kyle Kessel, and Roger Cedeno?

Answer: Derek Bell

Bell and Hampton would help the Mets to the 2000 World Series before both left as free agents.

24. How many times had Brad Ausmus been invovled in trades between the Astros and Tigers?

Answer: 3

1996: Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, CJ Nitkowski, and Daryle Ward to the Astros, for Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones,and Orlando Miller. In 1999: Ausmus and CJ Nitkowski to the Tigers, for Paul Bako, Dean Crow, Brian Powell, Carlos Villalobos, and Mark Persails.
2000: Ausmus, Doug Brocail, and Nelson Cruz, to the Astros for Roger Cedeno, Chris Holt, and Mitch Meluskey.

25. Which was the third team involved in the three-way trade that sent Carlos Beltran from Kansas City to Houston?

Answer: Oakland

The A's acquired Houston closer Ocatvio Dotel.

Source: Author Tony23

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