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2006 Season Leaders Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about who are the MLB leaders in different offensive categories. Players must have had at least 3.1 at bats per game to qualify.

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

Author
trivfan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,063

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following categories was Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies) not the league leader? Hint

Home Runs

Walks

Runs Batted In

Total Bases

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Question 2 of 10

2. Multiple players led the league in games played. How many players shared that distinction? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many games were played in the season? Hint

162

145

157

160

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored the most runs in 2006? Hint

Grady Sizemore (Cleveland Indians)

Juan Pierre (Chicago Cubs)

Manny Ramirez (Boston Red Sox)

Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners led the Major League in hits. How many did he have? Hint

196

224

210

222

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many players tied for the MLB lead in doubles? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who had the most triples during the 2006 MLB season? Hint

Chone Figgins (Los Angeles Angels)

Rafael Furcal (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Jose Reyes (New York Mets)

Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who led the American League in walks? Hint

Jim Thome (Chicago White Sox)

Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)

David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)

Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What player was intentionally walked the most? Hint

Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies)

Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)

Manny Ramirez (Boston Red Sox)

Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who led the Major League in batting average? Hint

Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins)

Brian McCann (Atlanta Braves)

Freddy Sanchez (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following categories was Ryan Howard (Philadelphia Phillies) not the league leader?

Answer: Walks

Ryan Howard led the league with 58 HRs, 149 RBIs, and 383 TBs.

2. Multiple players led the league in games played. How many players shared that distinction?

Answer: 6

Jeff Francoeur (Atlanta Braves), Juan Pierre (Chicago Cubs), Grady Sizemore (Cleveland Indians), Mark Teixeira (Texas Rangers), Miguel Tejada (Baltimore Orioles), and Michael Young (Texas Rangers).

3. How many games were played in the season?

Answer: 162

Until the 1960s, 154 games were played.

4. Who scored the most runs in 2006?

Answer: Grady Sizemore (Cleveland Indians)

Grady Sizemore had 134 runs to lead the Major League.

5. Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners led the Major League in hits. How many did he have?

Answer: 224

He had most of them before the All-Star break (129) as opposed to after the break (95).

6. How many players tied for the MLB lead in doubles?

Answer: 2

Both Freddy Sanchez (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Grady Sizemore (Cleveland Indians) led the Major League with 53 doubles each.

7. Who had the most triples during the 2006 MLB season?

Answer: Jose Reyes (New York Mets)

Reyes had 17 triples to barely beat Carl Crawford's 16.

8. Who led the American League in walks?

Answer: David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox)

Ortiz received 149 free trips to first base, of which 23 were intentional.

9. What player was intentionally walked the most?

Answer: Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)

Bonds was intentionally walked 38 times. That was the ninth time since 1992 that Bonds has led the league in IBB.

10. Who led the Major League in batting average?

Answer: Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins)

Joe Mauer's .347 batting average narrowly beats Freddy Sanchez's .344 average.

Source: Author trivfan

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