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A quiz about the batters that struck out a lot.

A multiple-choice quiz by royals794. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
royals794

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,455

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
430

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Question 1 of 10

1. What batter set a major league record by striking out 195 times in 2004? Hint

Adam Dunn

Mike Cameron

Sammy Sosa

Jim Thome

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which player retired with the most strikeouts, 2597, the most by anyone in history? Hint

Jose Canseco

Sammy Sosa

Reggie Jackson

Mike Schmidt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Before his record was broken by Jose Hernandez, what player had both the most strikeouts in a single season, and the second most strikeouts in a single season? Hint

Rob Deer

Sammy Sosa

Bobby Bonds

Mark McGwire

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sammy Sosa finished in the top 10 in strikeouts in the National League in every season between 1993 and 2003.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In each of his 12 seasons in major league baseball, Mo Vaughn had more strikeouts than runs batted in.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following Hall of Famers struck out the most times in their careers? Hint

Mickey Mantle

Tony Perez

Lou Brock

Harmon Killebrew

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Question 7 of 10

7. Reggie Jackson had at least one season in which he compiled more bases on balls than strikeouts.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The great Babe Ruth never struck out over 100 times in a single season.

True

False

9. In the year 1988, three players tied for the Major League lead in strikeouts for the first time in history when they all struck out 153 times. Which of the following players did not tie for the most strikeouts in the majors that season? Hint

Rob Deer

Bo Jackson

Andres Galarraga

Pete Incaviglia

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Question 10 of 10

10. The opposite of the strikeout king was Joe Sewell. Sewell struck out under 10 times in each season between 1925 and 1933.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What batter set a major league record by striking out 195 times in 2004?

Answer: Adam Dunn

Despite setting the single season strikeout mark, The Reds' Dunn managed to slug 46 home runs that season.

2. Which player retired with the most strikeouts, 2597, the most by anyone in history?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson cracked 563 home runs in his hall of fame career that included 18 seasons with at least 100 strikeouts.

3. Before his record was broken by Jose Hernandez, what player had both the most strikeouts in a single season, and the second most strikeouts in a single season?

Answer: Bobby Bonds

Bonds struck out 187 times in 1969 and 189 times in 1970. His record has since been surpassed by Adam Dunn in 2004.

4. Sammy Sosa finished in the top 10 in strikeouts in the National League in every season between 1993 and 2003.

Answer: True

He led the league in strikeouts in 1997, 1998, and 1999. In 1998, he won the National League MVP award when he cracked 66 home runs.

5. In each of his 12 seasons in major league baseball, Mo Vaughn had more strikeouts than runs batted in.

Answer: True

The most runs batted in he ever had in a season was 143 in 1996. In that same season, he struck out 154 times. His single season high in strikeouts was 181, which he did in 2000. Vaughn was a three time all star in 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels, and New York Mets.

He twice smacked over 40 home runs in a single season and finished with 328 long balls in his impressive career.

6. Which of the following Hall of Famers struck out the most times in their careers?

Answer: Tony Perez

Perez fanned 1867 times in his 23 seasons. Brock struck out 1730 times, Mantle fanned 1710 times, and Killebrew whiffed 1699 times.

7. Reggie Jackson had at least one season in which he compiled more bases on balls than strikeouts.

Answer: False

Jackson's single season high in walks came in 1969 when he walked 114 times. That season, he struck out 142 times. His highest strikeout total for a single season was 171, which he accomplished in 1968, his first full season in the big leagues.

8. The great Babe Ruth never struck out over 100 times in a single season.

Answer: True

Hall of Famer Babe Ruth struck out 1330 times in his remarkable career. The most times that he ever whiffed in a single season was 93, which he did in 1923 with the New York Yankees.

Answer: Bo Jackson

Jackson led the league in strikeouts in the 1989 season by striking out 172 times, but he only struck out 146 times in the 1988 season.

10. The opposite of the strikeout king was Joe Sewell. Sewell struck out under 10 times in each season between 1925 and 1933.

Answer: True

The definition of a contact hitter, hall of famer Joe Sewell struck out only four times in the years 1920, 1925, 1929, and 1933.

Source: Author royals794

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