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Tough New York Mets Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses on one-time events and unique characteristics of past Mets players. I hope you will find this one to be a bit different!

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

Author
wboenig

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,896

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
963

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (9/20), Guest 99 (5/20), Guest 63 (3/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. The 1972 Mets were the first modern-era team to NOT have any player do what? Hint

Steal 10 bases as a runner

Record 100 assists as a fielder

Strike out 100 batters as a pitcher

Get 100 base hits as a batter

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which name does NOT represent at least TWO former Mets? Hint

Bob Miller

Bobby Jones

Greg Harris

Mike Marshall

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of these four did NOT finish SECOND in Rookie-Of-The-Year balloting? Hint

Ron Hunt

Steve Henderson

Gregg Jefferies

Jerry Koosman

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which Mets pitcher won an ERA title despite winning only 9 games that season? Hint

Buzz Capra

Craig Swan

Bret Saberhagen

Jesse Orosco

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who once got a base hit for the Mets in a day game, then was traded after the game, flew to meet his new team, and got a hit for them that night? Hint

Mackey Sasser

Danny Heep

Joel Youngblood

Bob Bailor

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who was NOT a first-string player for the Mets in at least 10 different seasons? Hint

Jerry Grote

Ed Kranepool

Bud Harrelson

Darryl Strawberry

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which former Met once led the American League in base hits in a season? Hint

Lance Johnson

John Olerud

Felix Millan

Rickey Henderson

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which pitcher did NOT win a Cy Young award prior to joining the Mets? Hint

Randy Jones

Warren Spahn

Frank Viola

Mickey Lolich

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Question 9 of 20

9. Two players who won Rookie-Of-The-Year honors in the same season later became teammates on the Mets. In what year did they win the award? Hint

1976

1972

1967

1984

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Question 10 of 20

10. What single-season pinch-hitting record did Rusty Staub set as a member of the 1983 Mets? Hint

Most runs batted in

Most home runs

Most intentional walks

Most at-bats

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which player listed below did NOT have two non-consecutive stints as a Member of the Mets? Hint

Jeromy Burnitz

Rick Cerone

Tim Foli

Mike Jorgenson

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of these Met pitchers once faced three brothers in the same inning? Hint

Carlton Willey

Jay Hook

Galen Cisco

Larry Bearnarth

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Question 13 of 20

13. What team originally signed Tom Seaver, only to have the contract voided? Hint

Atlanta Braves

Cleveland Indians

Philadelphia Phillies

California Angels

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these Mets once went 21-for-21 in stealing bases in one season? Hint

Frank Taveras

Chuck Carr

John Stearns

Kevin McReynolds

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these ace relief pitchers began his career as a third baseman? Hint

Skip Lockwood

Randy Myers

Bob Apodaca

Neil Allen

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of these Mets had a 23-game hitting streak as a rookie? Hint

Hubie Brooks

Dave Magadan

John Milner

Mike Vail

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of these position players appeared on the Mets' roster in 12 different seasons, yet never had more than 250 at-bats in any one season? Hint

Matt Franco

Ron Hodges

Ken Boswell

Charlie O'Brien

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was the home plate umpire in the Mets' 23-inning loss to the Giants in 1964 AND their 25-inning loss to the Cardinals ten years later? Hint

Doug Crawford

Ed Vargo

Ed Sudol

Tom Haller

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Question 19 of 20

19. What was unique about the Mets' 16-4 win over the Houston Astros on July 27, 1985? Hint

The Mets scored 12 runs in the top of the twelfth inning

The Mets left a record 22 runners on base

All 16 Mets runs were unearned

The Mets hit into two triple plays

20. Which of these one-time Mets once had the highest batting average in the majors for a single season (minimum 502 plate appearances), yet did not win a batting title that year? (hint: he was not on the Mets when he accomplished this) Hint

Richie Ashburn

John Olerud

Lance Johnson

Eddie Murray

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 1972 Mets were the first modern-era team to NOT have any player do what?

Answer: Get 100 base hits as a batter

Thanks to a rash of injuries and a six games lost to an owners' lockout, Tommie Agee led the team with 96 base hits. Never before (since 1900) did a team not have any players with at least 100 hits.

2. Which name does NOT represent at least TWO former Mets?

Answer: Greg Harris

From 1988 - 1995 there were two MLB pitchers named Greg Harris, but only one of them ever pitched for the Mets (back in 1981).

3. Which of these four did NOT finish SECOND in Rookie-Of-The-Year balloting?

Answer: Gregg Jefferies

Gregg Jefferies finished third in the 1989 balloting, behind Chicago Cub teammates Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith. Runners-up in Mets history include Hunt (1963, behind Pete Rose), Koosman (1968, behind Johnny Bench), and Henderson (1977, behind Andre Dawson).

4. Which Mets pitcher won an ERA title despite winning only 9 games that season?

Answer: Craig Swan

Craig Swan led the NL with a 2.43 ERA in 1978, despite having a record of only 9-6.

5. Who once got a base hit for the Mets in a day game, then was traded after the game, flew to meet his new team, and got a hit for them that night?

Answer: Joel Youngblood

On August 4, 1982, Joel Youngblood got a base hit in a day game in Chicago. He was then was traded to the Expos, who had a night game in Philadelphia. He joined them there, and got a hit for his new team that night.

6. Who was NOT a first-string player for the Mets in at least 10 different seasons?

Answer: Darryl Strawberry

Strawberry was a Met for only eight seasons, from 1983 to 1990.

7. Which former Met once led the American League in base hits in a season?

Answer: Lance Johnson

Lance Johnson led the AL in hits (186) in 1995 as a member of the White Sox, then led the NL in hits (227) in 1996 as a member of the Mets.

8. Which pitcher did NOT win a Cy Young award prior to joining the Mets?

Answer: Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich had great seasons in 1971 and 1972, but lost out in Cy Young voting to Vida Blue ('71) and Gaylord Perry ('72). Spahn won it in 1957, Jones in 1976, and Viola in 1988.

9. Two players who won Rookie-Of-The-Year honors in the same season later became teammates on the Mets. In what year did they win the award?

Answer: 1976

Pat Zachry and Butch Metzger shared the NL ROY award in 1976, then became teammates on the Mets two years later.

10. What single-season pinch-hitting record did Rusty Staub set as a member of the 1983 Mets?

Answer: Most runs batted in

Staub set a new standard that year with 25 pinch-hit RBIs.

11. Which player listed below did NOT have two non-consecutive stints as a Member of the Mets?

Answer: Rick Cerone

Cerone was a Yankee on three different occasions, but played for the Mets only in 1991.

12. Which of these Met pitchers once faced three brothers in the same inning?

Answer: Carlton Willey

In the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants on September 10, 1963, Carlton Willey retired (in order) Jesus, Matty, and Felipe Alou.

13. What team originally signed Tom Seaver, only to have the contract voided?

Answer: Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves signed Seaver in February 1966, but since the college season had already begun, Commissioner William Eckert voided the contract and made Seaver available to any club willing to match the Braves' offer. Only the Mets, Phillies, and Indians expressed an interest, and the Mets won a three-way lottery for the right to sign him.

14. Which of these Mets once went 21-for-21 in stealing bases in one season?

Answer: Kevin McReynolds

McReynolds set this standard of perfection in 1988.

15. Which of these ace relief pitchers began his career as a third baseman?

Answer: Skip Lockwood

Skip Lockwood played seven games at the hot corner for the 1965 Kansas City Athletics; he didn't surface as a major league pitcher until 1969.

16. Which of these Mets had a 23-game hitting streak as a rookie?

Answer: Mike Vail

Mike Vail had a 23-game hitting streak in 1975 (a NL rookie record until Benito Santiago broke it in 1987).

17. Which of these position players appeared on the Mets' roster in 12 different seasons, yet never had more than 250 at-bats in any one season?

Answer: Ron Hodges

Hodges was the ultimate backup catcher, playing every year from 1973 to 1984, yet getting into 100 games only once (1983).

18. Who was the home plate umpire in the Mets' 23-inning loss to the Giants in 1964 AND their 25-inning loss to the Cardinals ten years later?

Answer: Ed Sudol

"Extra Inning" Ed Sudol called balls and strikes in these two games, and as a bonus, he worked the plate in a 17-inning game between the Mets and Cardinals in 1976!

19. What was unique about the Mets' 16-4 win over the Houston Astros on July 27, 1985?

Answer: All 16 Mets runs were unearned

Thanks to five errors by the Astros, all sixteen runs were unearned. Four Astros pitchers actually lowered their earned run averages in this blowout!

Answer: Eddie Murray

Eddie Murray hit .330 for the Dodgers in 1990; Willie McGee hit .335 for the Cardinals, but was traded to the A's on August 31, where he only hit .274 in September, giving him a season average of .324. However, NL and AL statistics are not combined, so McGee won the NL batting title. (George Brett hit .329 to win the AL crown.)

Source: Author wboenig

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