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An all multiple choice quiz for you to help this incapable editor of finding their mistake in each question. I hope that you have fun with it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
7 mins

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234,647

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Willie Mays seemed to be engulfed with the number 2. He wore the number 24, he won two Rookie of the Year awards, he won 12 Gold Glove awards, he went to the all-star game 20 times in his career, he led the league in slugging percentage twice, he won two NL MVP awards, led the league in runs twice, led the league in extra base hits twice, and hit 22 doubles in a season twice. 'Say Hey' as he was nicknamed, played in 22 seasons. He retired with 660 career home runs. Hint

Mays wore the number 6

Willie never won a NL MVP

Mays went to only three all-star games

Willie won only one Rookie of the Year award

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Question 2 of 10

2. After Ty Cobb stealing 96 bases in the 1915 season, it took until 1962 for another player to break his mark. It was the the speedster Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals. It didn't take long though as Rickey Henderson broke Brock's record by stealing 130 bases in 1982 with the Oakland Athletics. Hint

Brock played for the Tigers

Henderson never played for the Athletics

Cobb set his record in 1946

Maury Wills broke Cobb's record in 1962

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hitting 500 home runs in a career is a milestone in Major League baseball. Sluggers such as Ernie Banks, Lou Gehrig, Frank Robinson, and many others retired with over 500 home runs. A select few hit with over 600 and 700 home runs in their career. Those big hitters included Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays. When the 20th century closed its statistical doors to baseball in 2000, only 16 players had hit more than 500 career home runs. Hint

Ernie Banks hit only 363 home runs in his career

Only 5 batters hit 500 home runs in the 20th century

Lou Gehrig did not hit 500 home runs

Frank Robinson also hit over 700 home runs in his career

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Hall of Fame first opened its doors in 1920 to five players. The inaugural inductees were Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. The following season saw the hall induct two managers in the names of New York Giant John McGraw and Philadelphia Athletic Connie Mack. The first umpire was inducted into the Hall of Fame was in 1953. Hint

No umpires have ever been inducted into the hall

The first induction in 1920 included 11 players and one manager

Mack and McGraw were inducted in the 1970s

The first Hall of Fame induction was in 1936

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1980, the Philadelphia Phillies took the fans to their 13th World Series in franchise history, and they did it all the right way to win their first series as they defeated the Kansas City Royals, four games to two. The Phillies were managed by Dallas Green in his first full season with the club. The Phillies were led by the bats of Mike Schmidt, Garry Maddox, and Greg Luzinski, along with the arms of Steve Carlton and Dick Ruthven. Hint

Mike Schmidt never played for the Phillies

Gene Mauch was the manager of the Phillies

The Phillies first World Series victory came in 1993

The Phillies had been to only two World Series prior

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Question 6 of 10

6. From 1947-1958, the New York Yankees won the American League pennant eight times in this 10-year span. The Detroit Tigers won the American League to spoil their streak in 1948 and 1954. Still an amazing run for the Yankees, it would have been 10 consecutive World Series appearances if not for the Tigers. The Tigers in 1948 and 1954 were led by George Kell, Hal Newhouser, Walt Dropo, Ray Boone, and Ned Garver. Hint

No team spoiled their streak. The Yankees went to the series from 1947-1958

The Indians spoiled the Yankees streak

No player listed ever played for the Tigers

The Tigers spoiled the Yankee streak from 1948-1952

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Question 7 of 10

7. The front page newspaper headlines in 1955 read, "Babe Ruth Dead!" This was one of the most shocking headlines in the 20th century. The Babe had helped America through two World Wars with his prowess in a Red Sox and Yankee uniform. He left the Yankees in 1934, then retired in 1935 as a Boston Brave. Ruth hit 714 career home runs and created the immortal icon, 'The Babe'. Hint

Ruth left the Yankees in 1929

Ruth retired in 1949

The Babe never played for the Braves

Ruth died in 1948

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Question 8 of 10

8. There were many loyal players to their teams in Major League baseball throughout history. Some players provided their services to one team only for more than 18 seasons exclusively befored they retired. Some of these greats included Ted Williams of the Red Sox who played for 19 seasons, Stan Musial of the Cardinals for 22 seasons, Rickey Henderson of the Athletics for 19 seasons, Al Kaline of the Tigers for 22 seasons, Brooks Robinson of the Orioles for 23 seasons, and many others. Some players for whatever reason played for many seasons with one team, then were let go to another team at the end of their career. Those greats included Willie Mays of the Giants, finishing his career with the Mets, and Hank Aaron who finished his career with the Brewers. Loyalty should have a high price. Hint

Al Kaline was never a Tiger

Musial played for the Cardinals and Red Sox

Aaron finished his career with the Indians

Henderson made 13 moves in his career

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Question 9 of 10

9. Joe Torre took over the reins of the New York Yankees in 1996 from Buck Showalter. In his first 10 seasons in the pinstripes, he took the Yankees to win their division in every season but one, took the team to six World Series and won four, and yet won only one Manager of the Year award in 1998. The relationship between owner George Steinbrenner could not have been cohesive if Joe had not at one point played for the Yankees during his playing days. Torre played for the Braves, Cardinals, Mets, and Yankees before retiring in 1977. Hint

Torre retired as a player in 1995

Torre never played for the Yankees

Joe never won a Manager of the Year Award

In his first 10 seasons of managing the Yankees, he took them to only two World Series

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Question 10 of 10

10. The jersey number 44 seemed to be lucky for some sluggers. Some who wore this number were the Giants' Willie McCovey, Braves' Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson as an Angel, and Harmon Killebrew with the Twins. They all hit over 500 home runs in their career. Hint

Jackson never played for the Angels

Aaron never hit 500 career home runs

McCovey never wore the number 44

Killebrew wore the number 3

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Willie won only one Rookie of the Year award

Willie won the Rookie of the Year award in 1951 over Chet Nichols of the Braves and Clem Labine of the Dodgers. His MVP awards came years apart, the first in 1954 and then again in 1965. Mays played for 22 seasons and retired as a New York Met in 1973.

Answer: Maury Wills broke Cobb's record in 1962

Wills of the Dodgers stole 102 bases in 1962. Brock came along in 1974 to smash Wills' record. Then came the big thief of them all, Rickey Henderson, who stole 130 for his career high. Three times, Rickey stole more than 100 bases in a season, and retired at the top of the heap with 1406 after 25 seasons in 2003.

Answer: Lou Gehrig did not hit 500 home runs

Gehrig of the Yankees retired with 493 career home runs, and only due to his disease which put a halt to his baseball career, then his life. Lou led the AL three times in season home runs, hit 29 in 1938, then after only eight games in the 1939 season, he stepped down with 493. Gehrig died in 1941.

Answer: The first Hall of Fame induction was in 1936

Cobb of the Detroit Tigers took the highest voting ballots with 98%, while the lowest inductee, pitcher Christy Mathewson of the Giants, took 84%.

Answer: The Phillies had been to only two World Series prior

Gene Mauch managed many clubs in his 26 years including the Phillies, but never took a team to the World Series. The Phillies franchise which began in 1883, saw two World Series prior to their win in 1980. Their first trip was in 1915 under the guidance of Pat Moran, then in 1950 under the helm of Eddie Sawyer.

Answer: The Indians spoiled the Yankees streak

The Tigers finished 18.5 games back in 1948, then 43 games out of first place in 1954. The 1948 Indians won the World Series against the Braves, then won 111 games in 1954 but were skunked by the Giants in the World Series.

Answer: Ruth died in 1948

Ruth wanted to manage baseball, and even more than play the game. In hopes of managing, he moved to the Boston Braves of the National League in his last season in 1935. He did hit his final six career home runs, but the managerial promotion never came. George Herman Ruth died on August 16, 1948.

Answer: Henderson made 13 moves in his career

Henderson began his career as an Athletic rookie in 1979. After a few seasons he moved to the Yankees, then back to Oakland winning the 1990 AL MVP, then Toronto, then back to Oakland again, then the Padres in 1996. He became an Angel in 1997, then it was back to Oakland, then a New York Met before going to the Mariners, a Padre again in 2001, then in Boston, then as a Dodger before he retired in 2003.

Answer: Torre never played for the Yankees

As a player, Joe began his career in 1960 as a Milwaukee Brave, then made the move with the team to Atlanta in 1966. He was traded to the Cardinals in 1969, and later won the NL MVP in 1971. Torre was traded to the Mets in 1975 and retired in 1977. Joe played most of his games at catcher, but also played many games at first and third base.

Answer: Killebrew wore the number 3

Killebrew, who played 21 of his 22 seasons with the same franchise, the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, hit 573 home runs. Playing four different fielding positions, the Twins' fans saw the number 3 at first base in 969 games. Harmon retired in 1975, then was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1984.

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