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

Author
Nightmare

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,246

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
502

Question 1 of 10

1. Bill Freehan was a 15-season Detroit Tiger. He caught for some pitching greats such as Denny McLain, Mickey Lolich, and Steve Carlton when the team took the American League by storm in 1968. With McLain's 31-6 record, and Lolich's World Series MVP, the Tigers could do no wrong. Hint

Al Kaline was the series MVP

Carlton never played for the Tigers

Lolich had the 31-6 record

Bill Freehan was a career Philadelphia Phillie

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Chicago White Sox ended their World Series drought by defeating the Houston Astros in the 2005 series. Their last series title was in 1917, and their last appearance was in 1959. In that 1959 season, even though winning the most games in the Major Leagues, the Sox couldn't get it down against the Pirates, and lost four games to two. It took the White Sox over 80 years to fly the banner again in 2005. Hint

They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005

The White Sox last appearance was in 1954

The 1959 series was against the Dodgers

The White Sox last series title was in 1919

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ty Cobb sat on the stolen base record for almost 50 years after he stole 96 in 1915. Maury Wills of the Dodgers finally broke it with his own 104 in 1962. 12 years later it was Rickey Henderson who took Wills' glory away in 1974 with 118. When Henderson retired, he owned the record of 130 steals in a season, and the top thief spot with 1406 career steals. Hint

Lou Brock broke Wills' record

Ty Cobb set the record in 1951

Rickey Henderson never stole 100 bases in a season

Henderson retired in the number two spot behind Eddie Gaedel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cornelius Alexander 'Connie' Mack will be remembered as being the most durable manager in baseball history. After managing the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-1896, he took on the new AL Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 for 50 more years, finally retiring in 1950. He took the Pirates to two World Series losing both, and the Athletics to nine, winning five of those. He was a 1937 Hall of Fame inductee. Hint

He never took the Pirates to a World Series

The Hall of Fame inducts players only

Mack managed the Athletics for 27 seasons

Mack's Athletics won all nine of their World Series

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Question 5 of 10

5. The great Ted Williams was a 19-season career Boston Red Sox outfielder. Winning two Triple Crown and two MVPs, Williams lost a portion of his baseball prime to WWII. Upon his return, he appeared in his only World Series where he batted .373 with two home runs. After 17 all-star games, he retired in 1960, and was an easy induction into the hall in 1966. He died in 2002. Hint

Ted died in 1993

Williams batted .200 with no home runs in his only World Series

Williams lost three seasons to the Korean Conflict, not WWII

Ted retired in 1972, the same season that Carl Yastzemski won his Triple Crown

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Question 6 of 10

6. There have been many 'unreachable' records throughout baseball history. The Babe's 60 home runs in a season, Ruth's 714 career home runs, Maury Wills' 100 stolen bases in a season, over 4000 career strikeouts by Nolan Ryan, etc. All these unreachable marks set by many baseball greats were eventually broken, including Ichiro Suzuki's breaking of Rogers Hornsby's 257 hits in a season. Where is the line drawn between unreachable records, and those absolutely unbreakable records, or is there any? Charley Radbourn winning 59 games in a season? Hint

It was Jimmie Foxx who hit 60 home runs in a season

It was Alex Rodriguez who broke Rogers Hornsby's record of 257

It was Cy Young who won 59 games in a season

Ichiro broke George Sisler's record of 257

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the mid to late 1980s, the Oakland Athletics had a big one-two punch in Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. Both winning Rookie of the Year and MVP awards, they tore up the American League with their bats, resulting in three consecutive World Series for Oakland from 1988-1990. Canseco was later traded to the Texas Rangers, while McGwire found a new home in St. Louis. They both retired in 2001, and later were both engulfed in steroid investigations. Hint

The Athletics never went to three consecutive World Series

Canseco was never implicated in any illegal substance usage

McGwire retired in 1997

McGwire never won a MVP award

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Question 8 of 10

8. Although Pete Rose has had some issues off the field, the fact remains that he was an all-around great player. He started off right as a rookie in 1963 when he took the rookie award. Still strong after 10 seasons, he won the NL MVP in 1973. He was also the 1968 MVP runner-up to Tiger Denny McLain who won 31 games in the season. At any rate, he led the league seven times in hits, and to show his nickname of Charlie Hustle, he led in doubles five times. He played mostly for the Reds, but also played with the Phillies and part of a season with the Expos. When he retired in 1986 at age 45, he was the oldest player in the season. Hint

Satchel Paige played at the age of 59 in 1986

Rose never played for the Phillies

His MVP runner-up was to Bob Gibson

Pete never won the Rookie of the Year award

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Question 9 of 10

9. Some avid baseball fans might know that the American League began in 1901 with many new teams in baseball. Some of the those teams were the Baltimore Orioles (later NY Yankees), Cleveland Blues (later Indians), along with other new franchises from Boston, Chicago, and Detroit. This new American League creation brought multiple franchises to many cities. While the AL had the new White Sox, they joined the already Cubs of the NL in Chicago. Boston had the AL Pilgrims while the NL had the Braves. Philadelphia had the AL Athletics and the NL Phillies. This merger helped the new Major League become America's sport. Hint

The NL Chicago team were named the Orphans in 1901

Cleveland was never called the Blues

The Orioles later became the St. Louis Browns

Boston did not have two teams until 1949

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Question 10 of 10

10. Throughout baseball history there have been many humorous nicknames in the game. Some names that fans have come across have been Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra, Leo 'The Nose' Durocher, Mickey 'The Commerce Comet' Mantle, Bob 'Hoot' Gibson, Carlton 'Pudge' Fisk, Harry 'Stinky' Davis, and Harvey 'Kitten' Haddix, to name some. One of the most eye-opening nicknames may have belonged to Baltimore's pitcher Jim Palmer, whose nicknames was 'Cakes'. Wasn't he the pitcher that modeled underwear on television? Hint

Yogi Berra's first name was Constance

Durocher's nickname was 'The Lip'

Bob Gibson's nickname was 'Tuna Fish'

Palmer's nickname was the 'Oriole Express'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Carlton never played for the Tigers

Lolich went 17-9 in a season that saw the Tigers win 103 games. They defeated the Cardinals in the series, four games to three. Lolich went 3-0 in the series for the MVP. Carlton, the error in the question, pitched for 24 seasons mostly with the Phillies, and never played a full season in the American League.

He retired as the number two career strikeout man with over 4000 strikeouts, behind Nolan Ryan. He later was surpassed by other pitching greats.

Answer: The 1959 series was against the Dodgers

Pants Rowland helmed the older team in 1917 to win it all against the New York Giants. The 1919 series was the Black Sox Scandal. Ozzie Guillen took them to the promised land in 2005. The 1959 Dodgers were led by pitchers Larry Sherry and Johnny Podres.

Answer: Lou Brock broke Wills' record

Gaedel had only one at-bat in his entire career. After Wills' 104, Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals stole the bases and the limelight with 118. When he stole his 118, Rickey Henderson had not begun his Major League career yet. Henderson came along in 1982 to steal 130 for the Athletics. Ty Cobb had retired as the number one base stealer in history, then Lou Brock decades later surpassed him with 938.

Henderson retired as the first player to reach 1000 stolen bases.

Answer: He never took the Pirates to a World Series

With the Pirates, Mack managed some baseball greats in the names of Patsy Donovan and Elmer Smith, while Mack was the team's catcher. He never took the Pirates to a World Series because the World Series did not exist until 1903. Connie was the first person inducted into the Hall of Fame while still being a fixture in baseball in 1937. Lou Gehrig was the second in 1939. Mack died in 1956 at the age of 93, just six years after his 53-season managing reign.

Answer: Williams batted .200 with no home runs in his only World Series

Williams had 25 at-bats in his 1946 series against the Cardinals. He had five singles, five walks, and struck out five times with his batting average of .200. The Cardinals won the series four games to three. Ted lost three seasons to WWII from 1943-1945. Upon his return, he picked up where he left off by winning the NL MVP in 1946, then again in 1949.

His death in 2002 was controversial due to family arguments over custody of the body.

Answer: Ichiro broke George Sisler's record of 257

Since Sisler set the mark of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns, only a few sluggers reached the 250 mark, and just couldn't surpass 257. The closest was Lefty O'Doul and Bill Terry in 1929 and 1930 respectively, both reaching 254. And, 1930 was the last season that anyone would come close until Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners came along with his 262 in 2004.

In 2005, Ichiro smacked 'only' 206 hits. Rogers Hornsby career high was 250 in 1922 with the Cardinals. By the way, Cy Young topped out with 36 wins in a season in 1892.

Answer: McGwire never won a MVP award

Canseco won the rookie award in 1986, then McGwire in 1987. Jose won the MVP in 1988, but McGwire never duplicated that, even with his 70 home runs in 1998. In the three series from 1988-1990, Oakland lost to the Dodgers, won over the Giants, then lost to the Reds.

This was not the first time that the Athletics went to three consecutive World Series. From 1972-1974, they won three series with Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Gene Tenace, Jim 'Catfish' Hunter, and Vida Blue.

Answer: His MVP runner-up was to Bob Gibson

Rose spent 16 seasons with the Reds before signing as a free agent with the Phillies in 1978, then spent five seasons in Philadelphia. Denny McLain won the MVP in 1968, but was an American Leaguer with the Detroit Tigers. Pitcher Bob Gibson of the Cardinals won the NL MVP award.

The great Satchel Paige did pitch at age 59 in the majors, but it was over 20 years earlier in 1965 with the Kansas City Athletics.

Answer: The NL Chicago team were named the Orphans in 1901

For the Orioles, it was the other way around. After the AL Browns' franchise moved in 1954, they became the Baltimore Orioles. The Browns were originally the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, then changed to the St. Louis Browns in 1902. The original Baltimore Orioles in 1901 later became the New York Highlanders, then the infamous Yankees in 1913.

The Cleveland franchise began with three names in their first three seasons, the Blues, Bronchos, and Naps, before settling with the Indians in 1915.

Answer: Durocher's nickname was 'The Lip'

Leo 'The Lip' Durocher earned his nickname for creating so much havoc on umpires as a manager for the Dodgers, Giants, and Cubs. On one occasion, Durocher flew out of the dugout at a home plate umpire to argue a call. When Leo called the umpire a profane name, the umpire replied, "What did you call me"? Durocher then replied, "My God, you're not only blind but deaf too!" Leo was ejected from the game in one of many removals.

Source: Author Nightmare

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