Famous MLB Center Fielders Trivia Quiz

Answer:

The incorrect answers were all third basemen (Bob Horner, Eugenio Suarez, Clete Boyer, Pablo Sandoval, Rafael Devers, Casey Blake, Whitey Kurowski).

Did you know?

- Willie Mays played for the Giants and Mets 1951-1973. He was commonly described by Hall of Famer Ted Williams by the phrase "The All-Star game was invented for Willie Mays".

- Mickey Mantle launched a staggering 565-foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1963.

- Ty Cobb could have gone 0-for-his-last-2,541 plate appearances and still had a .300 career average. His career average was .366

- Mike Trout has a tradition of returning to his hometown of Millville, New Jersey every year to attend baseball practice at his former high school. He joined the LA Angels in 2011.

- Tris Speaker, as a youth, broke his arm after falling from a horse, which forced him to become left-handed. He played for the Red Sox, Indians, Senators and Athletics 1907-1928.

- Ken Griffey Jr. had his own signature line of Nike sneakers called Air Griffey Max. He was chosen by the Mariners as the number one draft pick in 1987. He retired in 2010.

- Joe DiMaggio had ten top-10 finishes in MVP voting in his 13-season career (1936-1951) and won three times: 1931, 1941 and 1947.

- Duke Snider was nicknamed "Duke" by his father at age 5 as the result of a self-confident swagger that caused his parents to say he carried himself like royalty. He played for the Dodgers, Mets and Giants 1947-1964.