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Famous MLB First Basemen Trivia Quiz

Identify which of these MLB players made their name in baseball as first basemen.

A collection quiz by jcmttt. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jcmttt

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
415,276

Updated
Apr 17 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
464

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Robert907 (14/15), Guest 104 (15/15), Guest 71 (13/15).

Select the MLB first basemen.

There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.

Steve Garvey Jim Thome Jimmie Foxx Lou Gehrig Elston Howard Willie McCovey Biz Mackey Mark McGwire Tony Perez Miguel Cabrera Hank Greenberg Lance Parrish Albert Pujols Bob Boone Benito Santiago Rafael Palmeiro Jason Varitek Jeff Bagwell Eddie Murray Orlando Cepeda Don Mattingly Buck Ewing

Left click to select the correct answers.
Right click if using a keyboard to cross out things you know are incorrect to help you narrow things down.

Most Recent Scores

Sep 04 2026 : Robert907: 14/15
Sep 01 2026 : Guest 104: 15/15
Aug 20 2026 : Guest 71: 13/15
Aug 16 2026 : Guest 107: 15/15
Aug 16 2026 : Guest 165: 14/15
Aug 02 2026 : Guest 174: 14/15
Jul 29 2026 : Guest 99: 3/15
Jul 25 2026 : wjames: 15/15
Jul 22 2026 : Guest 104: 15/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

The incorrect answers were all catchers (Elston Howard, Benito Santiago, Jason Varitek, Lance Parrish, Craig Biggio, Biz Mackey, Buck Ewing).

Did you know?

- Lou Gehrig's big break allegedly resulted from a team member's headache.

- Jimmie Foxx was the second player in history to hit 500 home runs, after Babe Ruth.

- Albert Pujols' first college game resulted in him hitting a grand slam and turning an unassisted triple play.

- Hank Greenberg holds the record for the most RBIs in a single season by a right-handed batter (183).

- Miguel Cabrera's mom, Gregoria, was a shortstop who batted cleanup for Venezuela's national softball team.

- Willie McCovey at the time of his retirement in 1980, ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters.

- Mark McGwire was the first player to break Roger Maris' long-standing record of 61 home runs in a season by hitting 70 in 1998.

- Eddie Murray is one of very few in MLB history to be in both the 3,000-hit club and the 500 home run club.

- Jeff Bagwell was the first first-baseman to reach at least 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases.

- Jim Thome hit an MLB-record 13 walk-off home runs, homered in 38 stadiums, and hit home runs off 403 different pitchers during his career.

Source: Author jcmttt

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