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Quiz about Famous MLB Pitchers
Quiz about Famous MLB Pitchers

Famous MLB Pitchers Trivia Quiz


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

A collection quiz by jcmttt. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
jcmttt
Time
3 mins
Type
Quiz #
416,513
Updated
May 22 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
14 / 15
Plays
326
Last 3 plays: Kabdanis (13/15), creekerjess (6/15), GBfan (15/15).
Select the MLB pitchers.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
Felipe Alou Walter Johnson Billy Southworth Pedro Martinez Steve Carlton Roger Clemens Pete Alexander Steve O'Neill Warren Spahn Phil Niekro Chuck Dressen Lefty Grove Bob Gibson Charlie Manuel Randy Johnson Gaylord Perry Greg Maddux Jim Fregosi Tom Seaver Bert Blyleven Red Schoendienst Bob Feller

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
Jun 14 2024 : Kabdanis: 13/15
Jun 14 2024 : creekerjess: 6/15
Jun 12 2024 : GBfan: 15/15
Jun 11 2024 : misstified: 14/15
Jun 10 2024 : rahul0: 15/15
Jun 09 2024 : Reveler: 15/15
Jun 09 2024 : Stoaty: 6/15
Jun 09 2024 : zorba_scank: 15/15
Jun 08 2024 : Johnmcmanners: 15/15

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

The incorrect answers were all successful managers (Charlie Manuel, Chuck Dressen, Jim Fregosi, Felipe Alou, Steve O'Neill, Red Schoendienst and Billy Southworth).

Did you know?

- Walter Johnson who played for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927, was the one and only player in the 3,000 strikeout club until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout on July 17, 1974.

- Greg Maddux won four consecutive Cy Young Awards (1992-1995) and 18 Gold Glove Awards (1990-2008 except for 2003).

- Randy Johnson became the first regular starting pitcher in history to strike out more than a third of all batters faced. He played for six different teams in his career (1988-2009)

- Tom Seaver played a crucial role in transforming the New York Mets franchise from an expansion team with a losing record to World Series champions in 1969. In that season, he went 25-7, posted a 2.21 ERA and won the Cy Young Award.

- Lefty Grove (1900-.1975) didn't play organized baseball until he was 19 years old and legend has it that he developed his powerful arm by hurling rocks. He payed for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1933) and Boston red Sox (1934-1941).

- Bob Gibson was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same season (1968) when he compiled a 1.12 ERA. He played for the St Louis Cardinals his entire career (1959-1975).

- Phil Niekro gained entry into the 300-win club with a shutout win over the Toronto Blue Jays on October 6, 1985 and finished his career (1964-1987) with 318 wins.
Source: Author jcmttt

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