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Quiz about First Class
Quiz about First Class

First Class Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.

A multiple-choice quiz by royals794. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
royals794
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
221,856
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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842
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year were the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. When Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson retired, they were in the top three in career victories.


Question 3 of 10
3. Honus Wagner's career stolen bases plus Ty Cobb's career stolen bases is a number greater than 1,500.


Question 4 of 10
4. In what year did Babe Ruth begin playing for the New York Yankees? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Christy Mathewson played his entire career with the New York Giants.


Question 6 of 10
6. What was Ty Cobb's career batting average? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many batting titles did Honus Wagner win in his career? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following players had a career batting average lower than Babe Ruth? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Walter Johnson never won more than 30 games in a season.


Question 10 of 10
10. What is Babe Ruth's real first name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year were the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame?

Answer: 1936

1908 was the year the Cubs won the World Series. 1919 was the year of the Black Sox scandal. 1927 was the year that the Yankees lineup was called Murderer's Row.
2. When Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson retired, they were in the top three in career victories.

Answer: True

Cy Young was first all time with 511 career victories. Johnson retired in the second spot with 417, and and Christy Mathewson tied with Grover Cleveland Alexander for third with 373 victories.
3. Honus Wagner's career stolen bases plus Ty Cobb's career stolen bases is a number greater than 1,500.

Answer: True

Wagner swiped 722 career bases while Cobb stole 892 bases, for a sum of 1,614 steals between the two of them. Babe Ruth stole 123 bases in his career.
4. In what year did Babe Ruth begin playing for the New York Yankees?

Answer: 1920

In 1920, he also shattered his own single season home run mark of 29 set one year earlier, when he smashed 54 dingers with the Bronx Bombers.
5. Christy Mathewson played his entire career with the New York Giants.

Answer: False

Mathewson pitched nine innings with the Cincinnati Reds in 1916, his last season in the majors.
6. What was Ty Cobb's career batting average?

Answer: .366

Cobb's .366 mark was the highest career batting average when he retired in 1928. His mark stood throughout the century. He amassed 4,189 career hits in 11,434 at bats.
7. How many batting titles did Honus Wagner win in his career?

Answer: 8

Wagner, also known as "The Flying Dutchman", won the award in 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1911. He finished in the top 10 in batting average every year between 1900 and 1913.
8. Which of the following players had a career batting average lower than Babe Ruth?

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth had a career mark of .342. Lou Gehrig's career batting average was .341. Ted Williams and Tris Speaker both had .344 career averages. Joe Jackson was suspended for the Black Sox scandal, and had a whopping .356 mark for his career.
9. Walter Johnson never won more than 30 games in a season.

Answer: False

Johnson, also known as "The Big Train", won 33 games in 1912 and 36 games in 1913.
10. What is Babe Ruth's real first name?

Answer: George

Born George Herman Ruth, the Babe is arguably the greatest hitter of all-time. No player ever dominated the era in which he played the way that Babe Ruth did. When Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, it was more than the number of home runs that half the teams hit that season.
Source: Author royals794

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