It's Not About Me? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb set a season record by stealing 96 in 1915, a record that stood until 1962 when Dodger Maury Wills became the first to top the 100-mark with 104. Brock of the Cardinals broke Wills' record in 1974 with 118. Coleman topped the 100-mark three times in his career.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies went to five Worlds Series in the first 100 years, but none were consecutive. They were victorious only once, in 1983 with the help of Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton. The Cubs went to three World Series from 1906-1908. The Giants went to four from 1921-1924. The Yankees speak for themselves, including five straight victories from 1949-1953.

Answer: Ferguson Jenkins

Fergie pitched for 19 seasons from 1965-1983. He played for the Phillies, Rangers, Cubs, and Red Sox. The 1971 NL Cy Young winner never saw a postseason game in his career. DiMaggio went to 10 World Series with the Yankees. Musial of the Cardinals went to four. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers also went to four World Series, and Williams went to one with the Red Sox in 1946.

Answer: Tom Seaver

Although Seaver won a Rookie of the Year and three Cy Young awards, this Met and Red peaked at 289 strikeouts in the 1971 season. Feller threw 348 in 1946 with the Indians. Koufax set a modern day baseball record in 1965 by striking out 382, then Ryan broke it with 383 in 1973.

Answer: Mike Witt

Witt spent all his 12 seasons in the American League which had a designated hitter. In 1986, Mike was third in the Cy Young voting behind Roger Clemens and Teddy Higuera. The former Angel retired in 1993 as a Yankee with a 117-116 record. Although Righetti spent most of his career in the American League, he was also a San Francisco Giant. Drysdale hit 29 home runs in his great career, and Johnson of the Senators hit 24.

Answer: Harmon Killebrew

When Lou Brock retired in 1979, he stood on top of the heap with 938 career stolen bases. Little did Brock know that in the same year, little Rickey Henderson was a rookie with the Athletics, and would go on to surpass Lou's record by stealing 1406. Harmon Killebrew, who spent 18 seasons with the Senators/Twins franchise, stole a snailing 19 bases, and averaged one base per year for his 19 seasons.

He stole almost half his career total in 1969 with eight.

Answer: Ed Delahanty

Delahanty, one of five brothers in the Major Leagues, was killed in an accident when he fell off Niagara Falls in 1903. He had played in 42 games for the Senators when the accident occurred. Ed led the National League in batting in 1899, hitting a .410, and also led the league in hits, total bases, and doubles.

His Hall of Fame membership was in 1945. Young, who won 511 career games, and had a pitching award named after him, died at the age of 88 in 1955. Slaughter, mostly with the Cardinals, died at 86 in 2002. Stengel was a player and a manager throughout his career, and died at 85 in 1975.

Answer: Dan Quisenberry

Quisenberry was a relief pitcher during his entire career, mostly with the Royals. He won the AL Rolaids Relief award five times. Dan never started a game in his career but left with a 56-46 record and 244 saves. Johnson set the standard with 117 shutouts (417 career wins) in his career with the Washington Senators. Pascual threw 36 shutouts in 18 seasons, and Don Larsen threw 11, including a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

McGwire was the first to reach the 70-plateau in 1998. Maris hit 61 in 1961 as a Yankee. Sosa reached the 60-mark in 1998 with his 66. He would do this two more times in his career. Foxx, who had the nickname "Double XX", topped out at 58 in 1932 with the Philadelphia Athletics.

It was the first of two seasons that Foxx would reach the 50-mark. Jimmie retired with 534 home runs, and was the second player in history to reach the 500 career mark behind Babe Ruth.

Answer: Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned from baseball in his 13th season in 1920 for his manipulation of the 1919 World Series against the Reds. This was called the 'Black Sox Scandal', induced by some Chicago White Sox players. From 1963-1989, pitcher Tommy John played for 26 seasons and won 288 games. Ryan spent 27 seasons with four teams from 1966-1993.

He retired with 5714 career strikeouts. Anson spent five seasons in the National Association before joining the National League. He retired after 27 seasons.