MLB Average Trivia

121. How many World Series did Babe Ruth play in as a member of the Boston Red Sox?

From Quiz Baseball Stuffing

Answer: 3

The Babe played for six seasons in Boston from 1914-1919. The infamous 'Bambino Curse' began after the Red Sox winning the 1918 World Series and being sold to the Yankees. Ruth had a pitching record of 3-0 with Boston in World Series play.

From Quiz Baseball Chunks

Answer: Deacon Phillippe

The others had not begun their Major League careers yet. Phillippe came to the Pirates from the Louisville Colonels when the team folded after the 1899 season. Deacon went head to head against the great Cy Young and the Boston Pilgrims in the 1903 Series. Phillippe gave up three runs on six hit in his complete game, and won it 7-3. Boston would however win the Series.

From Quiz Someone Edit This, Please!

Answer: Hank never hit over 50 home runs in a season

Amazingly, Aaron who was nicknamed 'Hammerin Hank', never hit even 50 home runs in a season. Ironically, he hit 44 in a season four times, matching his Braves' jersey number. He did hit 45 in 1962, then 47 in 1971. Aaron was an easy induction into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1982.

From Quiz The Chicken or the Egg?

Answer: They all began together

All teams listed were American League teams. The American League began its quest into the Major Leagues in 1901, fielding eight franchises. The teams were (in order of finish in 1901): Chicago White Sox, Boston Americans (later Red Sox), Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles (later Highlanders then Yankees), Washington Senators, Cleveland Blues (later Indians), and the Milwaukee Brewers (later St. Louis Browns and Baltimore Orioles).

From Quiz Double Trouble

Answer: Reese

"Pee Wee" Reese got his nickname playing marbles as a kid. A "pee wee" was a small marble.

From Quiz Sliced Baseball and a Movie

Answer: Seattle Mariners

The others were all knocked out in the Divisional Series. Seattle, finishing the season 93-59, missed out by one spot to the Boston Red Sox.

From Quiz Baseball Basics

Answer: St. Petersburg

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays began their franchise in 1998 and although they are the Tampa Bay Devil Rays actually play in St. Petersburg.

From Quiz A Baseball Nightmare

Answer: Wilbur Wood

Wood was the only pitcher listed who was in baseball in 1973. On July 20, he started both games against the Yankees. New York knocked him out quickly in both games, and defeated the White Sox.

From Quiz Dummies Baseball

Answer: Pete Fox

The others listed were Chicago Cubs and never saw a World Series game. Fox, a Detroit Tiger, set this record in the 1934 World Series, in Detroit's 4 games to 3 loss to the Cardinals.

From Quiz Baseball Heaven

Answer: Bo Diaz

Diaz played for 4 teams from 1977-1989. He hit 87 home runs and had 452 RBI's. His career batting average was .255. Virgil played for 3 teams from 1980-1990. Mitterwald played for 2 teams from 1966-1977. Benedict caught for the Braves from 1978-1989.

From Quiz Baseball for Dummies #84

Answer: Pitcher

Chesbro was the first pitcher in the 20th century to win 40 games in a season, when he went 41-12 in 1904 at age 30, with the New York Highlanders (later Yankees). After only 11 career seasons, he won 198 games, a remarkable stat in baseball history. This Hall of Fame inductee died in 1931.

From Quiz Baseball Dummies Silver Anniversary

Answer: Connie Mack

Mack managed baseball teams for over 50 years. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates for 3 seasons, and then from 1901-1950, the Philadelphia Athletics. He retired with 3731 career victories.

From Quiz Baseball Greats

Answer: 91

He hit an amazing 91 in 1941 during his streak. He had 55 RBI's, scored 56 times himself, along with 15 home runs.

From Quiz Do You Know MLB?

Answer: an area in front of Tiger Stadium's homeplate soaked with water to slow Cobb's bunts

Not quite sure if tactic worked or failed, tried to find info, could not confirm ... if you know for sure, send me a line and tell me.

From Quiz Baseball Fun Facts

Answer: Rickey Henderson

130. All in one season!

From Quiz Random MLB Trivia

Answer: Little Big League

From Quiz Baseball A Go-Go

Answer: Willie Stargell

From Quiz Baseball Millionaire

Answer: Braves

From Quiz Baseball Brain Master

Answer: Griffith

The Washington Senators built Griffith Stadium after National Park burned down in 1911.

From Quiz Baseball Toughies

Answer: Chicago Cubs

Brock was second on the all time stolen bases list when he retired in 1979.

From Quiz Greatest MLB Teams and Players

Answer: Washington Nationals

The Nationals beat the Astros in the 2019 World Series in seven games, for their first win in their first-ever appearance in a World Series. The Boston Red Sox beat the LA Dodgers to win the World Series in 2018 but did not make the playoffs in 2019. The Kansas City Royals (winners of the World Series in 2015), finished the season in 4th place in the American League Central.

From Quiz Baseball Mixed Salad

Answer: Orlando Cepeda

The others never played for the Cardinals or Red Sox. In his 16th season and fifth team in 1973, Orlando showed up for Boston as a DH while all the other American League teams opened the season with the DH spot on April 6. Cepeda batted .289 and played in the DH spot for the entire season. He won the Rookie of the Year Award with the Giants in 1958, then was runner-up to the NL MVP in 1961 to Frank Robinson of the Reds. While as a Cardinal he won the NL MVP in 1967 over teammate Tim McCarver. Orlando retired with the Red Sox after the 1974 season. He was inducted into the Hall in 1999.

From Quiz Baseball Chowder

Answer: New York Yankees

Some fans might be surprised to know that this didn't happen recently. The Yankees began this five-season attendance record run in 1920 upon the arrival of Babe Ruth from the 1919 Red Sox. In 1919 the Yankees had a season attendance of 619,164. In 1920 the number more than doubled to 1,289,422. In 1925 the team finally fell below the one million mark with just under 700,000; but then topped the one million mark again for the next three consecutive seasons.

From Quiz Mashed Potato Baseball

Answer: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

William Devery was the first owner of the franchise when it moved to New York and became the New York Highlanders in 1903. MacPhail was owner and general manager of the team from 1945-1947 then later sold the team to Dan Topping. Steinbrenner purchased the team as lead shareholder from CBS in 1973. MacPhail came back as general manager from 1967-1973 until he was axed by George. Steinbrenner fired/re-hired managers 15 times from 1973 until the end of the century.

From Quiz Variety Snack Pack of Baseball

Answer: Safeco Field, Seattle

Both Briggs and Ebbets were long gone for Major League Baseball in the 21st Century. On April 21, 2012, Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfecto against the Mariners. On August 15, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez threw a 1-0 perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This was the first time in baseball history that any ballpark had two perfect games thrown in the same season.

From Quiz Baseball GPS

Answer: Vern Stephens

Stephens played eight seasons with the Browns, five with the Red Sox, and two with the White Sox. As a Brown in 1945 he hit 24 to lead the American League. While the runner-ups hit only 18, Tiger Hank Greenberg cranked out 44 the following season.

From Quiz Easy Peasy Baseball

Answer: 2

After six triple crowns were hit in the 1930s and 1940s, things seemed to settle down until Yankee great Mickey Mantle finally broke the drought in 1956 with the only triple crown of the decade. It would not be until 1966 when Baltimore Oriole Frank Robinson hit for one, then Boston's Carl Yastrzemski batted for another in 1967.

From Quiz Baseball Diamond Variety

Answer: 26

Williams began his career in 1959 with the Cubs, and after 16 seasons he went to the Athletics for two seasons. "Sweet Swingin' Billy" from Whistler" (born in Whistler, Alabama) retired with 426 home runs after winning the Rookie of the Year Award and the NL batting crown in 1972. Unfortunately, Williams never saw a World Series game in his life. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

From Quiz Shuffle 'Em Up!

Answer: Cleveland Spiders

Young pitched for the Spiders from 1890-1898 before the team closed their doors in 1899. In that franchise-ending season, they finished it all with the worst record in baseball history by going 20-134. Just before the 1899 season, the Spiders assigned Young to the St. Louis Perfectos (later Cardinals), then joined the new American League's Boston Americans in 1901. He would make two more moves to the Cleveland Indians then the Boston Rustlers of the National League and retired after the 1911 season. He retired with a tremendous 511 wins and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937 with only 76% of the ballot voting. He died in 1955 at the age of 88.

From Quiz Baseball Mix

Answer: Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the Major Leagues in 1947, and also played in the Negro Leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs.

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