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4 MLB Streaks quizzes and 40 MLB Streaks trivia questions.

They Called Him the Streak? best quiz

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An all multiple choice quiz about some record-setting streaks in Major League Baseball. I hope that you have fun with it! :)

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The Party is Over! best quiz

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All multiple choice quiz about streaks and things that came to a halt in the Major Leagues. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

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They Called Them the Streaker! popular trivia quiz

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A quiz about streaks in MLB. I hope you have fun with it.

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20th Century Streaks great trivia quiz

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10 multiple choice questions on records for consecutive streaks during the 20th century.

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MLB Streaks Trivia Questions

1. For how many seasons did the great Babe Ruth hold the all-time career home-run record?

From Quiz They Called Them the Streaker!

Answer: 52

The Bambino took over the career home run leadership in 1922 when he surpassed Roger Connor who had hit 138 in his career. Ruth held that record and kept adding to it until he retired with 714 in 1935 with the Boston Braves. Along came Hank Aaron and tied Ruth's career record less than one hour into opening day of the 1974 season against Cincinnati. Four days later Hank hit the magic number 715 to stand on the top of the mountain.

2. Which player set a record for hitting 40+ home runs in seven consecutive seasons?

From Quiz They Called Him the Streak?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron hit 40+ consecutively once in 1962 and 1963. The 'Say Hey Kid' did it consecutively three separate times, and the great Ted Williams never 40+ in consecutive seasons. The Babe did this from 1926-1932 and all with the Yankees. Ruth's season high was 60 in 1927. Ruth hit 40+ home runs in a season an amazing 11 times in his 22 seasons.

3. Which team stopped the Yankees from winning the American League, and appearing in and potentially winning a sixth consecutive World Series?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: Cleveland Indians

The others were all National League teams. From 1949-1953, the Yankees won a historic five consecutive World Series. In 1954, the Cleveland Indians halted this streak by winning the American League with a record of 111-43, eight games ahead of the second place Yankees. The Indians lost the World Series 4-0 to the New York Giants.

4. What player set the National League record for the consecutive game hitting streak?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Pete Rose

Pete did this with 44 games with Cincinnati in 1978.

5. Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin set an unfortunate career record for losing 310 games. His career record was surpassed by a pitcher who lost 316 games and this new record ran for more than 100 seasons. Who was this pitcher who lost 316?

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Answer: Cy Young

Galvin played from 1875-1892 in an era when there was only one starting pitcher for a team in the entire season. He retired with a 365-310 record. The Hall of Fame great Young pitched from 1890-1911. Cy Young not only set a career record with an amazing 511 wins, but also set a new career record with 316 losses. To put things in perspective, the great Nolan Ryan who pitched in 27 seasons lost 292 games. When Ryan retired in 1993, he was still looking up at both Galvin and Young to be the only pitchers to lose 300+ games.

6. Which speedster set a record for stealing 50 consecutive bases without being caught?

From Quiz They Called Him the Streak?

Answer: Vince Coleman

Coleman of the St. Louis Cardinals was a Rookie of the Year in 1985. He went on to steal 100+ bases in three consecutive seasons from there. From 1988-1990, Vince stole a consistent 65+ in each season while leading the league in each season. He also stole six bases in the 1987 World Series against the Twins. Then his legs went away. In 13 seasons, Coleman stole 752 bases. Vaughn stole 30 bases in his entire career, and Yastzemski stole 168 over 23 seasons. Wells was a pitcher and never stole a base in his career.

7. Reggie Jackson was once perched by himself for being the only player in history to strike out 2000 career times. Who finally joined this elite club with Reggie?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: Andres Galarraga

The others never reached the 1400 mark. In his 18th season in 2003, Andres in a Giant uniform, closed out the season with exactly 2000 strikeouts. Reggie also opened the door to the 2500 club by striking out 2597 times in his career.

8. What Major Leaguer set the record for most consecutive hits without a walk in-between?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Walt Dropo

Dropo hit in 12 consecutive at bats while playing for the Tigers, July 14 and July 15, 1952.

9. From 1949-1953 the New York Yankees won five consecutive World Series which broke a streak of four in prior history. Which team won those four consecutive World Series wins?

From Quiz They Called Them the Streaker!

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankee franchise won four consecutive World Series from 1936-1939. After winning the big ones in 1941, 1943, and 1947, the Yankees began another streak of five consecutive World Series wins from 1949-1953. The Yankees would win nine more World Series before the century ended.

10. In 1968, which National League pitcher set a record for throwing six consecutive shutouts?

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Answer: Don Drysdale

The others listed had retired from baseball long before. From May 14 through June 4, 1968, the career Los Angeles Dodger threw them all. Drysdale also set a consecutive scoreless inning streak which was later broken by Orel Hershiser, another Dodger pitcher. Don was also the National League Cy Young Award winner in 1962. He was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1984, then sadly died at the age of 56 in 1993.

11. Which team put the brakes on Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: Cleveland Indians

The Phillies and Pirates were members of the National League. DiMaggio's streak was in 1941, and was stopped by the Indians on July 17. Eight years prior to this Major League feat, DiMaggio had a 61 game hitting streak with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1933.

12. What pitcher set the major league record for most consecutive wins by a starting pitcher?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Carl Hubbell

Hubbell won 24 straight appearances in 1936-1937 while pitching for the New York Giants. Clemens holds the American League record of 20.

13. In 2002, this pitching great set a record for striking out 300+ batters in five consecutive seasons. Who was this flame thrower?

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Answer: Randy Johnson

The others never threw 300 strikeouts in a season even one time. From 1998-2002, Johnson played for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Randy won the American League Cy Young Award with the Mariners, then four consecutive Cy Young awards from 1999-2002 with the Diamondbacks. He also threw for a Triple Crown in 2002.

14. What relief pitcher had the most consecutive wins?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Roy Face

Face fell short of Hubbell's record by two games, winning 22 straight with the Pirates in 1958-1959. He was off to a 17-0 start!

15. This National League pitcher had six 20-game winning seasons but he wasn't done. He later ran a streak of six consecutive 20+ winning seasons, and then added even another 20-win season to his resume. Who was this Hall of Fame pitcher?

From Quiz They Called Them the Streaker!

Answer: Warren Spahn

Warren played with the Braves in Boston and Milwaukee from 1942-1964 and then finished his career with a season each with the Mets and Giants. Spahn was a 20-game winner for the first time in 1947 when he went 24-10. He duplicated the 20-mark from 1949-1951 by winning 21, 21, and 22 games. After having an 'off-season' in 1952, Warren came back by winning 20+ games again in 1953 and 1954. After taking a 'break' in 1955 with winning only 17 games, he ran off a six-season streak from 1956-1961 of being a 20-game winner. In 1963, he topped it all off by going 23-7. Overall he was a 13-time 20-game winner. He retired with 363 wins and ironically had 363 hits himself as a batter. Spahn retired in 1965 and was an easy inductee into the Hall of Fame in 1973. He died in 2003 at the age of 82.

16. The world saw Yogi Berra play 2116 games with the New York Yankees. His final four career games were with which team?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: New York Mets

After 18 loyal seasons with the Yankees, Yogi signed a contract across the road with the Mets in 1965. At age 40, he appeared in only four games and had nine at-bats. Berra went to 14 World Series with the Yankees, winning 10 of them.

17. What pitcher had the most consecutive wins with a LAST PLACE team?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Steve Carlton

Carlton was with the Phillies in 1972 when he won 15 consecutive games. He won 27 games that year and the Phillies won only 59!

18. For 62 seasons the Hall of Fame great Walter Johnson held the career record for strikeouts with 3509. Who broke his career record, but held that record for only one season?

From Quiz They Called Them the Streaker!

Answer: Steve Carlton

Johnson was a career Washington Senator from 1907-1927. Amongst his seasons with the Senators he was the 1913 and 1924 American League MVP. Walter also pitched for two Triple Crown Awards in 1913 and 1918. He led the league 12 times in strikeouts and topped out at 313 in 1910. Johnson retired with 3509 career strikeouts. Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton came along with his strikeout crowns and finally surpassed Johnson's career record in 1983 while with the Philadelphia Phillies. Carlton held the career strikeout record for only year as the strikeout king of baseball took over the lead in 1984. That fireballer was Nolan Ryan who eventually retired with 5714 strikeouts in 1993.

19. With an amazing streak in Major League Baseball history, which pitcher ran a 12-season consecutive streak of winning 20+ games per season?

From Quiz They Called Him the Streak?

Answer: Christy Mathewson

Spahn was the only other pitching great to come close with six consecutive seasons of 20 wins. Christy Mathewson, one of the all-time pitching greats of baseball, won 20+ in every season from 1903-1914. He also won 30+ games in a season, four times in his career. He won 373 career games and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the initial induction ceremony in 1936.

20. In 1911, why was the party over for Major League pitchers?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: A new ball was introduced into the Major Leagues

In 1911, Major League baseball changed from a rubber-core ball to a new cork and rubber center ball. Immediately it became a batter's game. Frank Schulte led the league with 21 home runs, 10 more than his previous season title. On the average, players' batting averages skyrocketed by 30 points. Ty Cobb of the Tigers hit .420 in the season, and pitchers saw their strikeout totals drop dramatically.

21. What player was the LAST player to tie the record of 8 consecutive games with at least 1 home run?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Ken Griffey Jr.

Jr. hit 8 with Seattle from July 20-28 in 1993. Before that was Mattingly in 1987.

22. For an amazing 107 seasons this player held the season record for hitting the most singles before the record was finally broken. Who held this season singles record for over a century?

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Answer: Willie Keeler

The others never hit 200 singles in a season. Keeler played from 1892-1910. He was a rookie with the New York Giants, played with a few other teams, then retired as a Giant. Keeler had a steak-and-egg season in 1898 with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. Willie hit 206 singles, seven doubles, two triples and one home run. His season record for singles stood until the 2004 when Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki hit 225 singles to finally break Keeler's record.

23. Which pitcher was the first in Major League history to throw two consecutive no-hitters?

From Quiz They Called Him the Streak?

Answer: Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer played 11 of his 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. In two consecutive starts on June 11 and 15, 1938, he pulled off the two no-hitters. Johnny's best season was when he went 18-12 in 1942. From 1941-1943, he led the National League for strikeouts in all three seasons.

24. Ty Cobb held a record in Major League baseball for 46 years. Which player took this record away from the Georgia Peach?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: Maury Wills

Cobb stole an amazing 96 bases in 1915. His record stood until 1962, when Los Angeles Dodger shortstop Maury Wills became the first player in history to reach the 100 mark, by stealing 102 bases.

25. What pitcher is spoiled at Home and holds the record for consecutive wins in his own home park?

From Quiz 20th Century Streaks

Answer: Lefty Grove

Grove won 20 straight at Fenway Park in Boston from May 3rd, 1938 through May 12th, 1941.

26. Brad Lidge of the Astros set a National League record by striking out 157 batters in relief during the season. He fell way short of the record that which American League pitcher set?

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Answer: Dick Radatz

Lidge set his season record in 2004. Radatz was a career relief pitcher from 1962-1969. He came out of the pen throwing as a rookie with the Red Sox and had four outstanding seasons with them. In 1964 he struck out an amazing 181 batters in 157 innings of relief while leading the league in saves. Moving around the league after that, Dick played for the Indians, Cubs, Tigers, and Expos. Radatz's steak continued into the 21st Century. He died in 2005 at the age of 67.

27. Which Hall of Fame pitcher and New York Met set a record for striking out 10 consecutive batters in a game in 1970?

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Answer: Tom Seaver

The others listed were never Mets and were not pitchers. In April 1970, Seaver struck out 10 consecutive San Diego Padre players. 'Tom Terrific' as he was nicknamed, won three Cy Young Awards in 1969, 1973, and 1975. Tom took one World Series ring with the 1969 Mets in a win over the Baltimore Orioles. He was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1992.

28. Ernie Lombardi set a record by batting .300 ten times in his career, a record that stood for over 50 years for a catcher. Which catcher equalled Lombardi's mark with ten .300 seasons of their own?

From Quiz The Party is Over!

Answer: Mike Piazza

Lombardi played for 17 seasons, mostly with the Reds and Giants from 1931-1947. His record stood on its own for 54 years. In 2001, catcher Mike Piazza of the New York Mets and former Dodger, tied this mark by hitting .300, his tenth .300 season.

29. Which team set a season record by losing 134 games in a season, a record that stood for over 100 seasons?

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Answer: Cleveland Spiders

The Spiders of the National League were a better than average team in the 1880s and 1890s. When the administration of baseball didn't like the Spiders being owned by someone who also owned another baseball team, an ultimatum was made to sell one of the teams. As a result, the owners sold off all the good players from the Spiders (including Hall of Fame great Cy Young) after the 1898 season to their other team of ownership which was the St. Louis Browns/Perfectos. The 'traded' players left the Spiders as a dismal team for 1899 and helped the Perfectos to a fifth place finish of 12 teams. The Perfectos changed their name to the well known St. Louis Cardinals in 1900. The New York Mets came fairly close to this record by losing 120 games in 1962 by going 40-120.

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