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  World Series: The Rebellious 1970s   best quiz  
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All multiple choice about the World Series in the 1970s. I hope that you have fun with this one! :-)
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  World Series: The 1970s   popular trivia quiz  
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Test your knowledge of World Series baseball during the 1970s.
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  1975 World Series   popular trivia quiz  
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Questions about the 1975 World Series between the Reds and Red Sox, considered by many to be the most exciting series ever.
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  Average World Series of the 1970s Trivia    
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As the World Series reached its seventh decade, it saw some changes as the first full decade of divisional play took place, and the advent of the DH.
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  10 Question World Series of the 1970s Quiz    
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Facts and tidbits on the World Series from 1970 through to 1979.
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  1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh    
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The 1971 World Series, in which Roberto Clemente showcased his talent.
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The 1978 Series was a rematch of the 1977 Series. Who would win this rematch of the Yankees and Dodgers, and in how many games?

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1970s World Series Trivia Questions
1. Who was the Pittsburgh Pirates manager?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: Danny Murtaugh

Murtaugh was also the manager when the Pirates won in 1960.

2. The Baltimore Orioles made up for their loss to the Mets in 1969 by defeating the Reds in the 1970 World Series. Who batted .429 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs on his way to the series MVP award?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: Brooks Robinson

Brooks Robinson also performed some fielding heroics in game three as the Orioles took a stranglehold of the series. Baltimore would eventually triumph by four games to one.

3. How many games in the 1975 World Series were decided by 1 run?

From Quiz 1975 World Series

Answer: 5

5 of the seven games were decided by one run, 2 of which went extra innings and 2 of which were decided in the 9th inning. Only game 2 games (a 6-0 Red Sox win in game one and a game five 6-2 Reds win) were decided by more than one run.

4. What team played in the most World Series in the 1970s?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The Reds appeared in 4 World Series in the (1970, 1972, 1975-76), winning 2 and losing 2. The Athletics, Dodgers, and Yankees, as well as the Orioles, appeared in 3.

5. The 1970 series pit the Baltimore Orioles against the Cincinnati Reds. Who would win this series and in how many games?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Orioles in 5

The Baltimore Orioles won the series in 5 games, only losing game 4.

6. How many extra-base hits did Roberto Clemente collect in the series?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: 5

2 of those 5 extra base hits were home runs.

7. Which piece of World Series history was created in game four of the 1971 series?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: The first night game in World Series history

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games to win their first crown since 1960. Game four at Three Rivers Stadium was the first series game ever to be scheduled to be played at night.

8. The Red Sox were on the verge of going up 2 games to 0 as they led the second game, 2-1 with two outs in the 9th. Which Red drove in the tying run, stole second, and scored the winning run in the Reds 3-2 victory?

From Quiz 1975 World Series

Answer: Dave Concepcion

The Reds won 108 games in the regular season and swept the Pirates in the NLCS, but were in danger of falling behind 2 games to 0 to the underdog Red Sox until Concepcion's heroics.

9. What team won the most World Series in the 1970s?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The A's won all 3 World Series in which they played (1972-73-74). The Reds and Yankees, as well as the Pirates, each won 2 World Series in the decade.

10. In 1971, the Baltimore Orioles won their third straight American League pennant, but failed to win the World Series for the second time in those 3 years. Who beat them in the '71 Series?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates beat the Orioles in 7 games. Led by series MVP Roberto Clemente's .414 batting average.

11. How many total hits in the series did Clemente collect?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: 12

He collected a hit in every game of this 7-game series.

12. The 1972 World Series saw the first ever series triumph for which city?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: Oakland

The Athletics had won five World Series crowns in their Philadelphia days, but 1972 was their first since moving from Kansas City to California in 1968. The Cincinnati Reds were their victims in a series that went all the way to game seven.

13. What was notable about the Pirates' 4-3 victory over the Orioles in game 4 of the 1971 World Series?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: It was the first night game in World Series history

This was the first night game in World Series history, and the Pirates' win enabled them to tie the series at 2 games apiece (they won it in 7). Clemente was the MVP of the series, but he played one more season until his tragic death after the 1972 season. Through 2003, no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a World Series.

14. The 1972 World Series saw the Oakland Athletics take on the Cincinnati Reds. Who won this series and in how many games?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Athletics in 7

Oakland beat Cincinnati in 7 games, winning games 1, 2, 4, and 7.

15. What was the final score of the second game?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: 11-3

The Orioles won to go up 2-0 in the series.

16. 1973 saw a repeat World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics, even though the Athletics struck out 62 times in the series. Which team was this that had the strikeouts specialists in Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack, and Tug McGraw?

From Quiz World Series: The Rebellious 1970s

Answer: New York Mets

The Athletics won the series in seven games. Seaver led the Mets with 18 strikeouts, while McGraw had 14, and Matlack threw 11. Jerry Koosman also struck out eight. No Oakland pitcher threw more than eight. Like the 1972 World Series, the Athletics were somewhat out-hit, but were still victorious. That batted only .212 against the Mets.

17. The Oakland Athletics won the 1973 World Series by coming from 2-3 behind to defeat which team in seven games?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: New York Mets

Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson both hit 2-run home runs in the third inning of game 7, as the Athletics won the deciding game 5-2 in Oakland.

18. This Red Sox pitcher with an unusual delivery infuriated the Reds by winning two games in the series and having an unusual stretch (the Reds claimed it was a balk) that slowed their running game.

From Quiz 1975 World Series

Answer: Luis Tiant

Tiant shutout the Reds in game 1 by a score of 6-0, and beat them again in game 4 by a score of 5-4. His wind-up was unusual in that he turned almost 180 degrees towards centerfield before twisting back around to pitch to the plate. While in a stretch, he would jiggle his hands while he slowly brought them down to his waist. The Reds complained this was a balk.

19. What was notable about the Orioles' 4-3 victory over the Reds in game 1 of the 1970 World Series?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: It was the first World Series game played on artificial turf

This game, played at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, was the first World Series game played on artificial turf. While the Cardinals played in the World Series in 1967 and 1968, Busch Stadium had natural grass at the time.

20. Who was the MVP of the 1972 World Series?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Gene Tenace

Tenace won the MVP for his 4 home runs and 9 RBI.

21. When Roberto Clemente threw his strike to third base from right field, who was the runner going to third?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: Merv Rettenmund

Rettenmund was called safe on the play, but Clemente still made a teriffic throw.

22. Which pitcher posted a win and two saves as the Athletics defeated the Dodgers in 1974?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: Rollie Fingers

The first-ever all-California series was won by the Athletics in five games, with Fingers winning the MVP award for his efforts on the mound.

23. Game 6 was one of the most memorable games in baseball history as Carlton Fisk won it with a 12th inning home run. But Fisk would have never had a chance if which player hadn't tied the game in the 8th inning with a pinch-hit 3-run home run?

From Quiz 1975 World Series

Answer: Bernie Carbo

The Red Sox trailed 6-3 when Carbo, a former Red, connected off reliever Rawley Eastwick with two outs in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game.

24. Who was the first man to throw the very first pitch of the World Series in back to back years?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Don Gullett

Don Gullett threw the first pitch for the Reds vs. the Yankees in Cincinnati in 1976, and then threw the first pitch for the Yankees vs. the Dodgers in New York in 1977. As home field advantage alternates each year between the A.L. and N.L. then, to emulate this feat, a person would need to be traded between leagues to have been the home team's pitcher in game 1 (and thus thrown the first pitch) in successive World Series.

25. Oakland came back in 1973 to take on the New York Mets and won back-to-back titles. This series would also go 7 games. Of those seven games, 3 of them were started by one Athletics pitcher. Who was it?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Ken Holtzman

Holtzman started games 1, 4, and 7. He was credited with the victory in both 1 and 7.

26. Which Pirate pitcher earned the win in Game 4?

From Quiz 1971 World Series: Baltimore-Pittsburgh

Answer: Bruce Kison

Giusti picked up the save, Blass won Games 3 and 7, and Briles won in Game 5.

27. The Boston Red Sox' quest for a first World Series crown since 1918 was ended in game seven of the 1975 series. Which team extended the "Curse of the Bambino" for at least another season?

From Quiz World Series: The 1970s

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The "Big Red Machine" of Cincinnati won their first crown in 35 years in a nail-biting series which went all the way to game seven at Fenway Park. Ken Griffey scored the winning run in the 9th inning of a 3-2 Reds victory.

28. More game 6 drama took place in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Red Sox loaded the bases with nobody out. Fred Lynn then hit what looked to be a game-winning sacrifice fly, but Denny Doyle was thrown out at the plate by which Reds' outfielder?

From Quiz 1975 World Series

Answer: George Foster

Fred Lynn lofted a high foul to left field. While the ball was not hit that deep, Foster had to make the catch up against the wall along left field in Fenway Park and was in an awkward position for the throw home. But he threw a strike to catcher Johnny Bench and Doyle was out easily. Later it was revealed that the third base coach was yelling "no, no, no" to Doyle, but with the crowd going crazy, Doyle thought he heard him say "go, go, go."

29. Reggie Jackson hit the most World Series home runs in the 1970s with 9. Who was second behind Jackson in 1970s World Series homers?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Johnny Bench

Bench is second with 5. Robinson, Smith, and Tenace each hit 4. Tenace's all came in one series (1972), as he was named series MVP in the absence of Reggie Jackson, who was injured. Davey Lopes also hit 4 World Series homers in the decade.

30. In 1974, the Oakland Athletics took on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first all California World Series. Who won and in how many games?

From Quiz World Series of the 1970s

Answer: Athletics in 5

The A's won their third straight series. Rollie Fingers was named Series MVP for recording 2 saves and a 1.93 ERA.

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