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1.
  1980s World Series    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Baseball's fall classic produced many memories during the 1980s. Please match these 1980s World Series highlights to the year listed.
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  What do you know about World Series: The 1980s?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about the World Series in the 1980s, and they were worth remembering. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)
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  Test yourself! World Series: The 1980s Quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of the baseball World Series during the 1980s.
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  1986 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Boston came "oh so close" that year. The Red Sox and Mets go the distance.
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  The 1985 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This was the "I-70 Series", Kansas City vs. St. Louis, a seven game thriller.
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  The 1984 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The Tigers made their first visit to the Fall Classic since 1968, and the Padres made their first appearance ever.
Average, 15 Qns, steve20, Sep 18 03
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  World Series of the 1980s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Questions about the World Series played from 1980 to 1989.
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  The 1987 World Series    
Multiple Choice
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This World Series gave new meaning to the phrase "there's no place like home", with the home team winning each game. 1987 saw Minnesota vs. St.Louis.
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  The 1980 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Philadelphia faithful waited 30 years for this series, the Phillies against the Kansas City Royals.
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  The 1981 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
After a season split by a strike, the Yankees and Dodgers squared off in the fall classic for the third time in five seasons. This was a series of comebacks!
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trivia question Quick Question
What were Gibson's injuries that left him hobbling?

From Quiz "The 1988 World Series"




11.
  The 1988 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1988 World Series, Dodgers vs. Oakland. If you are a Dodger fan, this might be one of your favorite memories. If you're an A's fan, well, it got better in '89.
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  The 1982 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This was the Cardinals against the Brewers.
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  The 1989 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This Series was probably remembered more for the earthquake that delayed it's conclusion. Some call it the Loma Prieta Series. This was Oakland vs. San Francisco.
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  The 1983 World Series    
Multiple Choice
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A series with some unlikely heroes, this was the Phillies against the Orioles.
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  World Series 1988    
Multiple Choice
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Dodgers vs. A's.
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1980s World Series Trivia Questions
1. After the completion of the 1979 season, only one of the original 16 AL and NL franchises had never won a World Series. Which team finally broke their duck in 1980?

From Quiz World Series: The 1980s

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies finally won a Fall Classic with a 4-2 triumph over the Kansas City Royals. Of the others listed, the Giants had won numerous series in their New York days; the Twins were champions in 1924 when they were known as the Washington Senators; the Cubs won 2 championships in the 1900s.

2. The 1980s were a decade of balance and only one team won more than one World Series during the decade 1980 to 1989. Which team?

From Quiz World Series of the 1980s

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers won it in 1981 over the Yankees in 6 games, and again in 1988 over the Athletics in 5 games.

3. Who managed Kansas City in the '80 series?

From Quiz The 1980 World Series

Answer: Jim Frey

With a 97-65 record, the Royals ran away from the Oakland A's, winning the Western Division by 14 games.

4. Who managed the Yankees in the '81 World Series?

From Quiz The 1981 World Series

Answer: Bob Lemon

All of them managed the Bronx Bombers at least once. Actually, Gene Michael started the '81 season, but was replaced by Bob Lemon. Bob Lemon was then replaced in '82 by Gene Michael. Then Michael was replaced later that year by Clyde King. In '83, Billy Martin was at the helm but was replaced by Yogi Berra in '84. Then 16 games into the '85 season, Berra was replaced by Billy Martin. By '86, Martin was gone and Lou Piniella was the skipper. Talk about your comebacks.

5. Who managed the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1982 World Series?

From Quiz The 1982 World Series

Answer: Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog guided the Cards to a 92 - 70 record, edging the Phillies by 3 games in the NL East.

6. Who managed the Baltimore Orioles in the '83 World Series?

From Quiz The 1983 World Series

Answer: Joe Altobelli

Weaver had retired at the end of the '82 season. Frank Robinson succeeded Ripken Sr. in '88, when the Birds lost their first 21 games.

7. Who was the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985?

From Quiz The 1985 World Series

Answer: Whitey Herzog

The "White Rat" guided the Redbirds to 101 wins that season.

8. Who was the New York Mets manager in 1986?

From Quiz 1986 World Series

Answer: Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson was a pretty good second baseman with Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and even in Japan. He hit 43 home runs for the Braves in '73. He led the Mets in '86 to a 108-54 record.

9. Who managed the Twins in the '87 series?

From Quiz The 1987 World Series

Answer: Tom Kelly

Tom Kelly took over for Ray Miller late in the '86 season. It turned out to be a good choice since the Twins won the AL West, the LCS and of course, the World Series in '87.

10. The manager of the Dodgers in 1988 was who?

From Quiz The 1988 World Series

Answer: Tommy Lasorda

Tommy is forever a Dodger and has been quoted as saying, "I bleed Dodger blue."

11. Which game of the Series was interrupted by a major earthquake?

From Quiz The 1989 World Series

Answer: 3

At 5:04 p.m. PST, the bay area rocked, and game three was delayed for ten days. Eventually, the A's won Game 3, 13-7.

12. Who started game 1 for Los Angeles?

From Quiz World Series 1988

Answer: Tim Belcher

Tim Belcher was a rookie in 1988 with a 12-6 record.

13. The 1981 season was a split season. It saw the Dodgers and Yankees go at it in the World Series. The Yankees had the AL Rookie of the Year in pitcher Dave Righetti, while the Dodgers had their own Rookie of the Year pitcher in who?

From Quiz World Series: The 1980s

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

The others weren't Dodgers. Valenzuela also won the NL Cy Young Award in 1981. Fernando would throw one complete game in the third game and come away with the win. The Dodgers would win the series four games to two, and for the first time in Major League history, more than one player won the World Series MVP award. They were Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager of the Dodgers. Dodger pitchers Jerry Reuss, Burt Hooton, and Steve Howe won the team's other games.

14. The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a two games to none deficit to defeat the Yankees in 1981. Who was the MVP of this series?

From Quiz World Series: The 1980s

Answer: All these

For the first time ever, the MVP award was shared by more than one player. Guerrero batted .333 with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs; Cey batted .350 with 6 RBIs; and Yeager batted .286 with 2 homers and 4 RBIs.

15. What team appeared in the most World Series in the 1980s?

From Quiz World Series of the 1980s

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals appeared in 3 (they won it in 1982, and lost in 1985 and 1987). The Athletics, Dodgers, and Royals, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, appeared in 2.

16. Who managed the Phillies in the '80 series?

From Quiz The 1980 World Series

Answer: Dallas Green

Green took over for Ozark late in the '79 season and then led them to a 91-71 record in '80, edging out Montreal by one game.

17. Who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers in the '81 World Series?

From Quiz The 1981 World Series

Answer: Tommy Lasorda

All managed the Dodgers at one time or another, but Tommy was in charge in '81. In contrast to the Yankees, the Dodgers had just two managers between '54 and '95, Alston and Lasorda.

18. Who managed the Brewers in the 1982 World Series?

From Quiz The 1982 World Series

Answer: Harvey Kuenn

Buck Rodgers started the season as manager but was canned in early June as the Brew Crew was 23 - 24. Kuenn took over and led them to a 95 - 67 record and the pennant. The Brewers had to win the last game of the season against Baltimore to clinch it by just one game.

19. Who managed the Phillies in the '83 World Series?

From Quiz The 1983 World Series

Answer: Paul Owens

Corrales had been fired by then GM, Paul Owens in July in spite of the fact that the Phils were in first at the time.

20. Who managed the Padres in 1984?

From Quiz The 1984 World Series

Answer: Dick Williams

In his first two seasons ('82 and '83), San Diego had back to back fourth place finishes, but in '84, Williams guided the Padres to 92-70 record and the World Series.

21. Who managed the Royals in 1985?

From Quiz The 1985 World Series

Answer: Dick Howser

Howser led the Royals to a 91-71 record that season.

22. Who managed the Boston Red Sox in 1986?

From Quiz 1986 World Series

Answer: John McNamara

McNamara guided the Sox to 95 wins that year and through a wild LCS.

23. Who managed the Cardinals in the '87 Series, and what was his other nickname?

From Quiz The 1987 World Series

Answer: Whitey Herzog / The White Rat

Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog was also, occasionally called the "White Rat". Whitey was quoted by George Will in Men at Work as saying, "Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it". With three division championships at Kansas City, three league championships, and a World Series win at St. Louis in 1982, he was right.

24. The manager of the Oakland A's in 1988 was who?

From Quiz The 1988 World Series

Answer: Tony LaRussa

Tony has also managed the White Sox and the Cardinals.

25. How many homeruns combined did Canseco and McGwire have in the series?

From Quiz World Series 1988

Answer: 2

Canseco hit a grand slam in game 1 and Mcgwire a game winner in game 3.

26. The St. Louis Cardinals won their first World Series in 15 years in 1982. In a close series, which team did they defeat four games to three, off-setting two wins by Mike Caldwell, and two saves by Bob McClure?

From Quiz World Series: The 1980s

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers were in their first World Series since their franchise began in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots. Cardinal catcher Darrell Porter was the series MVP with this eight hits, and Joaquin Andujar won two games also. There were two blowouts in the series. The Brewers won game one 10-0, then the Cardinals won game six 13-1. Willie McGee of the Cardinals and Ted Simmons of the Brewers both hit two home runs in the series.

27. Which team made their World Series debut in 1982?

From Quiz World Series: The 1980s

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers, nicknamed Harvey's Wallbangers after manager Harvey Kuenn, had hit 216 homers during the regular season. In the World Series, however, it was the St. Louis Cardinals who came out on top in 7 games.

28. The 1987 World Series was the first ever in which _______ ?

From Quiz World Series of the 1980s

Answer: the home team won every game.

The Twins defeated the Cardinals in seven games, and the home team won every game. Only the games in Minnesota were played indoors. The winning team has come back from a 3-1 series deficit in 1925, 1958, 1968, 1979, and 1985. The 1992 World Series (Blue Jays vs. Braves) was the first played outside the U.S. Ironically, the 1991 World Series also saw the home team win every game, and again it was the Twins who won a seven game series that year.

29. Who did the Royals and Phillies play in their respective League Championship Series?

From Quiz The 1980 World Series

Answer: New York / Houston

Kansas City dispatched the Yankees in three straight, but the Phillies had to go the full five, including four extra-inning games, to take care of Houston.

30. Who did the Yankees face in the ALCS?

From Quiz The 1981 World Series

Answer: Oakland

The Yankees swept the A's in three straight, but when Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles came back to the locker room to celebrate the win, they got into a fight.

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