2010s World Series Trivia

1. In 2010, which team defeated the Texas Rangers to win their first World Series in 56 years?

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: San Francisco Giants

The Giants hadn't won a World Series crown since 1954 when they were known as the New York Giants (they moved to San Francisco in 1958). After winning the NL West title, they eliminated the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies to set up a meeting with the Texas Rangers, who were making their series debut. After winning the first two games at home, the Giants lost game three in Arlington before winning games four and five to clinch the title.

From Quiz 2017 World Series

Answer: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

The Astros beat the Red Sox 3-1 in the ALDS before beating the Yankees in seven games in the ALCS, in which the home team won every game. The Dodgers beat the D-backs 3-0 in the NLDS before beating the Cubs 4-1 in the NLCS.

From Quiz 2015 World Series

Answer: Royals & Mets

The Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs played in the 2015 championship series of each League. The Royals defeated the Blue Jays 4-2 in the ALCS, while the Mets defeated the Cubs 4-0 in the NLCS, resulting in the World Series representing the ALCS winner Royals and NLCS winner Mets. It was the first time that both participants in the World Series were expansion teams (teams that came to the league after 1960). It was the second consecutive year where the Royals have made it to the Fall Classic (the Royals lost to the SF Giants in 2014 WS).

From Quiz 2016 World Series

Answer: Cleveland Indians

The other three choices are AL teams that made it to the 2016 postseason and came short of making into the Fall Classic. The AL pennant winner Indians beat two of those teams-the Red Sox in the ALDS 3-0 and the Blue Jays in the ALCS 4-1 (to qualify for the WS). The Blue Jays defeated the Rangers 3-0 in the other ALDS matchup.

From Quiz MLB 2011 World Series

Answer: Tony LaRussa

Tony LaRussa was appointed manager in 1996 and went to the WS three times - swept 4-0 by the Boston Red Sox in 2004, beat Detroit Tigers 4-1 in 2006, and beat Texas Rangers 4-3 in 2011, after which he retired. Ron Washington was the Rangers' manager, while Joe Girardi led the Yankees. Bruce Bochy was the manager of the Giants, the 2010 WS champions (Texas rangers also lost that WS).

From Quiz 2011 WS: Cardinals vs. Rangers Game 6

Answer: Jaime Garcia

Jaime was the starter and only went 3 innings and gave up two runs. It was almost forgotten that he started since the game went 11 innings and the final was 10-9!

From Quiz 2010 ALCS: Rangers vs Yankees

Answer: Minnesota Twins & Twins

The Yankees swept the Twins 3-0 in the ALDS, taking the first two in Minnesota and winnig Game 3 in New York. This was their first postseason series win as a wild card team (lost in 1995, 1997, and 2005).

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: David Freese

The Rangers won three of the first five games heading into Busch Stadium for game six. Texas led the game 7-5 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. They were one out away from clinching the title when Freese came to the plate. With the count at 1-2, Freese hit a triple off the wall to tie the scores. The Cardinals would go on to win the game in extra innings and clinched the series in game seven the following evening.

From Quiz 2017 World Series

Answer: Dodgers & LA Dodgers & Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers had the home field advantage as the Dodgers hosted four games (games 1, 2, 6, and 7) while the Astros hosted three (games 3, 4, and 5). The 2017 MLB season was the first season where the home field advantage in the World Series was determined by which pennant-winning team had the better regular season record. In 2017 the Dodgers had better record (104-58) than the Astros (101-61). For the previous 14 years it was determined by the league winner in the All-Star Game.

From Quiz 2015 World Series

Answer: Royals

The Royals defeated the Mets in five games. It was the Royals' second World Series title, their first championship came exactly 30 years earlier in 1985. The Mets had previously won two World Series titles (in 1969 and 1986). In fact, the movie "Back to the Future: Part II" (1989) predicted the Cubs would win the 2015 World Series. The Cubs did go on to win the World Series, but a year later in 2016.

From Quiz 2016 World Series

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

The Cubs defeated the Dodgers in the NLCS 4-2. The Cubs defeated the Giants in the NLDS 3-1 and the Dodgers defeated the Nationals in the NLDS 3-2. The Mets, who defeated the Cubs to get to the World Series a year before, was defeated by the Giants in the 2016 NL Wild Card Game.

From Quiz MLB 2011 World Series

Answer: David Freese

David Freese, with a game-tying triple in the 9th and a walk-off homer in the 11th in the historical Game 6, continued to boost the Redbirds as he hit a two-run double in Game 7 to tie the score at two. Game 6 went to 11 inning and the Cardinals twice came back from two-run deficits (and both times Texas Rangers were within one strike of winning the WS by 4-2). Albert Pujois hit three homers in Game 3, and drew three intentional walks in Game 5, but was hitless from there until the bottom of 9th in Game 6. Allen Craig also hit three homers in the WS, as well as two go-ahead pinch-hit RBIs in the first two games off Alexi Ogando. Chris Carpenter, the Cardinal ace, earned the win of the first and final games as he completed another sensational WS show.

From Quiz 2011 WS: Cardinals vs. Rangers Game 6

Answer: 5th

At this point David Freese had gone 0-2 and had 1 error in Game 6. This error led to 2 unearned runs charged to Salas.

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: Pablo Sandoval

In game one at AT&T Park, Sandoval became the fourth player in series history to hit three homers in the same game, following in the footsteps of Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols. The Giants won the game 8-3 and took game two the following day. At Comerica Park, the Giants completed the sweep to win their seventh title in franchise history.

From Quiz 2015 World Series

Answer: Ned Yost

Ned Yost had been managing the Royals since 2010. He led the Royals team to two World Series appearance, including of course the World Series title in 2015. Terry Collins managed the team that played against the Royals in the 2015 Fall Classic. Collins managed the Mets from 2011-2017. Joe Maddon was the manager of the Cubs that were defeated by the Mets in the 2015 NLCS and John Gibbons was the manager of the Blue Jays that were defeated by the Royals in the 2015 ALCS.

From Quiz 2016 World Series

Answer: 7

The best-of-seven WS needed all seven games to find a winner. The Cubs were down 3-1 vs. the Indians before winning the final three games to win the World Series, becoming the first team to overcome a 3-1 in the World Series since the Kansas City Royals in 1985; and the first NL team to do so since the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: David Ortiz

The Red Sox won in six games, clinching the series at Fenway Park - this was the first time they had clinched on home soil since 1918. Ortiz had previously been part of the Red Sox title winning teams of 2004 and 2007, and became the first non-New York Yankee to win three titles with the same team since Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles won his third in 1983.

From Quiz 2017 World Series

Answer: Chris Taylor

Dodgers utility player Chris Taylor hit a home run on the first pitch of the 2017 World Series, thrown by Dallas Keuchel. The temperature at the start of the game was 103°F (39°C), which was the all-time hottest World Series game; the game took place in Los Angeles.

From Quiz 2015 World Series

Answer: George Brett

George Brett, the greatest Royals player prior to their 2015 title, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Brett led the Royals to the 1985 World Series title over the St. Louis Cardinals, their first championship. Brett is notable for batting .394 in 1980 (in that season the Royals also reached the Fall Classic, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies). Darryl Strawberry and Mookie Wilson threw out the ceremonial first pitch in Game 5 of the World Series in 2015. Bret Saberhagen is one of the best Royals pitchers prior to 2015.

From Quiz 2016 World Series

Answer: 108

The Cubs ended their 108-year world championship drought, the longest of any of the North American major pro sports teams. The Cubs made it to the World Series for the first time in 71 years (their previous appearance was in 1945). Between the World championships in 1908 and 2016, the Cubs have lost in seven straight World Series appearances. In 1984, the Cubs were up 2-0 against the San Diego Padres in the best-of-five NLCS but lost the final three games. In 2003, the Cubs were again up by two games and one win away from getting to the World Series, but lost the last three games to the Florida Marlins, including the infamous Bartman incident in Game 6.

From Quiz MLB 2011 World Series

Answer: Allen Craig struck out.

Allen Craig struck out before Albert hit a three-run homer off Ogando ,started his big homer show on the night.

From Quiz 2011 WS: Cardinals vs. Rangers Game 6

Answer: 3

Ogando, Feliz, and Feldman were the pitchers that were charged with blown saves.

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: Madison Bumgarner

A see-saw series saw the Giants leading by three games to two coming into Kauffman Stadium for the last two games. The Royals won game six to set up a decider, and it was the Giants who edged it 3-2. Bumgarner won games one and five, the latter being a complete-game shutout. He then came out of the bullpen in game seven to pitch five scoreless innings and preserve the Giants lead.

From Quiz 2017 World Series

Answer: Marwin Gonzalez

Marwin Gonzalez hit a game-tying home run in the 9th off of Dodgers' closer Jansen, who suffered just their second blown save all year and the first since July 23 against the Atlanta Braves. Then the Astros battled through the extra innings and won the ballgame 7-6.

From Quiz 2015 World Series

Answer: Matt Harvey

Matt Harvey, nicknamed The Dark Knight, pitched Game 1 of the World Series for the Mets. He took the no decision as the Mets went on to lose the game 5-4. Edinson Volquez was the Game 1 starter for the Royals.

From Quiz 2016 World Series

Answer: Curse of the Billy Goat

The Cubs' championship in 2016 ended the Curse of the Billy Goat. The curse started in 1945 (their last WS appearance), when the tavern owner William Sianis took his goat named Murphy into the ballpark. There, he was told to leave the park because fans were complaining about the smell of the goat. That instruction upset Sianis and he "put curse on the team", ensuring the Cubs would never play in the World Series again (at least not for the rest of his life, he died in 1970). The Cubs won the pennant on the 46th anniversary of his death. All the other choices also allegedly plagued other MLB teams from winning the World Series for a considerable period of time. Cleveland Indians, the team that played the Cubs in the 2016 World Series, was plagued by the Curse of Rocky Colavito. The Curse of the Bambino allegedly kept the Red Sox from winning the World Series for 86 years. The Curse of Coogan's Bluff allegedly kept the Giants team from winning their first World Series title for the first 43 years following the move from New York.

From Quiz MLB 2011 World Series

Answer: Derek Holland

Texas Rangers won Game 4 with a 4-0 scoreline. Holland gave up only 2 hits and 2 walks while struck out 7 through 8. One innings in Game 4 after Cardinals' offense broke out for a 16-7 victory in Game 3. He left after Rafael Furcal drew a one-out walk in the 9th. The Rangers win 4-0.

From Quiz 2011 WS: Cardinals vs. Rangers Game 6

Answer: Allen Craig

Allen Craig entered into the game in the seventh and made an immediate impact. He hit a solo shot in eighth inning to close the deficit to 7-5.

From Quiz 2010 ALCS: Rangers vs Yankees

Answer: Rangers

The only time either team scored 10 was when the Rangers took Game 4, 10-3.

From Quiz World Series : The 2010s

Answer: New York Mets

The Royals last series crown had come in 1985, but they made up for the heartbreak of twelve months earlier with a 4-1 win over the Mets. After winning the first two games at home, the Royals dropped game three at Citi Field. They rebounded to win games four and five, clinching the title in the 12th inning. Royals catcher Salvador Perez won the MVP award.

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