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  World Series: They Blew It   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about some pennant winners that won 10 or more games than their World Series opponents in a season, then blew it in the series. I hope that you have fun with it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 10 08
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Nightmare gold member
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  World Series Losers   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about some great teams that didn't step up to the plate in the promised land. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 21 08
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Nightmare gold member
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  A Skunk That Really Smelled    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It must have been pretty tough to have a fantastic baseball season, then get skunked in the World Series. Let's see if you can identify some of these teams that went winless. :-)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jun 21 06
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  World Series Losing Teams   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ok, most baseball fans know who won the World Series in given years...but, can you name the team that lost? I will give the year and the team that won. You name the team that lost.
Average, 10 Qns, lulionbowler, Jul 15 12
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  Whew! Is That a Skunk?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The World Series is when a team is supposed to shine after a great season of baseball. This is about some skunks (no wins) in a World Series. I hope that you enjoy it. :)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Sep 09 10
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  Losing the Big One    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Sure, everyone knows who won the World Series, but do you remember who went home crying?
Average, 25 Qns, illiniman14, Dec 13 06
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  Defeated World Series Teams    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everyone remembers World Series winners, but do you remember who the defeated teams were? I'll list 10 World Series, see how many teams you know, have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, gamemaker, Mar 02 03
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gamemaker
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  World Series Futility    
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With the Boston Red Sox finally breaking through after 86 years of futility and the White Sox breaking an 88 year drought in 2005, I was curious what other teams have had difficulty winning the big one.
Average, 10 Qns, brnwshd85, Nov 10 05
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  Baseball's Also-Rans    
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No one remembers a loser - I do. See if you can remember who lost what and when?
Average, 10 Qns, crome64, Apr 08 02
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trivia question Quick Question
The Cincinnati Reds defeated which scandal-ridden ballclub in 1919?

From Quiz "World Series Losing Teams"





WS Losers Trivia Questions
1. Who did the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals defeat in 7 games?

From Quiz World Series Losing Teams

Answer: Texas Rangers

The Cardinals finished with a record of 90-72 and earned the NL Wild Card on the last day of the season. They beat the Phillies in 5 games then the Brewers in 6 to advance to meet the AL West champion Texas Rangers. The Rangers finished 96-66 and beat the Rays in 4 games then the Tigers in 6 to advance to their second consecutive World Series. They also lost to the Giants in 2010.

2. The first World Series skunk job of four games to none was provided by which National League team in the 1910s?

From Quiz Whew! Is That a Skunk?

Answer: Boston Braves

The other teams did not exist in the 1910s. The Braves met the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 series, and put them down four games to none. The Athletics went 99-53 in the season, but couldn't come up with a win against the Braves. Two of the four losses were one-run games. The Braves were led by Johnny Evers who batted .438, and Hank Gowdy who hit .545 in the series. Both Bill James and Dick Rudolph won two games each for the Braves.

3. In 1966, the Dodgers were favored to win their third World Series in four seasons. Frank Robinson had other ideas, and his team skunked the Dodgers in four games. Which team was this that won their first-ever World Series?

From Quiz World Series Losers

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The 1966 Orioles had one of the biggest guns in the season. Frank Robinson hit for a Triple Crown, won the MVP, and was the 1966 series MVP. Each Oriole starter in the series won a game each.

4. After 44 years of existence, this team finally made it to the promised land in 2005, but were stopped cold by the Chicago White Sox four games to none. Who was this team?

From Quiz A Skunk That Really Smelled

Answer: Houston Astros

Except for the Phillies, the others were American League teams. The Astros bought a ticket to the World Series by beating Atlanta and St. Louis in the playoffs. The Astros, blessed with the arm of their 20-game winner Roy Oswalt, did not have one player in the starting line-up hit over .300 for the season.

5. Who lost the World Series in 1909 to Pittsburgh?

From Quiz Losing the Big One

Answer: Detroit

Detroit lost to Pittsburgh in a 7 game series, with the win-loss pattern going WLWLWLW for Pittsburgh.

6. Who lost the 1982 World Series?

From Quiz Baseball's Also-Rans

Answer: Brewers

The Cards beat Robin Yount and the Brew Crew in '82.

7. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated which team in 2001, in a thrilling 7 game series?

From Quiz World Series Losing Teams

Answer: New York Yankees

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it was only fitting that a New York team reached the World Series. However, the Diamondbacks (92-70) stole the show on a bottom of the 9th single by Luis Gonzalez to give the D-Backs their first championship over the Yankees (95-65). Also, the Seattle Mariners tied a Major League record for team wins in a season with 116 (1906 Cubs). They lost to the Yankees in the AL Championship Series.

8. The New York Yankees dominated baseball in the 20th Century by going to an amazing 36 World Series. How many times did they win by skunking a team four games to none?

From Quiz Whew! Is That a Skunk?

Answer: 7

Their first victim was the Pirates in the 1927 series, via 'Murderers Row'. Those that followed were the Cubs in 1932 and 1938, the Reds in 1939, Phillies in 1950, in 1998 against the Padres, and the Braves in 1999. The Yankees themselves were skunked by their opponent only twice in the entire century. The Dodgers blanked them in 1963, and the Reds took care of them in 1976.

9. In 1954, the Cleveland Indians set an American League record for winning 111 games. They were a hands-down favorite to win the World Series. Instead, they were skunked four games to none by which team?

From Quiz World Series Losers

Answer: Giants

The Dodgers and Giants were the only NL teams listed. The Giants came to play, and with Willie Mays, Hank Thompson, Johnny Antonelli, and Ruben Gomez, they held the Indians to only nine runs in the entire series. Of those, the Indians hit two three-run home runs from the bats of Hank Majeski and Vic Wertz. The Giants scored 21 runs of their own.

10. Known as the 'Earthquake Series', this team skunked the San Francisco Giants in 1989, then experienced being skunked themselves by the Reds in 1990. Which team was this?

From Quiz A Skunk That Really Smelled

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The others were all National League teams. The A's had the speed of Rickey Henderson and the bats of McGwire and Canseco, but it was useless as the Reds allowed only eight runs in the 1990 series.

11. When the White Sox won the Series in 2005, what American League team had the second longest World Series winless streak having not won since 1948?

From Quiz World Series Futility

Answer: Cleveland Indians & Indians

Those Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves four games to two. Ironically, the Braves (now of Atlanta) had won the World Series (1995) against the Cleveland Indians four games to two.

12. Who lost the World Series in 1910 to the Philadelphia A's?

From Quiz Losing the Big One

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The poor Cubs lost their second World Series in five games to Philadelphia.

13. Who lost the 1916 World Series to the other team led by a certain player who was better known as a batter than a pitcher?

From Quiz Defeated World Series Teams

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers

Boston won the 1916 Series 4 games to 1. The 2nd game went 14 innings with Babe Ruth pitching 13 straight scoreless innings for Boston, winning 2-1.

14. Who lost the ALCS in 1985?

From Quiz Baseball's Also-Rans

Answer: Blue Jays

15. In 1987 the Minnesota Twins won the 7 game series in which the home team won each game. Which NL team did they defeat?

From Quiz World Series Losing Teams

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals (95-67) lost the World Series for the 2nd time in 3 years. The Twins (85-77) had one of the greatest home field advantages in the Majors in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The Twins won Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 while the Cardinals won Games 3, 4 and 5 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

16. Which team was the first to provide a World Series skunk job in the 21st Century?

From Quiz Whew! Is That a Skunk?

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The other teams never saw a World Series in the 2000s decade. Boston finally broke the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004 when they blanked the Cardinals four games to none. The White Sox provided a skunking to the Astros in the following season, and the Red Sox pulled another skunk job to the Rockies in 2007.

17. The 2004 Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year World Series drought, and did it in style by defeating which team four games to none?

From Quiz World Series Losers

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

Except for game one, the Red Sox put the Cardinals down by at least three runs in each victory. Larry Walker hit St. Louis' only home runs, while Bellhorn, Damon, Ortiz, and Ramirez all hit one each for Boston. Of course with Manny being Manny, he was the series MVP.

18. In the third of their fourth consecutive World Series in 1963, the Los Angeles Dodgers skunked this team that had a battery of Whitey Ford and Elston Howard. Which team smelled during this series?

From Quiz A Skunk That Really Smelled

Answer: Yankees

The Yankees were favored in the series after winning 104 games in the season. The Dodgers had the arms of Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, and the Dodgers allowed only four Yankee runs in the entire series.

19. When White Sox won the series in 2005, what franchise became the third longest to win a World Series?

From Quiz World Series Futility

Answer: Giants

The Giants franchise won the World Series in 1954 when they played as the New York Giants. The Giants franchise moved to San Francisco in 1958. The 1954 series was their fifth title, having won in 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, and 1954.

20. Who lost the World Series in 1914 to the Boston Braves?

From Quiz Losing the Big One

Answer: Philadelphia A's

In the first sweep ever, the Braves beat the A's in four games.

21. Who lost the 1926 World Series to the team with MVP catcher Bob O'Farrell?

From Quiz Defeated World Series Teams

Answer: New York Yankees

Down 3 games to 2, the Cardinals and MVP catcher Bob O'Farrell won the final 2 games to take the 1926 World Series in 7 games.

22. What team did the Orioles beat in '83 to make it to World Series?

From Quiz Baseball's Also-Rans

Answer: Chicago White Sox & White Sox & Chicago

23. 1903 - The very first official World Series was won by the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox) in an 8 game, best of 9 series over which representative from the NL?

From Quiz World Series Losing Teams

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates went 91-49 and had one of the greatest players to ever play the game at shortstop in Honus Wagner. The upstart Americans (91-47) in their third season of existence were led by one of the best pitchers ever in Cy Young. This was the start of one of the greatest traditions in sports.

24. This team won the "Earthquake Series" of 1989 by skunking the San Francisco Giants in four games. Unfortunately, they themselves would be skunked in 1990 by the Cincinnati Reds. Who was this team that flip-flopped?

From Quiz World Series Losers

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The Athletics outscored the Giants 32-14 in the 1989 series, and pitcher Dave Stewart took the series MVP under the helm of Tony LaRussa. Although the Athletics won four more games than the Reds in the 1990 season going 103-59, the Reds gave them a taste of their own medicine, outscoring Oakland 22-8, including a game one 7-0 shutout.

25. The first team in history to walk away from a World Series without a win occurred in 1907. Who was this team that was turned away by the Chicago Cubs?

From Quiz A Skunk That Really Smelled

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Even with Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and three 20-game winners, the Tigers were not effective against the 107-game winning Cubs. The series went 4-0-1.

26. When the ChiSox won the 2005 Series, which franchise that was founded in 1961 was still empty-handed for a World Series victory?

From Quiz World Series Futility

Answer: Texas Rangers & Rangers

You can't totally blame Arlington for this because the Rangers were formerly Washington Senators from 1961-1971. The franchise moved to Texas for the 1972 season.

27. Who lost the World Series in 1919 to Cincinnati?

From Quiz Losing the Big One

Answer: Chicago White Sox

Going back to the original 9-game format series of 1903, the Reds beat the White Sox 5-3. In 1920 and 1921, they used the 9-game format also.

28. Even though this team had their league's MVP, they still lost the 1936 World Series. Who were they?

From Quiz Defeated World Series Teams

Answer: New York Giants

With a regular season record of 26 wins and 6 losses and an ERA of 2.31, NL MVP Carl Hubbell couldn't help the Giants win the Series. The Yankees won the Series in 6 games.

29. Who lost the ALCS in 1987?

From Quiz Baseball's Also-Rans

Answer: Detroit

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