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Quiz about 1980s on the Diamond
Quiz about 1980s on the Diamond

1980s on the Diamond Trivia Quiz


Another matching quiz in a series of decades in the 20th Century. Hope you enjoy the 1980s!

A matching quiz by dg_dave. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dg_dave
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
384,125
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
420
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 47 (10/10), Guest 74 (3/10).
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QuestionsChoices
1. This pitcher in the 1980s became the first in history to strike out 100 batters in a season for 20 consecutive seasons.  
  Don Sutton
2. This player set a season record in the decade for being caught stealing 42 times in a season.  
  Rickey Henderson
3. Philadelphia Phillies won their first-ever World Series Championship by defeating this team.  
  Giants
4. They were the only team in the 1980s to be skunked in a World Series four games to none.  
  Nolan Ryan
5. This player became the first in history to get a hit for two different teams in the same day.  
  White Sox
6. Which team smashed the single-season attendance record with over 3.5 million fans in 1982?  
  Rollie Fingers
7. This pitcher led the league three times during the decade in strikeouts.  
  Mets
8. This team had the best season record in the decade.  
  Dodgers
9. He was the first pitcher in the 1980s to win a league MVP Award and the Cy Young Award in the same season.  
  Joel Youngblood
10. Tony La Russa won two Manager of the Year Awards in the decade. He won them with the Athletics and this team.  
  Royals





Select each answer

1. This pitcher in the 1980s became the first in history to strike out 100 batters in a season for 20 consecutive seasons.
2. This player set a season record in the decade for being caught stealing 42 times in a season.
3. Philadelphia Phillies won their first-ever World Series Championship by defeating this team.
4. They were the only team in the 1980s to be skunked in a World Series four games to none.
5. This player became the first in history to get a hit for two different teams in the same day.
6. Which team smashed the single-season attendance record with over 3.5 million fans in 1982?
7. This pitcher led the league three times during the decade in strikeouts.
8. This team had the best season record in the decade.
9. He was the first pitcher in the 1980s to win a league MVP Award and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
10. Tony La Russa won two Manager of the Year Awards in the decade. He won them with the Athletics and this team.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This pitcher in the 1980s became the first in history to strike out 100 batters in a season for 20 consecutive seasons.

Answer: Don Sutton

With the first 15 of those consecutive seasons being as a Dodger, Sutton finished the 1985 season with the California Angels and would continue the streak for one more additional season. Over 23 seasons, Don was a 20-game winner only one time. He retired with a 324-256 record in 1988. He was inducted into the Hall in 1998.
2. This player set a season record in the decade for being caught stealing 42 times in a season.

Answer: Rickey Henderson

It is understandable that the more attempts to steal the more times failed. Rickey was an Oakland Athletic in 1982 when he set a season record for stealing 130 bases. In his 172 attempts he was caught 42 times. He retired in 2003 with 1406 stolen bases, becoming the first person to reach 1000. Henderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.
3. Philadelphia Phillies won their first-ever World Series Championship by defeating this team.

Answer: Royals

The Phillies tasted it all for the first time in their 98-year history in 1980. The Royals were no light team as they put the Yankees down in three straight games in that ALCS. The Phillies won the series four games to two and third baseman Mike Schmidt was the series MVP. Pitcher Steve Carlton won two games for the Phillies also.
4. They were the only team in the 1980s to be skunked in a World Series four games to none.

Answer: Giants

Four of the World Series in the decade went seven games. The Giants met the Athletics in 1989 in what was called the 'Earthquake Series'. A bay area quake hit the region during warm-ups in game three on October 17. The series was suspended for 10 days. After being up two games to none prior to the quake, Oakland continued their domination and finished off the Giants in four games.
5. This player became the first in history to get a hit for two different teams in the same day.

Answer: Joel Youngblood

On August 4, 1982, Youngblood was in a game for the Mets against the Cubs in Chicago. He had a two-RBI single in the game just five minutes before being notified that he was just traded to the Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos were playing in Philadelphia in a night game so Youngblood hopped on a plane and off he went.

He arrived on the field in a Montreal uniform in time to get one at-bat and play right field. He hit a single for the Expos. Montreal completed the trade 12 days later by giving the Mets pitcher Tom Gorman.
6. Which team smashed the single-season attendance record with over 3.5 million fans in 1982?

Answer: Dodgers

After the 50-day strike in the 1981 season, all parties involved were concerned that the 1982 season would contain empty seats in the stands. The fans proved them wrong in Los Angeles by the Dodgers having a season attendance of 3,608,881. The Dodgers won 88 games and finished one game behind the NL West winning Braves.
7. This pitcher led the league three times during the decade in strikeouts.

Answer: Nolan Ryan

The great Nolan Ryan won his eighth strikeout crown in 1987 with the Astros after winning seven titles in the 1970s. Ryan won his second crown of the 1980s in 1988 with the Astros again, then his third in 1989 with the Rangers. The first pitcher in history to reach 5000 strikeouts, Nolan retired in 1993 with 5714.
8. This team had the best season record in the decade.

Answer: Mets

The Mets went 108-54 in 1986. Along with very balanced bats, the Mets had six pitchers win in double-figures led by Bob Ojeda and his 18 wins. The pitching staff finished in the top three of 12 major categories. They went on to put down the Astros in the NLCS, then the Red Sox in the World Series four games to three.
9. He was the first pitcher in the 1980s to win a league MVP Award and the Cy Young Award in the same season.

Answer: Rollie Fingers

Fingers worked out of the bullpen most of his 17-season career. In 1981 with the Brewers Rollie saved 28 games with a ERA of 1.04. He won the MVP ahead of Oakland's Rickey Henderson and the Cy Young ahead of Oakland's Steve McCatty. Roger Clemens also won the MVP and Cy Young in 1986 for the Red Sox.
10. Tony La Russa won two Manager of the Year Awards in the decade. He won them with the Athletics and this team.

Answer: White Sox

The Manager of the Year Award began its presentation in 1983 with Tommy Lasorda winning it with the Dodgers in the NL, and La Russa of the White Sox taking it for the AL. The White Sox finished first in the AL West in 1983. La Russa's second award came in 1989 with the Athletics who went on to blank the Giants four games to none in the World Series.
Source: Author dg_dave

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