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1990 Pittsburgh Pirates Trivia Quiz

The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates were arguably the best team of their 3 division championship teams from 1990-1992. Let's see how well you can remember which number some of these players wore.

A multiple-choice quiz by clownhead427. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
clownhead427

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,283

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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1. Which number did manager Jim Leyland wear? Hint

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2. Which number did first baseman Sid Bream wear? Hint

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3. Which number did second basemen Jose "Chico" Lind wear? Hint

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4. Which number did shortstop Jay Bell wear? Hint

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5. Which number was third basemen Wally Backman? Hint

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6. Which number did starting left fielder Barry Bonds wear? Hint

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7. Which number did center fielder Andy Van Slyke wear? Hint

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8. Which number did starting right fielder Bobby Bonilla wear? Hint

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9. Which number was staff ace Doug Drabek? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which number was closer Bill Landrum? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which number was starting catcher Mike "Spanky" Lavalliere? Hint

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12. Which number was relief pitcher Bob Kipper? Hint

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13. Which number did starting pitcher Bob Walk wear? Hint

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14. Which number did part-time starter Jeff King wear? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which number did reserve infielder/outfielder Gary Redus wear? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which number did manager Jim Leyland wear?

Answer: 10

Leyland wore number 10. Number 8 belonged to Willie Stargell, and is retired. Number 4 is also retired in honor of Ralph Kiner, and number 7 was worn by former Pirate manager Chuck Tanner. Leyland was the NL Manager of the Year in 1990.

2. Which number did first baseman Sid Bream wear?

Answer: 5

Bream wore 5 for the Pirates, but switched to 12 when he went to Atlanta.

3. Which number did second basemen Jose "Chico" Lind wear?

Answer: 13

Lind wore unlucky number 13. Lind was traded to Kansas City before the start of the 1993 season.

4. Which number did shortstop Jay Bell wear?

Answer: 3

Bell was number 3. He led the league in sac. bunts in 1990.

5. Which number was third basemen Wally Backman?

Answer: 19

Wally wore 19. Backman played only one season with the Pirates. Mostly hitting leadoff, Wally batted .292 including a 6-for-6 night against the Padres in 1990. He signed as a free agent with Philadelphia in 1991.

6. Which number did starting left fielder Barry Bonds wear?

Answer: 24

Bonds was number 24. He switched to 25 in 1993 when he signed with Giants. The number 24 had been retired by The Giants for Willie Mays. Bonds wore number 7 when he was a rookie in 1986. The other choice, 33, was the number of home runs Bonds hit in 1990. He was also the NL MVP in 1990.

7. Which number did center fielder Andy Van Slyke wear?

Answer: 18

Bill Virdon wore number 18 as the Pirates starting center fielder in 1960, when they won the Series. Omar Moreno wore 18 as the starting center fielder in 1979, when The Pirates won the Series, but it was not meant to be for Andy.

8. Which number did starting right fielder Bobby Bonilla wear?

Answer: 25

Bobby Bo wore 25 in 1990. He switched to 23 in 1991.

9. Which number was staff ace Doug Drabek?

Answer: 15

He went 22-6, with a 2.76 ERA in 1990, and won the NL Cy Young award.

10. Which number was closer Bill Landrum?

Answer: 43

I don't know if he was actually much of a closer. He only saved 13 games in 1990, but that led the team.

11. Which number was starting catcher Mike "Spanky" Lavalliere?

Answer: 12

He hit .258 for the Pirates in 1990.

12. Which number was relief pitcher Bob Kipper?

Answer: 16

He always seemed to give up a big home run. He was known locally as "Homerun" Kipper.

13. Which number did starting pitcher Bob Walk wear?

Answer: 17

In 1990, Walk was 7-5 with a 3.75 ERA in 24 starts. He has been a Pirate radio, and TV broadcaster since he retired following the 1993 season.

14. Which number did part-time starter Jeff King wear?

Answer: 7

King wore number 7. Wally Backman started at third base against righties, and King started against lefties. King was the first overall player selected in the 1986 amateur draft. He was selected ahead of Greg Swindell, and Matt Williams to name a few.

15. Which number did reserve infielder/outfielder Gary Redus wear?

Answer: 2

He was mostly a pinch-hitter. He batted .247 in 1990.

Source: Author clownhead427

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