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All Used Up? Trivia Quiz


An all multiple choice quiz about some baseball greats whose team used them all up and then got rid of them. I hope that you enjoy it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,438
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
833
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. After winning numerous home run crowns, and being the king of baseball for a number of years with the Yankees, they didn't want him any longer. Babe Ruth retired with which team in 1935? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 18-season third baseman Wade Boggs made his name with the Red Sox and the Yankees, hitting under .300 only twice in those 16 seasons. Feeling that Wade was all used up in 1997, the Yankees let Boggs go to retire with which team? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After Steve Carlton made his name for the Cardinals and Phillies, Philadelphia thought that he was washed up. They released him in June 1986. Two weeks later, the Giants signed him as a free agent. A month later the Giants let him go too, and Carlton signed as a free agent with the White Sox. Chicago let him go to sign as an Indian free agent, then traded him to with which team where he retired in 1988? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The great Harmon Killebrew spent 21 loyal seasons with the same franchise, the Senators of Washington and the Minnesota Twins. When the Twins thought that 'Killer' was over the hill, they let him go to which team? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Reggie Jackson played for 21 seasons throughout his career. He earned the nickname 'Mr. October' for stepping up in the late seasons to hit some big home runs. He began his career and played for many seasons with the Athletics, and played with the Orioles for one year before signing as a free agent with the Yankees. Amongst Reggie's pinstripe accomplishments were five home runs in the 1977 World Series. The Yankees, feeling that Reggie was not worth the money any longer, let him go to sign as a free agent with the Angels. He hit 123 home runs for the Angels in five seasons before retiring with which team in 1987? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. After breaking Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting 61 in 1961, the Yankees held on to Roger Maris until 1966 after he hit only two home runs in the season. Figuring that Maris was washed up, which team did they trade him to for third baseman Charley Smith where he retired in 1968? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. With the great one-two punch of Ernie Banks and Billy Williams for 16 seasons, it is hard to imagine that the Cubs never saw a World Series game with them on the roster. After Billy almost hitting 400 home runs for the Cubbies, they let him go to which team to in 1974 because they thought he was gone? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Rickey Henderson spent his first 15 seasons with the Athletics and Yankees. They both thought that Rickey was all used up, and he was traded to the Blue Jays in 1993. In the following 11 seasons, Rickey moved nine times, then finally retired with which team in 2003? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of the greatest left handers in history, Warren Spahn spent 20 loyal seasons with the Braves. After winning only six games in 1964, the Braves sold him to the New York Mets in 1965, who then released him after appearing in 20 games. Which team signed Spahn as a free agent where he retired in 1965? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. After 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they didn't think that Steve Garvey had anything left and let him go to free agency. Which team signed him where he played for five seasons before retiring in 1987? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. After winning numerous home run crowns, and being the king of baseball for a number of years with the Yankees, they didn't want him any longer. Babe Ruth retired with which team in 1935?

Answer: Boston Braves

From 1914-1919, the Babe was a Boston Red Sox player. Every team wanted him but he was sold to the Yankees. After the 1934 season, the Yankees felt the Babe was all used up, and let him go to the Boston Braves. Although the Babe hit only six home runs with the Braves in his final season, three were in one game. The Babe still went out with a bang.
2. 18-season third baseman Wade Boggs made his name with the Red Sox and the Yankees, hitting under .300 only twice in those 16 seasons. Feeling that Wade was all used up in 1997, the Yankees let Boggs go to retire with which team?

Answer: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

'The Chicken Man' hit under .300 only three times in his entire 18 seasons and retired with a remarkable .328 average. He won five batting crowns in the American League. The closest that Wade came to the MVP was in 1985, but finished fourth behind Mattingly, Brett, and Rickey Henderson. Boggs was inducted into the hall in the minimal time frame of six years in 2005.
3. After Steve Carlton made his name for the Cardinals and Phillies, Philadelphia thought that he was washed up. They released him in June 1986. Two weeks later, the Giants signed him as a free agent. A month later the Giants let him go too, and Carlton signed as a free agent with the White Sox. Chicago let him go to sign as an Indian free agent, then traded him to with which team where he retired in 1988?

Answer: Minnesota Twins

24 seasons saw one of the greatest left handers in baseball retire with 329 wins. He topped the 4000 strikeout mark, and was number two on the career list when he retired in 1988. Carlton won four Cy Young awards and a Triple Crown. The hall opened its doors to Steve in 1994.
4. The great Harmon Killebrew spent 21 loyal seasons with the same franchise, the Senators of Washington and the Minnesota Twins. When the Twins thought that 'Killer' was over the hill, they let him go to which team?

Answer: Kansas City Royals

A loyal 559 home runs were hit with the Twins franchise before they let him go in 1975 to the Royals. Harmon hit his final 14 home runs with Kansas City, a team which had George Brett in his third season on the roster. Killebrew led the lead six times in home runs, was an 11-time all-star, and the 1969 AL MVP. The hall took him in 1984.
5. Reggie Jackson played for 21 seasons throughout his career. He earned the nickname 'Mr. October' for stepping up in the late seasons to hit some big home runs. He began his career and played for many seasons with the Athletics, and played with the Orioles for one year before signing as a free agent with the Yankees. Amongst Reggie's pinstripe accomplishments were five home runs in the 1977 World Series. The Yankees, feeling that Reggie was not worth the money any longer, let him go to sign as a free agent with the Angels. He hit 123 home runs for the Angels in five seasons before retiring with which team in 1987?

Answer: Oakland Athletics

Out with the old and in with the new. 1987 saw Reggie retire as an Athletic, but it also saw the emergence of a rookie named Mark McGwire, who set a rookie record by hitting 49 home runs in the season. Reggie, the 1993 Hall of Fame inductee, hit 18 postseason home runs in his career, while also wearing four World Series rings.
6. After breaking Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting 61 in 1961, the Yankees held on to Roger Maris until 1966 after he hit only two home runs in the season. Figuring that Maris was washed up, which team did they trade him to for third baseman Charley Smith where he retired in 1968?

Answer: Cardinals

Maris hit 14 home runs in two seasons for the Cardinals. In his 12 seasons in the Majors, Maris never hit 40 home runs except for his record-breaking 1961 season. He was a 1960 and 1961 AL MVP. He retired with 275 home runs in 1968.
7. With the great one-two punch of Ernie Banks and Billy Williams for 16 seasons, it is hard to imagine that the Cubs never saw a World Series game with them on the roster. After Billy almost hitting 400 home runs for the Cubbies, they let him go to which team to in 1974 because they thought he was gone?

Answer: Oakland Athletics

Williams joined the Cubs in 1959 and met the great Ernie Banks. Until 1974, the combination terrorized National League pitchers. Billy hit his final 34 home runs in two seasons with the Athletics, retiring with 426. The Hall of Fame took him in 1987.
8. Rickey Henderson spent his first 15 seasons with the Athletics and Yankees. They both thought that Rickey was all used up, and he was traded to the Blue Jays in 1993. In the following 11 seasons, Rickey moved nine times, then finally retired with which team in 2003?

Answer: Dodgers

Henderson never played for the other teams listed. Rickey was known for packing his bags more than 10 times in his career. He was the 1990 AL MVP with the Athletics, led the league five times in runs and 12 times with most stolen bases.
9. One of the greatest left handers in history, Warren Spahn spent 20 loyal seasons with the Braves. After winning only six games in 1964, the Braves sold him to the New York Mets in 1965, who then released him after appearing in 20 games. Which team signed Spahn as a free agent where he retired in 1965?

Answer: San Francisco Giants

Warren won his final three of 363 games with the Giants. Amongst many of Spahn's accomplishments, he was the Cy Young winner in 1957, a 14-time all-star, led the league with wins eight times, won 20+ games in six consecutive seasons, and won 20+ games in a season an amazing 13 times. Warren Spahn entered the Hall of Fame in 1973.
10. After 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they didn't think that Steve Garvey had anything left and let him go to free agency. Which team signed him where he played for five seasons before retiring in 1987?

Answer: San Diego Padres

Garvey played for only two teams in his 19 seasons. He won the 1974 NL MVP with the Dodgers, while teammate and pitcher Mike Marshall won the Cy Young for being the first pitcher in a season to appear in 100 games in a season. Both greats assisted the Dodgers in going to the World Series in the season.

The first baseman also won four Gold Glove awards. Steve helped the Padres to the 1984 World Series but lost to the Tigers.
Source: Author Nightmare

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