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10 Average Questions about Baseball Greats

Multiple choice questions about the great ones in baseball. Read each question carefully. Good Luck! ;-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,628

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1750

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following greats did NOT receive 3 season MVP awards in their career? Hint

Mickey Mantle

Mike Schmidt

Roy Campanella

Willie Mays

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Question 2 of 10

2. What great Red Sox and Yankee hitter co-authored a book along with his wife called, "Fowl Tips"? Hint

Wade Boggs

Greg Pinchbeck

Bob Uecker

Auggie Donatelli

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Question 3 of 10

3. During Joe DiMaggio's great 56-game hitting streak, how many hits did he compile? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What baseball team received it's name because of Louis Bierbauer? Hint

Cardinals

Yankees

Orioles

Pirates

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many total fingers did pitching great Mordecai 'Three Fingers' Brown have? Hint

12-1/2

9-1/2

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1965, Pirate slugger Willie Stargell hit a famous home run in the All-Star game. What was famous about this shot? Hint

He was the first to hit 40 All-Star game home runs

It landed in a tuba

It hit and killed relief pitcher Angel Velazcruz

It was the first All-Star game grand slam

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many World Series did the Yankees win with Joe DiMaggio? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many times throughout the great career of Hank Aaron, did he hit his jersey number of 44 home runs in a season? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. What slugger hit 319 career home runs, over 1300 hits, but stole only two bases his entire career? Hint

Lou Brock

Babe Ruth

Cecil Fielder

Rickey Henderson

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which year was pitching great Sandy Koufax a rookie? Hint

1963

1955

1975

1981

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following greats did NOT receive 3 season MVP awards in their career?

Answer: Willie Mays

Mays is the only one listed who did not. The other three along with Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, and Yogi Berra have all won the coveted award 3 times.

2. What great Red Sox and Yankee hitter co-authored a book along with his wife called, "Fowl Tips"?

Answer: Wade Boggs

Wade along with his wife Debbie wrote the recipe book due to the amount of chicken that Wade eats. They wrote it in 1984.

3. During Joe DiMaggio's great 56-game hitting streak, how many hits did he compile?

Answer: 91

He hit an amazing 91 in 1941 during his streak. He had 55 RBI's, scored 56 times himself, along with 15 home runs.

4. What baseball team received it's name because of Louis Bierbauer?

Answer: Pirates

It was the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team which had gone through a variety of names including the Alleghenies, Potato Bugs, and Zulus- earned the name 'Pirates' after pirating Bierbauer away from the Philadelphia Athletics.

5. How many total fingers did pitching great Mordecai 'Three Fingers' Brown have?

Answer: 9-1/2

'Three Fingers' actually was only missing the top of his right index finger. He pitched from 1903-1916 and retired after 14 seasons. His career record was 239-130.

6. In 1965, Pirate slugger Willie Stargell hit a famous home run in the All-Star game. What was famous about this shot?

Answer: It landed in a tuba

In the right field bullpen where a marching band was practicing, the sousaphone player got a mouthful.

7. How many World Series did the Yankees win with Joe DiMaggio?

Answer: 9

They won 9 out of the 10 that he played in. 1942 was the only loss, to St.Louis.

8. How many times throughout the great career of Hank Aaron, did he hit his jersey number of 44 home runs in a season?

Answer: 4

Ironically Aaron did it 4 times. The first was in 1957, then in 1963 and 1966, and again in 1969. His highest total was in 1971 when he hit 47.

9. What slugger hit 319 career home runs, over 1300 hits, but stole only two bases his entire career?

Answer: Cecil Fielder

Fielder was not known for his speed. His two career stolen bases both came in 1996 with the Tigers.

10. In which year was pitching great Sandy Koufax a rookie?

Answer: 1955

Koufax signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. He was 2-2 that year in 12 games and was not a successful pitcher until the 1961 season where he took off in the stat wagon. He retired with 165 wins after 12 years.

Source: Author Nightmare

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