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Baseball Quiz: Baseball Mix | 5 Questions

A short baseball mix for the baseball nuts! Thanks for playing. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
1290

Question 1 of 5

1. Who was the first player to bat .400 in a season in the 20th century? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Tommy Davis

Frank Frisch

Nap Lajoie

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Question 2 of 5

2. How many players slugged out 65 or more home runs in the 1990s? Hint

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Question 3 of 5

3. How many times in the 20th Century did the Washington Senators win a World Series? Hint

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Question 4 of 5

4. What player was nicknamed the Penguin? Hint

Dick Groat

Ron Cey

Greg Pinchbeck

Albie Pearson

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Question 5 of 5

5. Who won the National League's inaugural year championship in 1876? Hint

St.Louis Brown Stockings

Boston Red Stockings

Minnesota Twin Stockings

Chicago White Stockings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player to bat .400 in a season in the 20th century?

Answer: Nap Lajoie

Lajoie batted .426 in 1901 to be the first to the benefit of the Philadelphia Athletics. Ed Delahanty batted .410 in 1899 with Philadelphia of the National League and it was his last .400 season.

2. How many players slugged out 65 or more home runs in the 1990s?

Answer: 2

Only two in the likes of Mark McGwire who hit 70 in 1998 and then 65 in 1999, and along with Sammy Sosa who hit 66 in 1998.

3. How many times in the 20th Century did the Washington Senators win a World Series?

Answer: 1

The city move in 1972 did not help the franchise. They appeared in only one World Series, that being with Walter Johnson in 1924.

4. What player was nicknamed the Penguin?

Answer: Ron Cey

In 17 seasons of baseball, Ron Cey played 12 of those with the Dodgers, then the Cubs for another 4 years, and finishing his career after one year with Oakland in 1987. The Penguin belted 316 home runs.

5. Who won the National League's inaugural year championship in 1876?

Answer: Chicago White Stockings

Chicago went 52-14 to win the eight team division ahead of 2nd place St.Louis by 6 games. Ross Barnes led the team by batting .429. Both Cap Anson and Paul Hines hit two home runs each to lead their team in that category. The White Stockings hit only 8 total home runs that year.

Source: Author Nightmare

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