Baseball Teams Real Challenge Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York Yankees

Although going to five World Series in the 1990s, the Braves' best season record was 106-56 in 1998. The Yankees owned the 1998 season by going 114-48 which earned them a trip to the World Series. They won it all four games to none against the Padres. The Cardinals and Blue Jays didn't reach the century mark in wins in the 1990s.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

The first team ever to hit the century mark in season home runs were the American League Yankees. With the help of Babe Ruth's 54 dingers in 1920, the team hit 115. The Phillies were the first top the mark in the National League by hitting 116 in 1922.

The team had spread the home runs around, but it was Cy Williams who led the team with 29. The Cardinals also hit 107 in the 1922 season.

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

The Colonels were a team that went defunct before the Major Leagues began in 1901. The new Brewers lasted only one season in the AL in 1901 with their last place record of 48-89. They packed their bags and moved to St. Louis after the season to become the Browns.

The moved turned the franchise around as the Browns finished in second place behind the Athletics in 1902 with a 78-58 record. The franchise would have to wait until 1944 to see their first World Series, and lost it to the Cardinals.

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

It was pitcher Mitch Williams in 1993 with the Phillies. Williams was in his eighth season of baseball and his third with the Phillies in 1993. The reliever is most noted for giving up the walk-off home run to Joe Carter of the Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series.

After that pitch, Mitch was done as a Phillie and traded to the Houston Astros. He retired in 1997 and became a sports analyst.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The loyal Cubs fans outdid all other ball clubs by clicking the turnstile 1,463,624 times in 1930. This was the following season that found them in the World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics in a series loss. They would hit the million mark again in 1931, then going through a dry spell would not see one million fans in a season again until 1945 in yet another World Series bid.

Answer: New York Mutuals

The others were all one-season teams in the National Association. Along with the Red Stockings, White Stockings, and Mutuals, the Philadelphia Athletics was also there for the league's five seasons. The league had 25 different teams total during the five seasons of existence. The Athletics won the first championship, then the Red Stockings won the remaining four.

Answer: St. Louis Browns

The other teams never played in the AA and were found in the Union Association League in the league's only season in 1884. All the American Association League winners only won one championship except for the Browns. The Browns under the helm of player-manager Charlie Comiskey won four straight titles from 1885-1888.

The other solo winners were the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Metropolitans, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Louisville Colonels, and Boston Reds. The Browns joined the National League in 1892, and later became the St. Louis Cardinals in 1900.

Answer: New York Yankees

The epitome of musical chairs was with owner George Steinbrenner at the power switch. Beginning the 1980 season for the pinstripes at the helm was Dick Howser. In 1981 they started with Gene Michael and then went with Bob Lemon. The 1982 season started with Lemon, but then changed back to Gene Michael after 14 games. Clyde King came in the season later to finish it out. Billy Martin helmed the 1983 season and Yogi Berra had the 1984 team.

After 16 games in 1985 the Yankees went back to Billy Martin to finish the season.

The 1986 and 1987 season saw the great Lou Piniella at the helm, then in 1988 they brought Billy Martin back in. Martin fired again in midseason, the Yankees re-hired Piniella to finish out the 1988 season. After firing Piniella after the season, they hired Dallas Green for the 1989 season but it didn't last and the team hired Bucky Dent to finish out the season.

The Yankees went to only one World Series in the decade and lost to the Dodgers in 1981.

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The franchise was the St. Louis Browns from 1902-1953. Finding only one World Series in that span, the franchise moved to Baltimore to become the Orioles in 1954. The Browns closed out their era with manager Marty Marion with a 54-100 record in 1953. Dykes was hired for the refurbished team and finished with the identical record of 54-100 in 1954.

The franchise would see its first World Series crown in Baltimore in 1966, rolling over the Dodgers in four games.

Answer: Washington Senators

President Benjamin Harrison was the first-ever documented president to attend a professional baseball game on June 6, 1892. Taft was the first president to throw out the first ceremonial pitch on this historical date on April 14, 1910 in Washington D.C. Playing catcher was Hall of Fame pitching great Walter Johnson of the Senators. Taft was also the first president to watch two games in St. Louis on May 4, 1910. Future President William McKinley threw out a first pitch in 1892, but did it as Governor of Ohio at the time.