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Baseball's History Trivia Quiz

Welcome, this quiz will test your knowledge of baseball's records. Have fun!

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

Author
warriorswood

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,089

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
911

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which player ended their career with exactly 3,000 hits? Hint

Roberto Clemente

Rod Carew

Tony Gwynn

Sam Rice

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of the following players did not have at least 2,000 walks in their career? Hint

Ted Williams

Harmon Killebrew

Barry Bonds

Babe Ruth

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following retired with over a thousand career steals? Hint

Rickey Henderson

Ty Cobb

Lou Brock

Pete Cobb

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these pitchers had the most wins? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Cy Young

Phil Niekro

Walter Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who has set a mark of most career walks pitched? Hint

Cy Young

Roger Clemens

Steve Carlton

Nolan Ryan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who had a career leading 309 triples and was the first player with over 300? Hint

Sam Crawford

Honus Wagner

Rickey Henderson

Ty Cobb

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ted Williams hit a career .344 and had over 500 home runs.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dennis Eckersley had over 200 wins and 300 saves in his career.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. After Cy Young, who was the second pitcher to throw over 6,000 innings? Hint

Phil Niekro

Pud Galvin

Warren Spahn

Jim Palmer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ty Cobb was the first player with over 4,000 career hits. Who was the second? Hint

Paul Molitor

Wade Boggs

Rickey Henderson

Pete Rose

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player ended their career with exactly 3,000 hits?

Answer: Roberto Clemente

Tony Gwynn- 3141, Rod Carew- 3053, and Sam Rice finished just 13 hits shy of 3,000 with 2987. Clemente played with the Pirates.

2. Which one of the following players did not have at least 2,000 walks in their career?

Answer: Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew of the Twins had just 1559 career walks.

3. Which of the following retired with over a thousand career steals?

Answer: Rickey Henderson

Lou Brock was second with 938. Rickey had 1,406!

4. Which of these pitchers had the most wins?

Answer: Cy Young

Cy Young was a career 511-316, both marks setting a record.

5. Who has set a mark of most career walks pitched?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

Had 962 more then second most Steve Carlton.

6. Who had a career leading 309 triples and was the first player with over 300?

Answer: Sam Crawford

Ty Cobb was five short of 300.

7. Ted Williams hit a career .344 and had over 500 home runs.

Answer: True

Williams of the Red Sox hit 521 home runs in his career.

8. Dennis Eckersley had over 200 wins and 300 saves in his career.

Answer: False

He had 197 wins and 390 saves as a closer and starter.

9. After Cy Young, who was the second pitcher to throw over 6,000 innings?

Answer: Pud Galvin

Pud Galvin pitched 6003.1 innings and went a career 364-310 with a 2.86 ERA.

10. Ty Cobb was the first player with over 4,000 career hits. Who was the second?

Answer: Pete Rose

Pete Rose had a career 4,256 hits and Ty Cobb had 4,189.

Source: Author warriorswood

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