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Guys Named Bob Trivia Quiz

I had try-outs for my baseball team. Funny, but all of them were named Bob, and they were from all eras of baseball. Check out the starting line-up.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rehaberpro. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Rehaberpro

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
366

Question 1 of 10

1. Leading off and playing left field: All the way from Saint Charles, Kentucky. His glory years were with the Detroit Tigers where he played with Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford in the outfield. He had a lifetime batting average of .310. Who is the much underrated hitter? Hint

Bob Dernier

Bobby Veach

Bob Seeds

Bob Cerv

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Question 2 of 10

2. Batting second and playing shortstop: Pittsburgh is the hometown of this player who is generally regarded as the finest infielder of the early part of the 20th century. He played 25 seasons in the Major Leagues but never made a World Series. Who was this all-around player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 by the Veteran's Committee? Hint

Bobby Brown

Bobby Wallace

Bobby Wine

Bobby Dillinger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Batting third and playing centerfield: From Riverside, California, he was a combination of speed and power. In five seasons he hit more than 30 home runs and stole more than 30 bases. Who was this player whose son was able to eclipse his records? Hint

Bob Skinner

Bobby Veach

Bobby Bonds

Bobby Mercer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Batting fourth and playing right field: From San Jose, California, he became a member of the famous 'Murderer's Row' of the New York Yankees of the 1920s. Batting behind Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, he batted in over 100 runs in five of his 10-season career. Who was this player who had a lifetime batting average of .309? Hint

Bob Oliver

Bob Johnson

Bob Meusel

Bobby Thompson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Batting fifth and playing first base: Hailing from Los Angeles, California, he played 19 years in the Major Leagues, mostly with Houston, Atlanta, and New York (AL). He had a lifetime batting average of .295, 184 home runs, and 989 runs batted in. Who was this player who is given credit for scoring the 1,000,000th run in Major League Baseball? Hint

Bob Robertson

Bob Watson

Bob Allison

Bobby Richardson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Batting sixth and playing second base: From the Golden State of California, he played his 14-year Major League career with the Boston Red Sox. He was selected for the All-Star Game nine times. He had a lifetime batting average of .288, 229 home runs, and 1247 RBIs. Hint

Bobby Grich

Bobby Doerr

Bobby Richardson

Bobby Avila

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Question 7 of 10

7. Batting seventh and playing third base: A Californian, he was selected for five All-Star Game appearances. He spent several years in Pittsburgh which was not conducive to his long ball production, but after his trade to the Boston Braves, he found a home run touch, ending up with 170 coupled with 1195 runs batted in. Who is this player? Hint

Bob Bailey

Bob Dillinger

Bob Horner

Bob Elliott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Batting eighth and designated hitter: This Michigander came to the Major Leagues and split his 17 seasons between the Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels. He was a slick fielding second baseman who won four gold gloves and was selected for six All-Star games. Who was this player who chalked up 224 home runs and 864 RBIs? Hint

Bobby Mercer

Bob Johnson

Bob Boone

Bobby Grich

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Question 9 of 10

9. Batting ninth and catching: Coming out of Waukegan, Illinois, he is regarded as possibly the best fielding catcher of all-time. He played 21 years in the Major Leagues at its most punishing position. In 1926, he was named Most Valuable Player edging out teammates Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey, and the player/manager Rogers Hornsby. Who was this catcher who caught 1338 career games? Hint

Bob Scheffing

Bob Boone

Bob O'Farrell

Bob Uecker

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Question 10 of 10

10. My four starting pitchers are Bob Lemon, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller, and Bob Friend. I decided to have the first game pitched by the one who won the most Major League games. Who did I chose? Hint

Bob Friend

Bob Lemon

Bob Feller

Bob Gibson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Bobby Veach

Perhaps one of the most underrated hitters of all-time, he played in the outfield with superstars of the time in Cobb, Heilmann, and Crawford, so he was sometimes overlooked. One baseball historian pointed out that between the years 1915 and 1922, Veach drove in more runs and had more extra bases hits than Cobb, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, and George Sisler.

Answer: Bobby Wallace

Wallace also was a pitcher. In 1896, he had a 10-7 record with a 3.34 ERA. He came up in 1894 with the Cleveland Spiders and later played for the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899. The Perfectos became the Cardinals from which Wallace retired in 1919.

Answer: Bobby Bonds

Bonds once held a record for lead-off home runs that has been broken. He had a tendency to strike out but did work later as a hitting coach. His son, Barry Bonds, became quite controversial because for his alleged involvement with steroids. He was also a coach for the San Francisco Giants and his son.

Answer: Bob Meusel

Meusel played nine years with the Yankees and a final year with Cincinnati. The Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee passed over Meusel, partly because of character issues. He was reported to have been a heavy drinker and womanizer, and was not well liked by his teammates.

Answer: Bob Watson

A company offered a cash prize to the player who scored the 1,000,000th run in baseball's Major Leagues. Here is the story from Joe Posnanski in "Sports Illustrated" in 1975:

"Watson scored from second base on a three-run homer by teammate Milt May at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. It was known that the 999,999th run had already scored, with sponsored updates being provided by and to every ballpark. Despite the lack of in-game urgency, Watson ran at full speed, reaching home plate approximately four seconds before Dave Concepcion, who had just homered in Cincinnati and was also racing around the basepaths. I never ran so fast in my entire life, said Concepcion."

Watson said his fan mail increased from four to eight letters a week.

After his playing days were over, Watson became the General Manager of the Houston Astros in 1993, the first African-American to hold a GM post. Later, he became Major League Baseball's Vice President in charge of discipline, rules, and on-field operations.

Answer: Bobby Doerr

Doerr retired to a small town in Oregon at 33 due a back injury. His career paralleled another second baseman, Joe Gordon. The "Sporting News Magazine" named him the MVP in 1944. His number 1 was retired by the Red Sox.

Answer: Bob Elliott

Elliott was a converted outfielder who found a home at third base. After achieving some success as a manager in the Pacific Coast League, he took over the helm of the Kansas City Athletics, but was dismissed after winning only 58 in the 154-game season. He died suddenly of a throat aneurysm a couple of years later.

Answer: Bobby Grich

Grich's best season was the almost forgotten strike-plagued year of 1981. Grich tied for the lead in home runs with 22 with Tony Armas, Dwight Evans, and Eddie Murray. He hit .304 that year. His slugging percentage was a league leading .543.

Answer: Bob O'Farrell

In the 1926 World Series that the Cardinals won over the New York Yankees four games to three, O'Farrell threw out Babe Ruth trying to steal for the final out of the game. After Hornsby left, O'Farrell managed the Cardinals for awhile but was not successful, and found himself traded as a player to the Giants, where he had two seasons with over a .300 BA.

10. My four starting pitchers are Bob Lemon, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller, and Bob Friend. I decided to have the first game pitched by the one who won the most Major League games. Who did I chose?

Answer: Bob Feller

A search of the records yield Bob Feller with 266 wins, Gibson 251, Lemon 207, and Friend 197.

Source: Author Rehaberpro

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