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Nightmare Baseball XXII Trivia Quiz

The 22nd quiz in a series of 10 multiple choice questions about baseball. Welcome To My Nightmare! Good Luck. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,725

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
551

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. What 20th Century player had led the Major League the most seasons in walks? Hint

Mel Ott

Willie Mays

Babe Ruth

Mark McGwire

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following professional baseball players became a professional golfer? Hint

Johnny Bench

Ken Harrelson

Lee Trevino

Greg Norman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Major Leaguer to also have won the Heisman Trophy for football? Hint

Vic Janowicz

Jim Thorpe

Bo Jackson

George Halas

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following players had 13 consecutive seasons with more than 100 RBI's? Hint

Eddie Murray

Jimmie Foxx

Babe Ruth

Willie Mays

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Question 5 of 10

5. What person playing as a relief pitcher was the first to win three games in a Championship Series? Hint

Orel Hershiser

Jesse Orosco

Lee Smith

Mike Marshall

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first player to get 240 hits in a season after World War II? Hint

Wade Boggs

Tony Gwynn

Rod Carew

Tony Oliva

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Question 7 of 10

7. What former college basketball All-American and NBA player became a Major League baseball player? Hint

Mike Shannon

Clete Boyer

Frank Howard

Dick Groat

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following has NOT hit three pinch-hit grandslams in their career? Hint

Ron Northey

Ken Boyer

Willie McCovey

Rich Reese

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Question 9 of 10

9. What 20th Century American League pitcher holds the League record for striking out 63 times in a season? Hint

Andy Messersmith

Jim Bunning

Jim Kaat

Dean Chance

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first black American Leaguer to win a batting title? Hint

Tony Oliva

Minnie Minoso

Larry Doby

Dick Allen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 20th Century player had led the Major League the most seasons in walks?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth had the lead leading eagle-eye award 11 seasons in his career, the last being in 1933. Mel Ott leads the National League with 6 league leading seasons.

2. Which of the following professional baseball players became a professional golfer?

Answer: Ken Harrelson

Harrelson changed the ball in his career. Sammy Byrd who was Babe Ruth's backup player also became a professional golfer.

3. Who was the first Major Leaguer to also have won the Heisman Trophy for football?

Answer: Vic Janowicz

Janowicz was one of the last great single-wing tailbacks. He won the Heisman as a junior in 1950 with Ohio State. He was signed by the Pirates but after two uneventful seasons he was released. He pursued a career with the Washington Redskins after that but was involved in a near-fatal accident that ended his sports career. Bo Jackson was the second player to go from Heisman to the Major League.

4. Which of the following players had 13 consecutive seasons with more than 100 RBI's?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Jimmy Foxx did this from 1929-1941. Lou Gehrig was the only other 20th Century player to accomplish this from 1926-1938.

5. What person playing as a relief pitcher was the first to win three games in a Championship Series?

Answer: Jesse Orosco

It was in 1986 when Orosco and the Mets played the Astros for the NLCS. This was argubably the best played series of all time. Orosco also had two saves in the World Series that year against the Red Sox.

6. Who was the first player to get 240 hits in a season after World War II?

Answer: Wade Boggs

In 1985, Boggs had 240 with the Boston Red Sox. This was the first time in 55 years that any player had reached this milestone. Ironically, the last time was when 3 players did it in 1930 including Bill Terry, Babe Herman, and Chuck Klein.

7. What former college basketball All-American and NBA player became a Major League baseball player?

Answer: Dick Groat

Groat was an All-American with Duke and had a short stint in the NBA before signing a bonus contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won the National League MVP award for the Pirates in 1960.

8. Which of the following has NOT hit three pinch-hit grandslams in their career?

Answer: Ken Boyer

Northey of the Cubs was the first ever to do this, followed by McCovey and Reese.

9. What 20th Century American League pitcher holds the League record for striking out 63 times in a season?

Answer: Dean Chance

Chance struck out 63 times in 1968 with the Twins. Jerry Koosman of the Mets set the National League record in the same year by striking out 68 times.

10. Who was the first black American Leaguer to win a batting title?

Answer: Tony Oliva

Oliva was the first one to do this in 1964 with the Minnesota Twins. Doby was the first to lead the league in home runs, RBI's, and runs scored in 1952, Minoso for stolen bases in 1951 and most hits in 1960, and Allen lead the league in most walks in 1972 with the White Sox.

Source: Author Nightmare

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