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Nightmare Baseball XXXIII Trivia Quiz

Commemorating the number 33 of 500 Club memeber Eddie Murray, this is the 33rd quiz in a series of all multiple choice questions about baseball. Thanks for playing!

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,418

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
840

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following players did NOT win a Triple Crown? Hint

Tris Speaker

Chuck Klein

Ty Cobb

Nap Lajoie

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many strikeouts did Sandy Koufax provide in his final year of baseball? Hint

287

341

301

317

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Question 3 of 10

3. What 20th Century player was the last to hit a home run in every ballpark during the season? Hint

Willie Mays

Hank Aaron

Willie Stargell

Billy Williams

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following players hit 4 home runs in a single game and lost? Hint

Joe Adcock

Bob Horner

Mark Whiten

Mike Schmidt

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first team to ever hit two grand slams in the same inning? Hint

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia (NL)

St. Louis

Minnesota

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the first player to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues? Hint

Babe Ruth

Rogers Hornsby

Frank Robinson

Mark McGwire

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Question 7 of 10

7. What pitcher lost 25 or more games in two consecutive seasons? Hint

Paul Derringer

No pitcher has done this

Jim Hughey

Vic Willis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following relief pitching greats never lost 14 games in a season? Hint

John Hiller

Darold Knowles

Steve Gerkin

Mike Marshall

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following pitchers started their career with 16 consecutive losses? Hint

Guy Morton

Jack Fisher

Ben Cantwell

Terry Felton

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Don Mattingly hit 6 grand slams in a season in 1987, whose record did he break? Hint

Babe Ruth

Lou Gehrig

Ernie Banks

Ted Williams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following players did NOT win a Triple Crown?

Answer: Tris Speaker

The Triple Crown was one of few awards that Speaker never got. Cobb received his in 1909, Klein of Philadelphia (NL) in 1933, and Lajoie in 1901 with Philadelphia (AL).

2. How many strikeouts did Sandy Koufax provide in his final year of baseball?

Answer: 317

In his short MLB life, he struck out 317 which became the record for pitchers in their final season. He retired after this 1966 season in which he wons 27 games, had 41 starts, and had 5 shutouts.

3. What 20th Century player was the last to hit a home run in every ballpark during the season?

Answer: Hank Aaron

Aaron did this 9 times in his career. The last time was in 1966 when there were 10 ballparks in the league. The Babe did this 11 times in his career, the last being in 1931 when there were 8 ballparks.

4. Which of the following players hit 4 home runs in a single game and lost?

Answer: Bob Horner

Horner did it on July 6, 1986 in Atlanta. His Braves lost to Montreal 11-8. Gil Hodges is the only other 20th Century player to hit 4 big ones in his own ballpark also. Adcock, Whiten, and Schmidt all hit 4 home runs in a game and won.

5. Who was the first team to ever hit two grand slams in the same inning?

Answer: Minnesota

Minnesota did this on July 18, 1962. Both Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison did the damage.

6. Who is the first player to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues?

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth accomplished this in his last season of baseball with the Boston Braves. His second batch of 3 home runs in a game was on May 25, 1935 at Forbes Field. McGwire tied his record in 1998 during the same season that he hit 70 big ones.

7. What pitcher lost 25 or more games in two consecutive seasons?

Answer: Vic Willis

Willis lost 25 games in 1904 and then 29 the following year with the Boston Braves. Hughey went 4-30 in 1899 with Cleveland, and Derringer lost 27 sharing the season with St.Louis and Cincinnati in 1933.

8. Which of the following relief pitching greats never lost 14 games in a season?

Answer: Steve Gerkin

Gerkin of Philadelphia set the record for most losses without a win the entire season by going 0-12 in 1945. Marshall with Minnesota in 1979 was 10-14; Hiller with Detroit in 1974 went 17-14; and Knowles with Washington in 1970 was 2-14 with 27 saves.

9. Which of the following pitchers started their career with 16 consecutive losses?

Answer: Terry Felton

Felton with 16 via Minnesota in 1980 broke Morton's record of 13 which he set in 1914 with Cleveland. Cantwell was a 25-game loser by going 4-25 with the Boston Braves in 1935. Ironically, 1935 was the Babe's final year with Boston and his career.

10. When Don Mattingly hit 6 grand slams in a season in 1987, whose record did he break?

Answer: Ernie Banks

Banks hit 5 grand slams in 1955. Gehrig hit 23 grand slams throughout his great career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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