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Baseball has produced some of the most memorable moments in sports history. It also has produced some of the most quoteable characters. This should be a challenging quiz on baseball quotes. Have fun! :-)

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

Author
pinstripes

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,252

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

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2645

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: toddruby96 (9/15), Guest 68 (11/15), Guest 75 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What power-hitting shortstop coined the phrase, "It's a great day for baseball! Let's play two!"? Hint

Alex Rodriguez

Ernie Banks

Arky Vaughn

Honus Wagner

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Question 2 of 15

2. What famous quotester started the saying, "It ain't over 'til it's over"? Hint

Bill Veeck

Joe DiMaggio

Ty Cobb

Yogi Berra

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Question 3 of 15

3. First baseman Joe Adcock said this about what feared slugger, "Trying to sneak a fastball past him is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster"? Hint

Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron

Jimmie Foxx

Ted Williams

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which early year ballplayer came up with the phrase, "Keep your eye on the ball"? Hint

Honus Wagner

Wee Willie Keeler

Dan Brouthers

Napoleon Lajoie

5. In 1966, the New York Mets had the first pick of the amateur draft. The favorite for the #1 pick was Reggie Jackson, but the Mets instead chose obscure catcher Steve Chilcott. What was the excuse that Mets' manager Casey Stengel gave for passing on Reggie? Hint

"We think Chilcott has Hall of Fame potential, but we didn't think the same about Jackson."

"You gotta look toward the future, and at this point, we don't feel that Mr. Jackson is a good fit for the Mets."

"You gotta have a catcher or you'll have a lot of passed balls."

"The way he (Jackson) runs, he's injury-prone."

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Question 6 of 15

6. When a sportswriter pointed out to Babe Ruth that he was making more money than the current President of the United States, Ruth responded, "I had a better year than he did." Who was that president? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Theodore Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 15

7. When this great pitcher aged, this is how he said that he knew he had grown too old to go on: "I'm throwing twice as hard, but the ball is getting there half as fast." Who said this? Hint

Cy Young

Lefty Gomez

Walter Johnson

Grover Cleveland Alexander

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Hall of Famer said this about selfish players: "Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a Communist."? Hint

Honus Wagner

Rogers Hornsby

Babe Ruth

Ty Cobb

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which cocky outfielder once claimed: "If I played there (New York), they'd name a candy bar after me."? Hint

Babe Ruth

Reggie Jackson

Ty Cobb

Hank Aaron

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Question 10 of 15

10. Pete Rose hit a lot of singles in his career, 3215 to be exact. This number didn't blow every one away, though. One less-impressed player known for hitting the longball said: "If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete, I'd wear a dress." Which outfielder said this? Hint

Ty Cobb

Mickey Mantle

Ernie Banks

Joe DiMaggio

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which former Negro League star and MLB player said: "Don't look back, 'cause something might be gaining on you."? Hint

Josh Gibson

Jackie Robinson

Bob Gibson

Satchel Paige

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Question 12 of 15

12. Famous author and columnist Westbrook Pegler, said what about which pitching legend from the 1920s-40s: "He could throw a lamb chop past a wolf."? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Babe Ruth

Lefty Grove

Walter Johnson

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Question 13 of 15

13. What group of people was being referred to when pitcher Al Schacht said: "They have crooked arms. They throw crooked, they walk crooked, and they think crooked. They even wear their clothes crooked."? Hint

Right-handers

People over the age of 40

Women

Left-handers

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Question 14 of 15

14. What great pitcher said: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."? Hint

Christy Matthewson

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Warren Spahn

Cy Young

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which baseball god said: "I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400."? Hint

Tony Gwynn

Rogers Hornsby

Ted Williams

Ty Cobb

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What power-hitting shortstop coined the phrase, "It's a great day for baseball! Let's play two!"?

Answer: Ernie Banks

"Mr. Cub" said this often during his heyday (he played from 1954-71). He loved baseball, and he wanted to play as much as possible!

2. What famous quotester started the saying, "It ain't over 'til it's over"?

Answer: Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra has been quoted many times for saying, well, unusual things in his great career. This one is something that everyone can understand, though.

3. First baseman Joe Adcock said this about what feared slugger, "Trying to sneak a fastball past him is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster"?

Answer: Hank Aaron

This is a fairly accurate analogy, as the great Hank Aaron hit an astonishing 755 homers in his career, which set a career record for career home runs.

4. Which early year ballplayer came up with the phrase, "Keep your eye on the ball"?

Answer: Dan Brouthers

Not many people nowadays know who Dan Brouthers is, but he was a star player in the late 1800s, who finished his career with a .342 batting average. You can still hear Little League coaches all over the country repeating this Hall of Famer's famous quote.

Answer: "You gotta have a catcher or you'll have a lot of passed balls."

Taken literally, Stengel obviously has a point. This is one of the few mistakes Casey Stengel made in his brilliant managerial career, which he recorded 1,905 wins en route to 10 pennants and 7 World Series titles. Jackson eventually had a Hall of Fame career, while Steve Chilcott never blossomed into a star.

Answer: Herbert Hoover

I am sure he did have a better season, as the Bambino compiled an amazing 714 home runs in his career, a .342 batting average, and 2,213 RBI's. The 714 home runs was a record until it was broken by Hank Aaron.

7. When this great pitcher aged, this is how he said that he knew he had grown too old to go on: "I'm throwing twice as hard, but the ball is getting there half as fast." Who said this?

Answer: Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez aged rather quickly, as he only played for 10 full seasons, and parts of four others. But his record of 189-102 in those seasons were enough to convince voters to vote him into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

8. Which Hall of Famer said this about selfish players: "Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a Communist."?

Answer: Rogers Hornsby

When Rogers Hornsby says something, people listen. One of the greatest right-handed hitters of all-time, he had a .358 career average, along with 301 home runs and 1584 RBI's. Hornsby hit at least .400 in three seasons.

9. Which cocky outfielder once claimed: "If I played there (New York), they'd name a candy bar after me."?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Although Reggie made many enemies due to his arrogance, the people who hated him most were opposing pitchers who couldn't get him out. He hit 563 homers in his Hall of Fame career, along with 1702 RBI. He did eventually play in New York for the Yankees, where he became "Mr. October", one of the greatest postseason players ever.

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Pete Rose had a career hit total of over 4200. Mickey Mantle had a completely different style of play, hitting 536 homers to Rose's 160.

11. Which former Negro League star and MLB player said: "Don't look back, 'cause something might be gaining on you."?

Answer: Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige said this about getting old, and he should know, because he set a record for the oldest player ever to play in a MLB game, 59 years old. Satchel Paige was a pitching legend both in the Negro Leagues and in the MLB, and belongs to the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

12. Famous author and columnist Westbrook Pegler, said what about which pitching legend from the 1920s-40s: "He could throw a lamb chop past a wolf."?

Answer: Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove was one of the greatest pitchers in the 20th Century. His win-loss record of 300-141 along with 2266 career strikeouts, ranked among the best of all time.

Answer: Left-handers

Well, Schacht didn't like lefties that much. But if I were him, I wouldn't be talking, though. Schacht had a career record of 6-6 over 3 years with a 4.44 ERA. Some southpaws with better records than him were Lefty Grove (300-141), Sandy Koufax (165-87), and Warren Spahn (363-245).

14. What great pitcher said: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."?

Answer: Warren Spahn

Warren Spahn upset many hitters' timing during his great career going 363-245 with a 3.09 ERA and 2583 strikeouts.

15. Which baseball god said: "I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400."?

Answer: Ted Williams

In 1941 Ted Williams hit .406, the last player to hit at least .400 in the 20th Century. Ted ended up his career with a .344 average, 521 homers and 1839 RBI's. He cemented his legacy in 1966 by being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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