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Short Baseball for Dummies V Trivia Quiz

The final short quiz for dummies like me! Thanks for playing. ;-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
1013

Question 1 of 5

1. What rookie and future Hall of Famer hit 29 home runs, had 125 RBIs, with 206 hits, along with 44 doubles, and 15 triples? Hint

Joe DiMaggio

Derek Jeter

Steve Garvey

Andruw Jones

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Question 2 of 5

2. What team lost the 2001 World Series? Hint

Yankees

Braves

Red Sox

Mets

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which of the following players was inducted into the Hall of Fame first? Hint

Bill Dickey

Addie Josh

Eddie Mathews

Larry MacPhail

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Question 4 of 5

4. In 1962 the first All-Star game MVP award was introduced. Which two players shared the honor that year? Hint

Harmon Killebrew / Al Kaline

Bo Belinsky / Tony Oliva

Whitey Ford / Carl Yastremski

Leon Wagner / Maury Wills

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Question 5 of 5

5. Which of these players retired with a .366 batting average, and led all other players in the 20th century? Hint

George Brett

Tony Gwynn

Ty Cobb

Rod Carew

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What rookie and future Hall of Famer hit 29 home runs, had 125 RBIs, with 206 hits, along with 44 doubles, and 15 triples?

Answer: Joe DiMaggio

DiMaggio shocked the league in 1936 as a rookie with the Yankees. He retired after only 13 seasons of baseball. He died in 1999.

2. What team lost the 2001 World Series?

Answer: Yankees

The Diamondbacks beat the Yankees 4 games to 3. It was a lopsided start when Arizona beat the Yankees 9-1 in game one, and then 4-0 in game two before the Yankees became alive.

3. Which of the following players was inducted into the Hall of Fame first?

Answer: Bill Dickey

Dickey was inducted in 1954, more than 20 years earlier than the others listed. He retired after 17 seasons with the Yankees in 1946 with a .313 average and hitting 202 home runs.

4. In 1962 the first All-Star game MVP award was introduced. Which two players shared the honor that year?

Answer: Leon Wagner / Maury Wills

Wagner of the Angels and Wills of the Dodgers shared the award in its inaugural presentation. 13 years later it was shared by two players again. Willie Mays won the award in 1963.

5. Which of these players retired with a .366 batting average, and led all other players in the 20th century?

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb retired with a .366 after 24 seasons in baseball mostly with the Detroit Tigers.

Source: Author Nightmare

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