Baseball Quickie - 62 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 3

Willie Mays led the league in triples in 1954, 1955, and 1957. He hit one-hundred forty triples throughout his career with the Giants and one triple with New York Mets. Willie Mays played twenty-three seasons in Major League Baseball.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs were known as the Orphans from 1898 through 1902. Prior to the Orphans, the franchise was known as the Chicago Colts. The franchise became the Chicago Cubs in 1907.

Answer: San Francisco Giants

Manny Mota played for four teams during his Major League Baseball career. In his rookie season in 1962, he played with the San Francisco Giants. He played twenty seasons in Major League Baseball. He retired for the second time in 1982 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He did not play in the 1981 season. Mota was considered a pinch-hitting specialist during his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Answer: Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Pirates played in Forbes Field from 1909 through 1970.

The New York Mets played in Shea Stadium in Queens, New York from 1964 through 2008. The Brooklyn Dodgers played in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York from 1913 through 1957. The New York Giants played in Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York from 1883 through 1957.

Answer: Roger Eugene Maras

Roger Eugene Maras was born on September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota. His Croatian parents changed their last name from Maras to Maris in 1955. His most memorable year of his career was in 1961 when he played for the New York Yankees. He hit 61 of his career 275 home runs that season. Roger Maris won the American League Most Valuable Player Award during the 1960 and 1961 Major League Baseball seasons.

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

In 1969, the Seattle Pilots were formed in the American League. The next season, the Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers. Before the 1998 Major League Baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers switched from the American League Central division to the National League Central division.

Answer: 8

Lou Brock played for the Chicago Cubs and Saint Louis Cardinals from 1961 through 1979. Brock stole 938 bases during his career. Brock led the league in stolen bases during eight different seasons. He led the league in stolen bases from the 1966 through 1969 and from 1971 through 1974 seasons.

Answer: Yes

Boston, Massachusetts was home to a National League baseball team from 1876 through 1952. This franchise had team names of the Red Caps, the Beaneaters, the Bees, and the Braves. The Boston Braves won the 1914 World Series. The Braves moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin prior to the 1953 Major League Baseball season.

Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

In 2001, Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners became the second player to win the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Fred Lynn was the first player to earn these honors in 1975. Ichiro Suzuki won a Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award in 2001.

Answer: Joe Tinker

Joe Tinker played shortstop for the Chicago Cubs from 1902 through 1912 and again in 1916. He was a member of the famous double play combination known as "Joe Tinker to Johnny Evers to Frank Chance". Tinker's Cubs won the World Series in 1907 and 1908.