baseball Trivia Quiz # 1125
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Nightmare Baseball XXXXVII - Which of the following did NOT wear the number 24 at some time throughout their baseball career?
The correct answer is 'Rod Carew'
Carew with both the Angels and the Twins wore number 29 his entire career.
Baseball Question 2
Nightmare Baseball 54 - Which of the following Williams has never hit 40 home runs in a season?
The correct answer is 'Jack'
Cy Williams hit 41 for the Phillies in 1923, Billy hit 42 in 1970 for the Cubs, and Matt led the National League in 1994 with 43 for the Giants.
Baseball Question 3
Changing of the Guard - Warren Spahn was one of the greatest left-handers in baseball history. He won 20+ games in a season, six consecutive times during his career, and 13 times overall. He retired in 1965, and saw the changing of the guard with another Hall of Fame left-hander. This Hall of Famer won 20+ games in a season six times, and retired with the most career strikeouts as a left-handed pitcher. Who was this four-time Cy Young award winner?
The correct answer is 'Steve Carlton'
Carlton pitched from 1965-1988, mostly with the Cardinals and Phillies. He retired with 4136 strikeouts, second to the great Nolan Ryan at the time. In 1988, Steve saw his own changing of the guard when Oriole rookie Curt Schilling took the mound.
Baseball Question 4
10 Most Frequently Asked Questions! - 'Which player was the last to hit at over a .400 average in Major League Baseball?' This is a clever, but overused question that I often encounter. It seems that Ted Williams, who hit .406 in 1941, will ALWAYS be the answer! Let's try something a little different here. What was Williams' batting line during the final game of that season?
The correct answer is '2 for 3, with a single and a double'
Williams had a lot of guts. Coming into the last day of the season, he was hitting .3996, and could have sat out the double-header on the last day of the season, preserving his .400 average (the art of rounding up!). However, the Splendid Splinter would have none of that, he decided to play the first game of the double-header and went 4 for 5 with a homer and three singles! He now had an average of .404. Not done yet, he played the nightcap and went 2 for 3 with a single and a double...ending the season with a well earned .406 average. Will anyone ever hit .400 again?
Baseball Question 5
Baseball Attendances - Which of these teams recorded the smallest attendance figure for one season?
The correct answer is '1979 Oakland A's'
Amazingly the A's couldn't draw as many fans in the non-strike season of 1979 as the other teams did in those strike-plagued years.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball in the 20th Century - Which one of these players has won the Triple Crown twice?
The correct answer is 'Ted Williams'
Yep, Williams (Boston, AL) did it in 1942 and 1947. Rogers Hornsby (St Louis , NL) also won the Triple Crown twice, in 1922 amd 1925.
Baseball Question 7
Baseball History! - Ted Williams hit 521 home runs as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
The correct answer is 'True'
Williams probably would have hit many more but he served time in World War II and the Korean War. This caused him to miss nearly five seasons. He retired when the 1960 season was over, after hitting a home run in his final major league at bat.
Baseball Question 8
Pick The Year - In the final game of this series, Kirk Gibson hits a homerun off one of baseball's best-ever relievers clinching victory for his team.
The correct answer is '1984'
Sorry if you guessed 1988. Gibson's famous homerun off Dennis Eckersley in 1988 did help his Dodger team win game one (and eventually the series) against Oakland. But it was 1984, when as a Detroit Tiger, he blasted two dingers in the series finale against San Diego. His second homer that game was a three-run blast off Goose Gossage in the bottom of the eighth inning. Those three runs upped the Tigers' lead to 8-4 and squashed any comeback hopes of the Padres. The Tigers win the series four games to one.
Baseball Question 9
Baseball's Spelling Bee - After being a fan favorite in Boston, Johnny signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 2006. How do you spell his name?
The correct answer is 'Johnny Damon'
After hitting 10 home runs for the Red Sox in 2005, Damon hit 24 for the Yankees in 2006.
Baseball Question 10
Random Baseball - In 1985, which Boston Red Sox player would have had 3 grand slams in 5 games, but the 3rd struck the light tower above the green monster, and was incorrectly ruled in play for a 3-run double?
The correct answer is 'Mike Easler'
Easler hit the first off Bert Blyleven at Minnesota on 8/31, the 2nd off Chris Welsh at Texas on 9/2, the supposed 3rd one came off Neal Heaton of Cleveland on 9/5.