baseball Trivia Quiz # 1181
This is Baseball Quiz # 1181, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Polo Grounds - How many baseball teams played in the Polo Grounds?
The correct answer is '3'
Three baseball teams played in the Polo Grounds: The New York Giants, New York Yankees, and the New York Mets.
Baseball Question 2
Baseball for Dummies #79 - Who won the 1994 World Series?
The correct answer is 'There was none'
Arizona did not exist until 1998, and the other teams were in their 2nd year of baseball. There was no World Series in 1994, due to labor disputes.
Baseball Question 3
How Many? - How many stitches are there on a major league baseball?
The correct answer is '108'
Count 'em.
Baseball Question 4
Major League Baseball Players II - Which of the following players have NOT won 4 batting titles?
The correct answer is 'Tony Oliva'
All listed except Oliva have won 4. The last to do it in the list was Bill Madlock in 1983. Tony Gwynn won his 8th in 1997.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball - Not for the Squeamish - How many 20th Century Texas Ranger pitchers threw no-hitters?
The correct answer is '4'
The pitchers were Jim Bibby, Bert Blyleven, Kenny Rogers, and the great Nolan Ryan threw two.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball Nicknames - Whose nickname was "The Hawk"?
The correct answer is 'Andre Dawson'
Dawson played for four teams, but is best remembered from his years with the Expos and the Cubs.
Teams: MON, CHC, BOS, FLA
Teams: MON, CHC, BOS, FLA
Baseball Question 7
By Their Numbers - During their pro careers, which of the following baseball players did not wear number 2?
The correct answer is 'Mickey Mantle'
A captain for the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter was the perennial cover man for 2K Sports' Major League Baseball video games. Mantle wore number 7.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball for Dummies #86 - Who was the first 2003 pitcher to throw a no-hitter?
The correct answer is 'Kevin Millwood'
The other 2003 players were not pitchers. Millwood, the Philadelphia Phillie threw a no-hitter against none other than the streaking San Francisco Giants. It happened on April 26. Kevin had three walks in the game, and came that close to a perfect game. He also struck out 10. Millwood was in his 7th season, after playing 6 with the Atlanta Braves. A Rickey Ledee Phillie home run in the first inning, accounted for the only run in the game.
Baseball Question 9
African-American Baseballers - Who was the first black manager in the national league?
The correct answer is 'Frank Robinson'
Frank Robinson became the Giants manager in 1981.
Baseball Question 10
Players With Something Big - At the age of 29, I set a baseball record for winning 59 games in the 1884 season. This was mainly due to many rule changes in baseball, and too many records were set between 1884-1889 before baseball changed their ways again. At any rate, I started 73 games in the season and went 59-12 with 441 strikeouts. This is why Major League baseball did not begin their official stats under consistent rules until 1920. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Charley Radbourn'
The others would not appear in professional baseball for another 30+ years. Amazingly, but figuring the rules set-up in the late 1800s were for the pitchers, Charley, nicknamed 'Old Hoss', won 309 games in only 11 seasons in his career. He won 48 in the season prior in 1883, but never again reached the 35-plateau for wins after 1884. In 1884 in his stellar season, his Providence Grays won the National League pennant. 1884 saw a major rule change that allowed pitchers to throw over-hand and release the ball above the waist. Charley took great advantage to this. Radbourne was a 1939 Hall of Fame inductee.