baseball Trivia Quiz # 14
This is Baseball Quiz # 14, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Some Baseball Oddities - Who is the only player to win a Gold Glove for four different teams?
The correct answer is 'Bobby Shantz'
Shantz won with the Yankees, Pirates, Cardinals, and Phillies.
Baseball Question 2
Dummies Baseball #6 - What team won 3 consecutive World Series in the 1970s?
The correct answer is 'Oakland Athletics'
The other listed, never appeared in the Series in the 1970s. 1972, 1973, and 1974, were the seasons of the Athletics helmed by Dick Williams and Alvin Dark. Their victims were the Reds, Mets, and Dodgers respectively. The A's were led by Bert Campaneris, Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, and Gene Tenace. Their all-star arms were Ken Holtzman, Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, and Blue Moon Odom.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball Umpires - With two outs bases loaded. The third strike is dropped and the catcher attempts to make a throw to first to retire the batter. His throw is wild and two runs score. According to the rules what should/could the catcher have done instead.
The correct answer is 'Step on home'
In this situation the batter may advance to first base because there were two outs at the time of the dropped third strike. The catcher should have stepped on home to effectively force out the runner on third.
Baseball Question 4
Dummies Baseball #8 - Before becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers, what was the team called?
The correct answer is 'Brooklyn Dodgers'
The franchise had been in Brooklyn since 1884 with a bevy of names. From the Atlantics, Grays, Bridegrooms, Grooms, Superbas, to the Robins, they became the Dodgers for good in 1932. They made the move to the west coast in 1958 to become the Los Angeles Dodgers. They made the move with the New York (San Francisco) Giants that season.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball Firsts - Who was the first pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts in his career?
The correct answer is 'Walter Johnson'
"The Big Train" Walter Johnson pitched from 1907 to 1927 for the Washington Nationals (Senators), ending his career with a total of 3,509 strikeouts. An indication of his dominance on the mound, Johnson would remain the only pitcher with 3,000 career strikeouts, until Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals passed the mark in 1974.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball After Baseball - Who was the first black player to lead the American League in batting?
The correct answer is 'Tony Oliva'
Oliva, in his first full season in the Majors, hit .323 for the Twins, and won the AL Rookie of the Year Award. He also won the batting title the following season with a .321 average. Although born in Cuba, MLB listed him as a black player. The others listed did not match the ethnic background.
Baseball Question 7
Baseball for Dummies #26 - Before the franchise moving to Minnesota and becoming the Minnesota Twins, what was the team called?
The correct answer is 'Washington Senators'
The Washington Senators existed from 1901-1960, before moving to Minnesota. The Senators won only 1 World Series in 1924, during their 3 appearances to the big top. Managers Cookie Lavagetto and Sam Mele helped make the transition to the Twins organization. In 1961, the Twins were rostered by the greats of Harmon Killebrew, Earl Battey, and Zoilo Versalles. The Twins finished 7th in the American League in their first season with a 70-90 record.
Baseball Question 8
Dummies Baseball #7 - What team won the 1901 World Series, in the same season that the American League was born?
The correct answer is 'None of these'
Although all these teams existed in 1901 in the newly formed American League, there was no World Series. The first World Series was held in 1903. The Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant in 1901, 4 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
Baseball Question 9
Early Baseball Trades (Before 1950) - In one of the biggest exchanges of players ever, how many players was Honus Wagner traded with in January 1910?
The correct answer is '13'
He was traded from Louisville to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Patsy Flaherty, Deacon Phillippe, Walt Woods, Rube Waddell, Icebox Chamberlain, Chief Zimmer, Tacks Latimer, Claude Ritchey, Fred Clarke, Tommy Leach, Mike Kelly, Conny Doyle, and Tom Massitt. The players these were traded for were Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison, and cash. This was a sale of the chief assets of the Lousiville team when the National League dropped it.
Baseball Question 10
Electro-Shock Baseball: Treatment 4 - In 1982, which pitcher set a record for throwing 269.3 consecutive innings in relief over four seasons, and never gave up a home run?
The correct answer is 'Greg Minton'
From 1978-1982, Minton of the Giants was the toughest reliever to hit a home run off. He retired as a California Angel in 1990. In 1130.7 career innings, Greg gave up only 43 home runs. All the others listed gave up more than 100 home runs.