baseball Trivia Quiz # 192
This is Baseball Quiz # 192, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Tough Baseball #1 - Who hit the ball that Willie Mays made 'The Catch' on in the 1954 World Series?
The correct answer is 'Vic Wertz'
The shot was a homer in any ball park but the Polo Grounds, with its cavernous center field.
Baseball Question 2
A Real Baseball Nightmare: Pt. 2 - Which of the following sluggers won the most batting titles in their career?
The correct answer is 'Rod Carew'
All Carew's seven titles came with the Minnesota Twins from 1969-1978. Boggs won five, Madlock won four, and Brett of the Royals won three.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball Mix - How many players slugged out 65 or more home runs in a season during the 20th Century?
The correct answer is '2'
Only two in the likes of Mark McGwire who hit 70 in 1998 and then 65 in 1999, and along with Sammy Sosa who hit 66 in 1998.
Baseball Question 4
A Lot of Nothing - Who was the last active player in major league baseball to have been in the Negro Leagues?
The correct answer is 'Hank Aaron'
The Milwaukee Braves organization bought him for {$7,500} from the Indianapolis Clownes in 1952.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball for Dummies #87 - Who was the first manager to ever win 4 Manager of the Year Awards?
The correct answer is 'Tony LaRussa'
The Babe never managed, and even still, the others managed before the Manager of the Year Award was presented. Tony won his first, in the inauguration of the award in 1983 with the Chicago White Sox. He doubled that honor with the 1988 Oakland Athletics. 1992 brought him another award with the Athletics. His 4th recognition came with the 2002 St.Louis Cardinals.
Baseball Question 6
Nightmare Baseball XXXX - How many games did Cap Anson play in the 20th Century?
The correct answer is '0'
Anson retired in 1897 after playing for 22 seasons with Chicago of the National League. He was a rookie in 1876.
Baseball Question 7
You Name the Decade IV - A historical page in baseball was George Brett's famous "pine tar" incident in which he hit a home run, then it was taken away by an umpire due to excessive pine tar found on his bat. Which decade did this occur in?
The correct answer is '1980s'
The incident occurred on July 24, 1983. The Royals went on to win the game against the Yankees, 5-4. Brett played his entire career with the Royals for 21 seasons and retired in 1993.
Baseball Question 8
1870s Baseball History: Pt. 1 - In 1877, which team had the best record?
The correct answer is 'Boston Red Caps'
Boston Red Caps had the best record in 1877. There record was 42-18 with the WP of .700.
Baseball Question 9
Baseball Greats - I had my revenge after the New York Giants traded me to the Cubs after the 1925 season. As a Cub, I won four home run titles in the next five seasons, including smacking 56 big ones, along with two RBI titles. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Hack Wilson'
The others never played for the Cubs and never hit 50 home runs in a season. Wilson's three seasons with the Giants, he hit only 16 home runs, but averaged less than 60 games per season. In 1926 when he came to Chicago, he became a permanent fixture in the Cubs' outfield, and won three consecutive home run crowns. In 1930, he hit 56 round-trippers. Lewis Robert 'Hack' Wilson was inducted into the Hall of Fame, 45 years after retiring.
Baseball Question 10
Baseball and the Presidents I - Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented?
The correct answer is 'Martin VanBuren'
In 1839 by Abner Doubleday, though it is believed that the game had been around, in some form, for many years.