baseball Trivia Quiz # 24
This is Baseball Quiz # 24, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Baseball in 1999 - What was so special about Wade Boggs' 3,000th career hit?
The correct answer is 'His 3000th hit was a homerun, the first player ever to do so'
Wade Boggs played his last year in the MLB, retiring with 3,010 hits. Boggs, a Tampa Bay Devil Ray, got his 3,000th career hit off of Chris Haney of the Cleveland Indians.
Baseball Question 2
U.S. Sports Challenge - Which pro hockey team used its fourth round selection in the 1984 draft to pick baseball pitcher Tom Glavine?
The correct answer is 'Los Angeles Kings'
Glavine's decision to play baseball worked out for him. He has received the Cy Yound award multiple times in his career.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball for Dummies #79 - I only played 10 seasons in my career. My highlight was being the first recepient of the Cy Young Award, and I won the MVP in the same season. I also won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1949. I went to 3 World Series, all against the Yankees. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Don Newcombe'
The others listed were all career Yankees, and never pitched in a game. Newcombe played mostly for the Dodgers in his career. The first Cy Young Award was given to only one outstanding pitcher in the Major League.
Baseball Question 4
Nightmare Baseball XXXIII - Which of the following relief pitching greats never lost 14 games in a season?
The correct answer is 'Steve Gerkin'
Gerkin of Philadelphia set the record for most losses without a win the entire season by going 0-12 in 1945. Marshall with Minnesota in 1979 was {10-14;} Hiller with Detroit in 1974 went {17-14;} and Knowles with Washington in 1970 was 2-14 with 27 saves.
Baseball Question 5
Moments of Redemption, Part 2 - (1992) My name is Jimmy Dugan, and I used to be a great ball player, until I let my drinking get in the way. When I started managing one of the first female, professional baseball teams, I really didn’t want to be there. But I soon learned to respect those women, and to appreciate what fine athletes they were. When I was offered a job managing a men’s team I turned it down, preferring to stay with the women.
The correct answer is 'A League of Their Own'
Tom Hanks was absolutely delightful as the drunken Dugan, whose disdain turned to respect as the women showed what they were really made of. Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell also starred, under Penny Marshall’s direction.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball Statistics 1st Edition - How many strikeouts does Nolan Ryan have?
The correct answer is '5714'
Even though Ryan also threw 7 no-hitters, he never pitched a perfect game.
Baseball Question 7
Nightmare Baseball XXXVII - When Lou Brock broke the season record for stolen bases, what Cardinal number did he wear?
The correct answer is '20'
Brock presented the number 20 every year as a Cardinal. He provided 3 Cardinal seasons with 50 steals and 200 hits. The record that he broke belonged to Dodger Maury Wills.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball for You - Who was the first Major League pitcher to win the MVP and the Cy Young award in the same year?
The correct answer is 'Don Newcombe'
Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers went 27-7 with an ERA of 3.06 in 1956. He was 20-5 the previous year.
Baseball Question 9
Hardball Baseball - Nightmare 70 - How many different teams did Leo Durocher manage in his career?
The correct answer is '4'
Leo the Lip started managing in 1939 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Then in mid-season in 1948 jumped ship to the cross-town rival New York Giants (another story in itself) until 1955. He resumed his managerial career in 1966 with the Cubs for 7 seasons. He ended his career with Houston in 1972 and 1973. His career record 2008-1709.
Baseball Question 10
Baseball for Dummies #40 - Before becoming the Colorado Rockies, the team was called what?
The correct answer is 'They began as the Rockies'
The franchise began as the Colorado Rockies in 1993. The team was managed by Don Baylor to a 67-95 record, for a 6th place finish in the National League West. Pitcher Armando Reynoso, was the only pitcher to win in double-figures on the team, by having a record of 12-11. Two seasons later, the Rockies entered their first Division Series, but lost to Atlanta.