baseball Trivia Quiz # 26
This is Baseball Quiz # 26, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Short Dummies Baseball V - Which of the following greats was the first to get 200 RBIs in a season?
The correct answer is 'None listed'
Wilson leads those listed with 191 in 1930, which was the closest any 20th century player came to. Gehrig had 184 in 1931, and Hank Greenberg ran 183 in 1937.
Baseball Question 2
Baseball Award Winners - Who was the first A.L. player to win two batting titles?
The correct answer is 'Nap Lajoie'
Nap Lajoie 1901 Phil. As 1903 Clev. Indians
Baseball Question 3
August in Baseball History - August 16, 1948: The world mourned as this baseball legend died of cancer at the age of 53 in New York. He was New York in his day. Who was this Hall of Famer?
The correct answer is 'Babe Ruth'
The others all died in 1968. Ruth's well documented career followed him from 1914 with the Red Sox, the Yankees, to the Boston Braves in 1935. His 714 home runs stood at the top of the books until Hank Aaron came along. Ruth was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the first induction ceremony in 1936.
Baseball Question 4
Nightmare Baseball XXVII - How many times in the 20th Century did Houston win 100 or more games in a season?
The correct answer is '1'
They won 102 games in 1998 under the guidance of Larry Dierker. Their low end was a mere 61 wins in 1981.
Baseball Question 5
Walked in My Shoes Lately? - My shoes saw many humanitarian missions, not only in baseball but in life also. There was one mission too many when an aircraft that I charted with my own money for relief to Nicaraguan earthquake victims, crashed at sea in 1972. I will always be known as the 'Quiet Pirate'. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Roberto Clemente'
Clemente was killed December 31, 1972. This was after 18 seasons, all with the Pirates. This was the second relief mission he chartered in a month. His first supply in November was taken by warlords. Clemente wanted to escort his relief supplies personally this time. The aircraft was said to be overweight, and thus crashed killing all the occupants. Roberto finished his career with exactly 3000 hits, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
Baseball Question 6
Nightmare Baseball 52 - In July 1962, Kansas City A's batter Ed Charles hit an inside-the-park home run over the head of which Yankee center fielder?
The correct answer is 'Roger Maris'
On this day, the Yankees' Roger Maris played center field with Mantle playing right field. Mantle had just come off back surgery.
Baseball Question 7
Tough Baseball #2 - Name the first Black American League pitcher to win a World Series game?
The correct answer is 'Jim 'Mudcat' Grant'
Grant was the ace of the Twins staff in 1965, and beat the Dodgers in that year's World Series.
Baseball Question 8
Athletes Say the Darnedest Things # 2 - 'The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money that's in it - not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it.' Who said this (hint: Hall of Famer)?
The correct answer is 'Ty Cobb'
Spoken in 1925, Cobb must be spinning in his grave today.
Baseball Question 9
Famous Disney Animated Quotes - After being humiliated in public, a character says, "Hey dad I was thinking about joining the baseball team." What movie is this in?
The correct answer is 'Chicken Little'
Chicken Little says this to his dad on their ride home. Chicken Little wants to do something that would impress his dad. So he decides to join the baseball team. Chicken Little says this because he wants to find a way for his dad to be proud of who he is. "Chicken Little" is a movie about a boy who wants to prove that he is something. He wants to show everyone that he is special. "Chicken Little" is Disney's 45th animated film. It was first released in 2005.
Baseball Question 10
African-American Baseballers - Who was the first black player to win the A.L. most valuable player award?
The correct answer is 'Elston Howard'
Elston Howard was the A.L. MVP in 1963.