baseball Trivia Quiz # 3
This is Baseball Quiz # 3, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Various Baseball - Which was the first city to host two last place Major League Baseball teams 9 times?
The correct answer is 'Philadelphia'
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Athletics.
Baseball Question 2
Baseball for Old-Timers I - Who was the first player to hit 400 home runs and steal 400 bases?
The correct answer is 'Barry Bonds'
None of the others listed hit 400 home runs in their career. Bonds of the Giants reached this plateau in 1998.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball for Dummies #60 - How many Pittsburgh Pirates hit 50 home runs in 2002?
The correct answer is '0'
No Pirate reached that plateau in 2002. Brian Giles hit 38 to lead the club, but that was about it for the Pittsburgh power, as nobody else hit 20. The Pirates finished 4th in the NL Central with a 72-89 record.
Baseball Question 4
Baseball Card Extravaganza - There is only one regular issue Topps card that featured both Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron during their playing days. What year was it issued?
The correct answer is '1958'
It is card 418 and reads, "World Series Foes" along the bottom.
Baseball Question 5
Miscellaneous Baseball - In what year did Babe Ruth hit his personal best of 60 home runs?
The correct answer is '1927'
That record stood in the Major Leagues for 34 years.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball for Dummies No. 15 - How many times in his great 21 season career, was Honus Wagner named season Most Valuable Player?
The correct answer is '0'
Wagner nicknamed the 'Flying Dutchman', came close to the MVP but finished his best season as runner-up in 1912 with the Pittsburgh after collecting 181 hits in the season. Larry Doyle of the New York Giants won the Award with better statistics in 1912.
Baseball Question 7
Baseball for Dummies #25 - Which of the following teams did Reggie Jackson NOT play for?
The correct answer is 'Rangers'
Reggie never donned the uniform of Texas. He began his career in 1967 as a Kansas City Athletic, before the team moved to Oakland the following year. After 10 seasons with the A's, he played one season with the Orioles in 1976, then the Yankees, and moved to the Halo country in 1982. He retired in an Oakland uniform in 1987, where he hit his final 15, of his 563 career home runs.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball: 5th Inning - In 1980, which pitcher won the fifth Rolaids Relief Man Award?
The correct answer is 'Dan Quisenberry'
Quisenberry had 33 saves in 1980 to win the award. He also won a total of 5 Rolaids Relief Man Awards during his career.
Baseball Question 9
Baseball Vegemite #1 - Which of the following players, has walked over 2000 times in their career?
The correct answer is 'Rickey Henderson'
It only seems logical, that Rickey who played his 25th season of baseball in 2003, was the one who topped this list. In the 20th century, only 3 have reached this milestone. Henderson, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams.
Baseball Question 10
Baseball for Dummies #64 - With what team did Roger Clemens begin his Major League career?
The correct answer is 'Boston Red Sox'
Clemens started his career in 1984. He appeared in only 21 games, but still struck out 126 batters. In 1997, he began 2 seasons with the Blue Jays, then put on the pinstripes. Entering the 2003 season, Clemens never played for the other teams listed.