baseball Trivia Quiz # 30
This is Baseball Quiz # 30, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Great Baseball - Who was known as the 'Iron Horse'?
The correct answer is 'Lou Gehrig'
Iron Horse due to his playing when even injured, made a game-playing streak of over 2,000 games.
Baseball Question 2
Not for Baseball Dummies #2 - Which of the following, hit over 500 career home runs and struck out less than 1500 times in his career?
The correct answer is 'Ernie Banks'
While most players who have hit over 500 home runs, struck out well over 1500 times, 'Mr. Cub' did not. Banks hit 512 home runs and struck out only 1236 times, in his 19 seasons with the Cubs. Schmidt had 548 and 1883, Robinson had 586 with 1532, and Mays had 660 with 1526.
Baseball Question 3
Major League Baseball - Which pitcher led the Majors with 22 wins in 2003?
The correct answer is 'Roy Halladay'
In 2003, Roy Halladay collected 22 victories for the Toronto Blue Jays, leading to his first ever Cy Young award.
Baseball Question 4
Cooperstown Legends - This old timer is known as the greatest natural hitter in the history of baseball. However, he hit over .350 for 5 seasons but never won a batting title, including one .400+ season.
The correct answer is 'Joe Jackson'
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson's career batting average is a whopping .356 (3rd all-time at the close of the 20th century). For four of those .350+ years he lost to Cobb, who hit .420 and .409 in 1911 and 1912. Jackson never made the Hall because he was banned for life in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Baseball Question 5
This Date in Baseball History - When was Babe Ruth born?
The correct answer is 'February 6, 1895'
On February 6th the legend was born. Babe Ruth played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball in 1999 - In an Interleague game on July 18, 1999, what special event happened?
The correct answer is 'David Cone pitched a perfect game'
David Cone pitched a perfect game against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, in an interleague game. Since David Wells pitched a perfect game on May 17, 1998, against the Minnesota Twins.
Baseball Question 7
Sports Stew I - Which sports star did Major League baseball's Nomar Garciaparra marry in 2003?
The correct answer is 'Mia Hamm'
Mia Hamm put female soccer on the map for the U.S. Few know that Nomar (his middle name) was named after his father Ramon, but spelled backwards. After attending Georgia Tech, Nomar was a first round draft pick in 1994, selected by the Red Sox.
Baseball Question 8
U.S. Presidents and Baseball - On May 4, 1976 Gerald Ford went to Chicago's Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play the Reds and to help honor Rick Monday on "Rick Monday Day". Why was Monday being honored?
The correct answer is 'He stopped a protestor from burning an American flag on the playing field'
The Cubs were playing the Dodgers in LA. Monday was the Cubs centerfielder. Two men ran onto the field and using lighter fluid tried to light an American flag. Monday sprinted to the protesters and snatched the flag away from the men. Monday gave the flag to Doug Rau of the Dodgers. A month later at Wrigley Field Dodger President Al Campanis presented Monday with the rescued flag. Monday received a heroes welcome wherever he played that year.
Baseball Question 9
Field of Dreams - After completing the baseball field, Ray hears the voice again. When he tells his wife, she's afraid he'll have to build something else. What does she think he'll have to build?
The correct answer is 'football field'
Ray: "I heard the voice again."
Annie: "Uh-oh. You don't have to build a football field now, do ya?"
Annie: "Uh-oh. You don't have to build a football field now, do ya?"
Baseball Question 10
Baseball for Dummies #96 - Which of the following was one of the first inductees into the Hall of Fame?
The correct answer is 'Honus Wagner'
Wagner was one of the first inductees in 1936, along with Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Walter Johnson. The others listed were inducted almost 30 years later.