baseball Trivia Quiz # 35
This is Baseball Quiz # 35, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
A Real Baseball Nightmare: Pt. 4 - How many Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers in the first 100 seasons of the Major Leagues, won 28 or more games in a season?
The correct answer is '2'
Dazzy Vance won 28 in 1924, and Joe McGinnity won 28 in 1900. Sandy Koufax won 27 in 1966 and Don Newcombe won 27 in 1956.
Baseball Question 2
Nightmare Baseball 53 - How many World Series did Sparky Anderson win as a manager?
The correct answer is '3'
Sparky won two with the Reds in 1975 and 1976, then jumped ship and won an American League World Series in 1984 with the Tigers.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball in Movies - In "Major League", Ricky Vaughn's nemesis Haywood was portrayed by a real-life major leaguer?
The correct answer is 'True'
Pete Vuckovich, a Cy Young award winning pitcher and then a pitching coach, plays the burly Yankee slugger.
Baseball Question 4
Dummies Baseball #41 - What pitcher was the first in history to win 2 Cy Young Awards?
The correct answer is 'Sandy Koufax'
The others retired before the first Cy Young Award was presented in 1956. The inaugural winner was the Dodgers' Don Newcombe. Koufax won his first in 1963, then consecutive awards in 1965 and 1966. He retired in 1966. The 2nd pitcher to win 2 awards was Denny McLain of the Tigers in 1968 and 1969.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball's Teenagers - What teenage Major Leaguer holds the record (of pitchers under 20) for walking 208 players in one season?
The correct answer is 'Bob Feller'
Feller walked 208 in 1938 with the Indians. The second closest pitcher amongst his age group walked 73!
Baseball Question 6
Nightmare Baseball - 77 - What relief pitcher led two different teams with saves in the same season?
The correct answer is 'Jeff Shaw'
Shaw led the Reds with 23 saves before he was traded to the Dodgers during the 1998 season, where he led the Los Angeles team with 25 saves.
Baseball Question 7
The Editing Horse - The great Walter Johnson of early baseball set many records with the Washington Senators. Among many were his 110 career shutouts. He retired in the backseat for wins to the great Cy Young. Walter had 417 wins. The 'Big Train' also won the Triple Crown three times, compared to Cy Young winning eleven. These were two of the greatest pitchers in history.
The correct answer is 'Cy Young won one Triple Crown'
Johnson played his entire career with the Senators from 1907-1927. His three Triple Crowns came in 1913, 1918, and 1924. He also won the MVP in 1913 and 1924. Cy Young's Triple Crown came in 1901 with the Boston Americans (later Red Sox) of the American League. Young retired with 511 wins compared to Johnson's 417.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball - Not for the Squeamish - In 1980, what team had 3 players steal more than 50 bases in a season?
The correct answer is 'San Diego'
The Padres had Gene Richards who led the team with 61, Ozzie Smith ripped off 57, and Jerry Momphrey stole 52.
Baseball Question 9
"Magnum P.I." - General - Which one of his baseball caps does Thomas Magnum wear most often?
The correct answer is 'Detroit Tigers'
Thomas Magnum wears his Detroit Tigers and also his Da Nang cap the most.
Baseball Question 10
Baseball Brain Buzzers Part II - What year was Lou Boudreau inducted into the Hall of Fame?
The correct answer is '1970'
He played a total of 15 years of Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.