baseball Trivia Quiz # 36
This is Baseball Quiz # 36, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Nightmare Baseball XXXVII - Which of the following rookies did NOT hit 35 home runs in their rookie year?
The correct answer is 'Jose Canseco'
York of the 1937 Tigers, Kittle of the 1983 Chicago White Sox, and Piazza of the Dodgers in 1993 all hit 35 home runs as a rookie. Canseco 'only' hit 33 in his rookie season with the Athletics.
Baseball Question 2
Dummies Baseball #15 - What 1952 Tiger pitcher, went 5-19 for the season, and two of those wins were no-hitters?
The correct answer is 'Virgil Trucks'
The other pitchers listed were Tigers, but did not play in the 1950s. The Tigers finished the 1952 season with a 50-104 record. Ted Gray was the only Tiger pitcher in double figures, but he went 12-17. Trucks threw a no-hitter against the Senators on May 15, then again on August 25th against the Yankees. Trucks pitched for 17 seasons, and won only 177 games.
Baseball Question 3
Dummies Baseball #7 - The California Angels, who became the Anaheim Angels in 1997, began their franchise name as what?
The correct answer is 'Los Angeles Angels'
From the new expansion Angels under the helm of Bill Rigney in 1961, to the California Angels in 1965, they became the Anaheim Angels in 1997 under the management of Terry Collins. The Angels' first World Series appearance was in 2002, where they beat the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3.
Baseball Question 4
Nightmare Baseball XXXIII - Who was the first team to ever hit two grand slams in the same inning?
The correct answer is 'Minnesota'
Minnesota did this on July 18, 1962. Both Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison did the damage.
Baseball Question 5
Decades on the Diamond: 1940s - Baseball in 1948 lost a legend. The baseball icon, Babe Ruth, died on August 16 in New York. After Lee MacPhail of the Reds put up lights so his day working public could watch night games in 1935, every Major League ballpark in 1948 had lights for night games except for which team who was without lights until 1988?
The correct answer is 'Chicago Cubs'
It was the Cubs and Wrigley Field in Chicago. The city did not want the lights for all those years, then finally gave into pressure from the fans.
Baseball Question 6
Broncos - What major league baseball team drafted John Elway?
The correct answer is 'Yankees'
Elway played for the Yankees' minor league farm club.
Baseball Question 7
Bugs Bunny vs. The Non-Elmers - It's baseball season, and in "Baseball Bugs" we find Bugs taking on an entire baseball team single-handedly. What team does Bugs defeat, by a score of 96 to 95?
The correct answer is 'Gas House Gorillas'
With two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, and one man on base, a Gorilla hits a long fly ball that appears to be the game winner. Bugs rushes to the top of the "Umpire State Building" to catch the ball for the final out. The Gorilla argues the call, but even the Statue of Liberty agrees with the ump's call!
Baseball Question 8
Baseball Mixture I - National League 1876 to 2000: who holds the all-time NL record for a season batting average?
The correct answer is 'Hugh Duffy'
He did it with a .438 with Boston of the National League in 1894.
Baseball Question 9
Athletes Turned Actors - Chuck Connors, one-time baseball player, starred as what legendary Indian?
The correct answer is 'Geronimo'
It wasn't only "Rifleman" (or "Branded"). Connors appeared in a fair number of movies.
Baseball Question 10
2007 Baseball Season Trades - Pitcher Jaret Wright jumped American League teams for 2007. Which team obtained him in a trade for pitcher Chris Britton?
The correct answer is 'Orioles'
The other teams were all National League teams. Wright had finished his 10th season, and gave the Yankees an 11-7 record in 2006. Britton was a rookie in 2006, appearing in 52 games with a 0-2 record for Baltimore.