baseball Trivia Quiz # 450
This is Baseball Quiz # 450, 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 XXXXVIII - In which World Series did Bill Mazeroski hit his game winning home run for the Pirates?
The correct answer is '1960'
Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry dished up Maz's shot in the bottom of the ninth inning. Bobby Shantz pitched in the eighth and gave up 5 runs to Pittsburgh.
Baseball Question 2
Baseball Attendances - Which of these major league parks had the highest capacity at the end of the 1990s?
The correct answer is 'Qualcomm Stadium'
This changed in the new century when a new, smaller downtown park opened in San Diego continuing a trend towards smaller, more intimate parks.
Baseball Question 3
Random Baseball - Who set the Major League single season record for sacrifice hits in a season with 67?
The correct answer is 'Ray Chapman'
Yes, the same Ray Chapman who would later become the only Major Leaguer to die from getting hit by a pitch (via Carl Mays) had a record 67 sac. hits in 1917, 3 years before his untimely death. Campaneris and Bell have the two highest season totals in the last 70+ years, with 40 and 39, respectively.
Baseball Question 4
Quizzical Baseball Information - Who won the only game for the New York Mets in the 2000 World Series?
The correct answer is 'John Franco'
John Franco allowed one hit in one scoreless inning in Game 3 to led the Mets to a win. Armando Benitez saved that game. Rick Reed started that game.
Baseball Question 5
No Dummies Baseball - What was unique about the two no-hitters that Cincinnati Red pitcher John Vandemeer threw?
The correct answer is 'They were consecutive no-hitters'
They were consecutive, and the only no-hitters that Vandemeer threw. He blanked both the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers in June 1938 in consecutive starts. He is in the books for being the only pitcher to do this in the 19th and 20th Century.
Baseball Question 6
20th Century Baseball Records - Who was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young awards in a row in the National League?
The correct answer is 'Greg Maddux'
Baseball Question 7
Nightmare Baseball XXIV - Mark McGwire hit 29 home runs in the final season of his great career. Which of the following power-hitters also hit 29 home runs in their last season of baseball?
The correct answer is 'Ted Williams'
Williams was also the consistant one. He hit 31 as a rookie and ended his career with 29 big ones.
Baseball Question 8
July in Baseball History - July 25, 1930: This date pitted the Philadelphia Athletics against the Cleveland Indians. Which baseball 'first' was seen in this game?
The correct answer is 'Athletics pulled off two triple-steals'
Under the arms of managing great Connie Mack, the Athletics pulled this off in the first and fourth inning against the Indians. They went on to win the game, but more importantly the American League pennant. The team then used the St. Louis Cardinals as a stepping stone to win the World Series, four games to two.
Baseball Question 9
Potpourri Baseball Fun! - Which of the following 2003 managers, won a season MVP Award as a player?
The correct answer is 'Joe Torre'
Torre won the MVP award for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971, with a .353 average, and a fine season with the glove.
Baseball Question 10
Odd Team Out - Al Simmons was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. He played with six clubs in his 20 year career. Which team did he not play for?
The correct answer is 'St. Louis Browns'
"Bucketfoot" Al Simmons also played for the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Cincinnati Reds in his career. Simmons was a three time All-Star and twice led the league in batting average. Simmons' best year was 1930 when he hit .381 with 211 hits. He also had 165 RBI's and 36 HR's.