baseball Trivia Quiz # 483
This is Baseball Quiz # 483, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Baseball in Review - Who was the first person to hit for natural cycle?
The correct answer is 'Brad Wilkerson'
Brad Wilkerson from the Montreal Expos hit for the natural cycle on June 24, 2003 at Montreal.
Baseball Question 2
June in Baseball History - June 26, 1901: This was an embarrassing day for Boston of the American League when they did what?
The correct answer is 'Showed up for a game in the wrong city'
The team under the watchful eye of manager Jimmy Collins, but too much as they all showed up in Philadelphia to play when they should have been in Baltimore. The game in Baltimore was delayed to accommodate Boston's late arrival. In June 1915, the St. Louis Browns showed up in Detroit with no uniforms and had to borrow some from the Tigers to play that game.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball for Dummies No. 8 - Which of the following players retired with 563 career home runs?
The correct answer is 'Reggie Jackson'
Mr. October, known for his clutch pennant home runs retired with 563 dingers, starting with the KC Athletics in 1967, moving around the league, and then retiring with Oakland in 1987. He had 18 postseason home runs.
Baseball Question 4
The Ultimate Baseball Challenge - Which of the following pitchers lost 35 games in a season?
The correct answer is 'Pud Galvin'
Cantwell went 4-25 in 1935 with the Pirates. Two years earlier he was 20-10 with the Braves. Craig lost 24 games in the 1962 season. The Hall of Famer Galvin, went 20-35 with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League in 1880.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball's Little Known Facts - Who was the first team to win the World Series after being relocated in the 20th century?
The correct answer is 'Milwaukee Braves'
The year was 1957, four years after moving from Boston, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Yankees in the World Series 4 games to 3 led by Joe Torre, Hank Aaron, and Warren Spahn.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball for Dummies #35 - In 1904, New York Yankee Jack Chesbro set a record for most wins in a season with 41. What other teammate won over 20 games that season?
The correct answer is 'Jack Powell'
Other than Powell, no other pitcher listed had been born yet. Powell had a record of 23-19, behind Chesbro's 41-12 stint. The Yankees finished in 2nd place with a record of 92-59, 3 games behind the Red Sox.
Baseball Question 7
Baseball for Dummies #28 - What uniform was Hank Aaron wearing when he retired?
The correct answer is 'Milwaukee Brewers'
After 21 seasons with the Braves of Milwaukee and Atlanta, Aaron played his final two seasons with the Brewers, where he hit his final 22 home runs of his career total of 755. He retired in 1976.
Baseball Question 8
A Fifth Slice of Baseball - From 1940-1958, I played my entire 16-season career as a Dodger shortstop. So I wasn't six feet tall, but still I had the nickname of 'Pee Wee'. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Harold Reese'
The others were never shortstops and never played for the Dodgers. Reese, the 10-time all-star was a centerpiece of the Dodger infield in Brooklyn. Pee Wee had to wait until 1984 to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. Reese went to seven World Series with the Dodgers, but unfortunately won only one in 1955. All seven of those World Series were against the amazing New York Yankees. He died in 1999 at the age of 81.
Baseball Question 9
Miscellaneous Baseball - Who was the first player to hit home runs in eight consecutive games?
The correct answer is 'Dale Long'
Dale Long did this May 19-28, 1956, breaking the record of 6 that was set by four players (Ken Williams, George Kelly, Lou Gehrig, and Walker Cooper). Don Mattingly in 1987, and Ken Griffey Jr. in 1993 also hit home runs in eight consecutive games.
Baseball Question 10
AAA International League 2002 - Baseball America chose what player as their Minor League Player of the Year?
The correct answer is 'Rocco Baldelli'
Baldelli finished up the season playing for the Durham Bulls.