baseball Trivia Quiz # 51
This is Baseball Quiz # 51, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Ohio Sports - Which city became a minor league baseball team for the Detroit Tigers in 1987?
The correct answer is 'Toledo'
The Toledo Mud Hens became the AAA team for the Detroit Tigers in 1987.
Baseball Question 2
Best of Baseball: A-B - I was one of the best hitting catchers ever, hitting 358 homers, and smashing nearly 1500 RBIs. But it wasn't what I did on the field that made me a household name, it was what I said off the field. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Yogi Berra'
Yogi Berra's lifetime numbers of .285 BA, 358 HR and 1430 RBI's rank among the best all time for catchers. He also said many confusing things to reporters postgame, gaining him notoriety. This odd character was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.
Baseball Question 3
Real Dummies Baseball #12 - Who was Nestor Chylak?
The correct answer is 'An umpire'
Chylak was a Major League umpire for many years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 which is a rarity for umpires. There were only 8 umpires inducted into the Hall of Fame in all the 20th Century. They were Chylak, Bill McGowan, Al Barlick, Cal Hubbard, Jocko Conlan, Billy Evans, Tom Connolly, and Bill Klem. Nestor died in 1982.
Baseball Question 4
Colleges of MLB Players - What school did Tim Hudson play baseball at?
The correct answer is 'Auburn'
Hudson had a great collegiate career. He was named the SEC Player of the Year as a senior in 1997. He was selected to the All-SEC team as an outfielder and a pitcher after hitting .396 with 18 homers and 95 RBI, while posting a 15-2 record, a 2.97 ERA and 165 strikeouts.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball's Elite Ones - How many times was Lou Gehrig hit by a pitch (HBP) in his 17 seasons with the Yankees?
The correct answer is '45'
Gehrig was only hit 45 times in his entire career. With the batting order of the Yankees, no team could afford to put him on base.
Baseball Question 6
The Promised Land - Who was the first person in baseball to be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the same season that he was performing?
The correct answer is 'Connie Mack'
While Gehrig of the Yankees was inducted into the Hall in 1939 after his final season of baseball, Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack would beat Gehrig to the punch. Mack was inducted in 1937. At the time, Connie was in his 40th season of managing. He went on to manage a total of 53 seasons and retired in 1950.
Baseball Question 7
Dummies Baseball #52 - Who was the first American League switch-hitter in history, to hit for the cycle?
The correct answer is 'Mickey Mantle'
None of the others ever played in the American League, and they were not switch-hitters. This was another Mantle first, as he hit for the cycle in 1957. Mickey also won the American League MVP in 1957.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball World Series V - Which of the following pitchers retired with 94 World Series strikeouts?
The correct answer is 'Whitey Ford'
Whitey struck out an amazing 94 batters in his 11 World Series appearances in his career. He struck out 16 Braves in 1958 and 12 Giants in 1962, winning both of those Series.
Baseball Question 9
Baseball Fun - Which of the following is a former restaurant located on East 52nd Street in New York City?
The correct answer is 'La Rotisserie Francaise'
La Rotisserie Francaise was a restaurant where, in 1979, Daniel Okrent met with a group of friends and pitched an idea that became
Rotisserie baseball.
Rotisserie baseball.
Baseball Question 10
A Real Baseball Nightmare: Pt. 1 - The Diamondbacks' Randy Johnson threw baseball's 17th perfect game. In 100 years of the Major League baseball (1901-2000), how many pitchers fell short by either one walk or one error from a perfecto?
The correct answer is '28'
The first unfortunate miss was by the great Cy Young, who in 1908, missed a perfect game by one pitch with the Boston Red Sox. Cy went 21-11 in the 33 games that he started. The last pitcher in the 20th century to miss one, was Kevin Brown with the Florida Marlins in 1997. Brown went 16-7 in the season.