baseball Trivia Quiz # 56
This is Baseball Quiz # 56, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
ESPN Trivia - Who are the announcers on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball?
The correct answer is 'Joe Morgan and John Miller'
Morgan is in the baseball Hall of Fame as a second baseman
Baseball Question 2
Baseball for Dummies #19 - Which of the following players never won a Cy Young award?
The correct answer is 'Greg Pinchbeck'
Greg never won the coveted award. McCormick won the award with the Giants in 1967, for his 22-10 performance. Marshall of the Dodgers won the award in 1974, and Jones won the Cy in 1976.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball For Dummies? You Judge - Like NBA star, Latrell Sprewell, I had one incident that unfortunately overshadowed my great career. The incident was that I hit Dodger catcher, John Roseboro, in the head with a bat. For the San Francisco Giants, I won 20 games in a season six times in the 1960s. With my high-kick delivery, I had the nickname, 'Dominican Dandy', and ironically, retired as a Dodger in 1975. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Juan Marichal'
Although all pitchers, the others never played for the Giants or Dodgers. Marichal was one of many Dominican players who played for the Giants in the 1960s, including Orlando Cepeda. In that era, Marichal was much overlooked by Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals. He retired with a career record of 243-142 after 16 seasons. Sprewell choked his coach during a practice session with his team.
Baseball Question 4
Baseball's Best Records - In 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. beat the record for playing in the most consecutive games. How many consecutive games did he play?
The correct answer is '2,131'
He passed Lou Gehrig for the record. Lou Gehrig had played in 2,130 games in a row!
Baseball Question 5
Which Year Was it? - What year did Jackie Robinson break major league baseball's unofficial color barrier?
The correct answer is '1947'
His first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers was an exhibition game against the New York Yankees.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball Parks - Which baseball team played in the same stadium as the NFL Dolphins?
The correct answer is 'Marlins'
Both the Marlins and the Dolphins played in Pro-Players Stadium.
Baseball Question 7
Not For Baseball Dummies - Who was the first pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day?
The correct answer is 'Wiley Piatt'
Piatt experienced a terrible day on June 25th, 1903, when pitching for the Boston Braves. He lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0, and then again 5-3 in the double-header. Piatt had a record of 9-14 in 1903, which was his last season of baseball. He pitched for only 6 seasons.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball for Dummies #97 - What 19th century player had the nickname of 'Pud'?
The correct answer is 'James Galvin'
The others listed, played more than 50 years later. James Francis 'Pud' Galvin, played 15 seasons prior to the 20th century. He played for St.Louis, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh, and retired in 1892. He led the league in strikeouts 4 times, and his 364 career wins still ranked 5th in the 20th century.
Baseball Question 9
An Absolute Baseball Nightmare - Who was the first player in history to have 3,000 hits and steal 500 bases in their career?
The correct answer is 'Honus Wagner'
All these greats have reached this milestone, in addition to Eddie Collins and Paul Molitor to name more. Wagner reached this plateau in 1914 while with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played his entire career of 21 seasons with this franchise, branching out from the Louisville Colonels of the National League after the 1899 season. He won eight batting crowns and five stolen base titles. Honus was one of the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Baseball Question 10
A Third Slice of Baseball - Which one of these teams were once known as the Colts?
The correct answer is 'Chicago Cubs'
Against popular belief, the franchise began as the Chicago White Stockings of the National League in 1876. They were the original White Stockings in baseball, and not their American League counterpart. Led by player-manager-pitcher Al Spalding, the team won the first National League pennant in 1876 with a 52-14 record, six games ahead of the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The franchise was renamed the Colts from 1890-1897, then they were the Chicago Orphans from 1898-1902. The Cubs name came in 1903, where they began an 11-season run finishing no less than third in each season, and making four World Series appearances.