baseball Trivia Quiz # 962
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Nightmare Baseball XXXV - What pitcher played for 5 different teams from 1974 to 1978 and won 14 or more games for each team?
The correct answer is 'Mike Torrez'
Torrez pitched for the Expos, Orioles, A's, Yankees, and Red Sox between 1974 and 1978. No other player has ever done this.
Baseball Question 2
More "M*A*S*H"cetera - Which baseball team won the National League pennant that Maj. Winchester and Klinger bet against?
The correct answer is 'Giants'
This episode begins with New Year's Eve 1951 and ends with New Year's Eve 1952.
Baseball Question 3
Baseball's All-Century Numbers - The man for whom the best pitcher award is named, Indians pitcher Denton True 'Cy' Young had what on the back of uniform?
The correct answer is 'Nothing'
Numbers were an invention of the mid-1920s in baseball.
Baseball Question 4
Nightmare Baseball XVII - What National Leaguer was the first to receive an unanimous vote for a season MVP award?
The correct answer is 'Orlando Cepeda'
Cepeda won his unanimous MVP in 1967 with St. Louis. Hank Greenberg was the first American Leaguer in 1938 with Detroit.
Baseball Question 5
A General Quizzle to Test Your General Knizzle - In baseball, which major league was founded first, the National or the American?
The correct answer is 'The National League'
The National League was founded in 1876, the American in 1901. The "supreme being" thing refers to the genesis of the Greek goddess Athena. Some baseball purists do tend to subscribe to this idea of baseball having divine origins...but that is for another quiz.
Baseball Question 6
An Absolute Baseball Nightmare - Which team set a record for stealing only 17 bases in an entire season?
The correct answer is 'St. Louis Cardinals'
The unfortunate 1949 St. Louis Cardinals held this distinction. Their second baseman, Red Schoendienst, had almost half their total with eight thefts. The great Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter had three each themselves. Amazingly, the Cardinals still finished with 96 wins, only one game behind the NL Champions Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost the World Series to the Yankees four games to one.
Baseball Question 7
Baseball and a Headache - To hit a home run in your first Major League at-bat would be a feat. For it to be the only one in your career would be even greater. But, what if you were a pitcher too? Pitcher Dan Bankhead of the Brooklyn Dodgers did it in 1947. Which of the following other pitchers also duplicated this home run feat?
The correct answer is 'Hoyt Wilhelm'
The other pitchers did not hit a home run in their career. Wilhelm of the New York Giants hit it out in his Major League debut at-bat on April 19, 1952. The relief specialist pitched for 21 seasons and was famous for his knuckleball. He retired in 1972 as a Dodger, then found the Hall of Fame in 1985.
Baseball Question 8
Early Baseball Managers - What person managed the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates, which played in the first modern World Series?
The correct answer is 'Fred Clarke'
With outstanding hitting in his own right, Hall of Fame inductee Clarke, managed and played outfield from 1894-1911.
Baseball Question 9
Electro-Shock Baseball: Treament 2 - Who was the first pitcher in baseball history to ever win a batting title?
The correct answer is 'Guy Hecker'
Hecker was truly a one-of-a-kind ballplayer. In 1882 with the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association, he went only 6-6 as a pitcher, but one of those wins was a no-hitter, the second in the history of the AA. In 1884, Hecker threw the pitching Triple Crown, the only Triple Crown thrown in the American Association history. In 1886, he ballooned to win 52 games in the season. Also in 1886, Guy hit three home runs a game, the first player in any league to ever accomplish this feat. He hit four home runs in the season, but more importantly, won the batting title by hitting .341, and winning it over teammate Lou Browning of Louisville (then Colonels) by .001.
Baseball Question 10
'Shawshank' Nitty-Gritty Part I - Every serious fan of this film knows about the flub as Red's throwing the baseball around in the yard - he catches it twice without throwing it out in between. What is Andy talking about at the time?
The correct answer is 'The rocks in the yard.'
He's telling Red about the rocks he's finding in the yard: 'Quartz, mica, shale, limestone.'