Baseball Trivia Quiz # 18
This is Baseball Quiz # 18, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Baseball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Baseball Question 1
Dummies Baseball #91 - Who was the first left-handed pitcher to strike out 4000 batters in their career?
The correct answer is 'Steve Carlton'
Although the others listed were all right-handed, none of them were pitchers. Beginning his career in 1965, Carlton played seven seasons with the Cardinals before playing for 15 as a Phillie. He retired in 1988 after 24 seasons with 4136 strikeouts. The first pitcher in history to strike out 4000 was the great Nolan Ryan, who retired with 5714.
Baseball Question 2
Baseball Facts and History - What inning was it when Babe Ruth "called his shot?"
The correct answer is 'Top of the fifth'
A lot of people say it was the bottom of the ninth with a full count. But the Yanks were at Chicago so it couldn't have been the bottoom of the ninth.
Baseball Question 3
Whoops! Bonehead Baseball Trades - It's 1981. Your team's shortstop is 26 years old, has 1 career home run, and has never hit better than .258 in a season. You obtain another shortstop, who is 25 years old and has never hit worse than .280 in his 6-year career. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Of course, the San Diego Padres thought so, and they ended up giving Ozzie Smith (the no-hit guy) to the St. Louis Cardinals, in exchange for which other player?
The correct answer is 'Garry Templeton'
For some mysterious reason, Templeton stopped hitting when he arrived in San Diego, only hitting above .280 once. Ozzie became a decent hitter, who hit above .250 every year but twice during his tenure in St. Louis. And he could field a little too.
Baseball Question 4
Challenging Baseball XXXVIII - Stan Musial captured 7 batting titles in his career. How many of those were consecutive?
The correct answer is '3'
Stan the Man's first crown was awarded in 1943, then in 1946, 1948, and three consecutive titles 1950-51-52. He topped his career off 5 years later with another one in 1957.
Baseball Question 5
Baseball World Series IV - What team appeared in the World Series the most times in the 1990s?
The correct answer is 'Atlanta Braves'
The Braves appeared 5 times in the 90s. Their only win in the 90s was in 1995 against the Indians 4 games to 2. They lost in 1991 against the Twins, 1992 against the Blue Jays, and against the Yankees in 1996 and again in 1999.
Baseball Question 6
Baseball: Also Known - Second Edition - "The Mad Hungarian" nickname belonged to which player?
The correct answer is 'Al Hrabosky'
The intimidating closer Hrabosky, was the NLs Fireman of the Year in 1975 with the Cardinals. He finished third in the voting for the Cy Young award.
Baseball Question 7
Dummies Baseball #44 - In 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. retired in an Oriole uniform after 21 seasons of baseball. What team did he begin his career with?
The correct answer is 'Orioles'
Cal Jr. was an Oriole all the way. He began in Baltimore in limited duty in 1981, then won the American League Rookie of the Year in 1982. He also won the league MVP in 1983.
Baseball Question 8
Baseball Nicknames - Not really a nickname, but funny nonetheless. What currently unemployed pitcher was once called "a fat toad" by his boss?
The correct answer is 'Hideki Irabu'
Of Course, THE BOSS was George Steinbrenner.
Baseball Question 9
A Real Baseball Nightmare: Pt 6 - In 1966, the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax had a tremendous season and won 27 games in his final baseball season. Whose record did he break for the most wins in a pitcher's final season of baseball?
The correct answer is 'Henry Schmidt'
Schmidt threw only one season in his career. Ironically, he was with the same franchise, the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903 when he went 22-13. Koufax broke the record of 63 years when he went 27-9.
Baseball Question 10
Talkin' Baseball - What team did Bobby Thomson have in "The Shot Heard 'Round the World?"
The correct answer is 'Giants'
In 1951, the Giants were in the World Series, but lost to the Yankees.