BASEBALL QUIZ- Vol.1

Baseball is just around the corner..Spring Training..Summertime..Warmer weather..and everything that goes with Baseball. Here's the first of a weekly feature on Wheeling Around Phoenixville- your weekly Baseball Quiz. Good luck! Answers are below...

1. Name the only Hall of Fame pitcher, whose last name starts with  " H," who won at least 250 games?

2- Which of the following Hall of Famers, all of whom pitched in the 1960s, won 20 or more games for five or more consecutive years?

A- Catfish Hunter
B- Ferguson Jenkins
C- Warren Spahn
D- Tom Seaver
E- Steve Carlton

3- Which of the following players hit 3 home runs in a game the most times?

A- Babe Ruth
B- Albert Pujois
C- Willie Mays
D- Johnny Mize

4-On June 6, 1941, which team was the first to wear protective helmets in  a regular season major league game?

A- New York Giants
B- St. Louis Cardinals
C- Brooklyn Dodgers
D- New York Yankees

5-In the 1966 World Series, which two future Hall of Fame pitchers faced each other in Game 2 ?

6- Match the player with his record.

1- Babe Ruth                                   A- Led the 1930s in home runs
2- Jimmie Foxx                                B- Tied or led his league in home runs in 12 of 14 seasons
3- Rogers Hornsby                           C- Averaged .400 over a five-year span
D- Lou Gehrig                                  D- Knocked in 150 or more runs 7 times in 11 years

7- Which of the following teams played in the World Series in one season, but finished below .500 in the next?

A- 1964 Yankees
B- 1997 Marlins
C- 2013 Red Sox
D- 2012 Giants
E- All of the above

8- On May 30, 1935, Babe Ruth made his last major league appearance. playing just one inning in the first game of a doubleheader. Ruth played his last game for the Boston Braves. What did The Babe do in his last at-bat?

A- Hit a home run
B- Struck out
C- Grounded out
D- Hit by pitch

9- Name 3 players whose last name begins with "S" who hit between 400 and 500 home runs.

10- Match the Hall of Fame pitchers with their won-lost records in their first seasons.

1- Whitey Ford                               A- 8-1
2- Juan Marichal                             B- 28-13
3- Walter Johnson                            C- 5-9
4- Pete Alexander                             D- 6-2














Answers-
 1- Carl Hubbell won 251 games in his career
2- A, B and C
3- D -Mize hit 3 home runs in a game 6 times
4-A - New York Giants
5- Jim Palmer and Sandy Koufax Palmer won, 6-0, as Baltimore defeated LA Dodgers
6- 1-B, 2- A  ,3 C-  $-D
7- E
8- C
9- Willie Stargell, 475; Alfonso Soriano, 412; Duke Snider, 407
10- 1-A, 2-D, 3-4-B