Another Baseball quiz.....
1. Match the players with their nicknames.
1- Whitey Ford A- Whitey
2- Richie Ashburn B- Bye Bye
3- Steve Balboni C- The Chairman of the Board
4- Rafael Belliard D- Pac-Man
2. Match the pro basketball players who also played pro baseball with their lifetime major league averages.
1- Chuck Connors A- .192
2- Dick Groat B- .045
3- Dave DeBusschere C- .238
4- Gene Conley D- .286
3. Match the teams with their original names.
1- Cleveland A- Blues (1901)
2- Cincinnati B- Red Stockings (1882)
3- New York (AL) C- Americans (1901)
4- Boston (AL) D- Highlanders (1903)
4. Name the batter who holds the record for most strikeouts in a single postseason.
A- Pat Burrell
B- Reggie Jackson
C- Alfonso Soriano
D- Devon White
5. Rank the following managers, all of whom won 1,000 or more games, by winning percentage.
A- John McGraw
B- Joe McCarthy
C- Billy Martin
D- Casey Stengel
E- Connie Mack
6. Name the player who joined the 500-home run club on April 18,1987
A- Reggie Jackson
B- Mike Schmidt
C- Willie McCovey
D- Eddie Murray
7. True or false: No Arizona Diamondbacks player has yet won the Rookie of the Year Award.
8 .Hank Aaron's number 44 has been retired by what two teams?
9. Which of the following Hall of Famers was traded for another Hall of Famer?
A- Rickey Henderson
b- Tom Seaver
C- Reggie Jackson
D- Orlando Cepeda
10. Which was the last team to start two rookie pitchers in the same World Series and win?
A- 2013 Cardinals
B- 1980 Phillies
C- 1967 Cardinals
D- 1963 Dodgers
Answers
1 1- (C); 2 - (A); 3- (B); 4- (D)
2. 1- (C); 2- (D); 3- (B); 4- (A)
3. 1- (A); 2- (B); 3- (D); 4- (C)
4. C - Soriano whiffed 26 times as a Yankee in the 2003 postseason.
5. 1- (B); 2- (A); 3- (C); 4- (D); 5- (E)
6- B- Schmidt clubbed a 3-run blast off Pirate Don Ribinson with two outs in the 9th inning to give the Phillies an 8-6 win.
7- True
8- Braves and Brewers
9- D- Cepeda was traded from the Cardinals to the Braves for Joe Torre in 1969.
10- B- Marty Bystrom and Bob Walk
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