BASEBALL QUIZ

Yet another Baseball quiz....( answers below)

1. Which one of these post-World War II pitchers has the most career shutouts?

A- Warren Spahn
B- Nolan Ryan
C- Bert Blyleven
D- Tom Seaver

2. Which of the following teams never lost a World series in consecutive years?

A- Yankees
B- Cubs
C- Giants
D- Rangers

3. Which of the following players appeared in the World Series for the highest percentage of their years played?

A- Yogi Berra
B- Reggie Jackson
C- Joe DiMaggio
D- Mickey Mantle

4. Match the players with their colleges.

1- Red Rolfe                      A- Arizona State
2- Tom Seaver                   B- Dartmouth
3- Reggie Jackson             C- Stanford
5- Mike Mussina               D- Univ. of Southern Cal

5. Prior to the Giants' World series win in 1014, which team was the last to win at least 3 World Series in 5 years?

A- Red Sox
B- Yankees
C- cardinals
D- Reds

6. Name the two Angels who won the Most Valuable Player Award prior to Mike Trout in 2014.

A- Brian Downing and Dean Chance
B- Don Baylor and Vladimir Guerrero
C- Don Baylor and Troy Glaus
D- Bobby Grich and Don Baylor

7. Name and rank by totals the 3 players who hit between 525 and 550 home runs.

8. Who starred as Jackie Robinson in the movie The Jackie Robinson Story?

A- Lou Gossett, Jr.
B- Jackie Robinson
C- Billy Wayne
D- Denzel Washington

9. True or False: there is no player whose last name begins with a "J" who hit 550 or more home runs.

10. Name the player who hit a walk-off home run that was NOT in Game 6 of a World Series.

A- Bill Mazeroski
B- Joe Carter
C- Kirby Puckett
D- David Freese



ANSWERS

1-A
2-B
3-C  (DiMaggio played fall baseball in 10 of his 13 seasons).
4-1 (B); 2(D); 3(A); 4(C)
5-B
6-B
7- Mike Schmidt (548); Mickey Mantle (536); Jimmie Foxx (534)
8-B
9-False .(  Reggie Jackson hit 563 Homers).
10- A  (Mazeroski hit his HR in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to give the Pirates a 10-9 victory over the Yankees).