BASEBALL QUIZ

Another great Baseball Quiz...

1. At 262 hits, this  major league player had the most hits  all-time in one season. Who is it?

A- Pete Rose
B- Ty Cobb
C- Rogers Hornsby
D- Ted Williams
E- Ichiro Suzuki

2. Name the Royals single-season and career leader in ERA

A- Larry Gura
B- Bret Saberhagen
C- Dennis Leonard
D- Dan Quisenberry

3. Name the last player who hit 600 doubles but who never led the league in doubles.

A- Craig Biggio
B- George Brett
C- Pete Rose
D- Carl Yastrzemski
E- Barry Bonds

4. Match the Hall of Fame hurlers with their uniform numbers.

1.Sandy Koufax                A- 32
B- Tom Seaver                  B- 53
C- Don Drysdale               C- 41
D- Jim Palmer                   D- 22

5. Which two future Hall of Fame pitchers opposed each other in the 1973 World Series?

6. Which of the following teams did not have a Most Valuable Player award winner in the 30 years from 1985 through 2014?

A- Indians
B- Padres
C- Phillies
D- Cubs

7. Match the following players with their nicknames.

1. Paul Molitor             A- Man of Steal
2. Wade Boggs              B- Groove
3. Rickey Henderson    C- The Ignitor
4.Don Baylor                 D- Chicken Man

8. Name the hurlers who did not win a Cy Young Award with the Giants.

A- Gaylord Perry
B- Juan Marichal
C- Tim Lincecum
D- Jack Sanford

9. Give the number of times each of these 300-game winners won 20 games in a season.

A- Nolan Ryan
B- Greg Maddux
C- Tom Glavine
D- Randy Johnson

10- Name the last player to reach 3,000 hits without ever winning a batting title.

A- Wade Boggs
B- Rickey Henderson
C- Derek Jeter
D- Paul Molitor
E- Lou Brock



ANSWERS

1. E
2. D
3. E
4. 1 (A); 2 (C); 3 (B); 4(D)
5. Tom Seaver ( Mets) and Catfish Hunter ( A's)squared off in Games 3 and 6 Neither had a decison in Game 3. Hunter won Game 6, as Seaver was the loser.
6. A
7. 1(C); 2(D); 3(A); 4(B)
8. B and D
9. A( two); B(two); C(five); D(three)
10. C