BASEBALL QUIZ

Yet another fun Baseball Quiz...

1. Which of the following teams has never been swept in a World Series?

A- Red Sox
B- Dodgers
C- A's
D- Phillies

2. Match the players with the number of World Series they played in.

1. Joe DiMaggio                   A- 11
2. Yogi Berra                         B- 12
3. Mickey Mantle                  C- 10
4. Whitey Ford                       D- 14

3. Match the stadium with its construction costs.

1. Fenway Park (1912)             A- $300,000
2. Yankee Stadium (1923)         B- $2.5 million
3. Tiger Stadium (1912)             C- $250,000
4. Wrigley Field (1914)               D- $650,000

4. True or false: In no World Series did future 300-game winners face each other as starting pitchers.

5. Which team did not have four straight home runs in one inning?

A- 1998 Yankees
B- 1961 Braves
C- 1963 Indians
D- 1964 Twins

6. How many players whose last name begins with "F" have hit more than 400 home runs?

7. Name the player who holds the record for getting 40 or more doubles in a season the most times.

A- Carl Tastrzemski
B- Craig Biggio
C- Pete Rose
D- Tris Speaker
E- Stan Musial

8. Name the first pitcher to win 20 games for the Colorado Rockies.

A- Armando Reynoso
B- Ubaldo Jimenez
C- Kevin Ritz
D- Mike Hampton
E- None of the above

9. When was the last time that Cy Young Award winners started against each other in a World Series?

A- 1967
B- 1969
C- 2001
D- 2012

10. Name the last two catchers to lead their leagues in triples.

A- Tim McCarver and Manny Sanguillen
B- Carlton Fisk and Jim Sundberg
C- Tim McCarver and Carlton Fisk
D- Ivan Rodriguez and Craig Biggio

Bonus Question-

Who scored Baseball's One Millionith run on May 4, 1975?



ANSWERS-

1. A
2. 1-C; 2-D; 3-B; 4-A
3. 1-D; 2-B; 3-A; 4-C
4. False. It happened in just the second World Series, played in 1905, between Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank
5. A
6. Jimmie Foxx (534 home runs)
7. D (10 times)
8. E ( No Rockies pitcher has won 20 games)
9. B (Tom Seaver vs. Mike Cuellar)
10. C
Bonus - Bob Watson. The Two Millionith run in Baseball is projected to occur in 2020.