SPORTS QUIZ

OLD-TIME BASEBALL is the topic of today's Sports Quiz.



1. Who is the last pitcher to win at least 27 games in a season?

2. True or false: All players who hit between 475 and 500 home runs are in the Hall of Fame.

3. Name the first player to hit 50 home runs in back-ro-back season.

A- Jimmie Foxx
B- Mel Ott
C- Babe Ruth
D- Lou Gehrig

4. Which of the following hurlers owns the best ERA in World Series play?

A- Sandy Koufax
B- Madison Bumgarner
C- Orlando Hernandez
D- Catfish Hunter

5. What did Nellie Fox not do in 98 consecutive games in 1958 to set a major league record?

6. What Los Angeles Dodgers star won back-to-back batting titles in 1962 and 1963?

7. Who was the first U.S. President to attend a World Series game?

8. What Philadelphia Phillies pitcher got the victory in the first game played at Montreal's Olympic Stadium?

9. What two pitchers share the National League record for victories in a season by a lefthander?

10. What St. Louis Cardinals infielder was the first switch-hitter to collect 100 hits in a season from each side of the plate?





ANSWERS-

1. Bob Welch ( Oakland A's, 1990)
2. False ( Fred McGriff, 493 homers)
3. C
4. B
5.Strike-out
6.Tommy Davis
7. Woodrow Wilson
8. Steve Carlton
9. Steve Carlton and Sandy Koufax
10, Garry Templeton