SPORTS QUIZ

Happy 4th of July! Baseball and Independence Day go together like hot dogs and mustard, so here is a Sports Quiz devoted to : BASEBALL



1. True or false: No player whose last name begins with "V" has ever won a Most Valuable Player award.

2. Who owns the highest career average among all players with 300 or more home runs?

A- Rogers Hornsby
B- Stan Musial
C- Ted Williams
D- Joe DiMaggio

3. Name the player who had the most career homers without ever hitting 30 in one season.

A- Bernie Williams
B- Edgar Martinez
C- Al Kaline
D- Larry Doby

4. Match the following players with their nicknames.

1. Aroldis Chapman                         A. Dewey
2, Sandy Alomar                              B. Cuban Missle
3. Walt Alston                                  C. Iron Pony
4. Dwight Evans                              D. Smokey

5. True or false: The Orioles have had more than three different Most Valuable Player award winners.

6. The Yankees won five consecutive World Series from 1949 through 1953. Which teams did they defeat, and in what order?

A- Dodgers
B- Giants
C- Phillies

7. Of the following recent 300-game winners, who had the fewest career shutouts?

A- Tom Glavine
B- Greg Maddux
C- Roger Clemens
D- Randy Johnson

8. Which of the following Hall of Fame managers won four World Series in a 10-year period?

A- Walt  Alston
B- Dick Williams
C- Tony La Russa
D- Sparky Anderson
S- None of the above

9. Which of the following numbers worn by Twins players has not been retired?

A- 3
B- 6
C- 8
D- 14
E- 29

10. Which two of the following Hall of Fame pitchers won 25 or more games the most times?

A- Juan Marichal
B- Tom Seaver
C- Sandy Koufax
D- Steve Carlton
E- Bob Gibson





ANSWERS-

1. False. Vance (1924), Versalles (1965), Vaughn (1995), Votto (2010), Verlander (2011)
2. A.368 average, 301 home runs.
3. C
4. 1 (B); 2 (C); 3 (D); 4 (A)
5. True- 4 ( B. Robinson, F. Robinson, B. Powell and C. Ripkin
6. 1-A ( 1949,1952, 1953); 2-C ( 1950); 3-B (1951)
7. A.
8. E
9. C
10. A and C