BASEBALL QUIZ: PART 2
Do a good job thinking about these:
1. Who hit the most home runs in a final season?
a) Mike Schmidt b) Barry Bonds c) Harmon Killebrew d) David Ortiz
2. The players who hit 200 home runs in each league.
a) Adam Dunn, Dave Winfield, Jose Canseco, Jeff Bagwell, Dave Kingman b) Frank Robinson, Fred McGriff, Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire, Carlos Beltrán and Vladimir Guerrero c) Eddie Murray, Nelson Cruz, Andre Dawson, Carlos Delgado, Frank Thomas, Reggie Jackson d) Miguel Cabrera, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Willie Mays, Rafael Palmeiro, Gary Sheffield
3. Who got more than 10 hits in a World Series with two different teams?
a) Stuffy McInnis b) Roger Maris c) Paul Molitor d) Lonnie Smith
4. The three pitchers who notched 15 strikeouts in their first major league starts. a) Bob Feller, Karl Spooner, J.R. Richard b) Fernando Valenzuela, Hoyt Wilhelm, Warren Spahn c) John Tudor, Walter Johnson, Juan Marichal d) Nolan Ryan, Max Scherzer, Jim Kaat
5. The team with the best record when the players’ strike ended the 1994 season.
a) Los Angeles Dodgers b) New York Yankees c) Chicago White Sox d) Montreal Expos
6. The hitter with 43 home runs — on pace for 60.6 — when that (1994) season ended.
a) Kirby Puckett b) Matt Williams c) Paul O’Neill d) Ken Griffey Jr.
7. Who holds the Royals’ career home run record?
a) George Brett b) Steve Balboni c) Hal McRae d) Buddy Biancalana
8. The three players since World War II to win batting titles with two different teams.
a) Rod Carew, Carlos Beltrán, Tony Gwynn b) Bryce Harper, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson c) Bill Madlock, D.J. LeMahieu, Luis Arráez d) Wade Boggs, Vladimir Guerrero, Vada Pinson
9. The youngest player to reach 3,000 hits.
a) Tris Speaker b) Stan Musial c) Pete Rose d) Ty Cobb
10. The first three players whose careers began after World War II to hit 500 home runs.
a) Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays b) Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Mathews c) Willie McCovey, Reggie Jackson, Ernie Banks
d) Eddie Mathews, Willie McCovey, Frank Robinson
11. Who is second to Brooks Robinson in most games played at third base?
a) Adrián Beltré b) Graig Nettles c) Mike Schmidt d) Ron Santo
12. Who is second to Nolan Ryan in most 10-strikeout games?
a) Roger Clemens b) Bob Gibson c) Christy Mathewson d) Randy Johnson
13. Which team started three future Hall of Famers in consecutive games in two different World Series?
a) 1910 and 1911 Philadelphia Athletics b) 1995 and 1996 Atlanta Braves c) 1998 and 1999 New York Yankees d) 1972 and 1973 Oakland Athletics
14. The four players with 10 Gold Gloves and 400 home runs.
a) Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones b) Roberto Clemente, Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones, Johnny Bench c) Andre Dawson, Mike Piazza, Dale Murphy, Al Kaline d) Cal Ripken Jr., Joe Carter, Jim Edmonds, Ivan Rodriguez
15. The first player to hit 50 home runs with two different teams.
a) Alex Rodriguez b) Mark McGwire c) Alfonso Soriano d) Jimmie Foxx
16. Who hit 40 or more home runs in five consecutive seasons in the 1950s.
a) Stan Musial b) Duke Snider c) Mickey Mantle d) Henry Aaron
Answers 1. d, 2. b, 3. c, 4. a, 5. d, 6. b, 7. a, 8. c, 9. d, 10. b, 11. a, 12. d, 13. b, 14. a, 15. d, 16. b