Baseball Trivia Quiz (interested parties may email me for the answers)
1. Who was the only major league player to hit more than 50 homeruns and strike out less than 50 times in the same season?
A. Lou Gehrig
B. Joe DiMaggio
C. Johnny Mize
D. Ted Williams
2. Owen Wilson did something during the 1912 season that no one has come close to doing before or since. What was it?
A. Stole 36 bases in a row without being thrown out.
B. Was hit by a pitch 36 times by 36 different pitchers.
C. Hit 36 triples.
D. Threw out 36 runners trying to score at home.
3. The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series championships, more than any other major league franchise. What franchise has won the second most championships?
A. Cardinals-11
B. Dodgers-10
C. Athletics-9
D. Tigers-8
4. Who is the only major league player who won 4 batting titles but is not in the Hall of Fame?
A. Tris Speaker
B. Lefty O'Doul
C. Bill Madlock
D. George Brett
5. Ty Cobb (1886-1926), considered one of baseball's greatest hitters, was born near Atlanta, Georgia and lived for many years in that state. For most of his baseball career (1905-1928) he played for the Detroit Tigers and lived in the Detroit area during the baseball season. Although he earned what was then considered good money for those days, he actually made more money investing in the stock market than he ever did from his baseball salary. The stock of what two companies was the basis for much of his stock market wealth?
A. IBM and AT&T
B. Southern Pacific RR and Pullman Company
C. Coca Cola and General Motors
D. Western Union and General Electric
1. Who was the only major league player to hit more than 50 homeruns and strike out less than 50 times in the same season?
A. Lou Gehrig
B. Joe DiMaggio
C. Johnny Mize
D. Ted Williams
2. Owen Wilson did something during the 1912 season that no one has come close to doing before or since. What was it?
A. Stole 36 bases in a row without being thrown out.
B. Was hit by a pitch 36 times by 36 different pitchers.
C. Hit 36 triples.
D. Threw out 36 runners trying to score at home.
3. The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series championships, more than any other major league franchise. What franchise has won the second most championships?
A. Cardinals-11
B. Dodgers-10
C. Athletics-9
D. Tigers-8
4. Who is the only major league player who won 4 batting titles but is not in the Hall of Fame?
A. Tris Speaker
B. Lefty O'Doul
C. Bill Madlock
D. George Brett
5. Ty Cobb (1886-1926), considered one of baseball's greatest hitters, was born near Atlanta, Georgia and lived for many years in that state. For most of his baseball career (1905-1928) he played for the Detroit Tigers and lived in the Detroit area during the baseball season. Although he earned what was then considered good money for those days, he actually made more money investing in the stock market than he ever did from his baseball salary. The stock of what two companies was the basis for much of his stock market wealth?
A. IBM and AT&T
B. Southern Pacific RR and Pullman Company
C. Coca Cola and General Motors
D. Western Union and General Electric
