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Question 1

Which baseball outfielder got the nickname "Mr. October"?

  • A
    Ichiro Suzuki
  • B
    Reggie Jackson
  • C
    Hideki Matsui
  • D
    Joe Carter

Question 2

Which of these Baseball Hall of Famers has an award named after them?

  • A
    Connie Mack
  • B
    Honus Wagner
  • C
    Cy Young
  • D
    Walter Johnson

Question 3

In 1989, Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned which player from baseball?

  • A
    Darryl Strawberry
  • B
    Rollie Fingers
  • C
    Dwight Gooden
  • D
    Pete Rose

Question 4

In Major League Baseball, a person who plays what position is awarded the Cy Young award every year?

  • A
    Shortstop
  • B
    Catcher
  • C
    First basemen
  • D
    Pitcher

Question 5

According to legend, who is the inventor of baseball?

  • A
    George Washington
  • B
    Abraham Lincoln
  • C
    Lewis Clark
  • D
    Abner Doubleday

Question 6

As of 2018, who holds the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games played?

  • A
    Lou Gehrig
  • B
    Everett Scott
  • C
    Steve Garvey
  • D
    Cal Ripken Jr.

Question 7

Which baseball player was known simply as "The Kid"?

  • A
    Nomar Garciaparra
  • B
    Ken Griffey Jr.
  • C
    Barry Bonds
  • D
    Alex Rodriguez

Question 8

Chipper Jones spent his entire Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Los Angeles Dodgers
  • B
    Atlanta Braves
  • C
    New York Mets
  • D
    Cleveland Indians

Question 9

In 1947, who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?

  • A
    Frank Robinson
  • B
    Jackie Robinson
  • C
    Larry Doby
  • D
    Satchel Paige

Question 10

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is based in what city?

  • A
    Williamsport, Pennsylvania
  • B
    Cooperstown, New York
  • C
    Canton, Ohio
  • D
    Baltimore, Maryland

Question 11

Which baseball player is known as "The Captain"?

  • A
    Barry Bonds
  • B
    Jayson Werth
  • C
    Derek Jeter
  • D
    Johnny Damon

Question 12

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is known by which of these nicknames?

  • A
    The Gem
  • B
    The Man
  • C
    The Wizard
  • D
    The Kid

Question 13

Babe Ruth began his Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Chicago Cubs
  • B
    New York Giants
  • C
    Boston Red Sox
  • D
    Washington Senators

Question 14

Who played baseball under the nickname "Joltin' Joe"?

  • A
    Joe DiMaggio
  • B
    Joe Torre
  • C
    Joe Carter
  • D
    Joe Kerrigan

Question 15

As of 2018, who holds the Major League Baseball record for career RBI?

  • A
    Babe Ruth
  • B
    Hank Aaron
  • C
    Cap Anson
  • D
    Alex Rodriguez

Question 16

Which Baseball Hall of Famer is known as "The Say Hey Kid"?

  • A
    Willie Mays
  • B
    Barry Bonds
  • C
    Hank Aaron
  • D
    Babe Ruth

Question 17

Who was the baseball player known as "The Big Hurt"?

  • A
    Bo Jackson
  • B
    Frank Thomas
  • C
    Will Clark
  • D
    Sammy Sosa

Question 18

Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt helped which franchise win its first World Series title?

  • A
    Minnesota Twins
  • B
    Philadelphia Phillies
  • C
    Chicago Cubs
  • D
    San Francisco Giants

Question 19

Which baseball player is known as the "Iron Man"?

  • A
    Cal Ripken Jr.
  • B
    Manny Ramirez
  • C
    Miguel Tejada
  • D
    Craig Biggio

Question 20

Which of these Major League Baseball teams played home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982-2009?

  • A
    Minnesota Twins
  • B
    Pittsburgh Pirates
  • C
    Houston Astros
  • D
    Seattle Mariners

Question 21

What recently retired baseball player was shot in the Dominican Republic on June 9, 2019?

  • A
    Cole Hamels
  • B
    Tom Seaver
  • C
    Mike Tyson
  • D
    David Ortiz

Question 22

George W. Bush is a former owner of which Major League Baseball team?

  • A
    Houston Astros
  • B
    Atlanta Braves
  • C
    Texas Rangers
  • D
    Chicago Cubs

Question 23

Which Baseball Hall of Famer was known as "The Man"?

  • A
    Babe Ruth
  • B
    Stan Musial
  • C
    Lou Gehrig
  • D
    Ted Williams

Question 24

Which Baseball Hall of Famer was at the center of the Pine Tar Incident?

  • A
    George Brett
  • B
    Brooks Robinson
  • C
    Wade Boggs
  • D
    Mike Mussina

Question 25

This famous baseball player set a home-run record in 1927. Not until 1974 did MLB player, Hank Aaron, beat this record.

  • A
    Jackie Robinson
  • B
    Babe Ruth
  • C
    Lou Gehrig
  • D
    Ted Williams

Question 26

This baseball film put "If you build it, he will come" into the American lexicon.

  • A
    Major League
  • B
    The Natural
  • C
    Bull Durham
  • D
    Field of Dreams

Question 27

Which Major League Baseball team's home park has a warehouse overlooking right field?

  • A
    Toronto Blue Jays
  • B
    New York Yankees
  • C
    Boston Red Sox
  • D
    Baltimore Orioles

Question 28

Which baseball player coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over"?

  • A
    Babe Ruth
  • B
    Yogi Berra
  • C
    Alex Rodriguez
  • D
    Randy Johnson

Question 29

Which of these individuals is a former Commissioner of Baseball?

  • A
    Bobby Cox
  • B
    Branch Rickey
  • C
    Bud Selig
  • D
    George Steinbrenner

Question 30

Which of these Hall of Fame shortstops won 13 Gold Glove Awards during their career?

  • A
    Barry Larkin
  • B
    Dave Concepción
  • C
    Ernie Banks
  • D
    Ozzie Smith

Question 31

As of 2018, which pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for complete games?

  • A
    Paul Galvin
  • B
    Tim Keefe
  • C
    Kid Nichols
  • D
    Cy Young

Question 32

What Major League Baseball team paid tribute to a decently deceased teammate on July 12, 2019 by pitching a combined no-hitter?

  • A
    Los Angeles Angels
  • B
    Detroit Tigers
  • C
    Kansas City Royals
  • D
    Miami Marlins

Question 33

What Major League Baseball team had a starting pitcher announce on July 5, 2019 that he was diagnosed with leukemia?

  • A
    Cleveland Indians
  • B
    Detroit Tigers
  • C
    San Francisco Giants
  • D
    New York Yankees

Question 34

As of 2018, who holds the Major League Baseball record for career hits?

  • A
    Hank Aaron
  • B
    Pete Rose
  • C
    Ty Cobb
  • D
    Stan Musial

Question 35

In 1961, who passed Babe Ruth as baseball's single-season home run record holder?

  • A
    Frank Robinson
  • B
    Roger Maris
  • C
    Mickey Mantle
  • D
    Roberto Clemente

Question 36

Pitcher Walter Johnson spent his entire baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Cincinnati Reds
  • B
    Boston Braves
  • C
    Washington Senators
  • D
    New York Yankees

Question 37

Which Major League Baseball's home venue features McCovey Cove?

  • A
    Houston Astros
  • B
    Oakland Athletics
  • C
    Miami Marlins
  • D
    San Francisco Giants

Question 38

Baseball Hall of Famers Juan Marichal and Pedro Martínez are natives of this country?

  • A
    Venezuela
  • B
    Dominican Republic
  • C
    Panama
  • D
    Haiti

Question 39

After the 2004 Major League Baseball season, the Montreal Expos relocated and became which current franchise?

  • A
    Washington Nationals
  • B
    Arizona Diamondbacks
  • C
    Colorado Rockies
  • D
    Tampa Bay Rays

Question 40

Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson was known by which nickname?

  • A
    The Hawk
  • B
    The Kid
  • C
    The Man
  • D
    The Wizard

Question 41

Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Randy Johnson all played for which team during their Major League Baseball careers?

  • A
    Texas Rangers
  • B
    Seattle Mariners
  • C
    New York Yankees
  • D
    Houston Astros

Question 42

The baseball venue the Polo Grounds was located in which city?

  • A
    New York City
  • B
    Los Angeles
  • C
    Chicago
  • D
    Boston

Question 43

Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor finished his Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Los Angeles Dodgers
  • B
    Pittsburgh Pirates
  • C
    Minnesota Twins
  • D
    Atlanta Braves

Question 44

Which pitcher was known as "The Express"?

  • A
    Orel Hershiser
  • B
    Nolan Ryan
  • C
    Sandy Koufax
  • D
    Fernando Valenzuela

Question 45

Who was the first African American to serve as a Major League Baseball manager?

  • A
    Felipe Alou
  • B
    Dusty Baker
  • C
    Jackie Robinson
  • D
    Frank Robinson

Question 46

As of 2018, who holds the Major League Baseball record for home runs in a season?

  • A
    Mark McGwire
  • B
    Barry Bonds
  • C
    Sammy Sosa
  • D
    Roger Maris

Question 47

Which of these baseball executives was known for signing Jackie Robinson to a major league club?

  • A
    Albert Spalding
  • B
    Bill Veeck
  • C
    Branch Rickey
  • D
    Jacob Ruppert

Question 48

Which Major League Baseball team plays its home games at Tropicana Field?

  • A
    Miami Marlins
  • B
    Tampa Bay Rays
  • C
    Atlanta Braves
  • D
    Houston Astros

Question 49

As of 2018, which pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for career strikeouts?

  • A
    Nolan Ryan
  • B
    Steve Carlton
  • C
    Roger Clemens
  • D
    Randy Johnson

Question 50

Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Murray was a member of which team that won the World Series during his career?

  • A
    New York Mets
  • B
    Baltimore Orioles
  • C
    Los Angeles Dodgers
  • D
    Cleveland Indians

Question 51

As of 2018, who holds the Major League Baseball record for career saves?

  • A
    Mariano Rivera
  • B
    Lee Smith
  • C
    Francisco Rodriguez
  • D
    Trevor Hoffman

Question 52

Which old-time baseball player was known colloquially as the "Georgia Peach"?

  • A
    Bob Feller
  • B
    Ty Cobb
  • C
    Enos Slaughter
  • D
    Cy Young

Question 53

Which baseball player was known as "Mr. Cub"?

  • A
    Ron Santo
  • B
    Ryne Sandberg
  • C
    Andre Dawson
  • D
    Ernie Banks

Question 54

Which of these Baseball Hall of Famers died in 2014?

  • A
    Willie Stargell
  • B
    Tony Gwynn
  • C
    Joe DiMaggio
  • D
    Ernie Banks

Question 55

What retired professional baseball player recently underwent a third surgery for gunshot wounds he sustained in June of 2019?

  • A
    Nolan Ryan
  • B
    David Ortiz
  • C
    Pedro Cerrano
  • D
    Babe Ruth

Question 56

Which early baseball star died from an illness he developed serving in World War I?

  • A
    Walter Johnson
  • B
    Ty Cobb
  • C
    Christy Mathewson
  • D
    Babe Ruth

Question 57

Which of these Baseball Hall of Famers had 3,000 hits during their career?

  • A
    Babe Ruth
  • B
    Frank Robinson
  • C
    Craig Biggio
  • D
    Mel Ott

Question 58

Where was Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar born?

  • A
    Puerto Rico
  • B
    Mexico
  • C
    Cuba
  • D
    Dominican Republic

Question 59

Which of these Baseball Hall of Famers finished his career with exactly 3,000 hits?

  • A
    George Brett
  • B
    Derek Jeter
  • C
    Roberto Clemente
  • D
    Franklin Robinson

Question 60

Which Major League Baseball team shares a nickname with a Lorde single?

  • A
    Detroit Tigers
  • B
    San Francisco Giants
  • C
    Los Angeles Angels
  • D
    Kansas City Royals

Comments (33)

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Some very obscure questions.

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I was lucky to even pass.

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@user1431931its easy because we know the history of baseball. For some people its hard to know who was the man who signed Jackie Robinson. Especially this generation. Lol

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Its great, but the commercial ads are a problem

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Too easy

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To many adds that pop up! Most of the time I can’t finish because it cuts me off! And the question about Lordes song isn’t a baseball question! It should be removed!

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@user265161 So was Gary Carter

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Ted Williams was also known as “The Kid”

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These quizzes woud be easier to answer if all answers were not covered with adds.

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Im embarrassed..I only scored 88...

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Where’s my money???

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Very easy

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Long but a lot of fun

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To easy

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Good challenge

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A lot of fun

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I like that quiz it was so fun when all of the baseball teams.

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It’s fun

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Good but too long for a quiz.

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A fair quiz

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