Advanced Baseball Trivia

1. Who holds the record for most career no-hitters with seven?

Nolan Ryan

Steve Carlton

Bob Feller

Randy Johnson

2. What was Babe Ruth's real name?

Babe Herman Ruth

George Herman

Peter Parker

George Herman Ruth

3. Who was the oldest player to debut in the majors?

Dazzy Vance

Satchel Paige

Old Hoss Radbourn

Ichiro Suzuki

4. Who hit the "Shot heard 'round the world?"

Bobby Thompson

Joe Dimaggio

Babe Ruth

Pete Rose

5. Who holds the record for wins (3,776) by a manager?

Joe McCarthy

Joe Torre

Connie Mack

Billy Martin

6. What Hall of Famer was known as 'The Georgia Peach'?

Lou Gehrig

Joe Dimaggio

Ty Cobb

Jimmie Foxx

7. How many games did Cal Ripken Jr. play in consecutively from 1982 to 1998?

1,989

2,632

2,345

2,500

8. How many hits did Roberto Clemente have in his career before his death in 1972?

2,012

2,564

3,000

3,174

9. Ted Williams ended his record breaking season with what average?

.399

.400

.401

.406

10. What was the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform?

1929 Washington Senators

1919 Chicago White Sox

1929 New York Yankees

1921 Boston Red Sox

11. Which of the following is NOT one of Yogi Berra's famous Yogi-isms?

The future ain't what it used to be.

Ninety percent of this game is mental. And the other half is physical.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up some place else.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

12. Who is the only player to win the All-Star MVP and World Series MVP in the same season?

George Brett

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kirk Gibson

Derek Jeter

13. After his streak was ended at 56 consecutive games with at least one hit, Joe Dimaggio began another streak beginning with the very next game that lasted how many games?

17

25

5

10

14. Baseball is thought to be a descendant of what English game?

Cricket

Rugby

Rounders

Soccer

15. What is the fastest pitch OFFICIALLY recorded by the Guiness Book of World Records?

Bob Feller - 100 mph

Nolan Ryan - 100.9 mph

Joel Zumaya - 103 mph

Walter Johnson - 99.7 mph

16. Who was the first player to have his signature branded into a Louisville Slugger bat in 1905?

Babe Ruth

Ty Cobb

Honus Wagner

Christy Mathewson

17. What was Cy Young's real name?

Denton True Young

Cyrus Young

Phillip Jesse Young

Darcy Young

18. Who said, 'Keep your eye on the ball and hit 'em where they ain't'?

Ty Cobb

Wee Willie Keeler

Tris Speaker

Lou Gehrig

19. Who was the first player to win the MVP Award on a last-place team?

Ken Griffey Jr.

Robin Yount

Kirby Puckett

Andre Dawson

20. Which Hall of Fame pitcher is credited with inventing the curve ball?

Bob Feller

Addie Joss

Satchel Paige

Candy Cummings

21. Who developed the Knickerbocker Rules -- the first published rules of modern baseball -- in 1845?

Miller Huggins

Abner Doubleday

Milton Bracker

Alexander Cartwright

22. Who was the manager of the infamous 1919 Black Sox?

Buck Weaver

Kid Gleason

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Charles Comiskey

23. Who was not a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1936?

Babe Ruth

Cy Young

Ty Cobb

Christy Mathewson

24. Who was the first southpaw to win 300 games?

Lefty Grove

Lefty Gomez

Righty Tighty

Eddie Plank

Advanced Baseball Trivia

1. Who holds the record for most career no-hitters with seven?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What was Babe Ruth's real name?

3. Who was the oldest player to debut in the majors?

4. Who hit the "Shot heard 'round the world?"

5. Who holds the record for wins (3,776) by a manager?

6. What Hall of Famer was known as 'The Georgia Peach'?

7. How many games did Cal Ripken Jr. play in consecutively from 1982 to 1998?

8. How many hits did Roberto Clemente have in his career before his death in 1972?

9. Ted Williams ended his record breaking season with what average?

10. What was the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform?

11. Which of the following is NOT one of Yogi Berra's famous Yogi-isms?

12. Who is the only player to win the All-Star MVP and World Series MVP in the same season?

13. After his streak was ended at 56 consecutive games with at least one hit, Joe Dimaggio began another streak beginning with the very next game that lasted how many games?

14. Baseball is thought to be a descendant of what English game?

15. What is the fastest pitch OFFICIALLY recorded by the Guiness Book of World Records?

16. Who was the first player to have his signature branded into a Louisville Slugger bat in 1905?

17. What was Cy Young's real name?

18. Who said, 'Keep your eye on the ball and hit 'em where they ain't'?

19. Who was the first player to win the MVP Award on a last-place team?

20. Which Hall of Fame pitcher is credited with inventing the curve ball?

21. Who developed the Knickerbocker Rules -- the first published rules of modern baseball -- in 1845?

22. Who was the manager of the infamous 1919 Black Sox?

23. Who was not a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1936?

24. Who was the first southpaw to win 300 games?