Ted Williams Quiz
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Test your knowledge about Ted Williams
- 1.Ted Williams played for which of these teams in 1946?
- A.
Oakland A's
- B.
Philadelphia Phillies
- C.
Baltimore Orioles
- D.
Boston Red Sox
- 2.What connection did Thornton Lee have to Ron Lee in addition to each giving up a homer to Ted Williams?
- A.
Father And Son
- B.
Brothers
- C.
Uncle And Nephew
- D.
Cousins
- 3.Where did baseball great Ted Williams grow up?
- A.
San Diego, CA
- B.
Miami, FL
- C.
Newark, NJ
- D.
Boston, MA
- 4.In what year was Ted Williams born?
- A.
1940
- B.
1918
- C.
1930
- D.
1895
- 5.What was Ted Williams career batting average?
- A.
0.344
- B.
0.451
- C.
0.251
- D.
0.3
- 6.In which year did baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams retire?
- A.
1961
- B.
1962
- C.
1960
- D.
1957
- 7.How many consecutive times did Ted Williams reach base in 1957?
- A.
14
- B.
10
- C.
12
- D.
16
- 8.What team offered Ted Williams $125,000 to be a pinch-hitter after his retirement?
- A.
Chicago Cubs
- B.
New York Yankees
- C.
New York Mets
- D.
Baltimore Orioles
- 9.What team offered Ted Williams its manager's job immediately after he retired?
- A.
Chicago Cubs
- B.
New York Yankees
- C.
Detroit Tigers
- D.
Chicago White Sox
- 10.How many different parts of MLB seasons did Ted Williams miss due to military service?
- A.
Five
- B.
Two
- C.
Seven
- D.
Three
- 11.What was Ted Williams' batting average before the last day of the 1941 season which he ended at .406?
- A.
0.40877
- B.
0.39955
- C.
0.40586
- D.
0.39685
- 12.What did Ted Williams promote with much of his Hall of Fame induction speech?
- A.
Baseball Expansion
- B.
Induction Of Negro League Players
- C.
His TV Fishing Show
- D.
Little League Baseball
- 13.How many times did Ted Williams win the American League Triple Crown?
- A.
Twice
- B.
Four Times
- C.
Once
- D.
Never
- 14.What was Ted Williams career earned run average?
- A.
2.5
- B.
4.5
- C.
1.09
- D.
6
- 15.In what year did Ted Williams appear as a pitcher for the Red Sox?
- A.
1960
- B.
1940
- C.
1946
- D.
1950
- 16.In how many seasons did Ted Williams have a batting average over .400?
- A.
4
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
1
- 17.In what years did Ted Williams win the Triple Crown?
- A.
1941 And 1946
- B.
1940 And 1945
- C.
1948 And 1952
- D.
1942 And 1947
- 18.What pitcher did Ted Williams hit his only inside-the-park home run against?
- A.
Sal Maglie
- B.
Billy Pierce
- C.
Lon Warneke
- D.
Red Embree
- 19.Who did Ted Williams hit his first career home run off?
- A.
Lefty Gomez
- B.
Bud Thomas
- C.
Ken Chase
- D.
Ted Lyons
- 20.What company did Ted Williams sign with immediately after his retirement from baseball?
- A.
Sears And Roebuck
- B.
Coca Cola
- C.
Rawlings
- D.
NBC Broadcasting
- 21.Who did Ted Williams get his first Major League hit off?
- A.
Howie Pollet
- B.
Mel Harder
- C.
Fred Baczewski
- D.
Red Ruffing
- 22.What pitcher did Ted Williams hit his most career home runs off?
- A.
Howie Judson
- B.
Ned Garver
- C.
Bill Zuber
- D.
Virgil Trucks
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