Baseball Legends Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 38
Which pitcher, known for his remarkable career, joined the Giants in 1998 and turned 40 that year?
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orel hershiser
Which baseball player, born in 1935, left Brooklyn with the Dodgers and set a record of 382 strikeouts in a season?
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sandy koufax
Which baseball player, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1966, had a lifetime batting average of .344?
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ted williams
Who was known by the nickname 'The Great Mick' in sports?
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mickey mantle
Which Yankee great was nicknamed the Iron Horse?
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lou gehrig
Which iconic baseball player set a record by playing in 2,130 consecutive games and was famously known as the 'Pride of the Yankees'?
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lou gehrig
For which Milwaukee team did Hank Aaron serve as a designated hitter during his last two seasons in Major League Baseball?
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milwaukee brewers
Which baseball legend, known as 'The Lip,' passed away in October 1991 at the age of 86?
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leo durocher
Which player, known as 'Mr. Cub', made the National League All-Star team both as a shortstop and a first baseman?
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ernie banks
Which pitcher, nicknamed 'The Rocket', won 3 Cy Young Awards with the Red Sox and 2 with the Blue Jays?
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roger clemens
Which pitcher set records in the 1960s with 4 career no-hitters and 382 strikeouts in one year?
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sandy koufax
For which Major League Baseball team did Johnny Bench play?
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cincinnati reds
In his youth, which Yankee slugger, who passed away in 1995, could run from home to first base in 3.1 seconds?
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mickey mantle
Which pitcher, whose number 19 was retired by the Cleveland Indians after he retired in 1956, was an Iowan?
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bob feller
Who is the player from Michigan who starred in the World Series for both the Dodgers and the Tigers?
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kirk gibson
Who was the Royals third baseman that became the first player to win batting titles in three different decades in 1990?
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george brett
Which Brooklyn Dodger, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980, is known by the name DUKE, DUKE?
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duke snider
Which player has hit the most home runs in Yankee Stadium, surpassing Babe Ruth?
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mickey mantle
Which '50s all-star, who passed away on August 14, 1999, was honored with flags flown at half-staff at Dodger Stadium?
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pee wee reese
Which Oakland A's outfielder retired from baseball in 1987 with 563 career home runs?
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reggie jackson
Who organized the White Sox, helped plan the American League, and has a Chicago stadium named after him?
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charles comiskey
Which home run slugger hit 61 home runs in 1961 while having a batting average of only .269?
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roger maris
Which outfielder, now an Anaheim Angel, led the American League in steals for 11 seasons?
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rickey henderson
Which baseball player, often referred to as the 'Home Run King,' played his 3,298th and last game for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976?
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hank aaron
Which pitcher, in 1934, claimed he told each Dodger how he would pitch to them and still led the Cardinals to a 13-0 victory?
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dizzy dean
Who was the catcher whose career was cut short by a 1958 auto accident and was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1969?
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roy campanella
With which team did Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente spend his entire 18-year major league career?
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pittsburgh pirates
Who is referred to by the baseball nickname 'The Splendid Splinter'?
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ted williams
Which Kansas City Royals player had their No. 5 jersey retired?
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george brett
Who was the 1956 Rookie of the Year and the first black manager in Major League Baseball?
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frank robinson
Which Dodger pitcher, with a career spanning from 1955 to 1966, averaged 9.28 strikeouts per 9 innings?
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sandy koufax
Which team did Mike Schmidt play for when he was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995?
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philadelphia phillies
Who is the former Phillie and 3-time league MVP that hit a career total of 548 home runs?
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mike schmidt
Which Cardinals pitcher was named MVP of the World Series in both 1964 and 1967?
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bob gibson
Which Boston 3rd baseman had at least 200 hits in each of the last 6 seasons?
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wade boggs
Which Minnesota Twin inspired the Kirby Bear, a stuffed doll wearing a No. 34 jersey?
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kirby puckett
What baseball player, who lived in Brooklyn and later managed the Mets, has a Brooklyn bridge named after him?
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gil hodges
Who was the Washington Senators pitcher whose career strikeout record was surpassed by Nolan Ryan in 1983?
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walter johnson
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