Baseball Trivia Thread

[ucahogfan]

What do these mlb legends all have in common?

Ken Griffey Jr, Sparky Anderson, Tom Seaver, Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell.

Left Handed

[Big Nasty 34]

Left Handed

Not Seaver

[Wisco Pig]

They share the first name "George."

[SPAL]

Good guess....

Sparky and Seaver are righties.

[SPAL]

Wisco scores it.....

Can't stump this guy.

[Wisco Pig]

I'm decent with MLB, but UCA's college baseball questions are high cheese.

[SPAL]

George Herman Ruth
George Kenneth Griffey
George Thomas Seaver
George Edward Waddell
George Lee Anderson

[GatorHog]

Who is the only MLB player to throw an opening day no-hitter?

[JHicks3636]

Feller

[JHicks3636]

Only time the players on a team had the same average the following day of a game

[GatorHog]

Feller

Ding ding ding

[GatorHog]

"Name That Manager:"

[Big Nasty 34]

"Name That Manager:"

Socia? Sp

[GatorHog]

Socia? Sp

nope

[ucahogfan]

"Name That Manager:"

Can't be Asmus can it?

[GatorHog]

Not Ausmus

[GatorHog]

Hint: Doesn't manage the Astros, and has won multiple World Series championships as manager

[ucahogfan]

Hint: Doesn't manage the Astros, and has won multiple World Series championships as manager

I know who it is now.  Watching his team on TV now.

[JHicks3636]

Surely that is not Bruce Bochy

[GatorHog]

Surely that is not Bruce Bochy

final answer? 

[JHicks3636]

yes. I knew he played catcher for Houston, but I can't believe he was that thin. LOL. UCA gave hint as they are on MLB Network against Mets

[GatorHog]

haha - it's Bochy.  I did a google image search for it, and google's best guess was Charley Kerfeld, lol

[JHicks3636]

If you look really close and squint, you can see him

[GatorHog]

Which player never played a game at first base?

Ken Griffey, Jr.
Mike Schmidt
Roberto Alomar
Eddie Mathews

[JHicks3636]

I think I know but will give someone else a chance. My choice did not play another position for over 15 years before finally playing another one.

[Waldron_Hog]

Alomar

[GatorHog]

Alomar

winner +1

[GatorHog]

In what year was the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum dedicated in Cooperstown, New York?

[yraciv]

In what year was the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum dedicated in Cooperstown, New York?

1939

[GatorHog]

1939

You're on the board! 

[GatorHog]

Who came up with the idea of planting ivy on the outfield walls of Wrigley Field?

[JHicks3636]

Nutty Bill Veeck. They talked about this during a recent game in discussing the new stadium changes. They wondered what Veeck and Wrigley would have thought of the changes.

[GatorHog]

Nutty Bill Veeck

bingo!  Thankfully the orange baseballs didn't take hold.. nvmd, different guy

[GatorHog]

"Name That Manager:"

[JHicks3636]

bingo!  Thankfully the orange baseballs didn't take hold.. nvmd, different guy

Charley Finley?

[ucahogfan]

"Name That Manager:"

Brad Ausmus.  Hopefully I got it right this time.

[razorJAcker]

"Name That Manager:"

Buck Showalter

[ucahogfan]

Buck Showalter

Has to be Buck.  Looks like a much younger him.

[JHicks3636]

I assume the WH is for West Haven and that minor league team moved in the late 70s so manager would probably be in his 60s

[GatorHog]

Charley Finley?

Yep!

Buck Showalter

Yep!

Brad Ausmus.  Hopefully I got it right this time.

lol

[GatorHog]

Which pitcher won 27 games on a team that only won 59?

Fergie Jenkins
Phil Niekro
Steve Carlton
Don Sutton
Bert Blyleven

[JHicks3636]

Carlton with a horrible Phillies team. Won the 1st of his 4 Cy Youngs

[GatorHog]

Carlton is correct!  The next closest to 27 wins was Fergie Jenkins with 25 in 1974 with the Texas Rangers

[JHicks3636]

Carlton is correct!  The next closest to 27 wins was Fergie Jenkins with 25 in 1974 with the Texas Rangers

Jenkins got nosed out for the Cy Young by Catfish Hunter who had an identical 25-12 record. Just think, 37 decisions. Those days are gone forever. You're making me want to jump in the car and go down to play interactive trivia at TGI Fridays. I can answer some baseball and football questions. Basketball I just whistle and wait for the next question.

[GatorHog]

Jenkins got nosed out for the Cy Young by Catfish Hunter who had an identical 25-12 record. Just think, 37 decisions. Those days are gone forever. You're making me want to jump in the car and go down to play interactive trivia at TGI Fridays

Let me be on your team - some friends and I played bar trivia last Tuesday and they had like two sports questions out of 5 rounds.  One of them was: Which rival football team does Arkansas play every year in the battle of the boot?  lol

[ucahogfan]

With the College World Series starting tomorrow, I have a good question for this.  Who ended the college baseball season with a walk-off home run in the championship game in 1996?

[yraciv]

With the College World Series starting tomorrow, I have a good question for this.  Who ended the college baseball season with a walk-off home run in the championship game in 1996?

Warren Morris - This is my first college baseball memory.

[ucahogfan]

Warren Morris - This is my first college baseball memory.

[SPAL]

In keeping with the CWS....

Who is the first player to play in the little league world series, college world series, and mlb world series.?

[SPAL]

Bonus

Name the only other player to do it.