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Baseball Trivia Questions and Answers

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Fenway Park is the home ground of which baseball team?
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers

Answer: Boston red sox

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Which baseball team has won the World Series the most times?
Chicago cubs
St Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees

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Answer: New York Yankees

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The only Major League Baseball team in Canada is based in which city?
Calgary
Ottawa
Toronto
Vancouver

Answer: Toronto

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What award is given to the best defensive performer at each position in Major League Baseball?‍

‍Golden Hand
Lou Gehrig Trophy
Babe Ruth Award
Gold Glove

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Answer: Gold Glove

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Who traditionally throws the ceremonial first pitch of the baseball season?

‍President of the USA
President of the MLB
Captain of the previous winner
Referee

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Answer: President of the USA

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What is the name of the award given to the best pitcher in baseball? 

Babe ruth award
Cy Young Award
Warren C. Giles Trophy
Silver Slugger

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Answer:  Cy Young Award

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Which team ranks second in the World Series wins? 

New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
St Louis Cardinals

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Answer: St Louis Cardinals

Who hit the most home runs in a Baseball contest in any league? 

Jay Clarke 
J. D. Martinez
Bobby Lowe
Lou Gehrig

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Answer: Jay Clarke 

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When was the first world series held?
1903
1915
1910
1943

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Answer: 1903


Which was the first Olympics to feature baseball?

1996
2008
2020
1992

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Answer: 1992

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Who is known as the father of baseball?

Abner Doubleday
Alexander Cartwright
Henry Chadwick 
Al Spalding

Answer: Henry Chadwick

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MLB Trivia and Quizzes

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What NL pitcher won the Cy Young award 4 years in a row from 1999-2002?

Randy Johnson

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Who lost to the Twins in the 1987 World Series?

St. Louis Cardinals

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What player appeared at five different positions in All-Star Games?

Pete Rose

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Reggie Jackson hit 3 home runs in game 6 of the World Series in what year?

1977

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Who was the only player to pinch-hit for Ted Williams?

Carroll Hardy

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What was the last year the Cubs won the World Series?

1908

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What Blue Jay had back-to-back 40 home run seasons in 1999 and 2000?

Carlos Delgado

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Who was the only Pirate to be selected to play in the 2001 All-Star game?

Brian Giles

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Who is the only pitcher to lead both the NL and AL in shutouts – in the same season?

C.C Sabathia

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Before the Miami Marlin's name changed from the Florida Marlins in 2011, what team had most previously changed their name?

Tampa Bay Rays

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Which player holds the record for most MVPs?

Barry Bonds

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How many intentional walks did Roger Maris get in his 61-home run season?

Zero

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What was the world's first baseball stadium?

Forbes Field

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Who was the only Pirate to be selected to play in the 2001 All-Star game?

Brian Giles

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Who was the first player to hit four home runs in one game?

Lou Gehrig

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How many 50+ home run seasons did Barry Bonds have in his career?

One

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How many All-Star Games have ended in ties?

Two

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Who was the first Milwaukee Brewers player to win the MVP Award?

Rollie Fingers

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Which player won the Rays' first-ever Silver Slugger Award?

Carlos Pena

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Which player holds the record for most Cy Young Awards?

Roger Clemens

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Who is the all-time leader in All-Star Game stolen bases?

Willie Mays

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What team did Babe Ruth play for before joining the Boston Red Sox?

Baltimore Orioles

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Which base was Lou Gehrig's first career stolen base?

Home Plate

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What current MLB stadium has the lowest seating capacity?

Tropicana Field

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Who was the first Baltimore Orioles to be named American League MVP?

Brooks Robinson

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Who holds the record for the most stolen bases in a season?

Rickey Henderson

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What pitcher ended Joe DiMaggio's historic 56-game hitting streak?

Jim Bagby

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What Hall of Fame player finished his career with exactly 3,000 hits?

Roberto Clemente

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What was the first wild card team to win a playoff series?

Baltimore Orioles

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In what city did the Athletics play from 1901 through 1954?

Philadelphia

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Who is the only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series?

Don Larsen

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Who was the first player to win back-to-back MVP Awards?

Jimmie Foxx

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What pitcher won every NL Gold Glove in the 1990s at his position?

Greg Maddux

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What year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs?

1961

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Who holds the record for most home runs hit in their rookie season?

Mark McGwire

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In what year was Lou Gehrig voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

1939

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Which MLB manager is the all-time leader in wins?

Connie Mack

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What player became the first player to win World Series MVP for two different teams?

Reggie Jackson

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Who was the only player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in the same game?

Bill Mueller

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Who is the only player to lead each league in home runs and triples?

Sam Crawford

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What player had back-to-back seasons with 100 extra-base hits in 2000 and 2001?

Todd Helton

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In the 2001 season, what player hit 3 home runs in a game three separate times?

Sammy Sosa

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Which team's mascot is known simply as The Bird?

Baltimore Orioles

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Who was the first player to be caught stealing four times in one game?

Robby Thompson

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What is the name of the park where the San Francisco Giants play their home baseball games?

AT&T Park

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What pitcher struck out an American League leading 245 batters in 2006?

Johan Santana

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What player has the most career doubles?

Tris Speaker

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Who was the first Toronto Blue Jay pitcher to win 20 games in a season?

Jack Morris

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Which MLB team plays baseball at Citi Field?

New York Mets

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Who was the first Yankee pitcher to win an MVP Award?

Spud Chandler

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What player led the AL in stolen bases 9 times in the 1980s?

Rickey Henderson

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Who threw the first perfect game?

Lee Richmond

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Who was the last Triple Crown winner for the NL?

Joe Medwich

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What was the first wild card team to win the World Series?

Florida Marlins

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When did the New York Yankees win their first World Series title?

1923

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Who is the only player to hit a walk-off grand slam inside the park home run?

Roberto Clemente

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Paws are the mascot for which team?

Detroit Tigers

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Which foreign-born player has the most career home runs?

Sammy Sosa

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Who is the only player to get at least 250 hits for the American League's Milwaukee Brewers and the National League's Milwaukee Brewers?

Jeff Cirillo (472 and 528, respectively

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Name the last team to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road.

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (at Baltimore)

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What is the record for most hits in a season without batting over .300?

In 2007, Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies had 212 hits and only batted .296.

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What is the lowest season batting average of any player to get 200 or more hits in that same season?

Juan Pierre of the Cubs had 204 hits and batted only .292. in 2006

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What is the lowest uniform number not to be retired by any major league team?

28

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Who are the only players to hit for the cycle in both leagues?

Bob Watson and John Olerud. (Watson did it for the Houston Astros in 1977 and the Boston Red Sox in 1979 and Olerud for the New York Mets in 1997 and Seattle Mariners in 2001.)

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Who is the only pitcher ever to hit two grand slams during the same game?

Tony Cloninger (of the Atlanta Braves did so on July 3, 1966. He was the winning pitcher that day and also the first-ever National League player to hit two home runs in the same game.)

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Who is the shortest pitcher ever to win 20+ games in a season?

Bobby Schantz (He stood 5 feet 6 inches and won 24 games for 1952 Philadelphia Athletics.)

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