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1. Fenway Park is the home ground of which baseball team?
a) Boston Red Sox
b) New York Mets
c) Chicago Cubs
d) LA Dodgers
Answer: Boston red sox
2. Which baseball team has won the World Series the most times?
a) Chicago cubs
b) St Louis Cardinals
c) Detroit Tigers
d) New York Yankees
Answer: New York Yankees
3. The only Major League Baseball team in Canada is based in which city?
a) Calgary
b) Ottawa
c) Toronto
d) Vancouver
Answer: Toronto
4. What award is given to the best defensive performer at each position in Major League Baseball?
a) Golden Hand
b) Lou Gehrig Trophy
c) Babe Ruth Award
d) Gold Glove
Answer: Gold Glove
5. Who traditionally throws the ceremonial first pitch of the baseball season?
a) President of the USA
b) President of the MLB
c) Captain of the previous winner
d) Referee
Answer: President of the USA
6. What is the name of the award given to the best pitcher in baseball?
a) Babe ruth award
b) Cy Young Award
c) Warren C. Giles Trophy
d) Silver Slugger
Answer: Cy Young Award
7. Which team ranks second in the World Series wins?
a) New York Mets
b) Chicago Cubs
c) Boston Red Sox
d) St Louis Cardinals
Answer: St Louis Cardinals
8. Who hit the most home runs in a Baseball contest in any league?
a) Jay Clarke
b) J. D. Martinez
c) Bobby Lowe
d) Lou Gehrig
Answer: Jay Clarke
9. When was the first world series held?
a) 1903
b) 1915
c) 1910
d) 1943
Answer: 1903
10. Which was the first Olympics to feature baseball?
a) 1996
b) 2008
c) 2020
d) 1992
Answer: 1992
11. Who is known as the father of baseball?
a) Abner Doubleday
b) Alexander Cartwright
c) Henry Chadwick
d) Al Spalding
Answer: Henry Chadwick
12. What NL pitcher won the Cy Young award 4 years in a row from 1999-2002?
Randy Johnson
13. Who lost to the Twins in the 1987 World Series?
St. Louis Cardinals
14. What player appeared at five different positions in All-Star Games?
Pete Rose
15. Reggie Jackson hit 3 home runs in game 6 of the World Series in what year?
1977
16. Who was the only player to pinch-hit for Ted Williams?
Carroll Hardy
17. What was the last year the Cubs won the World Series?
1908
18. What Blue Jay had back-to-back 40 home run seasons in 1999 and 2000?
Carlos Delgado
19. Who was the only Pirate to be selected to play in the 2001 All-Star game?
Brian Giles
20. Who is the only pitcher to lead both the NL and AL in shutouts – in the same season?
C.C Sabathia
21. Before the Miami Marlin's name changed from the Florida Marlins in 2011, what team had most previously changed their name?
Tampa Bay Rays
22. Which player holds the record for most MVPs?
Barry Bonds
23. How many intentional walks did Roger Maris get in his 61-home run season?
Zero
24. What was the world's first baseball stadium?
Forbes Field
25. Who was the only Pirate to be selected to play in the 2001 All-Star game?
Brian Giles
26. Who was the first player to hit four home runs in one game?
Lou Gehrig
27. How many 50+ home run seasons did Barry Bonds have in his career?
One
28. How many All-Star Games have ended in ties?
Two
29. Who was the first Milwaukee Brewers player to win the MVP Award?
Rollie Fingers
30. Which player won the Rays' first-ever Silver Slugger Award?
Carlos Pena
31. Which player holds the record for most Cy Young Awards?
Roger Clemens
32. Who is the all-time leader in All-Star Game stolen bases?
Willie Mays
33. What team did Babe Ruth play for before joining the Boston Red Sox?
Baltimore Orioles
34. Which base was Lou Gehrig's first career stolen base?
Home Plate
35. What current MLB stadium has the lowest seating capacity?
Tropicana Field
36. Who was the first Baltimore Orioles to be named American League MVP?
Brooks Robinson
37. Who holds the record for the most stolen bases in a season?
Rickey Henderson
38. What pitcher ended Joe DiMaggio's historic 56-game hitting streak?
Jim Bagby
39. What Hall of Fame player finished his career with exactly 3,000 hits?
Roberto Clemente
40. What was the first wild card team to win a playoff series?
Baltimore Orioles
41. In what city did the Athletics play from 1901 through 1954?
Philadelphia
42. Who is the only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series?
Don Larsen
43. Who was the first player to win back-to-back MVP Awards?
Jimmie Foxx
44. What pitcher won every NL Gold Glove in the 1990s at his position?
Greg Maddux
45. What year did Roger Maris hit 61 home runs?
1961
46. Who holds the record for most home runs hit in their rookie season?
Mark McGwire
47. In what year was Lou Gehrig voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
1939
48. Which MLB manager is the all-time leader in wins?
Connie Mack
49. What player became the first player to win World Series MVP for two different teams?
Reggie Jackson
50. Who was the only player to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in the same game?
Bill Mueller
51. Who is the only player to lead each league in home runs and triples?
Sam Crawford
52. What player had back-to-back seasons with 100 extra-base hits in 2000 and 2001?
Todd Helton
53. In the 2001 season, what player hit 3 home runs in a game three separate times?
Sammy Sosa
54. Which team's mascot is known simply as The Bird?
Baltimore Orioles
55. Who was the first player to be caught stealing four times in one game?
Robby Thompson
56. What is the name of the park where the San Francisco Giants play their home baseball games?
AT&T Park
57. What pitcher struck out an American League leading 245 batters in 2006?
Johan Santana
58. What player has the most career doubles?
Tris Speaker
59. Who was the first Toronto Blue Jay pitcher to win 20 games in a season?
Jack Morris
60. Which MLB team plays baseball at Citi Field?
New York Mets
61. Who was the first Yankee pitcher to win an MVP Award?
Spud Chandler
62. What player led the AL in stolen bases 9 times in the 1980s?
Rickey Henderson
63. Who threw the first perfect game?
Lee Richmond
64. Who was the last Triple Crown winner for the NL?
Joe Medwich
65. What was the first wild card team to win the World Series?
Florida Marlins
66. When did the New York Yankees win their first World Series title?
1923
67. Who is the only player to hit a walk-off grand slam inside the park home run?
Roberto Clemente
68. Paws are the mascot for which team?
Detroit Tigers
69. Which foreign-born player has the most career home runs?
Sammy Sosa
70. 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
71. Name the last team to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road.
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (at Baltimore)
72. 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.
73. 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
74. What is the lowest uniform number not to be retired by any major league team?
28
75. 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.)
76. 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.)
77. 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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