Baseball Trivia Challenge

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Baseball Trivia Challenge

Now that the season is ending and playoffs are beginning, it’s time to test your baseball trivia knowledge. The answers will appear after the questions.

1. Since 1955, when the first World Series MVP Award was presented, who is the youngest player to capture that honor?

2.Who is the oldest player to win a World Series MVP Award?

3. Who is the only player to get five hits in a World Series game through 2007?

4. Who is the only Boston Red Sox pitcher to be credited with a victory in both the 2004 and 2007 World Series?

5.True or False, Curtis Granderson’s 23 triples for the Tigers in 2007 were more than the entire Seattle Mariners team combined?

6.Which pitcher recorded the highest ERA, 3.66, for a Cy Young Award winner?

7. Who is the only pitcher in baseball history to win consecutive league MVP Awards?

8. Who holds the record for most career extra-base hits?

9. Who is the only active player to have 1,000 or more career hits for two different teams?

10. Who is the only player to hit grand slams on Opening Day twice during his career?

Answers:

1.Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals in 1985 when he was 21.

2. Willie Stargell was 39 in 1979 when he led the Pittsburgh Pirates to the championship.

3.Robin Yount for the Milwaukee Brewers in game 1 of the 1982 World Series.

4. Curt Schilling

5. True

6.LaMarr Hoyt of the Chicago White Sox led the majors with 24 wins and won the Cy Young Award despite his 3.66 ERA.

7.Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers is the only pitcher to win back-to-back league MVP award in 1944 and 1945.

8.Hank Aaron, as of 2008, holds the record with 1,477 career extra base hits.

9.Manny Ramirez, through 2007, is the only active player to get 1,000 or more hits with the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox.

10. Sixto Lezcano for the Milwaukee Brewers on April 7, 1978 and April 10, 1980.

Hope you did well!