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Baseball Trivia Hot Dog Man: Baseball Trivia Online URL: https://www.usefultrivia.com/sports_trivia/baseball_trivia_index_iii.html 1) Against what opposing team did Babe Ruth hit his first career home run? BOSTON RED SOX, NEW YORK YANKEES, CHICAGO CUBS, BALTIMORE BLACK SOX 2) Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph? ROGER CLEMENS, TOM SEAVE, RNOLAN RYAN, DWIGHT GOODEN 3) What Baltimore Orioles manager was ejected from a record 91 games? MIKE HARGROVE, HANK BAUER, EARL WEAVER, PAUL RICHARDS 4) Who was the first Major League player to have his number retired? BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG, GEORGE KELLY, CHARLIE ROBERTSON 5) What player was nicknamed "Mr. November"? REGGIE JACKSON, DAVID ORTIZ, DEREK JETER, MARIANO RIVERA 6) Which pitcher had no right hand? GUY HECKER, JIM COLBORN, STUBBY CLAPP, JIM ABBOTT 7) The Brooklyn "Dodgers" nickname originally referred to dodging ______. BULLETS, TROLLEYS, THE POLICE, HORSE DROPPINGS Hot Dog Man: Trivia 1 of 5 8) What player was killed by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays? RAY CHAPMAN, BRYCE FLORIE, HERB SCORE, TONY CONIGLIARO 9) What is the name of the fictitious Minor League Baseball team on The Simpsons TV show? SPRINGFIELD FISHBONES, SPRINGFIELD HOMERS, SPRINGFIELD DUFFS, SPRINGFIELD ISOTOPES 10) What female pitcher once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? JACKIE MITCHELL, CONSTANCE MORGAN, KELSIE WHITMORE, MAMIE JOHNSON 11) Who was the first reliever elected to the Hall of Fame? DENNIS ECKERS, LEYHOYT WILHELM, ROLLIE FINGERS, GOOSE GOSSAGE 12) The MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award was developed as part of a sponsorship agreement involving what product? VIAGRA, WHEATIES ,ENERGIZER, COKE 13) What MLB player holds the record for most consecutive games with a strikeout? CHILI DAVIS, BABE RUTH, AARON JUDG, EREGGIE JACKSON Hot Dog Man: Trivia 2 of 5 14) What legendary broadcaster called Dodger games from 1950 through 2016? RED BARBER, BOB UECKER, CHARLEY STEIN, ERVIN SCULLY 15) Which San Francisco Giants player once hit a home run but DIDN'T score? RANDY WINN, BENGIE MOLINA, JOHN BOWKER, AARON ROWAND 16) What player holds the record for most hits in a season? DARIN ERSTAD, GEORGE SISLER, LEFTY O'DOUL, ICHIRO SUZUKI 17) Who was the first baseball player to appear on a Wheaties cereal box? JOE DIMAGGIO, LOU GEHRIG, MEL OTT, BABE RUTH 18) What player won the American League MVP Award in 1989 without making the All-Star Team? JOSE CONSECO, FERGUSON JENKINS, KEVIN MITCHELL, ROBIN YOUNT 19) What did baseball player Herman Schaefer do on August 4, 1911? RAN THE BASES BACKWARDS, PITCHED FROM 2ND BASE, CAUGHT HIS OWN FLY BALL, STOLE FIRST BASE 20) What famous criminal was once a professional baseball player? LUCKY LUCIANO, JOHN DILLINGER, AL CAPONE, TED BUNDY Hot Dog Man: Trivia 3 of 5 21) What rookie pitcher hit a home run in his very first at bat? GROVER ALEXANDER, CHIEF BENDER, HOYT WILHELM, MORDECAI BROWN 22) Who was the first woman to call a nationally televised MLB playoff game? ALANNA RIZZO, JESSICA MENDOZA, HEIDI WATNEY, LAUREN SHEHADI 23) How long was the shortest game in Major League Baseball history? 1 HOUR 33 MINUTES, 51 MINUTES, 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES, 1 HOUR 1 MINUTE 24) During which inning is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" traditionally sung? 3RD, 1ST, 5TH, 7TH 25) Who is the only pitcher in major league history to record both 200 wins and 150 saves? MARIANO RIVERA, WILBUR WOOD, JOHN SMOLTZ, DENNIS ECKERSLEY 26) Who is the only Braves player to have played for the organization in all three cities it has called home? EDDIE MATHEWS, HANK AARON, BOB ELLIOTT, WARREN SPAHN Hot Dog Man: Trivia 4 of 5 27) What player hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"? BOBBY THOMPSON, RALPH BRANCA, GUS ZERNIAL, RALPH KINER 28) Which player holds the record for most RBIs in a single game? ALEX RODRIGUEZ, JIM BOTTOMLEY, PHIL WEINTRAUB, TONY LAZZERI 29) How many baseballs are used during a typical Major League Baseball game? 100, 10, 50, 30 30) What MLB rookie hit seven home runs in his first six games? RYAN BRAUN, ICHIRO SUZUKI, ALBERT PUJOLS, TREVOR STORY Hot Dog Man: Trivia 5 of 5 .
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