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BASEBALL TRIVIA & QUIZ
(answers to both trivia and quiz at bottom of page)
1. The silhouette on the major league baseball logo
is?
2. What baseball pitcher won more games than anyone
else in major league baseball history, yet never won
the coveted "Cy Young Award"?
3. Who was the first United States president to throw
out the first baseball in a game?
4. Who was the oldest player to pitch a no-hitter in
major league history?
5. What is the average life span of a major league
baseball?
6. There are only two (2) days of the year that there
are no professional sports played from the (4) four
major sports (MLB,NBA,NHL,and NFL)?
7. Who’s record did Cal Ripken break when he
appeared in his 2,131st game?
8. Who was the National Leagues MVP in 1994 with 39
homeruns, 116 RBI’s, 104 runs scored?
9. Who won the 1999 Cy Young Award?
10. In 1999 what two players hit their 3000th career
hits only days apart?
BONUS QUESTION
Who pitched a no-hitter on June 11,1990?
TAKE THE QUIZ
How well do you know the rules of youth baseball?
1. A hit ball hits in foul territory before reaching
a base, before coming to a complete stop it hits a
pebble and bounces into fair territory where it is
fielded or comes to rest. Is it…….
(A) Fair (B) Foul
2. A line drive ball hits the umpire before a fielder
has an opportunity to field it, then it is caught by
the shortstop without ever touching the ground. Meanwhile
the batter has advanced to first base. Is the batter……(A)
Safe (B) Out
3. A line drive flies over third base in fair territory
but lands on the foul side of the left field line.
Is it…….(A) Fair (B) Foul
4. A hit ball bounces in front of the base, crosses
over the bag and lands in foul territory beyond the
bag. Is it ………(A) Fair (B) Foul
5. The Third baseman while standing in fair territory
reaches into foul territory and touches the ball while
in flight which is clearly in foul territory. Is it……..(A)
Fair (B) Foul
6. A hit ball hits the ground next to the plate in
foul territory, but it spins and comes to rest on the
plate. Is it……….(A) Fair (B) Foul
7. A hit ball hits the batters leg while standing in
the batters box, then bounces into fair territory where
it is fielded. Is it………
(A) Fair (B) Foul
8. There is a runner on third base standing in foul
territory. A line drive hits him and then bounces into
fair territory where it is fielded. Is it…….(A)
Fair (B) Foul
9. A line drive hits the pitcher rubber without touching
a player and bounces into foul territory between home
and third, where it comes to rest. Is it……….(A)
Fair (B) Foul
10. A ball hits in fair territory to the right of the
pitchers mound, it takes a weird hop and goes into
foul territory before reaching third base where it
is touched by a fielder or comes to rest. Is it……(A)
Fair (B) Foul
11. A hit ball rolls directly along the foul line,
touches the corner of the base then rolls foul never
passing the bag. Is it……….
(A) Fair (B) Foul
12. A pitched ball hits the ground then hits the batter.
The ball is dead and the batter is awarded the base….(A)
True (B) False
13. The batter swings at a pitch and tips the ball,
which goes directly into the catcher’s glove.
Is the ball dead or is it still alive and runners may
advance……(A) the ball is alive (B) the
ball is dead foul ball
ANSWERS:
ANSWERS TO QUIZ ANSWERS TO TRIVIA QUESTIONS
1. (A) FAIR 1. Harman Killebrew
2. (A) SAFE 2. Cy Young
3. (B) FOUL 3. William Howard Taft
4. (A) FAIR 4. Nolan Ryan
5. (B) FOUL 5. 7 Pitches
6. (A) FAIR 6. The day before and after
the MLB all-star game
7. (B) FOUL 7. Lou Gehrig's
8. (B) FOUL 8. Jeff Bagwell
9. (B) FOUL 9. Pedro Martinez
10. (B) FOUL 10. Wade Boggs & Tony Gwynn
11. (A) FAIR (Bonus Question)- Nolan Ryan
12. (A) TRUE
13. (A) BALL IS ALIVE
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