GEORGE WILL'S BASEBALL TRIVIA QUIZ (PART

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George F. Will's Baseball Trivia Quiz Part II

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Who is the only player to be MVP of both leagues? Frank Robinson 1961 Red, 1966 Orioles

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Which pitcher won the highest percentage of his team's wins in a season? Steve Carlton Record: 27-10 1972 Phillies Total: 59-103

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Which pitcher retired the most batters consecutively? Mark Buehrle 45 consecutive batters retired

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Who had at least one extra-base hit in 14 consecutive games? Paul Waner

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Who was the only player in the big leagues when Babe Ruth hit his last home run and Aaron hit his first? Phil Cavarretta

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What has been the most rare— (a) pitching a perfect game, (b) hitting four home runs in a game, (c) or making an unassisted triple play? (a) 15 PLAYERS HAVE HIT FOUR HOME RUNS IN A GAME; (b) 15 HAVE TURNED UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAYS; (c) AND 18 HAVE PITCHED PERFECT GAMES Bob Horner 4 home runs in a game Don Larsen pitching a perfect game Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play

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Which three players had at least 100 career home runs with three different teams? Darrell Evans Reggie Jackson Alex Rodriguez

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What was the last year when an entire World Series was played in one ballpark? 1944 World Series St. Louis Cardinals vs St. Louis Browns Sportsman’s Park

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Don Mattingly shares the record for the most grand slams in a season, with six. How many more did he hit in his 14-season career? Zero. Don Mattingly

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Who is the youngest player to reach the 100-home-run milestone? Which Hall of Famer was the youngest in his major league debut? Mel Ott

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Name the Hall of Famer who, when asked if he had ever felt more pressure than when he pitched in the World Series, said, "Well, there was the Battle of the Bulge." Warren Spahn

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Which two teammates played together the longest? Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker

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Which three players hit major league home runs as teenagers and when over 40? Ty Cobb Gary Sheffield Rusty Staub

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Which franchise has hosted the World Series in four different stadiums? Philadelphia Phillies Baker Bowl Shibe Park Veterans Stadium Citizens Bank Park

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Which franchise has won the World Series five times, each time in seven games? Pirates Red Sox Yankees Which franchise has lost the World Series four times, each time in seven games? Which franchise has lost the most World Series?

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Who had 12 RBIs in a World Series? Bobby Richardson Who had hits in 17 consecutive World Series games? Hank Bauer

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Who are the 12 players who won back-to-back MVP awards? Jimmy Foxx 1922-23 Hal Newhouser 1944-45 Yogi Berra 1954-55 Mickey Mantle 1956-57 Ernie Banks 1958-59 Roger Maris 1960-61 Joe Morgan 1975-76 Mike Schmidt 1980-81 Dale Murphy 1982-83 Frank Thomas 1993-94 Barry Bonds 2001-04 Albert Pujols 2008-09

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Which pitcher won 20 or more games for 12 consecutive seasons? Christy Mathewson

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Name the top five players in games played and the top five career batting averages, according to MLB, since 1900? Pete Rose 3,562 Carl Yastrzemski 3,308 Hank Aaron 3,298 Rickey Henderson 3,081 Ty Cobb 3,035 Rogers Hornsby .358 Tris Speaker .345 Ted Williams .344 Ty Cobb .367 Harry Heilmann .342

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Explain the putout that was scored 8–8. Playing in the Negro Leagues, Hall of Fame center fielder “Cool Papa” Bell fielded a grounder, overthrew third base, race in to field the carom of his throw off the third-base dugout roof, and tagged the runner at third.

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End of Part II