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MLB Trivia Flashcards

Use this deck to boost your knowledge of MLB trivia. Learn about team and player achievements, significant award winners, and fun facts.

1
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Who was the last pitcher to have 30 or more complete games in a season (1975)?

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Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter

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Who won four NL batting titles in the 1960s?

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Roberto Clemente

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Who was the first African American to play in the American League?

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Larry Doby (1947)

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Who is the only NL player to win two batting Triple Crowns?

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Rogers Hornsby (1922 & 1925)

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5
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Who won the most Gold Glove Awards?

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Greg Maddux (18)

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What player hit the most HRs in World Series play?

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Mickey Mantle (18)

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In what year did the save become an official statistic?

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1969

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What player appeared in the most World Series games?

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Yogi Berra (75)

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Who is the first pitcher to have 30 or more saves in his first five complete seasons?

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Jonathan Papelbon (2006-2010)

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10
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Who held the record for most hits (257) before Ichiro Suzuki broke it in 2004 (262)?

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George Sisler

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Who are the only two brothers to both pitch no-hitters?

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Bob and Ken Forsch

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12
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What team lost 134 games in a season?

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Cleveland Spiders (20-134)

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13
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What is the only team that always opens the season at home?

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Cincinnati Reds

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14
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Who was the first player to hit more than 60 HRs in a season?

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Roger Maris (61 in ‘61)

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Who was the last pitcher to have 30+ wins in a season?

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Denny McLain (31 in 1968)

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16
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When did the Milwaukee Brewers switch from the AL to the NL?

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1998

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Who is the only player to hit two grand slams in one inning?

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Fernando Tatis

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What team did Jackie Robinson face in his first major league game?

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Boston Braves

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19
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Who was the ‘Say Hey Kid’?

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Willie Mays

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Who is the only player to hit an inside-the-park HR in an All-Star Game?

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Ichiro Suzuki (2007)

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21
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Who scored the one millionth run in MLB history in 1975?

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Bob Watson

22
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Who is the only player to win MVP in NL and AL?

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Frank Robinson (NL 1961, AL 1966)

23
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What team played in Houston from 1962 to 1964?

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The Houston Colt .45s

24
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How many DiMaggio brothers played in the majors?

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Three (Joe, Dom, Vince)

25
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Who holds the record for hitting into the most double plays in a career?

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Cal Ripken Jr. (350)

26
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Who was the first NL player to hit 500 HRs?

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Mel Ott

27
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What are the 7 ways to reach first base?

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Hit, Base on Balls, Hit by Pitch, Error, Fielder’s Choice, Dropped Strike Three, Catcher’s Interference

28
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Who is the last player to receive the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award?

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Derek Jeter (2014)

29
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Which expansion team was quickest to win a World Series?

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Arizona Diamondbacks

30
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Who is the shortest player to ever make an MLB plate appearance?

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Eddie Gaedel (3’7, 65lbs) also holds the league’s highest on-base percentage. He was walked in his only at-bat for the St. Louis Browns in 1951

31
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How many positions did Jackie Robinson play in his career?

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6 (1B, 2B, SS, 3B, LF, CF). Robinson committed 117 errors in his career.

32
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Who is the oldest player to participate in an MLB game?

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Satchel Paige was 59 on September 25, 1965, when he pitched 3 innings for the Kansas City Athletics. He allowed one hit and had one strikeout.

33
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How many HRs did Babe Ruth hit in 1920?

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54. It was the first year a player hit more than 50 HRs in one season.

34
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Which franchise (not from Boston or Chicago) waited 77 years before its first World Series win?

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Phillidelphia Phillies, beginning in 1883 as the Phillidelphia Quakers, finally won in 1980. (The WS began in 1903).

35
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Which player was the first to have 20 HR, 20 Doubles, 20 Triples and 20 Steals in a single season?

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Frank “Wildfire” Schulte did it for the Chicago Cubs in his NL MVP 1911 season.

36
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On which team did A-Rod join the 40-40 club?

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Rodriguez hit 42 HRs and stole 46 bases for the Mariners in 1998.

37
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Which 1927 roster included seven future Hall of Famers?

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The New York Yankees: Pitchers Herb Pennock and Waite Hoyt, Infielders Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri, Outfielders Babe Ruth, Earle Combs, and Manager Miller Huggins

38
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Who is the only player to win a batting title in three different decades?

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George Brett: 1976, 1980, 1990

39
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Which pitcher was on the mound when DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak ended?

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Bob Nieman, St. Louis Browns

40
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Who was the last batter to win the Triple Crown?

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Miguel Cabrera in 2012

41
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In how many seasons did Hank Aaron hit 50 or more HRs?

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Zero

42
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What former MLB great is Barry Bonds’ godfather?

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Willie Mays

43
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Who was the AL stolen base leader for nine years in the 1980s?

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Ricky Henderson

44
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Who is the only major leaguer to play 500 games with four different teams?

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Rusty Staub: Houston, Montreal, New York and Detroit

45
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Who returned from playing in Japan to hit 51 HRs in 1991?

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Cecil Fielder

46
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Which Dodgers great was known to fans as “Double D”?

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Don Drysdale

47
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Which two players are tied at 2174 (4th all time) in career runs scored?

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Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth

48
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Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth hold seven of the top eight all-time single season records for which batting statistic?

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Slugging Percentage. Lou Gerhig (.7654 in 1927) is seventh on the list.

49
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Whose number was the first ever retired in Major League Baseball?

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Lou Gehrig’s number 4 in 1939.

50
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Who was the NL home run leader in half of the seasons in the 1980s?

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Mike Schmidt

51
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Who was the first pitcher to throw over 100mph?

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Nolan Ryan (100.9; 20 August 1974)

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