Trivia Quizes with Answers
25 Hall of Fame pitchers—which ones were left-handed?
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Steve Carlton L
Dizzy Dean
Don Drysdale
Dennis Eckersley
Bob Feller
Whitey Ford L
Bob Gibson
Tom Glavine L
Carl Hubbell L
Randy Johnson L
Sandy Koufax L
Greg Maddux
Juan Marichal
Pedro Martinez
Christy Mathewson
Phil Niekro
Satchel Paige
Eddie Plank L
Mariano Rivera
Robin Roberts
Nolan Ryan
Tom Seaver
Warren Spahn L
Cy Young
Two players have stolen at least one base every year since 2009. Who are they?
One is a shortstop who has played for three American League teams. He was second in the
2009 Rookie of the Year voting, played in the 2010 and 2011 World Series. Has played 13 of his
15 seasons in the AL west.
The other is a right-handed outfielder. He was 2013 NL MVP, has played 10 of his 15 seasons
with the team he won the MVP award for. Never played in the World Series. 5 time All-Star, 4
time Silver Slugger.
ELVIS ANDRUS AND ANDREW MCCUTCHEN
Name the multiple Cy Young Award winners.
2018, 2019, NL right hander
Jacob deGrom
1968, 1970 NL right hander
Bob Gibson
1991, 1998 NL left hander
Tom Glavine
2003 AL, 2010 NL right hander
Roy Halladay
2014, 2017 AL right hander
Corey Kluber
2008, 2009 NL right hander
Tim Lincecum
1968, 1969 AL right hander
Denny McLain
1972 AL, 1978 NL right hander
Gaylord Perry
1985, 1989 AL right hander
Bret Saberhagen
2004, 2006 AL left hander
Johan Santana
2018 AL, 2023 NL left hander
Blake Snell
2011, 2013, 2014 NL left hander
Clayton Kershaw
1963, 1965, 1966 NL left hander
Sandy Koufax
1997 NL, 1999 AL, 2000 AL right hander
Pedro Martinez
1973, 1975, 1976 AL right hander
Jim Palmer
1969, 1973, 1975 NL right hander
Tom Seaver
2013 AL, 2016 NL, 2017 NL right hander
Max Scherzer
2011 AL, 2019 NL, 2022 NL right hander
Justin Verlander
1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 NL left hander
Steve Carlton
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 NL right hander
Greg Maddux
1995 AL, 1999 NL, 2000 NL, 2001 NL, 2002 NL left hander
Randy Johnson
1986 AL, 1987 AL, 1991 AL, 1997 AL, 1998 AL, 2001 AL, 2004 NL right hander
Roger Clemens
MLB players who have had a season with 20 or more home runs, whose fathers ALSO had a season with 20 or more home runs
Son—Blue Jays (2019-present)
Father-Expos, Angels, Rangers, Orioles (1996-2011)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero
Son-Padres (2019-present)
Father-Rangers, Cards, Expos, Orioles, Mets (1997-2010)
Fernando Tatís Jr. and Fernando Tatís
Son-Brewers, Tigers, Rangers (2005-2016)
Father-Blue Jays, Tigers, Yankees, Angels, Indians (1985-1998)
Prince Fielder and Cecil Fielder
Son-Pirates, Expos, Marlins, Astros, Cubs, Giants, Mets (1990-2008)
Father-Giants, Braves, A’s, Yankees, Expos, Brewers (1958-1974)
Moisés Alou and Felipe Alou
Son-Pirates, Giants (1986-2007)
Father-Giants, Yankees, Angels, White Sox, Rangers, Indians, Cards, Cubs (1968-1981)
Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonds
Son-Mariners, Reds, White Sox (1989-2010)
Father-Reds, Yankees, Angels, Mariners (1973-1991)
Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey
Son-Indians, Rangers, Reds, Astros (1972-1989)
Father-Pirates, Reds, Mets, Braves (1950-1964)
Buddy Bell and Gus Bell
Son-Indians, Cards, Mariners, Giants, Phillies, Brewers (1995-2006)
Father-Indians, Rangers, Reds, Astros (1972-1989)
David Bell and Buddy Bell
Son-Blue Jays (2019-present)
Father-Angels, Brewers, Rockies, Reds, Red Sox (1988-2001)
Bo Bichette and Dante Bichette
Son-Royals, Cubs, Mets, Rockies, Blue Jays (1990-1999)
Father-Reds, Royals (1968-1987)
Brian McRae and Hal McRae
Son-Astros, Dodgers, Pirates, Nationals, Braves, Cubs (1998-2008)
Father-Twins, Rangers, Yankees, Tigers (1979-1990)
Daryle Ward and Gary Ward
Son-A’s, Rays, Brewers, Cubs (1997-2005)
Father-Senators, Rangers, Mets, Cards (1970-1979)
Ben Grieve and Tom Grieve
Four pitchers, each won multiple Cy Youngs, threw multiple no-hitters and won multiple World Series championships.
Lefty, 1955-1966
Sandy Koufax
Righty, 2007-2016
Tim Lincecum
Righty, 2008-present
Max Scherzer
Righty, 2005-present
Justin Verlander
I played 18 years in the majors.
Six time American League All-Star infielder, all with my first team.
I was traded for a future Hall of Famer in 1972.
Never played in the post-season.
I still hold an AL west team record for career triples with 70. Until the late 1980’s I held the team record for career games (1,429), hits (1,408), doubles (219), runs (691), and runs batted in (546).
Later managed 4 teams (3 AL) for over 2,100 games.
I managed the NL league champs in 1993 who were victims of Joe Carter’s World Series walk-off.
Who am I?
Jim Fregosi
Since 1960 five second basemen have won MVP.
2017 AL batting champion, hit .347 with 204 hits.
2008 AL led MLB with 213 hits, 54 doubles, rookie of the year in 2007
2000 NL hit 33 HRs and delivered 125 RBI.
1984 NL won second of his 9 straight gold gloves, traded in 1982 for Ivan de Jesus, later an NL manager.
1975-1976 NL only member of this group to bat lefty, only back-to-back MVP in the 1970’s.
Name them.
2017 Jose Altuve, Astros
2008 Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
2000 Jeff Kent, Giants
1984 Ryne Sandberg, Cubs
1975-76 Joe Morgan, Reds
In honor of the Cy Young Award this week, two questions for the price of one.
11 pitchers have won 3 or more Cy Young awards. 4 left handers and 7 right handers. All starters. Two won their first in the 1960’s, two won their first in the 1970’s, one won his first in the 1980’s, the rest after 1990. How many of the 11 can you name?
Most career Cy Young awards:
7 – Roger Clemens
5 – Randy Johnson
4 – Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux
3 – Clayton Kershaw, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Martinez, Jim Palmer, Max Scherzer, Tom Seaver, Justin Verlander
Rangers, Rockies have never had a Cy Young winner
This year Sandy Alcantara became the first Marlins winner. Expos (Pedro Martinez), Nationals (Max Scherzer), Reds (Trevor Bauer) each have had only one pitcher win.
Six teams have had two (and only two) pitchers win the Cy Young. Can you name the 12 pitchers?
Angels 1964 and 2005 Dean Chance, Bartolo Colon
Cardinals 1968 & 1970, 2005 Bob Gibson, Chris Carpenter
Diamondbacks 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002, 2006 Randy Johnson, Brandon Webb
Giants 1967, 2008 &2009 Mike McCormick, Tim Lincecum
Mariners 1995, 2010 Randy Johnson, Felix Hernandez
Pirates 1960, 1990 Vern Law, Doug Drabek
13 players played for only one MLB team
and are not in the Hall of Fame, Hit 200+ HRs and all of them played in 1970 or later for
Angels, Brewers, Mets, Nationals, Phillies, Red Sox, Rockies, Tigers, 2 Twins, 3 Yankees.
Name them.
Ryan Howard Phillies 382
Todd Helton Rockies 369
Ryan Braun Brewers 352
Tim Salmon Angels 299
Kent Hrbek Twins 293
Bernie Williams Yankees 287
Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 284
Jorge Posada Yankees 275
Bob Allison Twins 258
Lou Whitaker Tigers 244
David Wright Mets 242
Don Mattingly Yankees 222
Rico Petrocelli Red Sox 210
150
150 players have won Rookie of the Year. 18 went on to enter the Hall of Fame. Here are the years and teams, how many of the 18 can you name?
1947 Dodgers Jackie Robinson
1951 Giants Willie Mays
1956 Reds Frank Robinson
1956 White Sox Luis Aparicio
1958 Giants Orlando Cepeda
1959 Giants Willie McCovey
1961 Cubs Billy Williams
1964 Twins Tony Oliva
1967 Twins Rod Carew
1967 Mets Tom Seaver
1968 Reds Johnny Bench
1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk
1977 Orioles Eddie Murray
1977 Expos Andre Dawson
1982 Orioles Cal Ripken Jr.
1991 Astros Jeff Bagwell
1993 Dodgers Mike Piazza
1996 Yankees Derek Jeter
Since 2000, besides this year’s Houston Astros, 5 teams have played in back-to-back World Series. How many can you name?
2000 won, 2001 lost
2008 won, 2009 lost
2010 lost, 2011 lost
2014 lost, 2015 won
2017 lost, 2018 lost
2000 Yankees defeated Mets, 2001 lost to Diamondbacks
2008 Phillies defeated Rays, 2009 lost to Yankees
2010 Rangers lost to Giants, 2011 lost to Cardinals
2014 Royals lost to Giants, 2015 defeated Mets
2017 Dodgers lost to Astros, 2018 lost to Red Sox
Five players this season hit at least 30 home runs and stole 10 or more bases. The only one whose team didn’t make the playoffs is, you guessed it, Shohei Ohtani. The four:
One Dodger
One Yankee
And two playing in the World Series—one for each team.
Can you name them?
Aaron Judge, Yankees 62 HRs and 16 SB
Mookie Betts, Dodgers 35 HRs and 12 SB
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies 46 HR and 10 SB
Kyle Tucker, Astros 30 HRs, 25 SB
Pitchers don’t often win the MVP award. 12 times since 1956. How any can you name?
1956 NL righthanded starter Don Newcombe, Dodgers
1963 NL lefthanded starter Sandy Koufax, Dodgers
1968 AL and NL righthanded starters Denny McLain, Tigers and Bob Gibson, Cards
1971 AL lefthanded starter Vida Blue, A’s
1981 AL righthanded reliever Rollie Fingers, Brewers
1984 AL lefthanded reliever Willie Hernandez, Tigers
1986 AL righthanded starter Roger Clemens, Red Sox
1992 AL righthanded reliever Dennis Eckersley, A’s
2011 AL righthanded starter Justin Verlander, Tigers
2014 NL lefthanded starter Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
2021 AL righthanded starter Shohei Ohtani, Angels
A question that salutes the Yankees and the Mets making the post-season (first time ever both teams won 98 or more in same season).
Five managers have skippered both the Yankees and the Mets.
Buck Showalter
Yankees manager: 1992-95 Mets manager: 2021-current
Joe Torre
Mets manager: 1977-81 Yankees manager: 1996-2007
Casey Stengel
Yankees manager: 1949-60 Mets manager: 1962-65
Yogi Berra
Yankees manager: 1964, 1984-85 Mets manager: 1972-75
(Berra won pennants with both—64 Yankees and 73 Mets)
Dallas Green
Yankees manager: 1989 Mets manager: 1993-96
Want to feel old? Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit 50 years ago. In honor of Clemente and Cabrera, a 3K hits question. 33 players have had 3,000 or more hits in the majors.
Clemente is the only right handed batter to reach 3,000 playing less than 20 seasons.
Four left handed batters surpassed 3,000 hits and played less than 20 seasons. Here are the years they reached 3K, name the 4 hitters.
Though he played the majority of his career in the AL, this lefty got his 3,000th hit while playing for the Marlins in 2016.
1999 this AL infielder reached 3,000 hits in his 18th and final season.
1985 this AL infielder played 19 seasons.
1979 this NL outfielder wrapped his 19 year career.
2016 Ichiro Suzuki (3089 in 19 seasons)
1999 Wade Boggs (3010 in 18 seasons)
1985 Rod Carew (3053 in 19 seasons)
1979 Lou Brock (3023 in 19 seasons)
Most of you could probably name the top career saves leaders—Mariano Rivera (652), Trevor Hoffman (601), and Lee Smith (478).
If pressed I bet you cold name a bunch in the top 25—John Franco (5th with 424), Billy Wagner (6th with 422), Rollie Fingers (15th with 341), Aroldis Chapman (24th with 315) come to mind. You might be surprised that Rich Gossage (27th with 310), Bruce Sutter (30th with 300) and Dan Quisenberry (39th with 244) didn’t crack the top 25.
Your question this morning—since the save rule envisioned by sports writer Jerome Holtzman in 1959 and adopted as an official stat by MLB in 1969, 5 pitchers have had 55 or more saves in a single season. Can you name them?
Francisco Rodriguez 2006 Angels 62
Edwin Diaz 2018 Mariners 57
Bobby Thigpen 1990 White Sox 57
Eric Gagne 2003 Dodgers 55
John Smoltz 2002 Braves 55
Four managers have taken four teams to the post-season—one of them has taken five teams.
The earliest managed his first post season team in 1969. Two managed the Mets, two managed the Yankees, two managed the Orioles and two will manage in this season’s playoffs.
Name the four managers and the teams.
Buck Showalter has now taken four teams to the postseason (Yankees, Diamondbacks, Orioles, and Mets).
Dusty Baker (Giants, Cubs, Reds, Nationals, and Astros)
Davey Johnson (Mets, Reds, Orioles, and Nationals)
Billy Martin (Twins, Tigers, Yankees, and Athletics)
A pretty exclusive club. What did these 8 players accomplish?
As switch-hitters they all homered from both sides of the plate in a game 10 or more times.
Mark Teixeira – 14 times
Nick Swisher – 14
Carlos Beltran – 12
Chili Davis – 11
Eddie Murray – 11
Tony Clark- 10
Ken Caminiti – 10
Mickey Mantle – 10
Back-to-back Cy Young awards—same team, different pitchers. It has happened eight times—name the pitchers:
2008 and 2007 Cleveland Indians (two left-handed starters).
Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia
1997 and 1996 Toronto Blue Jays (two right handed starters)
Roger Clemens and Pat Hentgen
1996 and 1995 Atlanta Braves (two right handed starters)
John Smoltz and Greg Maddux
1983 and 1982 Philadelphia Phillies (two left handed starters)
John Denny and Steve Carlton
1982 and 1981 Brewers (right handed starter and right hander reliever)
Pete Vuckovich and Rollie Fingers
1980 and 1979 Orioles (right handed starter and left handed starter)
Steve Stone and Mike Flanagan
1978 and 1977 New York Yankees (left handed starter and left handed reliever)
Ron Guidry and Sparky Lyle
1963 and 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers (left handed starter and right handed starter)
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale
Since 1934 there have been 12 back-to-back MVP seasons. The years and league are below—how many can you name?
2012-2013 AL Miguel Cabrera
2008-2009 NL Albert Pujols
2001-2002-2003-2004 NL Barry Bonds
1993-1994 AL Frank Thomas
1992-1993 NL Barry Bonds
1982-1983 NL Dale Murphy
1980-1981 NL Mike Schmidt
1975-1976 NL Joe Morgan
1960-1961 AL Roger Maris
1958-1959 NL Ernie Banks
1956-1957 AL Mickey Mantle
1954-1955 AL Yogi Berra
1944-1945 AL Hal Newhouser
Color commentary last night from John Smoltz during Cards-Braves game when asked about Braves chances to make it back-to-back World Series wins, “you don’t see National League teams winning back-to-back, it’s been a long time.”
Name the last NL to win back-to-back World Series, and the 3 AL teams that won back-to-back since.
Cincinnati Reds 1975-1976
Yankees 1998-1999-2000
Blue Jays 1992-1993
Yankees 1977-1978
50 HR seasons—41 times by 27 players. Some obvious like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa. Some famous like Roger Maris, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays. Some old guys like Ralph Kiner, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg. Some you may not have guessed like Brady Anderson, Andruw Jones, George Foster, Albert Belle, Jose Bautista, Chris Davis and Luis Gonzalez.
All three active MLB players who have hit 50 HRs in a season currently play in NY. Name them.
Giancarlo Stanton 59 for 2017 Marlins
Pete Alonso 53 for 2019 Mets
Aaron Judge 52 for 2017 Yankees
He led the AL in HRs leading off a game in 2003 with 13, then led the NL in HRs leading off a game in 2006 with 12.
7x All-Star, hit 412 career HRs and stole 289 bases.
Finished 3rd in AL rookie of the year vote in 2001, then in 2002 led the majors in at bats, hits, runs scored. His HR high was in the NL in 2006 with 46.
16 years, 4 teams (2 AL, 2 NL)
Who is he?
Alfonso Soriano
Yankees, Rangers, Cubs, Nationals
33 players have 3,000 or more hits. Five of them had more than 3,500 hits. Name the five.
Pete Rose 4,256
Ty Cobb 4,191
Hank Aaron 3,771
Stan Musial 3,630
Tris Speaker 3,514
With the release of Robinson Cano this week there are four active players with 2,000+ hits. Name the four.
Albert Pujols 3440
Miguel Cabrera 3074
Yadier Molina 2143
Joey Votto 2090
American League single season HR records:
Right-handed batter—Hank Greenberg 58 in 1938 and Jimmie Foxx 58 in 1932
Left-handed batter – Roger Maris 61 in 1961
Switch hitter – Mickey Mantle 54 in 1961
The single season HR leaders in the National League are much more recent. Name them.
Right-handed batter—Mark McGwire 70 in 1998
Left-handed batter–—Barry Bonds 73 in 2001
Switch hitter – Chipper Jones 45 in 1999.
Ron LeFlore, Ty Cobb, Omar Moreno and Tim Raines all stole between 90 and 99 bases in a season. None of them stole 100 or more. Name the four players who did steal 100 or more bases in a season. They all did it between 1962 and 1987.
Ricky Henderson 130-1982, 108-1983, 100-1980
Lou Brock 118-1974
Vince Coleman 110-1985, 109-1987, 107-1986
Maury Wills 104-1962
Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games streak ended in 1939 at 2130 games. Cal Ripken Jr. broke the record with 2632, his streak ended in 1998.
You need to name the next three longest post-Gehrig streaks?
An NL righty hitter infielder 1975-1983, 1207 games (won an MVP, played in 4 World Series)
STEVE GARVEY
An AL righty hitter infielder 2000-2007, 1152 games (won an MVP)
MIGUEL TEJADA
Lefty hitting outfielder 1963-1970, 1117 games (won a rookie of the year, 1987 elected to HOF)
BILLY WILLIAMS
44 players have hit 100 or more HRs for the Yankees.
12 of them also hit 100 or more home runs as non-Yankees.
How many of the 12 can you name?
As Yankees Other
Alex Rodriguez 351 345 Mariners, Rangers
Jason Giambi 209 209 A’s, Rockies, Indians
Mark Teixeira 206 203 Braves, Rangers, Angels
Dave Winfield 205 240 Padres, Jays, Twins, Angels, Indians
Robinson Cano 204 131 Mariners, Mets
Tino Martinez 192 147 Mariners, Rays, Cards
Joe Gordon 153 100 Indians
Reggie Jackson 144 419 A’s, Orioles, Angels
Alfonso Soriano 121 291 Cubs, Nationals, Rangers
Curtis Granderson 115 229 Tigers, Mets, Jays, Dodgers, Marlins, Brewers
Nick Swisher 105 140 White Sox, A’s, Indians, Braves
Giancarlo Stanton 101 267 Marlins
IF YOU GUESSED THESE GUYS, YOU WERE CLOSE
As Yankees Other
Graig Nettles 250 83 Twins, Padres, Indians, Expos, Braves
Roger Maris 203 72 Cards, A’s, Indians
Paul O’Neil 185 96 Reds
Bobby Murcer 175 77 Giants, Cubs
OTHER 100 HR HITTING YANKEES WHO DID NOT HIT 100 HRS WITH ANOTHER TEAM(S)
As Yankees Other
Babe Ruth 659 55 Red Sox, Braves
Mickey Mantle 536 0
Lou Gehrig 493 0
Joe DiMaggio 361 0
Yogi Berra 358 0
Bernie Williams 287 0
Jorge Posada 275 0
Derek Jeter 260 0
Don Mattingly 222 0
Bill Dickey 202 0
Aaron Judge 188 0
Charlie Keller 183 5 Tigers
Tommy Henrich 183 0
Tony Lazzeri 169 9 Dodgers, Giants, Cubs
Joe Pepitone 166 53 Cubs, Braves, Astros
Moose Skowron 165 46 White Sox, Senators, Dodgers, Angels
Elston Howard 161 6 Red Sox
Roy White 160 0
Hank Bauer 158 6 A’s
Tom Tresh 140 13 Tigers
Hideki Matsui 140 35 Angels, A’s, Rays
Brett Gardner 139 0
Gary Sanchez 138 9 Twins
Thurman Munson 113 0
Gil McDougald 112 0
George Selkirk 108 0
Mike Pagliarulo 105 17 Twins, Padres, Orioles, Rangers
Who was the last player to hit 50 or more home runs in a season when his team won the World Series?
Hint 1. It was in 2001. (So that makes it Diamondbacks over the Yankees).
Hint 2. This lefty batter hit 57 HRs in 2001. He had 354 career HRs including 45 in 1999 and 47 in 2000. (he came from the Diamondbacks since the questions says he came from the winning team).
ANSWER:
The D-backs’ Luis Gonzalez (57 home runs in 2001)
Skip the Ty Cobbs and Tris Speakers and Honus Wagners. Can you name the 12 of the top 20 career hit leaders who played in the last 50 years (since 1972)?
Pete Rose 4256
Hank Aaron 3771
Derek Jeter 3465
Carl Yastrzemski 3419
Albert Pujols 3323
Paul Molitor 3319
Willie Mays 3293
Eddie Murray 3255
Cal Ripken Jr 3184
Andre Beltre 3166
George Brett 3154
Robin Yount 3142
On the Fenway scoreboard it mentioned that JD Martinez is one of five players who have hit 3 HRs in a game for three different teams. Name them.
The other four:
Mark Teixeira Rangers-Braves-Yankees
Dave Kingman Mets-Cubs-A’s
ARod Mariners-Rangers-Yankees
Johnny Mize Cardinals-New York Giants-Yankees
There are 28 members of the 500 HR club. 15 were right-handed batters, 11 were left-handed, and 2 were switch hitters. In August 1929 Babe Ruth became the first member. Miguel Cabrera in August 2021 became the latest.
Two teams have 4 members of the 500 HR club. Name the teams and the 8 players.
Giants – Mel Ott, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Barry Bonds
Red Sox – Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz
To win this week’s trivia challenge, name the three teams each of the five hit more than 100 HRs for.
Jackson A’s, Yankees, Angels
Thome Indians, Phillies, White Sox
Beltre Rangers, Dodgers, Mariners
Evans Braves, Giants, Tigers
ARod Mariners, Rangers, Yankees
Name
Name the five active players in the top 200 career Total Bases leaders.
Albert Pujols 6,058 4th place
Miguel Cabrera 5,164 18th
Robinson Cano 4,274 63rd
Nelson Cruz 3,672 136th
Joey Votto 3,507 169th
Career HR leaders by Number of letters in Last Name…3 through 9.
3 Mel Ott 511
4 Babe Ruth 714
5 Barry Bonds 762
6 Albert Pujols 681
7 Ken Griffey Jr. 630
8 Frank Robinson 586
9 Alex Rodriguez 696
Seven members of the 3,000 hit club were born outside the continental U.S.,
Two are active.
Albert Pujols Dominican Republic
Miguel Cabrera Venezuela
Last season for the other 5
2019 Ichiro Suzuki Japan
2018 Adrian Beltre Dominican Republic
2005 Rafael Palmeiro Cuba
1985 Rod Carew Panama
1972 Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico
Since 1967 six Red Sox managers have led Boston to the World Series. Name them.
Dick Williams ’67 vs Cards, Darrell Johnson ’75 vs Reds, John McNamara ’86 vs. Mets, Terry Francona 2004 vs Cards and 2007 vs. Rockies, John Farrell 2013 vs. Cards, Alex Cora 2018 vs. Dodgers
Three teams have never had an MVP. Name the teams.
Bonus question, name the last MVP for 10 of the other 27 teams
The D-backs, Mets and Rays have never had a league MVP. Last MVP for the other 27 teams:
Yankees A-Rod, 2007
Red Sox Betts, 2018
Blue Jays Donaldson, 2015
Orioles Ripken, Jr., 1991
White Sox Abreu, 2020
Tigers Cabrera, 2013
Royals Brett, 1980
Twins Maurer, 2009
Indians Rosen, 1953
A’s Tejeda, 2002
Angels Ohtani, 2021
Rangers Hamilton, 2010
Astros Altuve, 2017
Mariners Suzuki, 2001
Phillies Harper, 2021
Braves Freeman, 2020
Nationals Harper, 2015
Marlins Stanton, 2017
Cubs Bryant, 2016
Reds Votto, 2010
Pirates McCutcheon, 2013
Cards Pujols, 2009
Brewers Yellich, 2018
Padres Caminiti, 1996
Dodgers Bellinger, 2019
Giants Posey, 2012
Rockies Walker, 1997
1972-2021—50 Years. 10 teams have won 1, and only 1 World Series. (So Yankees (7) and Red Sox (4) would be incorrect). Name the teams.
Teams that won 1 World Series since 1972
Pirates beat Orioles 1979
Orioles beat Phillies 1983, also lost to Pirates 1979
Tigers beat Padres 1984, lost to Giants 2012
Mets beat Red Sox 1986, lost to A’s 1973, lost to Yankees 2000, lost to Royals 2015
D’backs beat Yankees 2001
Angels beat Giants 2002
White Sox beat Astros 2005
Cubs beat Indians 2016
Astros beat Dodgers 2017, lost to White Sox 2005, lost to Nationals 2019
Nationals beat Astros 2019
Teams that won 2 or more
Yankees 7
Red Sox 4
A’s 4
Reds 3
Cards 3
Dodgers 3
Giants 3
Blue Jays 2
Twins 2
Royals 2
Phillies 2
Braves 2
Marlins 2
Teams that won 0
Indians lost to Braves 1995, to Marlins 1997, to Cubs 2016
Rays lost to Phillies 2008, to Dodgers 2020
Rangers lost to Giants 2010, to Cards 2011
Padres lost to Tigers 1984, Yankees 1998
Brewers lost to Cards 1982
Rockies lost to Red Sox 2007
Mariners no World Series appearances
Since 1950, 13 managers have won multiple World Series. Name them.
1. Casey Stengel Yankees 1950, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58
2. Walter Alston Dodgers 1956, 59, 63, 65
3. Danny Murtaugh Pirates 1960, 71
4. Ralph Houk Yankees 1961, 62
5. Dick Williams A’s 1972, 73
6. Sparky Anderson Reds 1975, 76, Tigers 1984
7. Tom Kelly Twins 1987, 91
8. Tommy Lasorda Dodgers 1981, 88
9. Cito Gaston Blue Jays 1992, 93
10. Tony LaRussa A’s 1989, Cards 2006, 11
11. Joe Torre Yankees 1996, 98, 99, 00
12. Terry Francona Red Sox 2004, 07
13. Bruce Bochy Giants 2010, 12, 14
The one time winners include Leo Durocher, Fred Haney, Johnny Keane, Hank Bauer, Red Schoendienst, Mayo Smith, Gil Hodges, Earl Weaver, Alvin Dark, Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Chuck Tanner, Dallas Green, Joe Altobelli, Dick Howser, Davey Johnson, Lou Piniella, Bobby Cox, Jim Leyland, Bob Brenly, Mike Scioscia, Jack McKeon, Ozzie Guillén, Charlie Manuel, Joe Girardi, John Farrell, Ned Yost, John Maddon, A. J. Hinch, Alex Cora, Dave Martinez, Dave Roberts, Brian Snitker.
BONUS Since 1950 17 managers have lost multiple World Series. Name them.
1. Charlie Dressen Dodgers 1952, 53
2. Al Lopez Indians 1954, White Sox 1959
3. Casey Stengel Yankees 1955, 57, 60
4. Walter Alston Dodgers 1956, 66, 74
5. Yogi Berra Yankees 1964, Mets 1973
6. Earl Weaver Orioles 1969, 71, 79
7. Dick Williams Red Sox 1967, Padres 1984
8. Sparky Anderson Reds 1970, 72
9. Tommy Lasorda Dodgers 1977, 78
10. Whitey Herzog Cards 1985, 87
11. Tony LaRussa A’s 1988, 90, Cards 2004
12. Bobby Cox Braves 1991, 92, 96, 99
13. Mike Hargrove Indians 1995, 97
14. Joe Torre Yankees 2001, 03
15. Dusty Baker Angels 2002, Astros 2021
16. Ron Washington Rangers 2010, 11
17. Dave Roberts Dodgers 2017, 18
You might win a free drink if you looked at the lists of answers and then asked “name the 7 managers since 1950 who won multiple World Series and also lost multiple World Series”.
Casey Stengel, Walter Alston, Dick Williams, Sparky Anderson, Tommy Lasorda, Tony LaRussa, Joe Torre.
30 different players have hit 50 or more HRs in a season a total of 46 times. How many of the 30 can you name?
1. Bonds 73
2. McGwire 70, 65, 58
3. Sosa 66, 64, 63, 50
4. Maris 61
5. Ruth 60, 59, 54, 54
6. Stanton 59
7. Foxx 58, 50
8. Greenberg 58
9. Ryan Howard 58
10. Luis Gonzalez 57
11. A-Rod 57, 54, 52
12. Griffey Jr. 56, 56
13. Hack Wilson 56
14. Bautista 54
15. Kiner 54, 51
16. Mantle 54, 52
17. Ortiz 54
18. Alonso 53
19. Chris Davis 53
20. George Foster 52
21. Judge 52
22. Mays 52, 51
23. Thome 52
24. C. Fielder 51
25. Andruw Jones 51
26. Mize 51
27. B. Anderson 50
28. Belle 50
29. P. Fielder 50
30. Greg Vaughan 50