We all have fond memories of pop quizzes throughout school. So let's bring up good memories and quiz you on baseball. The timeframe for this quiz is 1871-2024, with a heavy lean toward pre-2000 questions.
A special thanks to baseball-reference.com for the answers to almost all the questions here. If you've never visited Baseball-Reference, you will find it is a treasure trove of information and memories.
No cheating and using Google, AI, Wikipedia, Bing, or any other source! Results will be posted here on Sunday.
1.) What major league team has the all-time worst one-season W-L record? (hint: it is not the 1962 New York Mets, they hold the modern-day record)
2.) Who holds the record for Doubles in a career?
3.) Which pitcher holds the infamous record of walking the most batters in his career?
4.) There have been 31 players who have appeared in a major league baseball game in four decades. Name Six (6).
5.) What player holds the single-season record of receiving the most intentional walks (IBB)?
6.) What team holds the single-season record of most runs scored in a nine-inning game? (note: The timeframe is 1901-2024)
7.) In our two-part series on the Chicago Cubs Dynasty in the early 1900s, we wrote about the Cubs' legendary double play combo of Tinker-Evers-Chance. Who was the fourth infielder who played the majority of games at 3B for the Cubs?
8.) What American League baseball player suffered an eye injury that is connected to the change in major league baseball rules, where you have to wear a batting helmet?
9.) Who is the only player to hit a walk-off grand slam in the World Series
10. Who are the only four players to hit three home runs in a single World Series game?
11. Who is the first player to enter a MLB game as the designated hitter (DH)
12. This pitcher faced 20,421 batters during his career. Only 133 Hitters managed to work the count to 3-0. Who is this pitcher?