Whitey, Lefty and the Kid…
are not the answers to any of the questions on this quiz
(presented August 2009)
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One dozen Classic Nicknames that every baseball fan should know. Name the HOF player who matches the nickname in left column. (1/2 pt. for each correct answer = 6 pts. total) Big Train |
Walter Johnson
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| 2. | The Killer B’s: Name five players who were Killer B’s. (1 pt. each = 5 pts. total) | Any of the following players are legitimate answers: Jeff Bagwell (91-05), Craig Biggio (91-07), Derek Bell (95-99), Sean Berry (96-98), Tim Bogar (97-00), Lance Berkman (99-09), Geof Blum (02-03,08-09), Eric Bruntlett (03-07), Carlos Beltran (04), Chris Burke (04-07), Michael Bourn (08-09) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Several members of the Gashouse Gang had colorful nicknames, including Dazzy, Dizzy, Daffy, Ducky …and Spud, Pepper, Lip, and Ripper…and Tex. Name these nine members of the Gashouse Gang. (1 pt. each= 9 pts. total) |
Dazzy Vance, Dizzy Dean, Daffy Dean, Ducky Medwick, Spud Davis, Pepper Martin, Leo “Lip” Durocher, Ripper Collins and Tex Carlton |
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Big ‘Uns – nicknames beginning with BIG. Name the player and his nickname. (1pt. each= 5 pts total) “Big _____” was one of first players elected to HOF, and holds modern NL record of 37 wins in a season. This player is ____________. “Big ____” was the 1997 College Player of the Year. He is _____________. “Big _______” is HOFer who played 14 seasons in same outfield with “Little” brother. He is ___________. “The Big ______” won back-to-back MVP awards in 1993-1994. He is _________. “Big ______” has won four Cy Young Awards in last ten years. He is _________.
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"Big Six" Christy Mathewson
"Big Puma" Lance Berkman
"Big Poison" Paul Waner
"The Big Hurt" Frank Thomas
"Big Unit" Randy Johnson |
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| 5. |
But, I thought that was his first name…. Match the ballplayer with his REAL first name.
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1-J 2-G 3-A 4-E 5-C 6-B 7-H 8-F 9-D 10-I |
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| 6. |
Name Detroit’s G-Men. (1 pt. each = 3 pts. total) |
Charlie Gehringer, Goose Goslin, Hank Greenberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. |
Double Play Combos: Players did not necessarily play together (1/2 pt. for each player, or 1 ½ pt for each combo = 9 pts. total) Wizard – Maz – Stretch (6-4-3)
Penguin – Cookie – Pops (5-4-3)
Ryno – Scooter – Double X (4-6-3)
Pudge – Baby Bull – Rowdy (2-3-6)
Pinky – Bump – Dr. Strangeglove (5-4-3)
Flip – Stonewall – Big Cat (5-6-3) |
Ozzie Smith – Bill Mazeroski – Willie McCovey Ron Cey – Octavio “Cookie” Rojas – Willie Stargell
Ryne Sandberg – Phil Rizzuto – Jimmie Foxx C. Fisk or Ivan Rodriguez – Orlando Cepeda – Dick Bartell
Mike Higgins or Art Whitney – E.”Bump” Wills – Dick Stuart
Al Rosen – Travis Jackson – Johnny Mize or Andres Galarraga |
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| 8. |
Teams to Remember: Name the Team and Year (1 pt. each = 8 pts. total) Boys of Summer |
1950s Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| 9. | Name the Bird, a Barber, and a Spaceman (1 pt. each = 3 pts total) | Bird – Mark Fidrych Barber – Sal Maglie Spaceman – Bill Lee |
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| 10. |
World Series Winners: Each of the following players won two (or more) games in a single World Series. Name the player (1/2 pt.), his team (1/2 pt.), and the year of the Series (1 pt.). (12 pts. total) Prince Hal Bulldog Smoky Joe Mudcat Schoolboy Preacher |
Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, 1945 Orel Hershiser, L.A. Dodgers, 1988 Joe Wood, Boston Red Sox, 1912 Jim Grant, Minnesota Twins, 1965 Waite Hoyt, N.Y. Yankees, 1921 and 1928 Vern Law, PIttsburgh Pirates, 1960 |
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| Total Possible Points = 70 |