Test Your Baseball Knowledge

1. Match the player with his jersey number

1. Reggie Jackson
2. Ernie Banks
3. Tom Seaver
4. Babe Ruth
5. Yogi Berra

(a) 41 (b) 1 (c) 8 (d) 44 (e) 3

2. Who holds the record for the most seasons played on the same team?

a. George Brett (Kansas City Royals)
b. Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals)
c. Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)
d. Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees)
e. Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs)

3. Rank each player according to their highest number of home runs in a season:

a. Hank Aaron
b. Willie Mays
c. Jimmie Foxx
d. Roger Maris
e. Babe Ruth

4. Who has hit the most home runs in opening day games?

a. Lou Gehrig
b. Stan Musial
c. George Brett
d. Frank Robinson
e. Willie Stargell

5. Who is the only batter to win a batting title in three different decades?

a. Pete Rose
b. George Brett
c. Carl Yastrzemski
d. Rod Carew
e. Billy Williams

6. Since 1900, who is the only player to have led both leagues in home runs?

a. Dave Kingman
b. Frank Robinson
c. Bobby Murcer
d. Sam Crawford
e. Johnny Mize

7. Who is the only pitcher to win a world series game in three different decades?

a. Jim Palmer
b. Whitey Ford
c. Johnny Podres
d. Tom Seaver
e. Bob Welch

8. Who is the only player to hit a home run in his first two major league at-bats?

a. Bert Campaneris
b. Charlie Jamieson
c. Bob Nieman
d. Andy Pafko
e. Wally Post

9. What pitcher was on the mound when Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak came to an end?

a. Bob Feller
b. Jim Bagby
c. Al Smith
d. Hal Newhouser
e. Mel Harder

10. Who is the only pitcher to have over 3000 strikeouts and less than 1000 walks?

a. Jim Bunning
b. Bob Gibson
c. Don Sutton
d. Fergie Jenkins
e. Vida Blue

Answers

1. Match the player with his jersey number

1 - d
2 - b
3 - a
4 - e
5 - c

2. Who holds the record for the most seasons played on the same team?

c. Brooks Robinson - played 23 years for the Baltimore Orioles

3. Rank each player according to their highest number of home runs in a season:

d. 61 in 1961 Roger Maris
e. 60 in 1927Babe Ruth
c. 58 in 1932 Jimmie Foxx
b. 52 in 1965 Willie Mays
a. 47 in 1971 Hank Aaron

4. Who has hit the most home runs in opening day games?

d. Frank Robinson - eight times

5. Who is the only batter to win a batting title in three different decades?

b. George Brett 1976, 1980, 1990