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PATHS TO THE HALL OF FAME
1. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the A’s?
a) Billy Williams
b) Mike Piazza
c) Jim Bunning
d) Willie McCovey
2. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Giants?
a) Phil Niekro
b) Steve Carlton
c) Duke Snider
d) Goose Gossage
3. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Astros?
a) Robin Roberts
b) Nellie Fox
c) Don Sutton
d) Luis Aparicio
4-Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Angels?
a) Eddie Murray
b) Orlando Cepeda
c) Frank Robinson
d) Hoyt Wilhelm
5. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Red Sox?
a) Fergie Jenkins
b) Juan Marichal
c) John Smoltz
d) Rollie Fingers
TEAM TIDBITS
1. The two highest numbers to be retired for players — 56 and 72 — were both retired for members of the White Sox. Who wore those numbers?
2. Who played the most games in the history of the Montreal Expos?
a) Jose Vidro
b) Tim Raines
c) Tim Wallach
d) Vladimir Guerrero
3. Who holds the Milwaukee Brewers’ franchise record for career wins (117)?
a) Teddy Higuera
b) Ben Sheets
c) Jim Slaton
d) Pete Vuckovich
4. Who is the only pitcher to win a World Series game for the San Diego Padres?
a) Tim Lollar
b) Andy Hawkins
c) Andy Ashby
d) Eric Show
5. Which pitcher started the most World Series games for the Big Red Machine in the 1970s?
a) Gary Nolan
b) Jack Billingham
c) Don Gullett
d) Tom Seaver
YANKEES
1. Which four teams besides the Yankees did Billy Martin manage?
2. Who was on deck for the Yankees when Aaron Boone homered to win the 2003 American League Championship Series?
3. Which pitcher won the first regular-season game and the first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium?
4. Which Yankee did not win an M.V.P. Award in an A.L.C.S.?
a) Andy Pettitte
b) Orlando Hernandez
c) David Wells
d) David Cone
5. In the opening of the 1988 movie “Big,” which Yankees pitcher does Josh Baskin pretend to be?
a) Ron Guidry
b) Rick Rhoden
c) Dave Righetti
d) Ed Whitson
METS
1. Of the 16 pitchers to appear in 1,000 games, only four are left-handers. One is Dan Plesac. The three others pitched for the Mets. Who are they?
2. The Mets have had a different opening day starter in each of the last seven seasons. Name them.
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
WORLD SERIES
1. Name the four stadiums (none in use for baseball anymore) that have hosted the World Series and the Super Bowl.
2. Name each player’s team in his final World Series appearance:
Eddie Mathews:
Tony Perez:
Willie Randolph:
Eddie Murray:
3. Four prominent members of the World Series champion 1992 Blue Jays had the initials D.W. Who were they?
4. Who has played the most games (2,831) without ever reaching the World Series?
a) Rafael Palmeiro
b) Ken Griffey Jr.
c) Rod Carew
d) Ernie Banks
5. Which Hall of Famers made the last outs of the following World Series?
a) 1956
b) 1962
c) 1975
d) 1984
e) 2000
MLB DRAFT
1. Which No. 1 overall draft pick played the most games in the majors?
a) Alex Rodriguez
b) Chipper Jones
c) B.J. Surhoff
d) Harold Baines
2. Which future N.F.L. quarterback was not drafted by an M.L.B. team?
a) Steve Young
b) Tom Brady
c) Dan Marino
d) Colin Kaepernick
BESIDES BABE RUTH ...
1. Besides Babe Ruth, name the four Most Valuable Player Award winners who have four-letter first and last names. (Hint: three in the 1970s, one in the 2000s.)
2. Besides Babe Ruth, who is the only player with at least 600 homers and at least two World Series championships?
3. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only three players to hit three home runs in a World Series game?
4. Besides Babe Ruth, who homered in the first All-Star Game in 1933?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Al Simmons
c) Frankie Frisch
d) Bill Terry
5. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only two players with four 50-homer seasons?
a) Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez
b) Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire
c) Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez
d) Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire
RANDOM FUN
1. The subject of the very first color photo above the fold on the front page of The New York Times was a baseball player wearing No. 1 in October. Who was it?
a) Mookie Wilson in 1986
b) Otis Nixon in 1992
c) Tony Fernandez in 1997
d) Bengie Molina in 2002
2. Which pair of players were not born on the exact same day?
a) Greg Maddux and Dave Justice
b) David Cone and Edgar Martinez
c) Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas
d) Jorge Posada and Ramiro Mendoza
3. Who is the only player with 500 hits for four different teams?
a) Roberto Alomar
b) Rusty Staub
c) Gary Sheffield
d) Carlos Beltran
4. Which future N.B.A. Hall of Famer was an active member of the Brooklyn Dodgers — though he never played a major league game — when the Giants’ Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard Round the World” on Oct. 3, 1951?
5. Which three Hall of Famers were born on Christmas?
PATHS TO THE HALL OF FAME
1. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the A’s?
a) Billy Williams
b) Mike Piazza
c) Jim Bunning
d) Willie McCovey
2. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Giants?
a) Phil Niekro
b) Steve Carlton
c) Duke Snider
d) Goose Gossage
3. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Astros?
a) Robin Roberts
b) Nellie Fox
c) Don Sutton
d) Luis Aparicio
4-Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Angels?
a) Eddie Murray
b) Orlando Cepeda
c) Frank Robinson
d) Hoyt Wilhelm
5. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Red Sox?
a) Fergie Jenkins
b) Juan Marichal
c) John Smoltz
d) Rollie Fingers
TEAM TIDBITS
1. The two highest numbers to be retired for players — 56 and 72 — were both retired for members of the White Sox. Who wore those numbers?
2. Who played the most games in the history of the Montreal Expos?
a) Jose Vidro
b) Tim Raines
c) Tim Wallach
d) Vladimir Guerrero
3. Who holds the Milwaukee Brewers’ franchise record for career wins (117)?
a) Teddy Higuera
b) Ben Sheets
c) Jim Slaton
d) Pete Vuckovich
4. Who is the only pitcher to win a World Series game for the San Diego Padres?
a) Tim Lollar
b) Andy Hawkins
c) Andy Ashby
d) Eric Show
5. Which pitcher started the most World Series games for the Big Red Machine in the 1970s?
a) Gary Nolan
b) Jack Billingham
c) Don Gullett
d) Tom Seaver
YANKEES
1. Which four teams besides the Yankees did Billy Martin manage?
2. Who was on deck for the Yankees when Aaron Boone homered to win the 2003 American League Championship Series?
3. Which pitcher won the first regular-season game and the first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium?
4. Which Yankee did not win an M.V.P. Award in an A.L.C.S.?
a) Andy Pettitte
b) Orlando Hernandez
c) David Wells
d) David Cone
5. In the opening of the 1988 movie “Big,” which Yankees pitcher does Josh Baskin pretend to be?
a) Ron Guidry
b) Rick Rhoden
c) Dave Righetti
d) Ed Whitson
METS
1. Of the 16 pitchers to appear in 1,000 games, only four are left-handers. One is Dan Plesac. The three others pitched for the Mets. Who are they?
2. The Mets have had a different opening day starter in each of the last seven seasons. Name them.
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
WORLD SERIES
1. Name the four stadiums (none in use for baseball anymore) that have hosted the World Series and the Super Bowl.
2. Name each player’s team in his final World Series appearance:
Eddie Mathews:
Tony Perez:
Willie Randolph:
Eddie Murray:
3. Four prominent members of the World Series champion 1992 Blue Jays had the initials D.W. Who were they?
4. Who has played the most games (2,831) without ever reaching the World Series?
a) Rafael Palmeiro
b) Ken Griffey Jr.
c) Rod Carew
d) Ernie Banks
5. Which Hall of Famers made the last outs of the following World Series?
a) 1956
b) 1962
c) 1975
d) 1984
e) 2000
MLB DRAFT
1. Which No. 1 overall draft pick played the most games in the majors?
a) Alex Rodriguez
b) Chipper Jones
c) B.J. Surhoff
d) Harold Baines
2. Which future N.F.L. quarterback was not drafted by an M.L.B. team?
a) Steve Young
b) Tom Brady
c) Dan Marino
d) Colin Kaepernick
BESIDES BABE RUTH ...
1. Besides Babe Ruth, name the four Most Valuable Player Award winners who have four-letter first and last names. (Hint: three in the 1970s, one in the 2000s.)
2. Besides Babe Ruth, who is the only player with at least 600 homers and at least two World Series championships?
3. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only three players to hit three home runs in a World Series game?
4. Besides Babe Ruth, who homered in the first All-Star Game in 1933?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Al Simmons
c) Frankie Frisch
d) Bill Terry
5. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only two players with four 50-homer seasons?
a) Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez
b) Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire
c) Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez
d) Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire
RANDOM FUN
1. The subject of the very first color photo above the fold on the front page of The New York Times was a baseball player wearing No. 1 in October. Who was it?
a) Mookie Wilson in 1986
b) Otis Nixon in 1992
c) Tony Fernandez in 1997
d) Bengie Molina in 2002
2. Which pair of players were not born on the exact same day?
a) Greg Maddux and Dave Justice
b) David Cone and Edgar Martinez
c) Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas
d) Jorge Posada and Ramiro Mendoza
3. Who is the only player with 500 hits for four different teams?
a) Roberto Alomar
b) Rusty Staub
c) Gary Sheffield
d) Carlos Beltran
4. Which future N.B.A. Hall of Famer was an active member of the Brooklyn Dodgers — though he never played a major league game — when the Giants’ Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard Round the World” on Oct. 3, 1951?
5. Which three Hall of Famers were born on Christmas?