1. Who is the all-time leader for on-base percentage?
(Ted Williams - .4817)
2. What American League franchise has the highest winning percentage against the New York Yankees?
(Detroit - .471)
3. Who is the youngest player to hit 50 or more home runs in a single-season?
(Willie Mays - 24 years, 5 months - 51 home runs in 1955)
4. Which member of the 2005 Cubs has the most wins as a Cub?
(Greg Maddux, 111)
5. What post-secondary school has produced the greatest number of Major Leaguers?
(The University of Southern California, 94)
6. What four players made up the famed 1927 New York Yankees’ “Murderer’s Row” line-up? (1 point each)
(Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Bob Meusel)
7. Who was the winning pitcher in the deciding game of the 1993 World Series?
(Duane Ward)
8. Who is the only player in Major League history to lead the Majors in home runs in a single season, but not lead either league in that season?
(Mark McGwire, 1997, 58 home runs: 34 home runs with Oakland, 24 home runs with St. Louis)
9. What is the only year in Major League history to not have any pitcher reach 15 wins?
(1981, Tom Seaver, Dennis Martinez, Steve McCarty, Jack Morris, Pete Vuckovich all had 14 W’s)
10. Who is the last pitcher to win more than 30 games in a single season?
(Denny McLain, 1968)
11. Who are the only two brothers to win the Cy Young award? (1 point each)
(Jim Perry, Minnesota, 1970; Gaylord Perry, Cleveland, 1972)
12. Who is the only pitcher in Major League history to have more than 3,000 strikeouts and less than 1,000 walks?
(Ferguson Jenkins)
13. Who was the last American League pitcher to win both the Cy Young and MVP in a single season?
(Dennis Eckersley, 1992)
14. Who is the only Major Leaguer to win the batting title in his first two full years in the Majors?
(Tony Oliva, 1964 (.324); 1965 (.321))
15. Who are the only three Major Leagues to have over 6,000 total bases? (1 point each)
(Henry Aaron, Stan Musial, Willie Mays)
16. Who led the Major Leagues in hits during the 1990s?
(Mark Grace, 1,754)
17. Who is the only AL player to win the batting title with zero home runs?
(Rod Carew, 1972, .318)
18. Who are the only 2 players in baseball history to have over 2,000 career RBIs and runs scored? (1 point each)
(Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron)
19. Who is the all-time leader for at-bats?
(Pete Rose, 14,053)
20. Which four players combined to win six MVP awards in the 1970s as members of the Cincinnati Reds? (1 point each)
(Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, George Foster)
21. What three cities have been homes for the Athletics franchise? (1 point each)
(Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland)
22. Who turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history?
(Bill Wambsganss, Cleveland, 1920)
23. Who is the only player in Major League history to win a batting title in three different decades?
(George Brett, 1976, 1980, 1990)
24. Who is the only pitcher in Major League history to win a World Series game in three different decades?
(Jim Palmer, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1983)
25. Who is the all-time leader in slugging percentage among right-handed hitters?
(Jimmie Foxx, .609)
26. This non-Major Leaguer and honorary JAMmer is considered to hold the all-time home-run record with 868 home runs hit over his 22 years.
(Sadaharu Oh)
27. Who is the all-time leader for grand slams and how many did he hit? (1 point for name, 1 point for total)
(Lou Gehrig, 23)
28. Who was only major leaguer to strike out 15 batters in a single game as a 17-year-old?
(Bob Feller, 1936)
29. What team has won more regular-season games than any other pro team in any sport?
(The New York/San Francisco Giants, 9,962 (the Chicago Cubs are second, 9,756))
30. What New York Mets manager has the best winning percentage in franchise history?
(Davey Johnson, .588)
31. With what team did Ty Cobb obtain his 4,000th hit, and against which team did he get it? (1 point each)
(1927 Philadelphia Athletics, vs. Detroit, 6/19/27)
32. If the umpire sees a pitcher receiving a new ball and rubbing it on his shirt, what is the ruling? What is the ruling if he sees the pitcher doing it again? (1 point each)
(1st violation results in the following pitch being called a ball; 2nd violation results in immediate ejection. Rule 8.02(a(4)): The pitcher shall not… rub the ball on his glove, person or clothing;… For violation of this rule the umpire shall: (a) Call the pitch a ball, warn the pitcher and have announced on the public address system the reason for the action. (b) In the case of a second offense by the same pitcher in the same game, the pitcher shall be disqualified from the game.)
33. Who is the all-time leader for career triples?
(Sam Crawford, 309)
34. Who is the all-time leader for striking out?
(Reggie Jackson, 2,597)
35. Name five of the six men who comprised the starting rotation for the 1977 World Series Champions. (1 point each up to five)
(Ed Figueroa, Mike Torrez, Ron Guidry, Don Gullett, Catfish Hunter, Ken Holtzman)
36. Who holds the record for most MVP Awards, and how many does he have? (1 point for name, 1 point for total)
(Barry Bonds, 7)
37. Who won the first Cy Young Award?
(Don Newcombe, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers, 27-7, 3.06 ERA)
38. Who posted the highest ERA in his Cy Young Award-winning year?
(2001, Roger Clemens, 3.51 ERA)
39. What is the record for most RBI in a single game and who set it? (1 point for name, 1 point for total)
(12, Jim Bottomley, 9/24/1924)
40. Who holds the record for most wins in a season and how many games did he win? (1 point for name, 1 point for total)
(Charley “Old Hoss” Radbourn, 59-12, 1882 Providence Grays)
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