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1
Who considered themselves “…the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”?
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Steve Gleason
Pete Rose
Lou Gehrig
2
What was the name of the first professional baseball team established in 1869?
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Cleveland Spiders
Louisville Greys
Boston Beaneaters
3
Who was appointed as MLB commissioner to deal with the fallout from the Black Sox Scandal?
Bud Selig
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Ban Johnson
Albert G. Spalding
4
True or False: The World Series has been played annually since 1903, except in 1904 and 1994.
False
True
5
According to Jay Jaffe, what two cities could be targets for Major League Baseball expansion?
Santa Fe and Las Vegas
Edmonton and Nashville
Ottawa and Salt Lake City
Portland and Montreal
6
Who broke the MLB color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947?
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Frank Robinson
7
True or False: 7 of the 8 Black Sox conspirators were banned from baseball for life.
False
True
8
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball and be open about his heritage?
Fritz Pollard
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Moses Fleetwood Walker
9
True or False: In the poem “Casey at the Bat”, Casey hits a homerun to give Mudville the win.
True
False
10
Who is the only player to have his jersey number retired across Major League Baseball?
Babe Ruth (#3)
Roberto Clemente (#21)
Lou Gehrig (#4)
Jackie Robinson (#42)
11
True or False: The 2004 Red Sox are the only team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit.
True
False
12
True or False: MLB has an antitrust exception from the government, making it a legal monopoly.
True
False
13
Who was Alexander Joy Cartwright?
One of the greatest pitchers of the “dead-ball” era.
An executive that helped establish the farm system.
A young boy that confirmed the myth of Abner Doubleday
A NY Knickerbocker that helped establish rules for baseball.
14
Who sued MLB over the reserve clause, ultimately bringing free agency to professional sports?
Willie Mays
Branch Rickey
Curt Flood
Jackie Robinson
15
True or False: Historical analysis of the Abner Doubleday myth has shown the story to be true.
True
False
16
True or False: A bat and ball game with similarities to baseball was played in Ancient Egypt.
True
False
17
Brooklyn and Manhattan teams established the game of baseball at…
Madison Square, New York City
Central Park, New York City
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey
Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New Jersey
18
Who has the MLB record for most consecutive games (56) with at least one hit?
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Pete Rose
Cap Anson
19
How many teams are there currently in Major League Baseball?
32
28
30
22
20
What conflict allowed the
All
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American Girls Professional Baseball League to be formed?
World War I
The Korean War
World War II
The Spanish-American War
21
True or False: The Civil War helped spread baseball around the country.
False
True
22
According to the Abbot and Costello routine, who’s on first?
What
I don't care
I don't know
Who
23
True or False: The National Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York.
False
True
24
Baseball evolved from what two sports?
cricket and croquet
badminton and town ball
tennis and track
cricket and rounders
25
Who is credited with saving baseball after the Black Sox Scandal by reinvigorating the fans?
Ty Cobb
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
26
Who has the record for most homeruns in a single season* and in an MLB career*?
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Mark McGwire
27
The first collegiate female baseball team was established in 1866 at…
Wellesley College
Radcliffe College
Smith College
Vassar College
28
True or False: T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is one of the most valuable baseball cards ever; it sold for $3 million.
False
True
29
Who is credited with the formation of the Negro National League in 1920?
Andrew “Rube” Foster
Satchel Paige
Josh Gibson
“Cool Papa” Bell
30
What Dodger’s executive was responsible for the signing of Jackie Robinson?
Branch Rickey
Charles Comiskey
Bill Veeck
Theo Epstein
31
Who was given a lifetime ban from MLB and the Hall of Fame for betting as a manager?
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Buck Weaver
Pete Rose
John Coppolella
32
What two teams participated in the “thrown” 1919 World Series?
The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds
The Cleveland Indians and the Brooklyn Dodgers
33
True or False: Ty Cobb broke Pete Rose’s record for most career hits in 1985.
False
True
34
True or False: The reserve clause allowed teams to retain the rights to players indefinitely.
True
False
35
What two power hitters brought fans back to baseball with the home run chase of 1998?
Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Thomas
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
Barry Bonds and Jose Conseco
Ken Griffey Jr. and Jim Thome
36
True or False: The locomotive allowed Major League Baseball to expand west in the 1950s.
False
True
37
True or False: Under the current format, Major League Baseball has a 162 game regular season.
False
True
38
True or False: Major League Baseball brings in roughly $10 billion in revenue each year.
False
True
39
What team won the first World Series?
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Americans
Baltimore Orioles
New York Highlanders
40
What franchise has the most World Series Championships?
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
