Sports Cube World Series Time Quiz

World Series

1. Name the four players used by the Red Sox as leadoff men in the 1975 fall classic.

2. Who is the only man to have won the MVP award while playing for the series loser?

3. Name the first man to win the series MVP.

4. Who are the six black pitchers to have won a World Series game?

5. Who was the last batter to face Don Larsen in his 1956 perfect game? What pitcher was he pinch hitting for?

6. Name the player who homered in his only World Series at bat.

7. Three players played over 50 games at shortstop during the regular season for the 1968 champion Tigers. None of them started a game in the fall classic as another player started all seven games. Name the four players involved.

8. What pitcher won the last Series game played at the Polo Grounds?

9. Who hit the first home run in the 1967 World Series?

10. Name the two Met pitchers who did not give up an earned run in the 1969 classic.

11. Name the first man to win a night World Series game.

12. What pitcher has appeared in the most World Series games?

13. Who was the youngest pitcher to appear in a World Series game?

14. Who holds the record for strikeouts by a relief pitcher in a single World Series game?

15. Only one pitcher has ever opened a World Series without having won a regular season game that year. Who was he?

16. Who made the only unassisted triple play in Series history?

17. Name the batter involved in the 1957 shoe polish incident.

18. Who has the highest lifetime Series batting average?

19. Off whom did Joe Rudi make his famous catch in the 1972 World Series?

20. Off whom did Willie Mays make his famous catch in 1957?

Nicknames

Give the real names for the following players:

21. The Glider

22. The Knight of Kennett Square

23. The Creeper

24. The Ty Cobb of Feds

25. Rabbit

26. The Flying Scotsman

27. The Baby Bull

28. The Mad Russian

29. The Capitol Punisher

30. Scrap Iron

Give the nicknames for the following players:

31. Tris Speaker

32. Duke Snider

33. Frank Chance

34. Tommy Henrich

35. Bob Gibson

36. Mike Shannon

37. William Brown

38. Clint Hartung

39. John Jorgensen

40. Miller Huggins

Siblings

41. Who are the only brothers to win National League batting titles?

42. Who are the only brothers to win Rookie of the Year honors?

43. Whose record did the Perrys' break for most wins by a brother act?

44. What sets of brothers have played in the outfield together?

45. What two current Brave coaches were outshone by their brothers during their major league careers?

Name the brothers with the following last names:

46. Cruz(3)

47. Nettles(2)

48. Allen(3)

49. Hargraves(2)

50. Boyer(3)

Awards and Titles

51. Who was the first man to win the rookie of the year award?

52. Name the two catchers who have won batting titles.

53. What two players have won the MVP award in two consecutive years?

54. Name the two players that have won the Triple Crown twice.

55. What player won a batting title with the fewest rbi's?

56. Who was the first foreign-born player to win the MVP award?

57. Who was the only utility man to win a batting title?

58. Name the youngest man to win the home run title.

59. Name the youngest player to win a batting title.

60. What was the lowest batting average to win a National League batting title?

Ruined Careers

61. Whose line drive hit Herb Score in the face?

62. Who hit the line drive that broke Dizzy Dean's toe?

63. What kind of car was Roy Campanella driving when he had his accident?

64. Who threw the pitch that hit Tony Conigliaro in the eye?

65. Who did Ken Tatum bean to scare him from throwing inside from that day forward?

What ruined the careers of the following players:

66. Cecil Upshaw

67. Jackie Jensen

68. Bobby Tolan

69. Curt Flood

70. Ron Bryant

Heaven Couldn't Wait

How did the following players die during their careers. Be as specific as possible.

71. Danny Frisella

72. Mike Miley

73. Ken Hubbs

74. Miguel Fuentes

75. Don Wilson

76. Danny Thompson

77. Chico Ruiz

78. Ed Delahanty

79. Ray Chapman

80. In what city was Lyman Bostock killed?

Trades

81. Name all participants in the Gaylord Perry trade that sent him from the Giants.

82. Name the Graig Nettles-to-New York trade.

83. Who replaced Curt Flood in the Flood-Allen trade?

84. Who did the Braves receive for Hank Aaron?

85. Frank Robinson from Cincinnati for...

86. Clete. Boyer trade Yankees to Braves...all three involved

87. Kenny Singleton, Mets to Expos...

88. ...and Expos to Orioles, both complete trades.

89. Trace the career of Bobby Bonds--where has he been and who has he been traded for?

90. The only swap involving the batting and home run title winners of the previous year?

Colleges

Where did the following go to college?

91. Red Rolfe

92. Lou Gehrig

93. Jackie Jensen

94. Dick Groat

95. Jackie Robinson

96. Mike Flanagan

97. Rich Gale

98. Jim Bouton

99. Jim Mason

100. ...and who was the last Harvard man to reach the major leagues?

Numbers and Names

101. Who was Nolan Ryan's record 383rd K victim?

102. Who pitched Babe Ruth's 60th homer?

103. Who threw Aaron's 714th?

104. The five men to achieve the 30-30 HR-stolen base combo are...

105. The four twenty game winners on the 1920 'Sox...

106. The four 200-hit men for the 1937 Tigers...

107. What was Ralph Branca's record after the '51 playoff game?

108. What number did he wear on his uniform?

109. In 1961, the year Roger Maris hit 61 homers, who won the batting title in the A.L.?

110. And, what was his winning average?

111. This man is the last in MLB history to win 25 games three years in succession.

112. And this man is the only man to record 200 hits his last season in the majors.

113. This fellow rapped out 200 hits while splitting the season between two teams, and so did this other...

114. Roberto Clemente smashed his 3000th, and last hit off of what hurler?

115. Mays hit his 600th homer as a pinchhitter for...

116. The only two men to hit 50 homers and not win the homer title are...

117. Most RBI's without copping the crown...who and how many?

118. The only two men to play 1000 games at each of two positions are...

119. Three men have 3000 lifetime hits and a lifetime batting average on the underside of 300...

120. What was Bill Voiselle's uniform number (and home-town?)...

Out of the League

121. Name the K artist of the 60s who hooped for the Harlem 'Trotters...

122. Name the 60s Chisox hurler who played for two NBA teams...

123. The NCAA basketball all-american who played a good shortstop in the 60s was...

124. A great power forward for the '74 NCAA champ NC State Wolfpack, the big guy is a bullpen artist still active today...

125. "I am the only man in the baseball and football halls of fame."--

The Men in Blue

126. This arbiter's brother wasan A.L. and N.L. catcher...

127. These two umps were given pink slips for trying to unionize...

128. Remember the Fisk-Armbrister incident in the '75 Fall classic? Who was the ump?

129. First black umpire...

130. Who hath umpited the most world series games?

Episodes

131. In 1933, Tom Yawkey bought Clark Grifith's son-in-law. Name the player and dollar amount.

132. In the early 60s a white Red Sox pitcher convinced his black teammate to jump the team and fly to a foreign country. Name the players and the country. What happened to them?

133. On July 9, 1958, a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating baseball held a hearing in the senate chambers. One man attending that meeting did not wear a tie. He was...

134. Two members of the pennant-winning '59 Chisox were named honorary martians (as in Mars). Who were they, and who presented them their award? What else had this "martian" done previously?

135. What baseball star did Bobby Kennedy congratulate as a sidenote to his California victory speech moments before his death. What had the ballplayer done that night?

136. What former major leaguer is unable to hitchhike? Why?

137. What former pitcher was described as "looking like a cab driving down the street with its doors open?"

138. One man was wearing number three when the Yanks decided to retire it, and was the last man to wear number seven before Mantle. This same man was the first to be a defensive replacement for Joe DiMaggio. Who is this star-crossed Yank?

$$$$$

139. Name the three Yankees who first endorsed Ozon hairspray?

140. From which of his many investments did Tv Cobb become a multimillionaire?

141. Name the infielder who had an interest in Bachelor's III along with Joe Namath.

142. What was the name of the smoking tobacco named for Babe Ruth?

143. Who is the star outfielder who had a bread named for him in the late sixties?

144. Name the beverage that made Yogi Berra a rich man.

145. What type of razor blades did Leo Durocher endorse?

146. What Hall of Fame outfielder endorsed a soft drink which bore his name?

147. What is the address of Rusty Staub's Manhattan restaurant?

148. What type of cigarettes did Joe DiMaggio endorse during his playing career?

This quiz was compiled by Michelle Healy, Bruce Schoenfeld and David Wilson. Answers will appear next week in The Crimson. The winner will receive a copy of the Ultimate Baseball Book with text by David Nemec, considered to be one of the greatest baseball historians ever. Entries must be received by Wednesday at The Sports Cube, The Harvard Crimson, 14 Plympton St.