General Awareness: Baseball Bragging rights quiz

1. Who was the first player in history to hit two grand slams in one game?
 
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Tony Lazzeri
c) Willie McCovey
d) Johnny Callison

The correct answer is b) Tony Lazzeri

2. Which team set a Major League record by hitting 264 home runs in a season?
 
a) New York Yankees
b) Seattle Mariners
c) New York Giants
d) Houston Astros

The correct answer is b) Seattle Mariners

3. In 1988, the Montreal Expos set a National League record for committing 41 balks in a season. Which American League team set a record with an amazing 76 balks thrown in a season?

a) St. Louis Browns
b) Baltimore Orioles
c) New York Yankees
d) Oakland Athletics

The correct answer is d) Oakland Athletics

4. The Yankees Don Mattingly set a Major League record of hitting six grand slams in a season in 1987. Which American Leaguer tied that record in 2006?

a) Mark Teixeira
b) Miguel Tejada
c) Alex Rodriguez
d) Travis Hafner

The correct answer is d) Travis Hafner

5. Who was the first deceased player inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame?

a) Honus Wagner
b)Christy Mathewson
c) Babe Ruth
d) Walter Johnson

The correct answer is b) Christy Mathewson

6. Who was the first American Leaguer to win a season home run crown?

a) Buck Freeman
b) Jimmy Sebring
c) Socks Seybold
d) Nap Lajoie

The correct answer is d) Nap Lajoie

7. The Boston Red Sox set a nine-inning record in 1986, then tied that record again in 1996. What record was this?

a) They struck out 20 opposing batters in each game--
b) Two of their players hit for the cycle in each game
c) They hit four grand slams in each game
d) They lost by 24 runs in each game

The correct answer is a) They struck out 20 opposing battles

8. Who was the first pitcher in history to strike out 3000 batters in their career?

a) Pete Alexander
b) Christy Mathewson
c) Walter Johnson
d) Lefty Grove

The correct answer is c) Walter Johnson

9. In 1982, speedster Rickey Henderson set a season record for stealing 130 bases in a season. He also set an American League record for being caught 42 times. One might figure the 42 was reasonable with all the attempts he made to get to the 130. But, a National League season record for being caught stealing in a season was set at 41 by a player who stole less than 40 bases in that season. This record stood throughout the 20th century. Who was this slow-footed player?

a) Rollie Zeider
b) Miller Huggins
c) Kid Gleason
d) Clark Griffith

The correct answer is b) Miller Huggins

10. In 1987, the Toronto Blue Jays showed their power by setting a Major League record of hitting 10 home runs in a nine-inning game. Which team was on the losing end of this 18-3 hitting display?

a) New York Mets
b) Baltimore Orioles
c) Milwaukee Brewers
d) Cleveland Indians

The correct answer is b) Baltimore Orioles