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Play the Baseball Quiz with your friends and give yourself a great advantage by selecting your starting question from different Baseball Questions!
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Despite being 75-1 underdogs on opening day, what team beat the Yankees to win the 2003 World Series?
In 2004, what Texas Ranger threw a chair that broke a woman fan's nose in Oakland?
What team offered "10-cent beer night" and had to forfeit a 1974 game when drunken fans stormed the field, attacking players and umpires?
In the 2004 World Series, what pitcher became a hero, when he played despite a bleeding right ankle?
Bill Masterton died of on-ice injuries. How do you win the trophy named for him?
In 2000, the Mets and Clubs met in the first regular-season game played on another continent. Where was it?
With Christy Mathewson pitching, what team won 26 straight games in 1916?
They later moved to Anaheim, but who named his new Los Angeles team for the City of Angels in which they played?
What baseball team is named for a bird that flickers in and out of taxonomical existence?
Aside from people, what type of animal has inspired the most current MLB team names, with three?
Originally the Worcester Brown Stockings, what is the oldest professional team in sports to have had one name in one city?
There was a move to rename this team the Quakers in the 1910s, and the Blue Jays in 1940s, but neither took. What team is this?
The original owner of the Blue Jays was what brewery, which just happens to sell a beer called Blue?
The Seattle Pilots were a reference to Boeing, but they moved, and the new team honored the new city's industry. Who are they today?
The name of what city's Major League Baseball team refers to the city's Spanish missions?
The name of what city's MLB team refers to a livestock show called the American Royal Parade?
In Major League Baseball, most teams end in a S (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, etc). But two end in what other letter?
What short-lived sitcom was based on a tell-all book by baseballer Jim Bouton?
Derek Lowe pitched all three clinching games in the three series that won what team a World Series?
The Braves have a won a World Series while playing for three different home towns. Which of these is not one of those towns?
Jackie Jensen was the AL MVP in 1958, but a year later he retired. Why?
How many missed swings in baseball mean you must be out?
Ike was a shortstop in the 1940s and 1950s. His son Bob was a catcher. And his grandsons Bret and Aaron played pro ball as well, making them the MLB's first three-generation family. What is their last name?
What biracial Yankee dated biracial superstar Mariah Carey?
Who accidentally became a free agent in 1980, when the Boston Red Sox didn't mail his contract on time?
In what city's ballpark can you land a splash home run if the ball lands in McCovey Cove on the fly without hitting the Arcade or Portwalk?
In 1962, who became the first black player enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
No, he was never considered by the Yankees. And in his only recorded baseball game, what future tyrant pitched a losing game for law school students against business school students?
Jason Jennings became the first player to hit a home run and pitch a complete-game shutout in his Major League debut. For what team?
After his contract with the Atlanta Braves was voided, this future superstar became a free agent, and ended up playing for the Mets, who were literally picked from a hat in the commissioner's office. Who?
The season Roger Maris hit 61 homers, he wasn't intentionally walked once, probably because of the hitter who always batted next. Who?
Rich Gossage, who played 21 seasons for nine different teams, was nicknamed for what animal, which he once had as a pet?
In 1995, Greg Harris pitched an inning of shutout ball for the Montreal Expos. What was unusual about Harris?
Three Major Leaguers have played in 24 All-Star Games. Which of these is not one of them?
What pachyderm has traditionally been a symbol of the A's?
Picked #1 in the 1991 by the New York Yankees, he was signed to then-record bonus of $1.55 million ... only to wreck his shoulder in a bar brawl and never pitch a major league game. Who?
After Angel catcher Josh Paul apparently trapped a third strike against the dirt during a 2005 playoff game, the Angels headed for the dugout and AJ Pierzynski safely headed for first for what team?
Little League games stop one inning short of the traditional "stretch." How many innings is a Little League game, anyway?
What NL West team won its final game of the 2005 season, entering the playoffs with an 82-80 record and narrowly avoiding becoming the first to qualify post-season without a winning record?
They were disgraced in 1919. They didn't make it back to the World Series until 1959, but lost. The next time they made it to the World Series, in 2005, they finally won. Who?
In 2004, what Texas Ranger threw a chair that broke a woman fan's nose in Oakland?
What team offered "10-cent beer night" and had to forfeit a 1974 game when drunken fans stormed the field, attacking players and umpires?
In the 2004 World Series, what pitcher became a hero, when he played despite a bleeding right ankle?
Bill Masterton died of on-ice injuries. How do you win the trophy named for him?
In 2000, the Mets and Clubs met in the first regular-season game played on another continent. Where was it?
With Christy Mathewson pitching, what team won 26 straight games in 1916?
They later moved to Anaheim, but who named his new Los Angeles team for the City of Angels in which they played?
What baseball team is named for a bird that flickers in and out of taxonomical existence?
Aside from people, what type of animal has inspired the most current MLB team names, with three?
Originally the Worcester Brown Stockings, what is the oldest professional team in sports to have had one name in one city?
There was a move to rename this team the Quakers in the 1910s, and the Blue Jays in 1940s, but neither took. What team is this?
The original owner of the Blue Jays was what brewery, which just happens to sell a beer called Blue?
The Seattle Pilots were a reference to Boeing, but they moved, and the new team honored the new city's industry. Who are they today?
The name of what city's Major League Baseball team refers to the city's Spanish missions?
The name of what city's MLB team refers to a livestock show called the American Royal Parade?
In Major League Baseball, most teams end in a S (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, etc). But two end in what other letter?
What short-lived sitcom was based on a tell-all book by baseballer Jim Bouton?
Derek Lowe pitched all three clinching games in the three series that won what team a World Series?
The Braves have a won a World Series while playing for three different home towns. Which of these is not one of those towns?
Jackie Jensen was the AL MVP in 1958, but a year later he retired. Why?
How many missed swings in baseball mean you must be out?
Ike was a shortstop in the 1940s and 1950s. His son Bob was a catcher. And his grandsons Bret and Aaron played pro ball as well, making them the MLB's first three-generation family. What is their last name?
What biracial Yankee dated biracial superstar Mariah Carey?
Who accidentally became a free agent in 1980, when the Boston Red Sox didn't mail his contract on time?
In what city's ballpark can you land a splash home run if the ball lands in McCovey Cove on the fly without hitting the Arcade or Portwalk?
In 1962, who became the first black player enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
No, he was never considered by the Yankees. And in his only recorded baseball game, what future tyrant pitched a losing game for law school students against business school students?
Jason Jennings became the first player to hit a home run and pitch a complete-game shutout in his Major League debut. For what team?
After his contract with the Atlanta Braves was voided, this future superstar became a free agent, and ended up playing for the Mets, who were literally picked from a hat in the commissioner's office. Who?
The season Roger Maris hit 61 homers, he wasn't intentionally walked once, probably because of the hitter who always batted next. Who?
Rich Gossage, who played 21 seasons for nine different teams, was nicknamed for what animal, which he once had as a pet?
In 1995, Greg Harris pitched an inning of shutout ball for the Montreal Expos. What was unusual about Harris?
Three Major Leaguers have played in 24 All-Star Games. Which of these is not one of them?
What pachyderm has traditionally been a symbol of the A's?
Picked #1 in the 1991 by the New York Yankees, he was signed to then-record bonus of $1.55 million ... only to wreck his shoulder in a bar brawl and never pitch a major league game. Who?
After Angel catcher Josh Paul apparently trapped a third strike against the dirt during a 2005 playoff game, the Angels headed for the dugout and AJ Pierzynski safely headed for first for what team?
Little League games stop one inning short of the traditional "stretch." How many innings is a Little League game, anyway?
What NL West team won its final game of the 2005 season, entering the playoffs with an 82-80 record and narrowly avoiding becoming the first to qualify post-season without a winning record?
They were disgraced in 1919. They didn't make it back to the World Series until 1959, but lost. The next time they made it to the World Series, in 2005, they finally won. Who?