Baseball: BaseBall Trivia..

Originally posted by TRD
Hey nice Aegis i never knew that,who was the player that got killed by the pitch?

ok i found it. here's the copy and pasted version of the article.

"Ray Chapman was killed near the end of the season by a fastball that struck him in the head (he wasn't wearing a helmet, of course). He is the only player to have been killed during a major league game, though others have died in the minors. It was a very controversial situation, which I guess shouldn't be surprising. The pitcher, Carl Mays, was accused of throwing at Chapman's head; maybe he was, but this wouldn't make him any different from most of the other pitchers in the league.
Chapman was checked by a doctor on the field; he got up and walked away, then collapsed again and died of internal bleeding. The doctor took a lot of criticism; I don't know, what would you do if a guy got hit on the head, then wanted to walk away? How did they treat internal head injuries in 1920, anyway?
Observers felt that Chapman never saw the pitch coming; the ball by that time, after having been in the muck and spit upon and slobbered on and scuffed up and more, had turned a shade of brown. In the aftermath of Chapman's death, the practice of replacing every scuffed ball with a fresh one was introduced. This change helped make it even easier for sluggers like Ruth to hit mammoth home runs."

here's the link to where i found it.

venus.lunarpages.com...

Great find Aegis as i said i couldn't find it anywhere.

I bet things were different in them day's as they say.

1. What is the oldest American league ballpark still in operation, what date did it open?

2. What is the oldest National league ballpark still in operation, what date did it open?

fenway park....4/20/1912

wrigley field....4/20/1916

Originally posted by toejam
fenway park....4/20/1912

wrigley field....4/20/1916

fenway is correct, wrigley is the correct park but it was on 4/23/1914

Charlie Weeghman built Weeghman Park for "his" Chicago Federals of the brand new Federal League. The Federal League went out of business after only two years, so Weeghman, William Wrigley, Jr., and nine others purchased the National League Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were then moved from West Side Grounds to Weeghman Park. Wrigley bought out the shares of the other original members and changed the name to Cubs Park in time for the 1920 Opening Day. In 1926, it was renamed to Wrigley Field in his honor.

So technically the Cubs first game was in 1916, but the stadium actually opened in 1914.

baseball-almanac.com...

baseball-almanac.com...


[Edited on 2-11-2004 by aegis fang]

Missed out on that one,not that i knew it anyway.

Ok try these...

1...Since 1900, who is the only player to have led both leagues in home runs?

2...Who is the only player to hit a home run in his first two major league at-bats?

Is the answer to no1 Johnny Mize

Originally posted by TRD
Missed out on that one,not that i knew it anyway.

Ok try these...


2...Who is the only player to hit a home run in his first two major league at-bats?

actually there is 2....
1. Bob Neiman of the St. Louis Browns hit two homers in the same game on Sept, 14 1951

2. Keith McDonald of the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 2 games played on July 4, 2000 and July 6, 2000

Sir sorry thats wrong so the question is still up for grabs

Aegis yes i had Bob Nieman in 1951,didn't know there was 2 of them.

Originally posted by TRD


1...Since 1900, who is the only player to have led both leagues in home runs?

As near as i can tell it's Mark McGwire, he led the AL in 1996 with Oakland, and led the NL in 1998, and 1999 with St. Louis.

hrmm well the answer i had was...

Sam Crawford 1901, National, 16 HR's
1908, American, 7 HR's

Originally posted by TRD
hrmm well the answer i had was...

Sam Crawford 1901, National, 16 HR's
1908, American, 7 HR's

i missed that one. as soon as i saw McGwire i quit looking any farther. it's getting tough to find new trivia questions i think we covered all the easily researched ones. but now i'm on a quest to find more stumpers. so time to hit the stacks.

Yeah i agree,i found a few hard ones but you did real good in getting most of them.

I think the harder the better,ProudA must have missed this thread he is usually pretty good on the trivia..

I got another one maybe not real hard but a little bit of research needed..

1....Rank each player according to their highest number of home runs in a season.

So put the year,amount of homeruns..starting with the player with the most homers in a season.

Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Jimmie Foxx
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth

these questions might be a little tough. give em a go.

1. Who hit the Major Leagues first pinch hit grandslam? When? Who did he play for?

2. In what year was the first World Series game between the AL and the NL played? Which teams were in that World Series?

3. In what year did the Yankees first wear pinstriped uniforms?

Originally posted by aegis fang
these questions might be a little tough. give em a go.

2. In what year was the first World Series game between the AL and the NL played? Which teams were in that World Series?

I think i know this one...

Is it 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates v Boston Americans

Originally posted by TRD


So put the year,amount of homeruns..starting with the player with the most homers in a season.

Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Jimmie Foxx
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth

1. Roger Maris, 1961-61
2. Babe Ruth, 1927-60
3. Jimmie Foxx, 1932-58
4. Willie Mays, 1965-52
5. Hank Aaron, 1971-47

Originally posted by TRD



I think i know this one...

Is it 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates v Boston Americans

i've got 1903 the Pirates vs. the Pilgrims, but it's not uncommon for teams from back then to have multiple names depending on where you look up the info. good job. now that was the easy one.

oh yeah and some more little FYI on this game the 1903 WS was an 8 game series.

[Edited on 2-12-2004 by aegis fang]

Nice well done all correct and in the right order.!

Originally posted by aegis fang

Originally posted by TRD



I think i know this one...

Is it 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates v Boston Americans

i've got 1903 the Pirates vs. the Pilgrims, but it's not uncommon for teams from back then to have multiple names depending on where you look up the info. good job. now that was the easy one.

Yea i remebered that one so i knew the answer..

The others well i havn't got a clue but i shall try to look them up...

Hopefully someone else might get in before me..

Originally posted by aegis fang
these questions might be a little tough. give em a go.

1. Who hit the Major Leagues first pinch hit grandslam? When? Who did he play for?

2. In what year was the first World Series game between the AL and the NL played? Which teams were in that World Series?

3. In what year did the Yankees first wear pinstriped uniforms?

well doesn't look like anyone found them so i'll give you the answers.

1. Mike O'Niell, june, 3 1902, St. Louis Cardinals
2. 1903 Boston Pilgrims vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
3. 1915

[Edited on 2-13-2004 by aegis fang]