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Trivia Quiz: Double Plays
1. Name the
player with the highest season-ending batting
average in. the National League since Bill Terry
hit .401 in 1930. Also, what was that player's
average and in what year did he reach the mark?
2. Name the three players
who have the highest American League batting
average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
3. Only two players had
1,000 RBI during the decade of the 1950's. Who
were they and for what teams did they play?
4. Who had the most RBI
during the decade between 2000 and 2009, and
within 20, how many total RBI did he have in
those ten seasons?
5. After stealing home
five times during the regular season, this player
stole home in Game 1 of the 1951 World Series?
Who is the player and against what pitcher and
catcher did he record his World Series theft?
6. Who was the last player
to steal home in World Series play and in what
year and against which team did he record his
steal?
7. Who was the first catcher
to hit a grand slam home run in World Series
play and in what year and against which team
did he achieve the distinction?
8. From 1936 to 1962 six
players hit World Series grand slam home runs.
All were Yankees. Name them.
9. Who were the second,
third, and fourth members of baseball's 500
Home Run Club and in what years did they reach
that mark?
10. Who were the three
most recent players to join the 500 Home Run
Club (as of the beginning of the 2011 season)?
11. Who managed the Dodgers
for the most number of years and how many years
was he the team manager?
12. Who managed the Dodgers
for the second longest period of time and how
many years was he the team manager?
13. Name the only NL catcher
with three MVP awards.
14. Name the only AL catcher
with three MVP awards.
15. This player was called
up to the big leagues in April 1951 as a right
fielder and wore number 6. Who is he?
16. This 1955 NL rookie
pitcher had a losing career record through the
1960 season and yet was elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame. Who is he?
17. What player hit into
the most career double plays?
18. What defensive player
participated in the most career double plays?
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