Almost Daily Trivia Quiz #109 - Major League Baseball Trivia

 

Major league baseball trivia questions and answers.

1. What hide was first used to cover baseballs in 1975?
    
2. What baseball announcer said Pope Paul VI's death "puts a damper on even a Yankees win"?
    
3. What country's first U.S. major league baseball player was Chan-Ho Park?
    
4. Which two cities have the oldest stadiums in major league baseball?
    
5. What baseball team's games are announced on TV by Skip Carey?
    
6. What shortstop holds the major league records for games played, assists and double plays?
    
7. What pitcher's 1.12 ERA in 1968 is the lowest in the majors in post-World War II play?
    
8. Who was the last American League baseballer to win the Triple Crown, in 1967?
    
9. What Pittsburgh Pirate had exactly 3,000 career hits before dying in a plane crash?
    
10. What's the LCS to a baseball pennant winner?
     
11. What was pitcher Dock Ellis the first major leaguer to wear in his on the field?
     
12. How many seasons did Lou Gehrig play every inning of every game?
     
13. What major league baseball team has fans dubbed "Cheese Heads"?
     
14. What ballpark was Pete Rose playing in when he broke Ty Cobb's career hits record?
     
15. What major league baseball team did the Walt Disney Company assume operational control of in 1996?
     
16. How many seasons saw Hank Aaron blast 50 or more homers?
     
17. Who holds the record for most innings pitched in a major league season?
     
18. What legendary manager explained: "You have to have a catcher.  If you don't the pitch will roll all the way back to the screen"?
     
19. What explosive base-stealer took a $2.75 million pay cut to play for the Kansas City Royals, in 1995?
     
20. What major league baseball team was forced to endure a 20-day road trip in 1996?
     
21. What Beantowner is second only to Pete Rose in total major league baseball games played?
     
22. What's the most home runs hit by one player in a single major league game?
     
23. What establishments were 90 percent of the viewers watching the first televised World Series from?
     
24. What did Babe Ruth, Rogers, Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?
     
25. What former Giants star is the godfather of Barry Bonds?
     
26. What governor was on hand at home plate to greet Hank Aaron when he broke Babes Ruth's home run record?
     

Answers to Daily Trivia Quiz # 109 -  Professional Baseball

1. Cowhide
2. Phil Rizzuto
3. South Korea's
4. Boston and Detroit
5. The Atlanta Braves.
6. Ozzie Smith
7. Bob Gibson's.
8. Car Yastrzemski.
9. Roberto Clemente.
10. League Championship Series.
11. Curlers.
12. One
13. The Milwaukee Brewers.
14. Riverfront Stadium.
15. The California Angels.
16. Zero.
17. Cy Young.
18. Casey Stengel
19. Vince Coleman.
20. The Atlanta Braves.
21. Carl Yastrzemski.
22. Four.
23. Bars.
24. Strike out.
25. Willie Mays.
26. Jimmy Carter.