1. What was Henry Aaron's career high
in home runs for one season?
Was it 53; 47; or 57.
2. What was Mickey Mantle's career high in home runs for one season?
Was it 56; 54; or 59.
3. How many runs batted in did Henry Aaron have in his
career?
Was it 2297; 2303; or 2273.
4. Earl Webb still holds the major league record for
doubles in one season.
He did it with the Red Sox in 1931. How many did he hit?
Was it 71; 70; or 67.
5. John Wathan holds the single season major league
record for stolen bases by a catcher.He set it in 1982.
How many did he steal?
Was it 36; 40; or 41.
6. How many complete games did Cy Young throw in his
major league career?
Was it 705; 749; or 647.
7. How many hits did Cal Ripken Jr. have in his career?
Was it 3244; 3140; or 3184.
8. Curt Schilling holds a major league record that means
nothing to a lot of people.
But I admire it. He threw at least 5 innings in how many
consecutive starts?
Was it 171; 147; or 158.
9. How many times did Ty Cobb hit over .300 in his
career?
Was it 23; 22; or 21.
10. Alex Rodriguez is the youngest player in major
league history to hit 500 home runs.He was 32 years and
8 days old when he did it. But he was not the fastest to
hit 500. A-Rod hit home run # 500 in his 1855th game.
The major league record is 1639 games.Who holds that
major league record?
Is it Babe Ruth; Is it Sammy Sosa; or is it Mark McGwire.
11. Who is the only player in major league history to
hit at least 35 home runs, drive in at least 100 runs
and score at least 100 runs in 10 straight seasons?
Is it Ken Griffey Jr; Alex Rodriguez; or Sammy Sosa.
12. How many of these are in the Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown?
Hank Greenberg; Joe Cronin; Zach Wheat; Al Simmons;
Dizzy Dean; Luke Appling;
Bill Dickey; Bill Terry; Connie Mack; Alexander
Cartwright; Tris Speaker;
Jack Chesbro; Joe Tinker; Joe McCarthy; Sam Crawford;
Mickey Cochrane;
Effa Manley; Monte Irvin; Biz Mack; Sol White; Jud
Wilson and Jose Mendez.
Are they all in the Hall of Fame; Are 14 of them in; or
are 19 of them in.
13. What year was Steely Dan inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame?
Was it in 2000; 2001; or 2002.
14. How many Cy Young Awards does Roger Clemens have?
Does he have seven; five; or six.
15. Warren Spahn won 363 major league games. How many of
those wins were with the New York Mets?
Four; Ninety; or Seventeen.
16. In what year did Walter Johnson win the first of his
417 major league victories?
1917; 1911; or 1907.
17. On August 7th,1956 the largest crowd in minor league
history saw 50 year old
Satchel Paige of Miami beat Columbus in a game played in
the Orange Bowl.
How many people were at that game?
Was it 47,543; Was it 57,000; or Was it 38,215.
18. Who was the first player to hit a home run for his
3000th major league hit?
Was it Wade Boggs; Tony Gwynn; or Rickey Henderson.
19. In what year was Eric Clapton inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame?
Was it the year 2000; 1998; or 1997.
20. How many World Series games did Yogi Berra play in?
Was it 71; 72; or 75.
RULES:
If more than one person
answers all 20 multiple choice questions correctly,
additional questions will be added. Must be at least 21
years of age to participate in this private contest.
If you are not an acquaintance of James H you may not be
eligible. Good luck baseball
friends.
- James H