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b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 10:46 AM
Okay, in honor of the World Series starting tomorrow, here are some trivia questions centered around the Big Dance...these are definitely on the easier side...good luck! :)
1.What pitcher has thrown the most shutouts in a single World Series?
Christy Mathewson -- 3 shutouts in 1905 (penguin4)
2. What pitcher has won the most World Series games?
Whitey Ford won 10 (Chris)
3. Who has won the most World Series games without losing?
Lefty Gomez won six WS games from 1932 to 1938 (#1YankeeLover )
4. Which National League team was the first ever to win consecutive World Series?
Chicago Cubs in 1907 and 1908 (Chris )
5. Which two players hit .418 for the highest averages in World Series history in 13 or more games?
Paul Molitor and Pepper Martin (Chris)
but in actuality, the highest average was Bobby Brown @ .439 over 17 games (chris yet again ;) )
6. Who has the lowest ERA of any American League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
Babe Ruth 0.87 in WS play (Gehrig)
7. Who has the lowest ERA of any National League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
Harry Brecheen has an 0.83 WS ERA (Gehrig)
8. What American League team was the first to win consecutive World Series?
The Philadelphia Athletics in 1910 and 1911 (Chris)
9. How many homeruns were hit in the game where Babe Ruth allegedly called his shot?
6 -- two each for Ruth and Gehrig and one for the Cubs' Gabby Hartnett and one for Cub's Cuyler (Chris and Gehrig )
10. Since 1975, there have been two sweeps in the World Series that did not involve a NY team....name the teams involved and what year.
1989 -- Oakland A's swept the San Francisco Giants
1990 -- Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland A's (Chris)
1. Whitey
2. Whitey
4. Giants
5. Molitor, ?
8. Tigers
9. Four.n Gehrig had two and Ruth had hit one prior to the called shot
10. Oakland '89
Reds '90
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 11:38 AM
You got a couple Chris..not up to your usual standard!! :D Got any other guesses? :)
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
You got a couple Chris..not up to your usual standard!! :D Got any other guesses? :)
Sorry, there were six homers on 10/1/32. The Cubs hit two of them.
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 11:42 AM
Originally posted by Chris
Sorry, there were six homers on 10/1/32. The Cubs hit two of them.
Not according to my book...want to try again? :D
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
You got a couple Chris..not up to your usual standard!! :D Got any other guesses? :)
8. A's
4. Cubs
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
Not according to my book...want to try again? :D
nope, do you?
penguin4
10-26-01, 11:51 AM
1.What pitcher has thrown the most shutouts in a single World Series?
Christy Matthewson
4. Which National League team was the first ever to win consecutive World Series?
The Cubbies, 1907-08
6. Who has the lowest ERA of any American League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
Whitey?
7. Who has the lowest ERA of any National League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
I'm gonna guess Bob Gibson
8. What American League team was the first to win consecutive World Series?
The Philly A's, 1910-11, I think it was
9. How many homeruns were hit in the game where Babe Ruth allegedly called his shot?
At least four -- two by Ruth and two by Gehrig
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 11:54 AM
Originally posted by Chris
nope
:lol:
Well, you got two more...that's respectable now!! :D
Penguin -- did you answer any -- I'm confused!! :)
penguin4
10-26-01, 11:57 AM
I thought so... but I think Chris beat me to it by a few minutes!
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 12:03 PM
Originally posted by penguin4
I thought so... but I think Chris beat me to it by a few minutes!
Oh sorry -- when I first pulled it up, it was just a quote of my post but I guess it was edited!! :D Sorry about that...you did get #1 right...and a couple others that Chris got...
good job on number one though -- that's more than I would have gotten!! :)
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
9. How many homeruns were hit in the game where Babe Ruth allegedly called his shot?
SIX
YANKEES:
Gehrig - 2
Ruth - 2
CUBS:
Cuyler -1
Hartnett - 1
Originally posted by Gehrig
SIX
YANKEES:
Gehrig - 2
Ruth - 2
CUBS:
Cuyler -1
Hartnett - 1
You ever watch Jeoprady and get Final Jeoprady wrong but the contestant gives the same wrong answer as you and you feel pretty good about it?
That's how I feel.
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
6. Who has the lowest ERA of any American League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
7. Who has the lowest ERA of any National League hurler in World Series history (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched)?
6. Babe Ruth - Red Sox - 0.87 / 31 IP
7. Harry Breechen - Cardinals - 0.83 / 32.2 IP
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by Chris
You ever watch Jeoprady and get Final Jeoprady wrong but the contestant gives the same wrong answer as you and you feel pretty good about it?
That's how I feel.
Well, that's not exactly the case here...it would be more like, if Alex told the contestant he/she was wrong, and then it turned out you were both right!! :D Sorry about that...this dang book is wrong apparently!! :o
Forgive me guys...you and Gehrig are right!! My book missed the Cuyler one... sorry! :(
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
5. Which two players hit .418 for the highest averages in World Series history in 13 or more games?
[b]Paul Molitor and ____ (Chris)
Bobby Brown
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
Well, that's not exactly the case here...it would be more like, if Alex told the contestant he/she was wrong, and then it turned out you were both right!! (
Alex Trebek is a jerkoff, you're allright.
Who says books make you smarter?
penguin4
10-26-01, 12:28 PM
No offense, Gehrig, but unless you have a mind for memorizing the number of innings each pitcher pitches in the World Series, that's not fair! No outside sources!!!! (But if you DID happen to recall that from memory, you have my utmost admiration and my profuse apology....)
Ugh, Babe Ruth.... why did I miss that one!
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 12:28 PM
Good job guys...the only ones left are number 3 and part of number 5...
Originally posted by penguin4
No offense, Gehrig, but unless you have a mind for memorizing the number of innings each pitcher pitches in the World Series, that's not fair! No outside sources!!!! (But if you DID happen to recall that from memory, you have my utmost admiration and my profuse apology....)
Ugh, Babe Ruth.... why did I miss that one!
Actually I knew Babe Ruth had the lowest ERA for the AL. But I didn't know the Nat'l League pitcher and I find it hard to believe nobody else uses ref material...
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 12:34 PM
Originally posted by Chris
Alex Trebek is a jerkoff, you're allright.
Who says books make you smarter?
hmmm, thanks I think!! :D
I guess they don't make you smarter ...well, I was a little smug so I guess I deserve that one!! :P :D
b-ball-lunachick
10-26-01, 03:25 PM
Originally posted by Chris
Bobby Brown
actually, Chris you're right in a sense, even though that wasn't the answer I was looking for...
Bobby Brown actually hit .439 over 17 World Series Games...as you said in your PM, Pepper Martin was the other batter who hit .418...
I'm going to throw this dang book in the trash -- two questions wrong? ugh...I'm not good at being wrong -- I'm a perfectionist, and I hate eating crow!! It tastes awful!! :D I'm sorry -- you were right... :D
And I'm sorry to everyone else for posting two incorrect questions.....ugh! :( but it shows how smart the people are on this board anyway...
by the way, there's still one question open...# 3...should I give hints? Maybe I'll wait a bit...Where's Nome? Koko? Ken Monte? SanFransky? :D
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
...as you said in your PM, Pepper Martin was the other batter who hit .418...
I looked that up
#1YankeeLover
10-28-01, 01:40 AM
#3 . . . Lefty Gomez, six.
-#1YankeeLover
b-ball-lunachick
10-29-01, 12:47 PM
Originally posted by #1YankeeLover
#3 . . . Lefty Gomez, six.
-#1YankeeLover
Yup -- you are correct #1 YL!! Great job!! :)
#1YankeeLover
10-29-01, 03:55 PM
When do we get more? :D :D :D :D :D ;)
-#1YankeeLover
Jersey Yankee
11-02-01, 09:49 PM
So where does everyone looking these things up at? Online or books? I'd like to join in on the fun.
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