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April 22nd, 2021
Q: Who is the career leader in batting average by a catcher (minimum 1,000 career games)?
A: Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane (.320 in 1,482 games)
April 21st, 2021
Q: Who holds the single-season record for strikeout-to-walk ratio?
A: The Yankees’ Phil Hughes (11.6 K’s per BB in 2014)
April 16th, 2021
Q: When Fernando Valenzuela won the 1981 NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, which future Hall of Famers finished second in each vote?
April 12th, 2021
Q: Who were the two Cy Young Award winners in 2013?
A: Max Scherzer, DET and Clayton Kershaw, LAD
April 9th, 2021
Q: Which two players share the Cardinals’ single-season record for home runs by a third baseman (minimum 51% of games played at the position)?
A: Scott Rolen (2004) and Fernando Tatis (1999)
April 8th, 2021
Q: Who are the only two catchers to hit 20 or more home runs in their age-38 season or older?
A: Carlton Fisk (23 HRs at age 39 in 1987) and Jorge Posada (22 HRs at age 38 in 2009)
April 6th, 2021
Q: Who is the oldest player to lead MLB in home runs?
A: 38-year-old Darrell Evans (40 HR in 1985, the only year he ever led the Majors)
April 2nd, 2021
Q: Miguel Cabrera became the third player with 350 home runs with the Tigers. Who are the other two?
A: Al Kaline (399) and Norm Cash (373)
March 29th, 2021
Q: Who is the most recent Royals player to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award?
March 28th, 2021
Q: Who was the last Pirates player to win a National League batting title?
A: Freddy Sanchez (.344 in 2006)
March 26th, 2021
Q: Gio González announced his retirement after 13 seasons. The best season of his career came in 2012, when he finished 3rd in the NL Cy Young voting. Who was the winner?
March 25th, 2021
Q: Who is the only pitcher to win Rookie of the Year unanimously?
A: Craig Kimbrel of the Braves (2011)
March 24th, 2021
Q: Who is the only player born in the United Kingdom to hit more than 100 career home runs?
A: Bobby Thomson (264 HRs; born in Glasgow, Scotland)
March 19th, 2021
Q: Clayton Kershaw, who turns 33 years old today, won his most recent NL Cy Young Award in 2014. Who was the winner in the AL that year?
March 18th, 2021
Q: Who has the most seasons with 200+ innings pitched and 200+ strikeouts since 2000?
A: Justin Verlander (9 such seasons)
March 16th, 2021
Q: Who was the last player to lead a league in stolen bases the year his team won the World Series?
A: Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox (52 SB led AL in 2013)
March 14th, 2021
Q: Who are the five Padres pitchers to lead the National League in saves?
March 11th, 2021
Q: Pete Alonso became the first rookie to lead the Majors outright in homers in 2019. How many did he hit?
A: 53
March 10th, 2021
Q: Who is the only player to win an AL Rookie of the Year Award and an AL MVP Award as a Yankee in his career?
A: Catcher Thurman Munson (1970 ROY, 1976 MVP)
March 9th, 2021
Q: Six of the last seven NL batting titles have been won by left-handed hitters. Who was the lone right-hander in that group?
A: The Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu (.348 in 2016)
March 7th, 2021
Q: Who finished second to Dodgers lefty Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 NL Cy Young Award voting?
March 4th, 2021
Q: Who was the first manager to lead two different teams to a World Series title?
A: Bill McKechnie (1925 Pirates, 1940 Reds)
March 3rd, 2021
Q: Who is the only Pirates player to win the BBWAA’s NL Rookie of the Year Award?
March 2nd, 2021
Q: Of the 30 current franchises, only one never has had a player lead its league in home runs. Which one?
February 28th, 2021
Q: Who was the last Padres pitcher to lead the Major Leagues in strikeouts?
February 27th, 2021
Q: Who is the only Triple Crown winner to hit zero triples in his Triple Crown season?
February 26th, 2021
Q: Who led the Majors in stolen bases during the 2020 season?
A: Royals SS Adalberto Mondesi (24)
February 25th, 2021
Q: Who holds the record for most home runs hit before turning 25?
A: Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews (190 HRs)
February 20th, 2021
Q: Who hit more home runs in his career: Cecil or Prince Fielder?
February 19th, 2021
Q: Who are the only two pitchers in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to win 20 or more games and lose 20 or more in the same season?
A: Phil Niekro (21-20 for the Braves in 1979) and Wilbur Wood (24-20 for the White Sox in 1973)
February 18th, 2021
Q: Which player started the most games at shortstop in Padres history?
A: Garry Templeton (1,190 starts)
February 16th, 2021
Q: The 1999 Hall of Fame class featured three first-ballot inductees, the most since the inaugural class of 1936. Who were they?
A: George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount.
February 11th, 2021
Q: Yadier Molina leads all active catchers with 932 RBIs. Who is second?
February 10th, 2021
Q: Who was the youngest player ever in Major League Baseball?
A: Pitcher Joe Nuxhall, who was 15 years, 10 months old when he debuted with the Reds on June 10, 1944.
February 9th, 2021
Q: Yadier Molina holds the record for most games caught for one team (2,025 and counting). Who was the previous record holder?
A: Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett (Cubs)
February 8th, 2021
Q: Dee Strange-Gordon is the active leader in career stolen bases (333). What is his career high for stolen bases in a single season?
A: 64, with the Dodgers in 2014
February 7th, 2021
Q: When Elvis Andrus finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2009, who won the honor?
February 6th, 2021
Q: Trevor Bauer will look to repeat as the NL Cy Young Award winner with a new team. Only one pitcher in history has ever won back-to-back Cy Youngs with different teams. Who is he?
A: Greg Maddux with the Cubs in 1992 and the Braves in 1993.
February 4th, 2021
Q: Kolten Wong has won the past two NL Gold Glove Awards at second base. Who was the last AL second baseman to win two consecutive Gold Gloves?
A: Dustin Pedroia in 2013 and 2014
February 3rd, 2021
Q: If Nelson Cruz (40 years, nine months old on Opening Day) hits 30 home runs during the 2021 season, he will become the oldest player to have done so. Who is the current record holder?
February 1st, 2021
Q: Who was the first recipient of the Cy Young Award?
A: The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Don Newcombe, in 1956.
January 28th, 2021
Q: George Springer is tied for fourth all-time with 19 career postseason homers. Who is first?
A: Manny Ramirez, who hit 29 in 111 postseason games
January 27th, 2021
Q: Which Hall of Famer not elected on the first ballot got the highest percentage in a BBWAA vote?
A: Vladimir Guerrero (92.9% in 2018)
January 25th, 2021
Q: Who is the only Nationals pitcher to lead the National League in saves?
January 20th, 2021
Q: Only two pitchers in Major League history have made more starts than Don Sutton (756). Who are they?
A: Cy Young (815) and Nolan Ryan (773)
January 18th, 2021
Q: CC Sabathia is one of three left-handed pitchers to record 3,000 career strikeouts. Who are the other two?
A: Randy Johnson (4,875) and Steve Carlton (4,136). Sabathia finished with 3,093 career strikeouts.
January 15th, 2021
Q: Which three Hall of Famers share the record with 20 seasons of 10 or more wins and 100 or more strikeouts?
A: Greg Maddux, Nolan Ryan and Don Sutton
January 14th, 2021
Q: Vince Coleman stole 752 bases in his career. Where does he rank all-time?
A: Coleman is sixth, behind Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton, Ty Cobb and Tim Raines.
January 8th, 2021
Q: Who was the last Mets shortstop to win a Gold Glove Award?
A: Rey Ordonez, who won three in a row from 1997 to 1999
January 5th, 2021
Q: Which Modern Era pitcher collected the most wins from his age-30 season onward?
January 3rd, 2021
Q: How many Rockies players won a National League batting title in the past decade?
January 1st, 2021
Q: Josh Donaldson became the second Blue Jays player to win an MVP Award in 2015. Who was the first?
December 30th, 2020
Q: Trevor Bauer and Shane Bieber became the third pair of former teammates to win the Cy Young Award in the same year. Who are the other two?
December 29th, 2020
Q: Who currently has the highest career strikeouts-per-nine-innings rate (minimum 1,000 career IP)?
A: Yu Darvish (11.1 strikeouts per 9 IP)
December 28th, 2020
Q: Phil Niekro reached the 300-inning mark four times in his career. Who is the most recent pitcher to throw 300 innings in a season?
December 26th, 2020
Q: Nine pitchers have won 20 games while finishing in last place, but only one did it for a team that lost 100 games. Who was it? (No peeking!)
A: Ned Garver, 1951 St. Louis Browns (Orioles)
December 25th, 2020
Q: Rickey Henderson holds the Modern Era record (post-1900) for steals in a season with 130 in 1982. Which player had the fewest steals when leading his league (not including 2020)?
A: Dom DiMaggio with 15, 1950 Red Sox
December 24th, 2020
Q: Happy Holidays! Seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday was the runner-up for the 2007 NL MVP Award. Who was the winner?
December 20th, 2020
Q: Which player has the most stolen bases without getting into the Hall of Fame?
A: Vince Coleman, 752, sixth on the all-time list.
December 14th, 2020
Q: Bobby Thomson is famous for the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” He’s also the leading home run hitter from his country. Which country?
December 13th, 2020
Q: Who did Blake Snell edge in balloting to win the 2018 AL Cy Young Award?
A: Justin Verlander, 169 votes to 154
December 12th, 2020
Q: Which manager holds the record for most wins without a World Series?
A: Gene Mauch, who went 1,902-2,037 as a manager from 1960-87
December 10th, 2020
Q: Who was the last Cubs pitcher to lead the NL in strikeouts?
A: Kerry Wood (266 K’s in 2003)
December 9th, 2020
Q: Only two pitchers born in the past 50 years have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Who are they?
A: Pedro Martinez (born 1971) and Roy Halladay (born 1977)
December 6th, 2020
Q: Ted Williams hit .406 during the 1941 season. He also finished with the most homers in the Majors that year. How many did he hit?
A: 37
December 1st, 2020
Q: Who was the first shortstop with at least 200 hits, 30 home runs and 40 doubles in a season?
A: The Orioles’ Cal Ripken Jr. (210 hits, 34 HR, 46 2B in 1991)
November 30th, 2020
Q: When Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, the NL co-leaders hit that many combined. Which 2 players tied for the NL lead that year?
A: The Phillies’ Cy Williams and the Cubs’ Hack Wilson hit 30 homers each
November 29th, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Fame pitcher, born on this day in 1969, was the last active player to be born in the ’60s?
November 28th, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Fame lefty won his only Cy Young Award on this date in 1957?
A: Warren Spahn
November 27th, 2020
Q: Which other player was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990 alongside Joe Morgan?
November 25th, 2020
Q: In which year was Negro Leagues star Norman “Turkey” Stearnes inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
A: 2000
November 24th, 2020
Q: Who is the last pitcher to start 40 games in a season?
A: Charlie Hough (40 starts for the Rangers in 1987)
November 22nd, 2020
Q: Who was the last Cleveland reliever before Brad Hand to lead the American League in saves?
November 21st, 2020
Q: Who has the most 30-homer seasons in Orioles history?
A: Eddie Murray (5 seasons with 30 or more home runs)
November 19th, 2020
Q: Which two players are the only switch-hitters to win multiple batting titles?
A: Pete Rose (1968, ’69, ’73) and Willie McGee (1985, ’90)
November 18th, 2020
Q: Yadier Molina has 15 seasons with 100 or more games at catcher for the Cardinals. Who is the only other player with 10 such seasons for St. Louis?
A: Hall of Famer Ted Simmons (10 seasons with 100 or more games)
November 17th, 2020
Q: Who is the only Padre besides Tony Gwynn to win an NL batting title?
A: Gary Sheffield (.330 in 1992)
November 16th, 2020
Q: Who was the last catcher to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
November 15th, 2020
Q: Who were the 2017 National League Gold Glove Award winners in the outfield?
A: LF Marcell Ozuna, MIA; CF Ender Inciarte, ATL and RF Jason Heyward, CHC
November 13th, 2020
Q: Before this year, when was the last time both MVPs were first basemen?
A: 2006: The Twins’ Justin Morneau and the Phillies’ Ryan Howard
November 12th, 2020
Q: Which three pitchers have been unanimous Cy Young Award winners in back-to-back seasons?
A: Sandy Koufax (1965-66), Greg Maddux (1994-95) and Pedro Martinez (1999-2000)
November 11th, 2020
Q: Before Don Mattingly, who most recently won Manager of the Year after winning an MVP award as a player?
A: Kirk Gibson (2011 Manager of the Year for the D-backs; 1988 MVP for the Dodgers)
November 10th, 2020
Q: Who are the two previous Brewers to win Rookie of the Year?
A: Ryan Braun (2007) and Pat Listach (1992)
November 9th, 2020
Q: Who was the last Mariners player to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award?
November 8th, 2020
Q: Who was the first player to win three MVP Awards?
A: Jimmie Foxx (1932, ’33 and ’38)
November 6th, 2020
Q: Who is the last Angels player besides Mike Trout to win consecutive Silver Slugger Awards?
A: Vladimir Guerrero (2004-07)
November 5th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher has won the most Silver Slugger Awards?
November 3rd, 2020
Q: Frank Robinson was named the NL MVP in 1961 and the AL MVP in ’66. Who were the AL and NL winners those years?
A: Roger Maris won the AL MVP Award in ’61. Roberto Clemente was the NL winner in ’66.
November 2nd, 2020
Q: Who are the last three Red Sox players to lead the Major Leagues in RBIs?
A: J.D. Martinez (130 in 2018), David Ortiz (148 in 2005) and Tony Armas (123 in 1984)
October 31st, 2020
Q: Who is the only player in MLB history with three straight seasons reaching both 35 home runs and 200 hits?
October 30th, 2020
Q: How many future Hall of Famers did Tony La Russa manage with the White Sox from 1979-86?
A: Three: Harold Baines (1980-86), Carlton Fisk (1981-86) and Tom Seaver (1984-86)
October 29th, 2020
Q: Who is the last switch-hitter to lead the NL in home runs in a season?
A: The Mets’ Howard Johnson (38 homers in 1991)
October 28th, 2020
Q: Who was the first shortstop to be named World Series MVP?
A: The Yankees’ Bucky Dent (1978)
October 27th, 2020
Q: Who was the last player to be named the MVP of the LCS and the World Series in the same season?
October 26th, 2020
Q: Who are the only players to score 10 runs in a single World Series?
A: Reggie Jackson (1977) and Paul Molitor (1993)
October 24th, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for most hits in a single postseason?
A: The Giants’ Pablo Sandoval (26 hits in 2014)
October 20th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher picked up the Rays’ only win in the 2008 World Series?
A: James Shields, who pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Phillies in Game 2
October 19th, 2020
Q: Corey Seager is just the second shortstop to be named NLCS MVP. Who is the other one?
A: The Cardinals’ Ozzie Smith (1985)
October 17th, 2020
Q: Corey Seager’s 5 home runs in the playoffs are tied for the most in Dodgers history for a single postseason. With whom is he tied?
A: Davey Lopes (5 home runs in the 1978 postseason)
October 13th, 2020
Q: Joe Morgan won back-to-back NL MVP Awards with the Reds in 1975 and ’76. Which Reds player was named NL MVP in 1977?
October 12th, 2020
Q: Jose Altuve now has 16 career postseason home runs. Who holds the record for most postseason homers by a middle infielder?
October 11th, 2020
Q: Who was MVP of the 2008 American League Championship Series?
October 10th, 2020
Q: Whitey Ford’s 236 wins are the most in Yankees history. Who are the other two pitchers with 200 or more?
A: Red Ruffing (231) and Andy Pettitte (219)
October 8th, 2020
Q: Which two sluggers share the record for most home runs in a Division Series, with five?
A: The Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. (1995) and the Rangers’ Juan González (1996)
October 7th, 2020
Q: Who is the last Padres starting pitcher to earn a win in a postseason game?
A: Chris Young (Game 3 of the 2006 NLDS vs. the Cardinals)
October 6th, 2020
Q: Who is the only pitcher to win three games in relief in a single postseason series?
A: The Mets’ Jesse Orosco (3 wins in the 1986 NLCS)
October 5th, 2020
Q: Which player holds the record for the most all-time home runs in the Division Series?
October 4th, 2020
Q: Who was the last relief pitcher to win a postseason MVP Award?
A: Andrew Miller, CLE (2016 ALCS)
October 3rd, 2020
Q: Whose 1.60 ERA led the American League in 1968, the year Bob Gibson’s 1.12 mark led the National League?
October 1st, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for most wins as a relief pitcher in a single postseason, with five?
A: The Angels’ Francisco Rodriguez (2002: 2 ALDS wins, 2 ALCS wins, 1 World Series win)
September 30th, 2020
Q: Three players share the record with 8 home runs in a single postseason: Barry Bonds (2002), Carlos Beltrán (2004) and which active player?
A: The Twins’ Nelson Cruz (2011, when he was with the Rangers)
September 29th, 2020
Q: Just nine pitchers have thrown multiple shutouts in a single postseason. Who was the most recent to do it?
A: Madison Bumgarner (2014 NL Wild Card Game and World Series Game 5)
September 28th, 2020
Q: Before Yankees DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit this year, who were the last teammates to claim MLB batting and home run crowns in the same season?
A: Milwaukee Braves Hank Aaron (.355 avg.) and Eddie Mathews (46 HR) in 1959
September 27th, 2020
Q: Who was the last Yankee to win an American League batting title?
A: Bernie Williams (.339 in 1998)
September 26th, 2020
Q: Which player led the Marlins in home runs and RBIs in 2003, the last time they reached the postseason?
A: Third baseman Mike Lowell (32 HRs, 105 RBIs)
September 24th, 2020
Q: Who hit the most home runs for the Rays in 2008, when they won their first AL East title?
September 23rd, 2020
Q: Who is the most recent rookie to be named World Series MVP?
A: The Marlins’ Liván Hernández (1997)
September 21st, 2020
Q: Who led the Padres in triples during their 2006 NL West title season?
September 20th, 2020
Q: Who was the last Brewers pitcher to win a Cy Young Award?
September 18th, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Famer holds the Modern Era record for runs scored as a rookie?
A: The Pirates’ Lloyd Waner (133 runs in 1927)
September 16th, 2020
Q: Freddie Freeman finished second in 2011 NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. Who won?
A: His Atlanta teammate, closer Craig Kimbrel
September 15th, 2020
Q: Which two players share the record for most home runs by a right-handed hitter in his age-40 season or older?
September 12th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher holds the record for fewest innings in a season with 100 or more strikeouts?
A: Aroldis Chapman (106 K’s in 54 innings for the Reds in 2014)
September 11th, 2020
Q: Who is the only Giants player with more than one batting title?
A: Barry Bonds (.370 in 2002, .362 in 2004)
September 9th, 2020
Q: Roberto Clemente won 12 Gold Glove Awards, which is tied with which other Hall of Famer for most Gold Gloves by an outfielder?
A: Willie Mays
September 8th, 2020
Q: Who was the first pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in both leagues?
A: Gaylord Perry (won AL in 1972 with Cleveland, won NL in ’78 with San Diego)
September 7th, 2020
Q: Between 1966 and 1974, who was the only player besides Lou Brock to lead the National League in stolen bases?
A: Bobby Tolan, CIN (57 in 1970)
August 25th, 2020
Q: Who led his league in RBIs more, Alex Rodriguez or Albert Pujols?
August 24th, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for the most home runs in a player’s age-40 season?
A: David Ortiz, BOS (38 in 2016)
August 22nd, 2020
Q: Who are the two other third basemen with 300 career homers who played for the Giants?
A: Darrell Evans (414 HRs, 142 with Giants) and Matt Williams (378 HRs, 247 with Giants)
August 21st, 2020
Q: Which two players with the same name — one of them a Hall of Famer — hit the most combined homers?
August 20th, 2020
Q: Of the six White Sox AL Rookie of the Year winners, who is the only pitcher?
August 16th, 2020
Q: Satchel Paige made his big league debut with the Indians in 1948. Which team did he make his final MLB appearance with, in 1965?
A: The Kansas City Athletics (Paige pitched three scoreless innings vs. the Red Sox on Sept. 25)
August 12th, 2020
Q: Who is the only Padre to lead the NL in home runs in a season?
A: Fred McGriff (35 homers in 1992)
August 10th, 2020
Q: Who are the three Atlanta Braves players to win MVP Awards?
A: Dale Murphy (1982 and ’83), Terry Pendleton (’91) and Chipper Jones (’99)
August 6th, 2020
Q: Two of the 39 hitters elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA on the first ballot hit fewer than 100 career homers. Who are they?
A: Rod Carew (92 home runs) and Ozzie Smith (28)
August 1st, 2020
Q: Which team was the last to have back-to-back MVP Award winners — but won by different players?
A: The Detroit Tigers (Justin Verlander in 2011, Miguel Cabrera in 2012)
July 27th, 2020
Q: Who finished second to Nelson Cruz (40 HRs) for the 2014 American League home run crown?
July 20th, 2020
Q: Who led the Dodgers in home runs when they won their first of seven consecutive NL West crowns in 2013?
July 19th, 2020
Q: Who was the first Yankees pitcher to win a Cy Young Award?
July 17th, 2020
Q: Who is the last player with a 40-homer season for the Pirates?
A: Willie Stargell (44 home runs in 1973)
July 13th, 2020
Q: Which team had the most players hit 30 or more home runs in the same season?
A: 2019 Twins, 5 (Nelson Cruz, Mitch Garver, Max Kepler, Eddie Rosario, Miguel Sanó)
July 10th, 2020
Q: Who are the six Hall of Famers who played in the 1995 World Series between Atlanta and Cleveland?
A: Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz (Braves); Eddie Murray, Jim Thome (Indians)
July 7th, 2020
Q: Who are the only two pitchers to win three consecutive Cy Young Awards?
A: Greg Maddux (1992-95) and Randy Johnson (1999-2002), who each won four in a row
July 6th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings (minimum 1,000 IP) in MLB history?
July 5th, 2020
Q: Who tallied the most RBIs in MLB from 2010-19?
July 3rd, 2020
Q: Who was the only shortstop to hit .300 with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in 2019?
A: Boston’s Xander Bogaerts (.309, 33, 117)
July 2nd, 2020
Q: Who are the only two pitchers to retire with at least 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts and an ERA below 3.00?
A: Walter Johnson (417 W, 3,509 SO, 2.17 ERA) and Tom Seaver (311 W, 3,640 SO, 2.86 ERA)
July 1st, 2020
Q: Who was the first switch-hitter elected to the Hall of Fame?
A: Frankie Frisch (elected 1947)
June 28th, 2020
Q: Who accounted for the most home runs by a pitcher during the 2019 season?
June 27th, 2020
Q: John Paciorek only played in one Major League game. But his brother, Tom Paciorek, played for how many teams over an 18-year career?
A: 6 (Dodgers, Braves, Mariners, White Sox, Mets, Rangers)
June 25th, 2020
Q: Who has the highest batting average among players in the 500 Home Run Club?
June 22nd, 2020
Q: Who are the three players to hit 20 or more home runs before their age-20 season?
A: Tony Conigliaro, BOS (24 in 1964), Bryce Harper, WSH (22 in 2012) and Juan Soto, WSH (22 in 2018)
June 19th, 2020
Q: Which player had the most seasons hitting 10 or more doubles, triples and home runs?
A: Lou Gehrig (9 such seasons)
June 18th, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for most RBIs by a switch-hitter in a season?
A: Mark Teixeira, who had 144 for the Rangers in 2005
June 15th, 2020
Q: Who are the only two players in Major League history to steal 30 or more bases in a season after turning 40 years old?
A: Rickey Henderson and Davey Lopes
June 7th, 2020
Q: Who is the leader among active pitchers for career stolen bases?
June 3rd, 2020
Q: How many of the 83 pitchers inducted in the Hall of Fame are left-handers?
A: 17 (20.5%)
May 30th, 2020
Q: In 2014, Hunter Pence played a full 162 game season and led the NL in at-bats. What was his at-bat total that year?
May 27th, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for most consecutive 40-homer seasons?
A: Babe Ruth, with seven (1926-32)
May 25th, 2020
Q: Who has the most career MLB wins by a pitcher to come from Duke University?
May 21st, 2020
Q: With CC Sabathia’s retirement, who is the active leader in career strikeouts among left-handed hurlers?
A: Atlanta’s Cole Hamels (2,558 K’s)
May 19th, 2020
Q: The age-defying wonder Bartolo Colon is considering an MLB comeback. Colon has the most wins of any Latin American-born pitcher in Major League history. Which pitcher did he pass on the list in 2018?
A: Dennis Martinez (Born in Nicaragua, he finished his career with 245 wins.)
May 18th, 2020
Q: Who finished second to Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez in 1984 American League MVP voting?
May 17th, 2020
Q: Barry Bonds won his first three NL MVP Awards in 1990, ’92 and ’93. Who was the winner in ’91?
A: The Braves’ Terry Pendleton
May 15th, 2020
Q: What right fielder (who also spent time in center field and at first base) played his entire 22-year career with the same NL club and won three MVP Awards?
A: St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial
May 14th, 2020
Q: Which two players share the American League record for most All-Star Games started at third base?
A: Brooks Robinson (Orioles) and Wade Boggs (Red Sox), 11 starts each
May 13th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher finished with the highest innings total in a single season since 2000?
A: Roy Halladay (266 innings in 2003)
May 12th, 2020
Q: Yogi Berra would have turned 95 years old today. The legendary Yankees catcher is the all-time leader in World Series hits (71). Who is second on the list?
May 7th, 2020
Q: Which player scored the most runs in the 2010s?
A: Mike Trout (903 runs, 24 more than Ian Kinsler)
May 6th, 2020
Q: In 1955, Willie Mays led the NL in home runs and triples and Mickey Mantle did the same in the AL. Who is the only player since then to lead a league in both categories in the same season?
A: Jim Rice of the Red Sox, 1978
May 4th, 2020
Q: Who was named World Series MVP when the Reds swept the Yankees in the 1976 Fall Classic?
A: Johnny Bench
May 3rd, 2020
Q: Who was the last White Sox pitcher to win an AL Cy Young Award?
May 2nd, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Fame second baseman, born today and inducted in 1939, was the sixth person to join the 3,000 hit club?
A: Eddie Collins (active 1906-1930)
April 27th, 2020
Q: Who emerged victorious in the lone postseason matchup between the White Sox and Red Sox?
A: The White Sox, with a three-game sweep of the defending world champs in the 2005 AL Division Series
April 25th, 2020
Q: Reggie Jackson led the AL in homers four times in his career. Of those four years, he hit the most in 1980. How many did he tally?
A: 41
April 24th, 2020
Q: Which franchise has had the most Rookie of the Year winners since the award became a national honor in 1947?
A: The Dodgers with 18, twice as many as the Yankees
Aprl 23rd, 2020
Q: Ken Griffey Jr.’s first home run with the White Sox was a big one, tying him for fifth on the all-time list. How many homers did Griffey hit with Chicago?
A: Three
April 22nd, 2020
Q: Who made the most appearances at shortstop in the 20th century?
A: Luis Aparicio (2,583 games)
April 19th, 2020
Q: Who won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2000 before Barry Bonds began his run of four straight MVPs?
April 17th, 2020
Q: Name the only two pitchers to ever appear in an MLB game in their 50s.
A: Jack Quinn (his last appearance was July 7, 1933, six days after his 50th birthday) and Satchel Paige (he made one appearance for the Kansas City Athletics at 58 years old)
April 15th, 2020
Q: Jackie Robinson won Rookie of the Year and finished fifth in NL MVP voting in 1947. Who won NL MVP?
A: Bob Elliott (3B, Boston Braves)
April 14th, 2020
Q: Which of his future teammates finished in second place when Greg Maddux won his first NL Cy Young Award in 1992?
A: Tom Glavine
April 13th, 2020
Q: Who holds the Rangers’ single-season record for triples?
April 12th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher holds the record for most all-time appearances?
April 9th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher holds the record for most MLB ERA titles?
A: Pedro Martinez (Five: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003)
April 7th, 2020
Q: Al Kaline’s best finish in AL MVP voting was second in both 1955 and ’63. Which two Yankees won the award those years?
A: Catcher Yogi Berra in ’55 and catcher Elston Howard in ’63
April 6th, 2020
Q: Who became the first pitcher to win the NL MVP since Bob Gibson did so in 1968?
A: Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw (2014)
April 5th, 2020
Q: Who was the MVP of the 1986 National League Championship Series?
April 4th, 2020
Q: Which two Pirates had double-digit hit totals in the 1971 World Series?
A: Series MVP Roberto Clemente (12 hits) and catcher Manny Sanguillen (11 hits)
April 1st, 2020
Q: Which team was the only club to hit 250 home runs while notching fewer than 1,000 strikeouts?
A: 1996 Baltimore Orioles (257 HRs, 915 Ks)
March 30th, 2020
Q: Who was the first NL player to hit at least 50 home runs in a season?
A: The Cubs’ Hack Wilson (56 in 1930)
March 28th, 2020
Q: Which four Hall of Famers were in uniform for the 1986 World Series?
A: Mets: Gary Carter; Red Sox: Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Tom Seaver
March 25th, 2020
Q: Who leads Major League catchers in all-time RBIs?
March 18th, 2020
Q: Which pitcher has the most career saves from his age-40 season on?
March 15th, 2020
Q: Who was the last player to lead the American League in homers in back-to-back seasons?
A: José Bautista, with 43 in 2011 and 54 in 2010
March 14th, 2020
Q: Jack McKeon is one of four managers who managed in every decade from the 1970s to the 2010s (though not necessarily uninterrupted). Who are the other three?
A: Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Joe Torre
March 9th, 2020
Q: Who had the most stolen bases from 2010-19?
March 8th, 2020
Q: Who are the three Mets pitchers to strike out 250 or more batters in a season?
A: Jacob deGrom (2018, ’19), Dwight Gooden (1984, ’85) and Tom Seaver (1970, ’71, ’73)
March 6th, 2020
Q: Yoán Moncada’s 50 home runs are already third-most by a switch-hitter in White Sox history. Who is No. 1?
A: José Valentín (136 home runs from 2000-04)
March 4th, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Famer is the only player to lead a league in triples, home runs and RBIs in the same season?
A: Jim Rice (15 triples, 46 home runs, 139 RBIs for the Red Sox in 1978)
March 2nd, 2020
Q: Who was the last player to win back-to-back NL MVP Awards?
A: Albert Pujols (2008-09 with the Cardinals)
March 1st, 2020
Q: Who are the four players to hit at least 50 home runs and win a Gold Glove Award in the same season?
February 29th, 2020
Q: Which 1950s MVP winner was born on Feb. 29, 1924?
A: Al Rosen (1953 AL MVP with Cleveland)
February 28th, 2020
Q: Which two players share the record for most stolen bases in a season in which they hit 50 or more homers?
A: Willie Mays (1955, 51 HR/24 SB) and Alex Rodriguez (2007, 54 HR/24 SB)
February 26th, 2020
Q: Who was the last player with 150 or more RBIs in a season?
A: Alex Rodriguez (156 RBIs for the Yankees in 2007)
February 25th, 2020
Q: Which player had the most seasons with 200 or more hits and 20 or more home runs?
A: Lou Gehrig (8 such seasons)
February 24th, 2020
Q: In 2018, Miguel Andújar tied the AL rookie record with 47 doubles. Who holds the overall record for most doubles by a rookie?
A: Johnny Frederick (52 for the Brooklyn Robins in 1929)
February 22nd, 2020
Q: Who holds the record for most home runs in a season in which he stole 50 or more bases?
A: The Reds’ Eric Davis (37 home runs to go with 50 stolen bases in 1987)
February 20th, 2020
Q: Last year’s Dodgers had a team OPS of .810, fourth-best in franchise history and the best since they moved to Los Angeles. Which year’s club holds the top spot?
A: The 1953 Dodgers had a team OPS of .840
February 18th, 2020
Q: Which player tied for the Majors’ lead in triples last season, despite playing in only 102 games?
A: The Royals’ Adalberto Mondesi with 10
February 17th, 2020
Q: Which player sports a Majors’ best 81.7 percent success rate on stolen bases over the past 3 seasons with at least 50 steals in that span?
A: The Marlins’ Jonathan Villar
February 14th, 2020
Q: 14 players with the last name Hart have played in the Major Leagues. Only one of them has made an All-Star team more than once. Who was he?
February 9th, 2020
Q: Mariano Rivera is the Majors’ career saves leader with 652. How many seasons did the former Yankee lead MLB in saves?
A: Three — 1999 (with 45), 2001 (50) and 2004 (53)
February 1st, 2020
Q: Curtis Granderson is one of three players in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to have 20 or more triples, home runs and stolen bases in one season (2007). Who are the other two?
A: Jimmy Rollins (2007) and Willie Mays (1957)
January 30th, 2020
Q: The Astros are Dusty Baker’s fifth team as a manager, one shy of the modern MLB record (post-1900). Which four managers hold the record?
A: Rogers Hornsby, Jimmy Dykes, Dick Williams and John McNamara, 6 teams each.
January 25th, 2020
Q: Ryan Zimmerman became the Nationals’ franchise RBIs leader in 2017. Which player did he pass?
A: Tim Wallach (Expos, 1980-1992)
January 22nd, 2020
Q: Which Hall of Famer received the most total votes in the year he was elected by the BBWAA?
A: Greg Maddux (555 votes in 2014)
January 21st, 2020
Q: What catcher snapped Yadier Molina’s run of eight consecutive NL Gold Glove Awards in 2016?
January 19th, 2020
Q: Who was the last NL third baseman not named Nolan Arenado to win the Gold Glove Award?
January 18th, 2020
Q: Who made the most starts at third base in MLB history?
A: Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson (2,870 starts for the Orioles in his 23-year career)
January 15th, 2020
Q: Who did winner Josh Donaldson best by 81 votes in balloting for the 2015 AL Most Valuable Player?
A: Mike Trout (385 votes to 304)
January 14th, 2020
Q: Not including the inaugural year (1936), what is the record for first-ballot players voted into the Hall of Fame in one year?
January 13th, 2020
Q: On this date in 1982, two of baseball’s all-time great sluggers were voted into the Hall of Fame on their first try, the only two to be inducted that year via the regular ballot. Who were they?
A: Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson
January 11th, 2020
Q: Who played in the most games among Hall of Famers who spent their entire careers with one team?
A: Carl Yastrzemski (3,308 games with the Red Sox)
January 10th, 2020
Q: Who is the most recent Rookie of the Year to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?
A: Mike Piazza (1993 NL ROY for the Dodgers)
January 8th, 2020
Q: Which former Phillies player, born today, shares the name of a popular beer?
January 7th, 2020
Q: Who was the first Japanese player in the Major Leagues?
A: Masanori Murakami (1964 San Francisco Giants)
January 6th, 2020
Q: Mike Leake’s 41 home runs allowed in 2019 were tied for 10th all time. Who holds the single-season record for HR allowed?
A: Bert Blyleven, MIN (50 in 1986)
January 4th, 2020
Q: Of the 329 individuals in the Hall of Fame, 232 are players. How many of those players were elected on their first ballot?
A: 56
January 3rd, 2020
Q: Which team holds the record for worst regular-season winning percentage in the year it won the World Series?
January 2nd, 2020
Q: What is the lowest batting average by a position player who won his league’s MVP Award?
A: .267 (The Cardinals’ Marty Marion in 1944)
December 30th, 2019
Q: Which team holds the record for most home runs in a season in which it won the World Series?
A: The 2009 Yankees (244 home runs, 21st all time)
December 29th, 2019
Q: What is the highest ERA for a pitcher who won the Cy Young Award that season?
A: 3.66 by the Padres’ LaMarr Hoyt in 1983
December 27th, 2019
Q: Eight players have won league MVP from a losing team. Which winner’s team had the lowest winning percentage?
A: Cal Ripken Jr.’s 1991 Orioles (.414)
December 25th, 2019
Q: Who was the first batter to strike out 200 times in a season?
A: The Diamondbacks’ Mark Reynolds (2008)
December 24th, 2019
Q: There were 10 players with 40 or more home runs in 2019, seven short of the record. When was that set?
A: 1996
December 22nd, 2019
Q: What is the fewest number of games by a position player in the season he won Rookie of the Year?
A: 52 by Willie McCovey in 1959
December 21st, 2019
Q: Ian Kinsler’s 1,145 hits for the Rangers from 2006-13 were the second-most for the franchise during that period. Who had the most?
December 18th, 2019
Q: What player, born on this date in 1997(!), led the National League in runs and stolen bases in 2019?
December 17th, 2019
Q: Which three sluggers hit 300 or more home runs in the 2010s?
A: Nelson Cruz (346), Edwin Encarnacion (335), Giancarlo Stanton (308)
December 10th, 2019
Q: Since the start of his rookie season in 2010, Madison Bumgarner has made 285 starts for the Giants, second among pitchers in that time who have only played for one team. Who is first?
A: The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw (293 starts)
December 6th, 2019
Q: What is the record for career home runs by a switch-hitter?
December 2nd, 2019
Q: On this date in 1981, which pitcher became the third of eventual four consecutive Dodgers players to win NL Rookie of the Year?
December 1st, 2019
Q: Who is the first Angels shortstop to win a Gold Glove Award?
November 30th, 2019
Q: Before Stephen Strasburg this year, who was the most recent pitcher to be named World Series MVP?
A: Madison Bumgarner, Giants (2014)
November 29th, 2019
Q: Save the date: Which Hall of Famer was born on this date 50 years ago?
November 27th, 2019
Q: Who was the last A’s player to be selected to back-to-back All-Star Games?
A: Stephen Vogt (2015 and ’16)
November 25th, 2019
Q: In which season did Travis d’Arnaud record his lone career stolen base?
A: 2014
November 20th, 2019
Q: How many Major Leaguers were elected to the Hall of Fame in their final year of eligibility?
A: Edgar Martinez, Tim Raines, Jim Rice, Ralph Kiner, Joe Medwick and Red Ruffing
November 18th, 2019
Q: David Ortiz’s highest finish in MVP voting was second in 2005. Who finished ahead of him?
November 17th, 2019
Q: Today is Hall of Famer Tom Seaver’s birthday. Which team did he make his final big league appearance with, in 1986?
A: The Red Sox
November 15th, 2019
Q: Who was the last Dodgers position player before Cody Bellinger to win an MVP Award?
November 14th, 2019
Q: Who are the three pitchers to win Rookie of the Year and multiple Cy Young Awards?
A: Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander and Tom Seaver
November 13th, 2019
Q: Who was the last American League pitcher to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards?
November 12th, 2019
Q: Who has won the most Manager of the Year Awards in MLB history?
A: Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa (4)
November 11th, 2019
Q: Who was the last Astros player to win a Rookie of the Year Award?
November 10th, 2019
Q: Who is the Padres’ career home run leader?
November 8th, 2019
Q: Which outfielders have won a Silver Slugger Award at age 21 or younger?
A: Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Trout
November 6th, 2019
Q: Which catcher is second to Yogi Berra in RBIs with 1,389 since the stat became officially recognized in 1920?
A: Ted Simmons
November 5th, 2019
Q: Which team was the last to win the American League MVP and Cy Young Awards in the same season?
A: Tigers (Miguel Cabrera and Max Scherzer in 2013)
November 4th, 2019
Q: Who won the most consecutive Gold Glove Awards to start a career?
November 3rd, 2019
Q: Who was the last Nationals player to win a Gold Glove Award?
November 2nd, 2019
Q: Which five players had over 100 HRs and 100 SBs as a Met?
A: Jose Reyes, Howard Johnson, David Wright, Darryl Strawberry, Carlos Beltran
November 1st, 2019
Q: Who is the only manager other than Mike Matheny to manage both the Cardinals and Royals?
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