{"id":1254,"date":"2020-04-03T19:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2022-12-21T11:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:29:46","slug":"the-baseball-mastermind-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-baseball-mastermind-quiz\/sports-quizzes\/baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baseball Mastermind Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Very few will get 100% in our Baseball Mastermind quiz<\/h2>\n<p>Only hardcore Baseball historians will get all 15 of these questions right!<\/p>\n<p>Still, it&#8217;s only for fun so give it a go and learn a few <em>&#8220;well I never knew that&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>facts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" data-rid-id=\"465935\" data-fg=\"#E6BB0D\" data-bg=\"rgb(44, 40, 138)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"0\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The Baseball Mastermind Quiz Quiz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/465935?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"cover-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Untitled Quiz\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" medium-editor-index=\"2ca291ce-9973-5757-0aab-a520b953e2e7\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Baseball Mastermind Quiz Quiz<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>15 devilishly tricky questions to separate the home run hitters from the strikeout Merchants &#8211; metaphorically speaking anyway.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Batter Up!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2 data-editable=\"questions-1-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 1\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"2\" medium-editor-index=\"eb5534af-cb8a-8d5c-9b3d-4c13b99a0c44\" data-medium-focused=\"true\"><strong>Let&#8217;s start with a Legend &#8211; Who did Babe Ruth score his first career home run against?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-2-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 2\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"3\" medium-editor-index=\"a3eb4ac9-412b-5918-d10f-751526518d4e\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Which team (to 2021) has the longest streak of consecutive losing seasons?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-3-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 3\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"4\" medium-editor-index=\"765e7210-5bd1-35b4-27d8-dbf47a415661\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Including the 2019 Season: Which player has the longest consecutive record of games where he has struck out at least once?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-4-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 4\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"5\" medium-editor-index=\"1f6156cd-f500-45e2-5e5e-72eeeaa19ebc\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">In August 1920\u00a0Short Stop\u00a0Ray Chapman tragically died after being hit by a spitball pitch. Which team was he playing for?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-5-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 5\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"6\" medium-editor-index=\"11049e6a-a2b6-b7c6-be56-e132b954f7f2\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Which Two Teams (to 2022) have met the SECOND most times in the World Series Final?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-6-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 6\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"7\" medium-editor-index=\"cc489bd5-d501-8473-cb3f-a98750e1382f\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">How many times did the New York Yankees appear in the World Series in the 1950s?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-7-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 7\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"8\" medium-editor-index=\"40cf71f5-84a9-a97e-2738-6f348e2223e7\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">The Atlanta Braves have been known as the Boston Braves and which other team?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-8-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 8\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"9\" medium-editor-index=\"4f54450a-1ab3-f115-3fb0-ea0d1404415f\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Which Team Has Won The Most Games in a Regular 162 Game Season?<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-9-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 9\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"10\" medium-editor-index=\"4e4c9dcb-64eb-5f45-7d0a-2363886cdbb6\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Robin Yount has the unusual distinction of being voted the AL MVP in the same year he didn&#8217;t make their All-Star Team. Which year?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-10-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 10\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"11\" medium-editor-index=\"dea98e51-43d7-ad0e-28d0-449da2a84a32\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Which team has the worst regular-season record since 1945?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-11-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 11\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"12\" medium-editor-index=\"368f8369-d1e9-383f-71ce-abf520a1afab\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Up to 2022, The Yankees have won the most AL pennants with 40 but who has won the second most?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-12-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 12\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"13\" medium-editor-index=\"799d31fa-a4cf-d03f-eda6-98e1b6331b04\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Who was the first player to have his number retired?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-13-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 13\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"14\" medium-editor-index=\"7212ff4e-6de7-4622-6f93-6f48a110fd39\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Which of these players was NOT voted into the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-14-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 14\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"15\" medium-editor-index=\"a0f11a35-14b5-6bf3-6c08-0d1ad0de3b47\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">The Great\u00a0Jackie Robinson was the first Black player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also won the World Series with which team?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-15-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 15\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"16\" medium-editor-index=\"bd58260a-45a6-2c74-070d-51d81bc04c78\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\">To 2022 There Has only ever Been One Perfect Game Pitched In A World Series.<\/h1>\n<h1 data-editable=\"questions-15-title\" data-disable-toolbar=\"true\" data-disable-return=\"true\" data-plaintext=\"true\" data-placeholder=\"Question 15\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"16\" medium-editor-index=\"bd58260a-45a6-2c74-070d-51d81bc04c78\" data-medium-focused=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Who Threw It?<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Strike Three<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>Those fast balls just whistled past you. Still we did say it was for Masterminds so don&#8217;t feel too bad. Try one of our easier ones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Went Down Swinging<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Not bad! You know a bit but you need to up your game to reach the majors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Base Hit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Great! No way you could guess this many.<\/p>\n<p>Image: Andrey Yurlov\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Safe At The Plate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<p>That was impressive!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Home Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Knocked it out of the park! Can we have you on our quiz team&#8230; Please.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So how did that go? Home Run or a strikeout? Whatever, thanks for giving it a go and why not have a go at one of our other sports or more general quizzes?<br \/>\nWe have a range of subjects to suit most tastes. Check them out on the links below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/category\/sports-quizzes\/baseball\/\">Baseball Quizzes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/category\/sports-quizzes\/\">Sports Quizzes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">Quiz Home.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/mlb\/\">Baseball articles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/\">MLB Home<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very few will get 100% in our Baseball Mastermind quiz Only hardcore Baseball historians will get all 15 of these questions right! 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