Baseball Quick Quiz, Ten Questions?

First correct only gets 5 points? What about the other 5 points?

1. $100 000

2. Post 1900 - Dutch Leonard 0.96 in 1914, Pre 1900 - Tim Keefe 0.86 in 1880.

3. The A's beat the Mets

4. Mel Ott beat Tony Conigliaro by 67 days

5. Stephen Drew

6. 1948 (although if Sabathia pitched better in 2007 they could have won it then)

7. The 1994 series was cancelled due to a players strike. The 1904 wasn't played because Giants owner, John Brush, refused to play against the "inferior" American League.

8. Orlando Cepeda

9. Giambi played for the Rockies in 2009 but is currently a Free Agent.

10. 1876 in the National Association. 1882-1891 in the American Association. 1890 in the Player's League. 1901-1954 in the American League.

BONUS: Red Sox over the Phillies

Without looking it up:

How much money did the Yankees buy for Babe Ruth? $50,000?

What is the record for the lowest ERA in a season? Bob Gibson, 1968, 1.12 (meeting certain minimum requirement, and in the modern era) (Cheated on this one, I just answered another question with this info)

Which team did the Oakland Athletics beat in the 1973 World Series? Mets

Who was the youngest player to 100 home runs? Mel Ott?

Name the starting shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tim Drew

When was the last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series? 1948

Name every season since 1903 where the World Series was cancelled. 1995. In 1904 it was just not played, but it wasn't cancelled.

Who was the NL MVP in 1967? Hmm...Orlando Cepeda?

What team does Jason Giambi play for? Rockies

When was the first year the Philadelphia Athletics begin to play ball? Charter members of the AL, 1901

BONUS- Who will win the World Series and who will they beat next year? Misunderstood this. Next year the Cardinals will win the WS and I'll dream a little and say they face the Mariners.

Edit: d'oh, wrong Drew brother.

1. $100 000 (Still about a million today)

2. Pre 1900 - Tim Keefe .86

2. Post 1900 - Bob Gibsons 1.12

3. New York Mets

4. Mel Ott 22 yr, 132 days.

5. Stephen Drew

6. 1948

7. No WS, in both 1904 (I think it just wans't played) and 1994.

8. Orlando Cepeda

9. Colorado Rockies

10. 1901

BONUS: Phillies over Angels?

1. $100,000

2. Tim Keefe in 1880 with a 0.86 ERA

3. New York Mets

4. Mel Ott

5. Stephen Drew

6. 1948

7. 1904, 1994

8. Orlando Cepeda

9. Colorado Rockies

10. 1901

Bonus: Angels, Dodgers

The only one i know is that Jason Giambi plays for the Rockies...right???

am i supposed to know the rest?

$1000

Nick Swisher pitched a shutout inning in 2009 @ TB, so 0.00 (you never said it had to be a pitcher)

Mets

Mel Ott

Justin Upton? (no one cares about the d-backs)

1300

1904, 1994

Rockies

1901

Yankees over Dodgers in 2010