I like sites like 'Sporcle' and others that test you with questions.
I also like knowing off the wall trivia as well as regular trivia.
Here are some questions that may be fun for you...
1. Roberto Clemente was known as what name on some of his baseball cards?
2. Clemente was inducted into the Hall of Fame without the usual five year waiting period.
What ball player was inducted into the Hall of Fame the same year he retired?
3. What do Carlos Quentin, Raul Ibanez, Carlos Lee, Dan Uggla, and Jim Thome have in common?
4. What are the seven ways a batter can reach first base?
5. This guy scored eight game winning World Series runs and was the first athlete to be featured on a box of WHEATIES.
Who was he?
6. Who is the only All Time top five base stealer, NOT to be in the Hall of Fame?
7, The active player with the most triples does not even crack the All Time top 100 list in triples.
Who is this inactive active leader?
8. With the storm of Latin players, names with the letter 'z' are common.
Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, and Juan Gonzalez are all in the top five of home run hitters with the letter 'z' in their names.
Can you name the two non-Latin players that join them on this list?
9. The All Time Wins leader for the Marlins franchise only has 68 W's.
Who is this pitcher?
10. Who are the only two players in baseball history with 300 homers and 400 stolen bases?
Bonus Question:
In 'honor' of Hurricane Sandy, Consuegra and Valdespino were two 'Sandy's.
Name the three more prominent players with the name, Sandy
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THE ANSWERS ARE-
1. 'Bob' Clemente.
Topps tried to Americanize some of the Latin player names.
2. Lou Gehrig, 1939
3. They are the active players who lead all time, in homers for players beginning with the last letter of their name
4. Single, walk, error, hit by pitch, fielder's choice, dropped third strike, catchers interference
5. Lou Gehrig
6. Tim Raines ,,,,And yes, he should be in the Hall of Fame
7. Carl Crawford
8. Carl Yastrzemski and Mike Piazza
9. Dontrelle Willis
10. Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds
Bonus Answer: Koufax, Alomar, Amaros
Trivia for Hurricane Sandy Survivors
Trivia for Hurricane Sandy Survivors
On my tombstone-
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!