Statistics for Baseball Facts Quiz

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  • This quiz has been taken 42 times
  • The average score is 14 of 18

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Answer% Correct
Jackie Robinson's number, {42}, is retired for all Major League teams
94%
Rickey {Henderson}'s pregame ritual reportedly involved standing naked in front of the mirror for several minutes saying "Rickey's the best"
94%
In 1974 the {Cleveland} Indians hosted Ten Cent Beer Night where fans could buy an essentially unlimited amount of beer at about an 85% discount. {Cleveland} forfeited the game in the 9th inning when the extremely drunk crowd rushed the field and began attacking the other team's players
92%
In 1993, Jose Canseco tried to field a fly ball but the ball bounced off his {head} and went over the fence for a home run
92%
During a 2001 spring training game, {Randy Johnson} threw a pitch that somehow hit a bird and made it explode in a puff of feathers
89%
In 1920, Babe Ruth hit 8.5% of all the Major League {home runs} that were hit that year. Contrast that to 2019, where league leader Pete Alonso had just 0.78% of the league total
89%
Cecil {Fielder} and his son Prince {Fielder} both hit exactly 319 home runs in their career
86%
Max Scherzer has one blue {eye} and one brown {eye}
86%
{Chase} Field, home to the Arizona Diamondbacks, has a private suite for 35 fans which includes a swimming pool
78%
Chris {Davis} and Khris {Davis} have both led the Major Leagues in home runs for a season
78%
In 1941, Ted Williams hit .406 with 37 home runs but he didn't win the MVP that season. It was given instead to Joe {Dimaggio} who recorded his 56 game hitting streak the same season.
78%
On August 24, 2011, just 347 fans were on hand to watch the Florida Marlins play the Cincinnati Reds after the game was rescheduled due to {Hurricane} Irene
78%
{Shohei Ohtani} and Babe Ruth are the only players in Major League history to win 10 games and hit 10 home runs in the same season
72%
{Wrigley} Field only hosted day games until 1988 when lights were finally installed
72%
The {spitball} was once a legal pitch. In 1920, it was banned except for 17 specifically-named pitchers who were grandfathered in
69%
In 2020, Mike Trout passed Tim {Salmon} to become the leading home run hitter in Angels team history
67%
Ted Williams flew 39 combat missions in the {Korean} War, many of them flying as John Glenn's wingman. John Glenn described Williams as one of the best pilots he knew
67%
About 20% more home runs were hit in 2019 than in any year of the so-called "{Steroid} Era"
58%

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