Q 01/05

How many strikes does it take to strike out a batter in baseball?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

Answer · why

B) 3

A batter is called out after accumulating three strikes. This fundamental rule has been part of baseball since the sport's earliest codified rules in ...

Q 02/05

Which Phillies pitcher threw a perfect game and a postseason no-hitter in the same 2010 season?

A) Roy Halladay

B) Cliff Lee

C) Cole Hamels

D) Roy Oswalt

Answer · why

A) Roy Halladay

Roy Halladay. He threw a perfect game against the Marlins on May 29, 2010, then a no-hitter against the Reds in Game 1 of the NLDS on October 6, 2010,...

Q 03/05

Vin Scully called Dodgers games for how many years, the longest run with one team in pro sports?

A) 45

B) 52

C) 60

D) 67

Answer · why

D) 67

67 seasons. Vin Scully joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' booth in 1950 and called his last game for the Los Angeles Dodgers in October 2016, the longest te...

Q 04/05

Which player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947?

A) Satchel Paige

B) Jackie Robinson

C) Larry Doby

D) Willie Mays

Answer · why

B) Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, becoming the first Black player in MLB in the modern era. His number 42 is retire...

Q 05/05

Ichiro Suzuki set the MLB single-season record for hits in 2004 with how many?

A) 232

B) 247

C) 262

D) 281

Answer · why

C) 262

262 hits. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits for the Mariners in 2004, passing George Sisler's record of 257 that had stood since 1920.