Q 01/05

Which future US president played first base for Yale in the first two College World Series?

A) Gerald Ford

B) George H. W. Bush

C) William Howard Taft

D) George W. Bush

Answer · why

B) George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush was Yale's captain, and he was waiting on deck when California recorded the final out of the 1947 series.

Q 02/05

Which four-sport UCLA letterman hit just .097 in one college baseball season before reaching the Hall of Fame?

A) Jackie Robinson

B) Willie Mays

C) Roberto Clemente

D) Hank Aaron

Answer · why

A) Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson was better known at UCLA for football, yet in his first baseball game there he went 4-for-4 and stole home twice.

Q 03/05

Unlike wood-only pro leagues, college baseball hitters since the mid-1970s mostly swing bats made of which metal?

A) Titanium

B) Magnesium

C) Aluminum

D) Steel

Answer · why

C) Aluminum

Aluminum bats send the ball off faster than wood, so in 2011 the NCAA tightened its bat rules to make metal perform more like timber.

Q 04/05

Which Hall of Fame hitter coached San Diego State's baseball team for 12 seasons in a ballpark named after him?

A) Ted Williams

B) Wade Boggs

C) Rod Carew

D) Tony Gwynn

Answer · why

D) Tony Gwynn

Tony Gwynn went back to his alma mater and coached future No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg. On his own draft day in 1981, both the Padres and the NB...

Q 05/05

Which Oklahoma Sooner did the Oakland Athletics draft ninth overall in 2018, months before he won the Heisman Trophy?

A) Baker Mayfield

B) Sam Bradford

C) Kyler Murray

D) Jalen Hurts

Answer · why

C) Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray took a $4.66 million signing bonus from Oakland, then chose the NFL anyway, becoming the first player drafted in the first round of both ...