Q 01/05

In 1979 the Chicago White Sox had to forfeit a game after a promotion in which what was blown up on the field between games of a doubleheader?

A) A team-owned used car

B) A giant piñata full of candy

C) A crate of disco records

D) A stack of Cubs jerseys

Answer · why

C) A crate of disco records

Thousands of fans stormed the field after the explosion and the turf was wrecked. The Detroit Tigers were awarded the second game.

Q 02/05

Cleveland forfeited a 1974 game to Texas after a riot during a promotion selling cups of beer for how much?

A) 10 cents

B) 25 cents

C) 5 cents

D) 50 cents

Answer · why

A) 10 cents

Fans streamed onto the field in the ninth inning with the score tied. The umpire decided order would not be restored and awarded the game to Texas.

Q 03/05

How tall was Eddie Gaedel, who batted once for the Browns in 1951 as a Bill Veeck stunt?

A) 4 feet 2 inches

B) 4 feet 8 inches

C) 5 feet 1 inch

D) 3 feet 7 inches

Answer · why

D) 3 feet 7 inches

He wore the number 1/8 and was told not to swing. The American League voided his contract the next day.

Q 04/05

What did a Randy Johnson fastball hit and kill during a 2001 spring training game?

A) A seagull

B) A dove

C) A bat

D) A squirrel

Answer · why

B) A dove

The bird flew across the plate at the wrong moment and exploded in a puff of feathers. The pitch was ruled no pitch, neither a ball nor a strike.

Q 05/05

In 1993 a fly ball bounced off which outfielder's head and over the wall for a home run?

A) Manny Ramirez

B) José Canseco

C) Bo Jackson

D) Kirby Puckett

Answer · why

B) José Canseco

Three days later he talked his manager into letting him pitch an inning of a blowout, hurt his elbow, and missed the rest of the season after Tommy Jo...