What is a hard but plausible baseball trivia question to stump a friend?

Question

Not looking for something ridiculous like most doubles by a Nevada native on Tuesdays.

An example of something I am looking for is: Fewest single season RBIs by player with at least 40 homers. (Answer is Soriano.)

Answer 1

1) Who holds the career record for most times grounded into a double play?



Cal Ripken Jr.



2) Who is the only player to win a league MVP award but never appear in an all star game?



Kirk Gibson



3) Who is the career leader in blown saves?



Rich Gossage-112



4 Who holds the single season record for blown saves?



Tie

Rollie Fingers- 14 (1976)

Bruce Sutter- 14 (1978)

Bob Stanley- 14 (1983)

Ron Davis- 14 (1984)



5 Who holds the modern baseball record for the most career wild pitches?



Nolan Ryan 277



6 Who holds the single season and career records for most times caught stealing?



Rickey Henderson



7 Who is the all time career leader in most outs made (by over 1000 more than the #2 player Hank Aaron)?



Pete Rose



8) Who is the active pitcher with the most career hits allowed?



Greg Maddux



9) Who is the only player who made as many as 10 All Star Team appearances with Hall of Fame eligiblity who is not in the Hall of Fame?



Steve Garvey



10) Who holds the career record for most total bases?



Hank Aaron



11) Once a pitcher blows a save can he still earn a save in the game?



No



12) If a pitcher pitches the last three innings and enters the game with a lead, is he always credited with a save?



No, it is up to the official scorer



13) Who played in the most games with no World Series appearance?



Rafael Palmeiro, although he did get to testify before Congress



14) Who is the only player in history with 10 world championship rings?



Yogi Berra



15) Who is the career leader in on base percentage?



Ted Williams

Answer 2

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What is a hard but plausible baseball trivia question to stump a friend?

Not looking for something ridiculous like most doubles by a Nevada native on Tuesdays.



An example of something I am looking for is: Fewest single season RBIs by player with at least 40 homers. (Answer is Soriano.)

Answer 4

1. No, swinging and missing is a strike 2. He could, as long at the bat conforms to the rules, but it would be stupid because it would break the bat. 3. Yes, the Indians did it in 2008 against the White Sox. 4. That depends a lot on how you define it. Yes, a game can be won with a triple and a throwing error (walk off triple). A batter can get an RBI triple in some other winning and that is the winning run of the game. 5. Warm up pitches or he's on the on deck circle and takes strike one in his at bat. 6. It's a dead ball and the batter and following runners are stopped at where they were when in incorrect ball was picked up. This is based on the umpires judgement. 7. A pinch hitter comes in assuming a two strike count.

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Well ya tricked me on some of them here I go without looking it up. 1. Yes 2. yes 3. Yes 4. Gotta be with all the history and I know the trick. 5. The stance? The umpire calling it a ball? 6. Unless it's really hard to figure it out, my guess a ground rule double or a dead ball. 7. 2 pitchers finished off a batter on strikes. BQ: Aaaah! Jose Contreras?

Answer 6

How many Cy Young awards did Nolan Ryan win?

None



Who is the last Yankee pitcher to strike out 200+ hitters in back to back seasons?

David Cone



Who is the only pitcher to win at least 12 games every year for the first eight years in his career?

Andy Pettite



Who is the only hitter to have at least a .300 average and 300+ career home runs as a switch hitter?

Chipper Jones



Who is the all time leader in fielding percentage?

Don Mattingly (.996)

Answer 7

Some good ones :



Who was the only player to be traded for himself? Harry Chiti. In 1962 the New York Mets traded for Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later. That player ended up being Harry Chiti, sent by the Mets to the Indians two months later.



Who is the only player in Major League history to hit a home run in a regular season game, an All-Star game, a Division Series, a Championship Series and the World Series all in one season? Sandy Alomar, Jr., in 1997.



What player homered in his only at bat with a team? Jamie Quirk of the Cleveland Indians, who played one game for the Indians (September 27, 1984), batted only once, and hit a two-out bottom-of-the-ninth home run.



Who threw the fewest pitches ever in a complete game?

Charles "Red" Barrett of the Boston Braves, who on August 10, 1944, held the Reds to two hits in a 2-0 victory in Cincinnati. Barrett threw only 58 pitches, an average of two to each of the 29 batters he faced. He neither struck out or walked anyone, yielding only two singles, and never fell behind in the count to a single batter.

Answer 8

Who held the Career Home Run record before babe ruth?

Roger Connor, 136.



Who held the single season Home Run Record before Ruth hit 29 in 1919?

Gavvy Cravath, 24 in 1915.



Of course both records have since been passed. Its just that few remember these early home run hitters.

Answer 9

Q: Which MLB Player has the record for the longest name?

A:Christian Frederick Albert John Henry David Betzel



Known as "Bruno", Betzel played his entire, five-year major league career for the St. Louis Cardinals, between 1914 and 1918.

Answer 10

Who was the only retired player in Baseball to be elected to the All star game after he has retired...



Mike Schmidt...Phillies 3rd base man...( I think I spelled his name wrong )



Who is the first player to hit a home run at Wrigley field after the Lights were installed...



Ryan Sandburg..



Rickey Jordan did it first, but the game was rained out so it did not count

Answer 11

Most home runs without winning the MVP? (Mark McGwire 70 in 1998)



Most hits not to win MVP? (Ichiro had 262 in 2004)



Most career homers without playing in an All-Star game? (Tim Salmon 399)



First inter-league game played, what teams and date (June 12, 1997, Giants VS Rangers)



What was the inning Mickey Mantle hit his last homer of the 1961 season, and what team was he playing against? (1st inning, Red Sox)



Who has the most Gold Gloves with one team? (Brooks Robinson, 16)



Before Eric Chavez won six straight Gold Gloves, who was the last to win it before him? (Travis Fryman)

Answer 12

What pitcher has the most LOSSES in his career?



Cy Young, who also has the most wins. Career record 511-316.



Who has the most career wins for a pitcher with the given first name William?



William Roger Clemens 348 wins and counting.

Answer 13

Who is the only player to be a season leader at sometime in his career in walks, hits, stolen bases, singles, doubles, triples and home runs?



Ty Cobb

Answer 14

For Andrew B above me - most steals of home was Cobb, not Gehrig.



Q: This pitcher made one appearance in his major league career, but never faced a batter. Who is it?



A: Larry Yount, brother to the more famous Robin. In his debut, Yount injured himself during warmups, was pulled, and never appeared again in a major league game.

Answer 15

Who was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit his pennant winning homer?



Answer: Willie Mays



Who won the pitching triple crown in '97 and '98



Answer: Roger Clemens

Answer 16

What father-son combination were the first to play MLB in the same decade?



Maury and Bump Wills in the 1970's..

Answer 17

Here's one that no one has yet been able to answer - who parted the outfielders to hit the last triple at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium?

Answer 18

It's bad

Answer 19

how many home runs did dimaggio hit during his 56 game hitting streak? (15)



who holds the record for stealing home most in his career (lou gherig)



who is the team that has retired the most jersey numbers (yankees)



in 1961, when roger maris broke babe ruth's home run record with 61, who finished second with 56? (mickey mantle)

Answer 20

q. who was the cubs ancouncer in the 30s?

a. ronald regan

Answer 21

Thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated.