We are back with another 20th Century Trivia! We plan to do 10 parts before switching to the 21st century.
The names should be familiar, but some of these statistics might catch you off guard.
Also, keep an eye out for a video version of this later today…..
THE QUESTIONS
Question 1
During the American League’s inaugural season in 1901, which Philadelphia Athletics second baseman collected 232 hits, 48 doubles and 125 RBI, while batting an incredible .426?
He also led the league with 14 home runs, capturing the batting Triple Crown despite striking out only nine times all season.
Question 2
Which Philadelphia Athletics second baseman hit .344 with 181 hits, 58 stolen bases and 122 runs scored in 1914, winning the American League’s Chalmers Award as its most valuable player?
Despite his impressive season, his heavily favored Athletics were swept by the Boston Braves in the World Series.
Question 3
Which Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer hit .356 with 56 home runs and 423 total bases in 1930, establishing a major league single-season record with 191 RBI?
His home run total also established a National League record that would stand for 68 years.
Question 4
After missing several seasons while serving in World War II, which Cleveland Indians pitcher returned to dominate the American League in 1946, finishing 26-15 with a 2.18 ERA and 348 strikeouts?
He also threw an incredible 36 complete games and 10 shutouts while pitching 371⅓ innings.
Question 5
Which Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher went 27-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 1956, winning the National League MVP Award and becoming the first recipient of the Cy Young Award?
He also completed 18 games and helped Brooklyn capture its second consecutive National League pennant.
Question 6
Which Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop won the 1962 National League MVP Award despite hitting just six home runs with 48 RBI?
He batted .299, collected 208 hits and stole an incredible 104 bases, breaking Ty Cobb’s modern-era single-season stolen-base record.
Question 7
Which 22-year-old Oakland Athletics pitcher finished 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA, 301 strikeouts and eight shutouts in 1971, winning both the American League MVP and Cy Young Awards?
He also threw 24 complete games in 39 starts.
Question 8
Which Yankees pitcher went 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA in 1978, winning the American League Cy Young Award unanimously?
He also struck out 18 California Angels in a single game that June and started the famous one-game AL East tiebreaker against Boston.
Question 9
Which Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame pitcher threw 10 shutout innings in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, allowing seven hits and striking out eight batters?
He finished the World Series having allowed only three runs in 23 innings, earning MVP honors as Minnesota defeated Atlanta.
Question 10
Which Seattle Mariners shortstop produced 9.4 bWAR in 1996, batting .358 with 54 doubles, 36 home runs and 123 RBI, yet finished second in American League MVP voting?
Despite leading the league in batting average and producing substantially more bWAR than the eventual winner, he lost the award by just three voting points.
HOW DID YOU DO?
This installment has some tough ones.
How many did you get right?
Let us know in the comments below.
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We’ll be back next week with 20th Century MLB Trivia — Part IX. Make sure to subscribe to get it!
Part seven I got them all right. This one here, yikes, the first three wrong. Shame on me. These are fun.