Let’s test your knowledge of sports with this trivia question. What is America's National Pastime? No, it's not binging on Netflix. It's baseball! You might not have remembered the sport because, like so many other things, it was seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID caused major league baseball to shut down or delay the annual preseason event for the past two years. But now, Spring training is finally underway, and to celebrate that fact, here are ten baseball trivia questions courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research.
- Who is the only player to appear in a World Series game at both Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park in Chicago?
- Who was the first African American player inducted into the Hall of Fame who had not played in the Negro Leagues?
- Of the sluggers with more than 600 career home runs, who is the only one to never win an MVP award?
- Which country produces more major leaguers per capita than any other country in the world?
- Of the 16 franchises of the modern two-league era, which one has never won more than 100 games during a regular season?
- Name the pitcher who holds the major league record for most career regular-season wins without ever having a single regular-season at-bat?
- Although he never played for a New York team, this man hit 86 career home runs in New York. Name him.
- Who broke up at least 81 no-hitters with a home run?
- What pitcher threw 14 consecutive scoreless innings in the All-Star competition?
- Which three Hall of Fame members have law degrees and have managed the St. Louis Cardinals?
Here are the answers:
- Babe Ruth
- Bob Gibson
- Jim Thome
- Curacao
- The Chicago White Sox
- Ron Guidry
- Stan Musial
- Rickey Henderson
- Juan Marichal
- Miller Huggins, Branch Rickey, and Tony LaRussa
About the Society for Baseball Research (SABR)
In August 1971, 16 baseball researchers at the National Baseball Hall of Fame formed the organization. From this modest start, SABR membership has steadily increased. Today, it totals more than 6,000 worldwide. Who belongs to SABR? Many major and minor league baseball officials, broadcasters, writers, and numerous former players. Primarily, the membership consists of "just plain fans" — anyone interested in baseball can join.
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