2011 World Series---Trivia Question #7

World Series Game 7------St. Louis 6  Texas 2    

Today's trivia question:   How many games did it take for the Cardinals to win their last World Series in 2006?

Hint for today's trivia question---No hint for this one.


Answer to the previous trivia question---Stan Musial hit .376 in 1948 with 39 HRs, 131 RBIs, and a .450 on-base percentage.

2011 World Series---Trivia Question 6

2011 World Series Game 6----St. Louis 10    Texas  9

Today's trivia question:   Three of the Cardinals' all-time great hitters are/were Joe "Ducky" Medwick,  Stan Musial, and Albert Pujols.  Which of these three Cardinals had the highest batting average in a season and what was that average?

Hint to today's question---The batting average was over .350.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Alex Rodriguez holds the single season record for Texas with 57 homers in 2002.

2011 World Series---Trivia Question 5

2011 World Series  Game 5---- Texas 4   St. Louis 2

Today's trivia question:  Who holds the Texas Rangers' record for most home runs in a season?

Hint to today's question---It was not Jeff Burroughs or Juan Gonzalez.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The three Texas Rangers (apart from Nolan Ryan) who have tossed no-hitters were:   Jim Bibby 1973,  Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven in 1977, and Kenny Rogers in 1994. 

2011 World Series----Trivia Question 4

2011 World Series Game 4----Texas 4   St. Louis 0

Today's trivia question:  Besides Nolan Ryan, can you name one of the three Texas Rangers' pitchers who have thrown a
no-hitter?

Hint for today's question--- All three were right-handers.  One did it in 1973,  A Hall-of-Famer did it in 1977, and another did it in 1994.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Pujols' joins Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit three homers in one World Series game.  Ruth actually did it twice, in 1926 and 1928.  Jackson did it in 1977.  Both were with the Yankees at the time.     

2011 World Series---Trivia Question 3

2011 World Series---Game 3:   St. Louis 16  Texas 7

Today's trivia question:   Albert Pujol's three home runs in game 3 ties him with two other sluggers for most HRs in a World Series game.  Can you name them both and the years in which they did it?

Hint to today's question---Both were American Leaguers and both were left-handed hitters.

Answer to the previous trivia question---   Bob Gibson of the Cardinals struck out 17 Detroit Tigers in game 1 of the 1968 World Series.    

2011 World Series---Trivia Question 2

2011 World Series Game 2---Texas 2  St. Louis 1

Today's trivia question:  What pitcher holds the World Series record for strikeouts in one game?

Hint for today's question---He was a National League right-hander who did it in the 60s.


Answer to the previous trivia question---  The Cardinals have appeared in 17 World Series and have won 10 of them, the last being in 2006.

2011 World Series---Trivia Question 1

2011 World Series Game 1---St. Louis 3   Texas 2

Today's trivia question:  Not counting this year's Series, how many World Series have the Cardinals appeared in and how many Series have they won?

Hint---The answers are in double digits.


Answer to the previous trivia question---The outfielder who let the ball bounce off his head and over the wall was Jose Canseco.  When it happened, he was with the Texas Rangers.  Carlos Martinez of the Cleveland Indians hit the long fly ball.  That was only one of five HRs Martinez hit in 1993.

Was That a Home Run?

Today's trivia question:  In a video shown numerous times in recent years, who was the outfielder that tried to catch a long fly ball on the warning track, only to have it bounce off his head and go over the wall for a home run? 

Hint to today's trivia question---That outfielder was an American League slugger whose above-mentioned mishap occured during the 1993 season.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Eddie Murray holds the sacrifice fly record with 128 in his career.  

Sacrifice Flies

Today's trivia question:  Who holds the career record for sacrifice flies?

Hint to today's trivia question---This Hall of Fame switch hitter had 128 of them.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The game 7 winner for the Cards in the 1982 World Series was Joaquin Andujar.  He won 2 games in that series with a 1.35 E.R.A.

1982 World Series---Milwaukee vs. St. Louis

Today's trivia question:  The 1982 World Series pitted the Milwaukee Brewers (when they were in the AL) against the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Cards won that series in seven games.  Who was their winning pitcher in game 7?

Hint to today's trivia question---The Dominican-born righty went 15-10 that season. 

Answer to the previous trivia question---Bobby Cox was the only manager to be thrown out of the World Series twice.   

World Series Ejections

Today's trivia question:  Who was the only manager to be ejected twice from World Series games?

Hint for today's trivia question---He was a modern day National League manager.


Answer to the previous trivia question---  The name of the Cardinals' stadium before 1953 was Sportsman's Park.   

St. Louis Ballparks

Today's trivia question:
Back in 1953, the name of the St. Louis Cardinals' home stadium was changed to Busch Stadium.  What was its' name before that?    
Hint to today's question---The name starts with Sp________ _______.


Answer to the previous trivia question--- The first reliever to make it to the Hall of Fame was Hoyt Wilhelm.

The Ol' Knuckleballer

Today's trivia question:  Who was the first relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame?

Hint for today's trivia question---This knuckleball pitcher from the 50s/60s finally made it into the Hall in 1985. 


Answer to the previous trivia question---The length from home plate to 2nd base is 127 feet.

Up The Middle from Home to 2nd Base



Ted Williams



Today's trivia question:  How many feet is it from home plate to second base?

Hint for today's question---  It's somewhere between 100' and 150'.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Ted Williams was the first Rangers' manager.  In that season, 1972, the Rangers lost 100 games.  It was William's last season in Arlington.      

The Texas Rangers Humble Beginnings

Today's trivia question:  The Texas Rangers began play in 1972.  Who was their first manager?

Hint for today's question---While he wasn't a very successful manager, he was an extremely successful hitter.

Answer to the previous trivia question--- The pitcher was Jesse Orosco with 1,252 career appearances.    

A Lot Of Appearances

Today's trivia question:  Can you name the left-handed pitcher with the most career appearances?

Hint for today's trivia question---He pitched for nine different teams from 1979-2003. 


Answer to the previous trivia question---The Rays went 63-99 in their inaugural season in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.  Their best starting pitcher that year was Rolando Arrojo with a 14-12 record.  The other starting pitchers all had losing records.

The Rays Were A Different Team Then

Today's trivia question:  The Tampa Bay Rays (Originally called the Devil Rays) started play in 1998.  How many games did they lose that year?

Hint for today's question:  They lost less than 100 games.


Answer to the previous trivia question---The coldest playoff game occured during the 2009 playoffs between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies  For game 3, it was 35 degrees.  Game 3 was cancelled the day before because of snow. 

Baseball in the Cold

Today's trivia question:  What was the coldest temperature in which a major league playoff game was played?

Hint for today's question--- The game was played at Coors Field in Denver in October.


Answer to the previous trivia question--The Florida Marlins were the first wild card team to win the World Series.  They did it in 1997 over the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3.  The Marlin's Livan "El Duque" Hernandez won two of the four games even though he walked 10 batters and gave up 15 hits in 13 and 2/3 innings pitched.  The Florida franchise was only four years-old at the time.