What is the highest individual award a baseball player can receive?
a) Gold Glove Award
b) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award
c) Rookie of the Year Award
d) Silver Slugger Award
Answer: b) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award
How many bases are there on a standard baseball diamond?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer: a) 3
Which team won the first World Series in 1903?
a) New York Yankees
b) Boston Red Sox
c) Chicago Cubs
d) Philadelphia Athletics
Answer: b) Boston Red Sox
Who holds the record for the most career home runs in MLB?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Barry Bonds
c) Hank Aaron
d) Alex Rodriguez
Answer: b) Barry Bonds
How many strikes constitute a strikeout for a batter?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: c) 3
In which stadium did Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth’s home run record?
a) Yankee Stadium
b) Wrigley Field
c) Dodger Stadium
d) Fulton County Stadium
Answer: d) Fulton County Stadium
What is a “perfect game” in baseball?
a) A game with no errors committed by any team
b) A game with no hits allowed by the pitcher
c) A game with no runs scored by either team
d) A game with no strikeouts by the pitcher
Answer: b) A game with no hits allowed by the pitcher
Which team has won the most World Series championships?
a) New York Yankees
b) Los Angeles Dodgers
c) St. Louis Cardinals
d) Boston Red Sox
Answer: a) New York Yankees
What is the term for a batter hitting a home run with the bases loaded?
a) Grand Slam
b) Walk-off
c) Pinch Hit
d) Steal
Answer: a) Grand Slam
Which player is known as “The Iron Horse”?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Babe Ruth
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Ty Cobb
Answer: a) Lou Gehrig
How many innings are there in a regulation MLB game?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: d) 9
Who was the first African-American player in MLB?
a) Jackie Robinson
b) Satchel Paige
c) Larry Doby
d) Josh Gibson
Answer: a) Jackie Robinson
What is the distance between each base on a standard baseball diamond?
a) 60 feet
b) 70 feet
c) 80 feet
d) 90 feet
Answer: d) 90 feet
Which pitcher holds the record for the most career strikeouts?
a) Nolan Ryan
b) Roger Clemens
c) Randy Johnson
d) Greg Maddux
Answer: a) Nolan Ryan
Which team was known as the “Miracle Mets” after winning the World Series in 1969?
a) New York Yankees
b) Boston Red Sox
c) New York Mets
d) Chicago Cubs
Answer: c) New York Mets
Which player is known for his career as a pitcher and hitter, earning him the nickname “The Sultan of Swat”?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Babe Ruth
d) Joe DiMaggio
Answer: c) Babe Ruth
What is the term for a pitched ball that is intentionally thrown outside the strike zone to walk a batter?
a) Curveball
b) Slider
c) Knuckleball
d) Intentional Walk
Answer: d) Intentional Walk
In which year did the Chicago Cubs end their 108-year World Series championship drought?
a) 2004
b) 2016
c) 2008
d) 2012
Answer: b) 2016
Who is the all-time leader in stolen bases in MLB history?
a) Rickey Henderson
b) Lou Brock
c) Tim Raines
d) Maury Wills
Answer: a) Rickey Henderson
Which pitcher threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series?
a) Sandy Koufax
b) Don Larsen
c) Bob Gibson
d) Whitey Ford
Answer: b) Don Larsen
Which team holds the record for the most wins in a single MLB season?
a) New York Yankees
b) Chicago Cubs
c) Seattle Mariners
d) Boston Red Sox
Answer: a) New York Yankees
Which legendary player is often referred to as “The Say Hey Kid”?
a) Hank Aaron
b) Willie Mays
c) Mickey Mantle
d) Ted Williams
Answer: b) Willie Mays
What is the term for a pitcher who enters the game to finish it for the winning team?
a) Starting Pitcher
b) Middle Reliever
c) Long Reliever
d) Closer
Answer: d) Closer
Who was the first player to hit 500 home runs in his career?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Ted Williams
d) Jimmie Foxx
Answer: a) Babe Ruth
Which stadium is known as “The Friendly Confines”?
a) Fenway Park
b) Wrigley Field
c) Dodger Stadium
d) Yankee Stadium
Answer: b) Wrigley Field
Who is the only pitcher to have thrown two no-hitters in the same day?
a) Nolan Ryan
b) Bob Feller
c) Sandy Koufax
d) Allie Reynolds
Answer: d) Allie Reynolds
Which player holds the record for the most consecutive games with a hit?
a) Joe DiMaggio
b) Pete Rose
c) Ichiro Suzuki
d) Ty Cobb
Answer: a) Joe DiMaggio
What is the distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate?
a) 50 feet
b) 55 feet
c) 60 feet 6 inches
d) 65 feet
Answer: c) 60 feet 6 inches
Which player is known as “Charlie Hustle”?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Mickey Mantle
c) Pete Rose
d) Ted Williams
Answer: c) Pete Rose
Who is the only player to have won the MVP award in both the National League and the American League?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Barry Bonds
c) Willie Mays
d) Frank Robinson
Answer: d) Frank Robinson
What is the term for a pitch that moves sharply and suddenly as it approaches the batter?
a) Fastball
b) Changeup
c) Slider
d) Curveball
Answer: c) Slider
Which team won the first-ever World Series championship?
a) Chicago White Sox
b) New York Giants
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Pittsburgh Pirates
Answer: d) Pittsburgh Pirates
What is the “Green Monster”?
a) A legendary baseball player
b) A type of baseball bat
c) The nickname for the outfield wall at Fenway Park
d) A famous home run
Answer: c) The nickname for the outfield wall at Fenway Park
Which player is known for his record-setting consecutive games played streak?
a) Cal Ripken Jr.
b) Tony Gwynn
c) Derek Jeter
d) Ken Griffey Jr.
Answer: a) Cal Ripken Jr.
What is the term for a pitch that breaks downward sharply as it approaches the batter?
a) Fastball
b) Changeup
c) Slider
d) Curveball
Answer: d) Curveball
Who is known as the “Big Unit”?
a) Randy Johnson
b) Roger Clemens
c) Pedro Martinez
d) Tom Glavine
Answer: a) Randy Johnson
In which year did MLB implement the designated hitter (DH) rule?
a) 1960
b) 1973
c) 1985
d) 1999
Answer: b) 1973
Which player hit the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” to win the pennant for the New York Giants in 1951?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Bobby Thomson
c) Willie Mays
d) Duke Snider
Answer: b) Bobby Thomson
What is the term for a pitch that is deliberately thrown behind a batter as a form of retaliation?
a) Brushback pitch
b) Eephus pitch
c) Knuckleball
d) Screwball
Answer: a) Brushback pitch
Which player holds the record for the highest career batting average?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Babe Ruth
c) Ted Williams
d) Rogers Hornsby
Answer: a) Ty Cobb
Who is the all-time leader in career wins for a pitcher?
a) Roger Clemens
b) Greg Maddux
c) Cy Young
d) Warren Spahn
Answer: c) Cy Young
What is the term for a play in which the defensive team gets three outs on the same play?
a) Triple play
b) Double play
c) Pickoff play
d) Sacrifice play
Answer: a) Triple play
Which player holds the record for the most career hits in MLB history?
a) Hank Aaron
b) Pete Rose
c) Ty Cobb
d) Stan Musial
Answer: b) Pete Rose
Who is known as “Mr. October” for his postseason heroics?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Reggie Jackson
c) Kirk Gibson
d) David Ortiz
Answer: b) Reggie Jackson
Which team was once known as the “Robins”?
a) Los Angeles Dodgers
b) San Francisco Giants
c) Chicago Cubs
d) Brooklyn Dodgers
Answer: d) Brooklyn Dodgers
Who hit the first home run in the history of the MLB All-Star Game?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Ted Williams
d) Mickey Mantle
Answer: a) Babe Ruth
What is the term for a hit that clears the outfield fence and results in a run?
a) Home Run
b) Grand Slam
c) Triple
d) Double
Answer: a) Home Run
Which player hit the most career home runs as a catcher?
a) Johnny Bench
b) Mike Piazza
c) Yogi Berra
d) Carlton Fisk
Answer: b) Mike Piazza
Who was the first player to win five consecutive Gold Glove Awards?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Ozzie Smith
c) Brooks Robinson
d) Roberto Clemente
Answer: c) Brooks Robinson
In which city did the Montreal Expos play before becoming the Washington Nationals?
a) Montreal
b) Vancouver
c) Toronto
d) Quebec City
Answer: a) Montreal
