Daily Baseball Quiz

Monday, January 26, 2009
Today's theme is: Triple Plays

1. Who was the first player to hit into four triple plays?
   1. Ken Boyer
   2. Willie McCovey
   3. Phil Niekro
   4. Cal Ripken
   5. Brooks Robinson

2. Who was the first player to be involved in a triple play in his one and only major league game?
   1. Walter Alston
   2. Archibald Wright Graham
   3. Chuck Lindstrom
   4. John Paciorek
   5. John Quinn

3. Which was the first team to turn two triple plays in the same game?
   1. Chicago Cubs
   2. Detroit Tigers
   3. Kansas City Royals
   4. Los Angeles Dodgers
   5. Minnesota Twins

4. In what year did the first triple play involving a hidden ball trick occur?
   1. 1908
   2. 1909
   3. 1910
   4. 1921
   5. 1929

5. Which season had the highest number of triple plays turned?
   1. 1890
   2. 1910
   3. 1924
   4. 1929
   5. 1979

6. Who, in 2000, was the batter that hit into the first triple play turned by the Arizona Diamondbacks?
   1. J. D. Drew
   2. Shawon Dunston
   3. Mark McGwire
   4. Placido Polanco
   5. Edgar Renteria

7. Who, in 2002, was the batter that hit into the last triple play turned by the Montreal Expos?
   1. Bobby Abreu
   2. Marlon Anderson
   3. Pat Burrell
   4. Travis Lee
   5. Placido Polanco

8. Which the first baseman was involved in eight triple plays in his career?
   1. Cap Anson
   2. Jake Beckley
   3. Roger Connor
   4. George Sisler
   5. Tommy Tucker

9. Who hit into a triple play in the final at bat of his career?
   1. Luis Aparicio
   2. Joe Pignatano
   3. George Sisler
   4. Mickey Tettleton
   5. Ron Wright

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© 2008 John Michael Pierobon