Daily Baseball Quiz

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Today's theme is: Inside The Park Home Runs

1. Who holds the American League record for inside the park home runs in one season?
   1. Ty Cobb
   2. Sam Crawford
   3. Germany Schaefer
   4. Tris Speaker
   5. Joe Stanley

2. Which Boston Red Sox outfielder hit two inside the park grand slams against the same pitcher, Greg Cadaret?
   1. Ellis Burks
   2. Dwight Evans
   3. Mike Greenwell
   4. Fred Lynn
   5. Jim Rice

3. Against which Cleveland pitcher did Kevin Youkilis hit an inside the park home run in May of 2007?
   1. Fernando Cabrera
   2. Fausto Carmona
   3. Roberto Hernández
   4. Cliff Lee
   5. Jensen Lewis

4. How many inside the park home runs did Mickey Mantle hit in his career?
   1. 4
   2. 5
   3. 6
   4. 7
   5. 8

5. Which Oakland Athletic hit an inside the park home run during a 2006 playoff game against the Minnesota Twins; the ball went under Torii Hunter's glove?
   1. Bobby Crosby
   2. Mark Ellis
   3. Jason Kendall
   4. Mark Kotsay
   5. Marco Scutaro

6. Which catcher, in 2000, who at the time was batting under the Mendoza line, hit an inside the park home run against the Yankees?
   1. Sal Fasano
   2. Ramón Hernández
   3. A. J. Hinch
   4. Jason Kendall
   5. Chad Moeller

7. Who was the first Minnesota Twin to hit two inside the park home runs in one game?
   1. Greg Gagne
   2. Torii Hunter
   3. A. J. Pierzynski
   4. César Tovar
   5. Zoilo Versalles

8. Who was the first player to twice hit two inside the park home runs in one game as a Philadelphia Phillie?
   1. Monte Cross
   2. Ed Delahanty
   3. Hughie Jennings
   4. John Titus
   5. Possum Whitted

9. Who is the first New York Yankee to hit an inside the park home run in a World Series?
   1. Scott Brosius
   2. Joe DiMaggio
   3. Lou Gehrig
   4. Mickey Mantle
   5. Babe Ruth

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