Daily Baseball Quiz


Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Today's theme is: National League Gold Glove Winners

  1. Who was the first pitcher to win the National League Cy Young award and the Gold Glove in the same year?
    1. Steve Carlton
    2. Bob Gibson
    3. Orel Hirshiser
    4. Greg Maddux
    5. Fernando Valenzuela

  2. Who, on two separate occasions, was replaced as manager with the manager he replaced?
    1. Dusty Baker
    2. Bob Boone
    3. Larry Bowa
    4. Joe Torre
    5. Bill Virdon

  3. Who was the first pitcher to win the Gold Glove award and strike out five consecutive American League batters in an All-Star game?
    1. Joaquín Andújar
    2. Steve Carlton
    3. Bob Gibson
    4. Orel Hirshiser
    5. Fernando Valenzuela

  4. How many consecutive Gold Gloves did Marquis Grissom win?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6

  5. Which two time Gold Glove winner was a player manager for the Chicago White Sox?
    1. Gene Alley
    2. Tommy Helms
    3. Don Kessinger
    4. Rick Reuschel
    5. Maury Wills

  6. Which Gold Glove shortstop pulled the hidden ball trick on Willie Mays?
    1. Ruben Amaro
    2. Ernie Banks
    3. Leo Cardenas
    4. Maury Wills
    5. Bobby Wine

  7. Which Gold Glove shortstop played 101 consecutive games without committing an error before becoming an American citizen?
    1. Rubén Amaro, Sr.
    2. Leo Cardenas
    3. David Concepción
    4. Rey Ordóñez
    5. Neifi Pérez

  8. Which Gold Glove winner won the 1954 National League Rookie of the Year award?
    1. Tommy Helms
    2. Willy Mays
    3. Wally Moon
    4. Frank Robinson
    5. Bill Virdon

  9. Which Gold Glove winner became the first African-American president of the National League?
    1. Henry Aaron
    2. Curt Flood
    3. Bob Gibson
    4. Frank Robinson
    5. Bill White

© 2008 John Michael Pierobon