Daily Baseball Quiz

Monday, May 4, 2009
Today's theme is: New York Giants Opening Day Pitchers

  1. Who lead the National League in ERA in 1912?
    1. Red Ames
    2. Rube Marquard
    3. Christy Mathewson
    4. Joe McGinnity
    5. Jeff Tesreau

  2. Who is the only New York Giants pitcher to win the Most Valuable Player award twice?
    1. Johnny Antonelli
    2. Carl Hubbell
    3. Rube Marquard
    4. Christy Mathewson
    5. Joe McGinnity

  3. Who was the first pitcher to throw 30 wild pitches in one season?
    1. Red Ames
    2. Freddie Fitzsimmons
    3. Hugh McQuillan
    4. Art Nehf
    5. Bill Walker

  4. Who had an older brother who was a teammate with the New York Giants, and also pitched on opening day for the New York Giants?
    1. Red Ames
    2. Virgil Barnes
    3. Larry Jansen
    4. Sal Maglie
    5. Rube Marquard

  5. Which ERA champion shot himself with a shotgun in 1957?
    1. Fred Anderson
    2. Phil Douglas
    3. Christy Mathewson
    4. Joe McGinnity
    5. Jeff Tesreau

  6. Who is the only player to have an opening day start for both the New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants?
    1. Johnny Antonelli
    2. Larry Jansen
    3. Bill Lohrman
    4. Sal Maglie
    5. Bill Voiselle

  7. Who was known as "The Barber"?
    1. Freddie Fitzsimmons
    2. Bill Lohrman
    3. Sal Maglie
    4. Hugh McQuillan
    5. Cliff Melton

  8. Who was the first National League pitcher to walk twice in one inning?
    1. Jesse Barnes
    2. Virgil Barnes
    3. Phil Douglas
    4. Larry Jansen
    5. Bill Voiselle

  9. Who was the first deaf pitcher to start an opening day game for the New York Giants?
    1. Red Ames
    2. Rube Marquard
    3. Christy Mathewson
    4. Joe McGinnity
    5. Dummy Taylor
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