Daily Baseball Quiz

Sunday, July 19, 2009
Today's theme is: Managers Of The New York Mets

1. Who was the manager of the New York Mets in their first World Series?
   1. Yogi Berra
   2. Gil Hodges
   3. Bud Harrelson
   4. Davey Johnson
   5. Casey Stengel

2. Who was the manager of the New York Mets in their second World Series?
   1. Yogi Berra
   2. Bud Harrelson
   3. Gil Hodges
   4. Davey Johnson
   5. Bobby Valentine

3. Which manager of the New York Mets wore number 37?
   1. George Bamberger
   2. Gil Hodges
   3. Salty Parker
   4. Casey Stengel
   5. Wes Westrum

4. Who was the first player to hit for the cycle against the Toronto Blue Jays?
   1. Mike Cubbage
   2. Bud Harrelson
   3. Willie Randolph
   4. Jeff Torborg
   5. Bobby Valentine

5. Who was the only player to win a Gold Glove Award for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers?
   1. Gil Hodges
   2. Frank Howard
   3. Roy McMillan
   4. Willie Randolph
   5. Wes Westrum

6. Who was the first player manager, but only for less than three weeks, of the New York Mets?
   1. Yogi Berra
   2. Bud Harrelson
   3. Gil Hodges
   4. Frank Howard
   5. Joe Torre

7. Who was the first manager of the New York Mets to have hit for the cycle?
   1. Mike Cubbage
   2. Gil Hodges
   3. Willie Randolph
   4. Joe Torre
   5. Bobby Valentine

8. Who lead the major leagues in walks in 1980?
   1. Mike Cubbage
   2. Jerry Manuel
   3. Willie Randolph
   4. Jeff Torborg
   5. Bobby Valentine

9. Who first managed the Houston Astros and then managed the Oakland Athletics?
   1. George Bamberger
   2. Joe Frazier
   3. Dallas Green
   4. Art Howe
   5. Salty Parker

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