Daily Baseball Quiz

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Today's theme is: Designated Hitters

1. Who was the first designated hitter?
   1. Ron Blomberg
   2. Orlando Cepeda
   3. Terry Crowley
   4. Tommy McCraw
   5. Tony Oliva

2. Who was the first designated hitter to steal 20 bases in one season?
   1. Don Baylor
   2. Travis Hafner
   3. Rickey Henderson
   4. Edgar Martínez
   5. Paul Molitor

3. Who was the first designated hitter to win a batting title?
   1. Edgar Martínez
   2. Joe Mauer
   3. Paul Molitor
   4. Frank Thomas
   5. Ichiro Suzuki

4. Who was the first designated hitter to hit a home run?
   1. Ron Blomberg
   2. Terry Crowley
   3. Ed Kirkpatrick
   4. Billy North
   5. Tony Oliva

5. Who played the most games as the designated hitter in 2005, in 2006, and in 2007?
   1. Travis Hafner
   2. David Ortiz
   3. Gary Sheffield
   4. Jim Thome
   5. Dmitri Young

6. Who was the first pitcher to start a game as the designated hitter?
   1. Mike Hampton
   2. Ferguson Jenkins
   3. Jeff Nelson
   4. Rick Rhoden
   5. Carlos Zambrano

7. Who was the first player to hit a home run as a pitcher, as a designated hitter, and as a pinch hitter in the same season?
   1. Mike Hampton
   2. Ken Holtzman
   3. Brooks Kieschnick
   4. Jamie Moyer
   5. Carlos Zambrano

8. Who, in 2008, was the first Minnesota Twins pitcher to get a hit in an American League game since the implementation of the designated rule?
   1. Nick Blackburn
   2. Boof Bonser
   3. Liván Hernández
   4. Bobby Korecky
   5. Joe Nathan

9. Who is the first player to have played 1500 games as the designated hitter?
   1. Harold Baines
   2. Don Baylor
   3. Edgar Martínez
   4. Paul Molitor
   5. Frank Thomas

10. Who was the first designated hitter to hit 50 home runs in one season?
    1. Rob Deer
    2. Cecil Fielder
    3. Edgar Martínez
    4. David Ortiz
    5. Jim Thome

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© 2009 John Michael Pierobon