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Daily Baseball Quiz

Monday, November 2, 2009
Today's theme is: Players With 2000 Games Who Never Played In The World Series

  1. Who was the first player to have 3,000 hits and hit 500 home runs and never have played in a World Series?
    1. Ken Griffey, Jr.
    2. Rafael Palmeiro
    3. George Sisler
    4. Sammy Sosa
    5. Frank Thomas

  2. Who was the only player born before 1900 to hit 250 career home runs and never play in a World Series?
    1. Luke Appling
    2. Harry Heilmann
    3. Clyde Milan
    4. George Sisler
    5. Cy Williams

  3. Who, in 1983, set an American League record with 244 consecutive errorless games in the outfield?
    1. Ellis Burks
    2. José Cruz
    3. Brian Downing
    4. Chris Speier
    5. B. J. Surhoff

  4. Who was the first shortstop to win a batting title in the American League?
    1. Luke Appling
    2. Rod Carew
    3. Julio Franco
    4. Roy McMillan
    5. Mickey Vernon

  5. Which former Chicago Cub has played in over 2800 games and never played in a World Series?
    1. Ernie Banks
    2. Andre Dawson
    3. Rafael Palmeiro
    4. Ron Santo
    5. Sammy Sosa

  6. Who lead the American League in walks six times?
    1. Toby Harrah
    2. Rafael Palmeiro
    3. B. J. Surhoff
    4. Frank Thomas
    5. Eddie Yost

  7. Who won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1971?
    1. Andre Dawson
    2. Dale Murphy
    3. Ryne Sandberg
    4. Joe Torre
    5. Tony Taylor

  8. Who, at the end of the 1978 season, was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Toby Harrah?
    1. Buddy Bell
    2. José Cruz
    3. Brian Downning
    4. Julio Franco
    5. Chris Speier

  9. Who was the Most Valuable Player of the 1990 All-Star Game?
    1. Andre Dawson
    2. Julio Franco
    3. Andrés Galarraga
    4. Rafael Palmeiro
    5. Tim Wallach
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