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Daily Baseball Quiz

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Today's theme is: Oakland Athletics

  1. Who was the first Oakland Athletic pitcher to throw a perfect game?
    1. Vida Blue
    2. Dennis Eckersley
    3. Catfish Hunter
    4. Dave Stewart
    5. Mike Warren

  2. In what year did the Oakland Athletics win twenty consecutive games and thus set a new American League record for consecutive games won?
    1. 1989
    2. 2000
    3. 2002
    4. 2003
    5. 2006

  3. Who set an American League record for most strikeouts in one season with 197?
    1. José Canseco
    2. Jack Cust
    3. Jason Giambi
    4. Rickey Henderson
    5. Reggie Jackson

  4. Who was the first Oakland Athletic to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award?
    1. Vida Blue
    2. Dennis Eckersley
    3. Jason Giambi
    4. Rickey Henderson
    5. Reggie Jackson

  5. What number did Rickey Henderson wear during his first stint with the Oakland Athletics?
    1. 14
    2. 22
    3. 24
    4. 25
    5. 35

  6. Which Oakland Athletic infielder attended the same high school, Mount Carmel in California, as Oakland's general manager Billy Beane?
    1. Eric Chavez
    2. Mike Gallego
    3. Donnie Hill
    4. Carney Lansford
    5. Mark McGwire

  7. Which team did the Oakland Athletics defeat in 1972 American League playoffs to go on to the World Series?
    1. Baltimore Orioles
    2. Boston Red Sox
    3. Cleveland Indians
    4. Detroit Tigers
    5. New York Yankees

  8. Which team did the Oakland Athletics sweep in the 1988 American League playoffs to go on to the World Series?
    1. Boston Red Sox
    2. Detroit Tigers
    3. Milwaukee Brewers
    4. New York Yankees
    5. Toronto Blue Jays

  9. Which team did the Oakland Athletics sweep in 1990 American League playoffs to go on to the World Series?
    1. Baltimore Orioles
    2. Boston Red Sox
    3. Cleveland Indians
    4. Detroit Tigers
    5. Toronto Blue Jays
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