The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Questions and Answers Challenge⚾
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1. What does MLB stand for?
a) Major League Baseball
b) Minor League Baseball
c) Major Local Baseball
d) Major League Basketball
Correct answer: a) Major League Baseball
2. How many bases are there on a baseball field?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Correct answer: c) 4
3. How many players are on the field for each team during a baseball game?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Correct answer: c) 9
4. What is it called when a batter hits the ball over the outfield fence?
a) Double
b) Triple
c) Home Run
d) Single
Correct answer: c) Home Run
5. What is the name of the area where pitchers warm up before entering the game?
a) Dugout
b) Bullpen
c) Outfield
d) Infield
Correct answer: b) Bullpen
6. Who is the player that stands behind home plate and catches pitches?
a) Pitcher
b) Catcher
c) Shortstop
d) First baseman
Correct answer: b) Catcher
7. What is the term for when a pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone to a batter?
a) Strikeout
b) Walk
c) Hit
d) Steal
Correct answer: b) Walk
8. Which MLB team is based in New York City?
a) Boston Red Sox
b) Chicago Cubs
c) Los Angeles Dodgers
d) New York Yankees
Correct answer: d) New York Yankees
9. What is the name of the championship series in MLB?
a) Super Bowl
b) World Series
c) NBA Finals
d) Stanley Cup
Correct answer: b) World Series
10. How many innings are in a standard MLB game?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Correct answer: d) 9
11. What is it called when a batter safely reaches second base on a hit?
a) Single
b) Double
c) Triple
d) Home Run
Correct answer: b) Double
12. Which position is responsible for covering the area between second and third base?
a) First baseman
b) Second baseman
c) Shortstop
d) Right fielder
Correct answer: c) Shortstop
13. Who holds the MLB record for most career home runs?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Barry Bonds
d) Alex Rodriguez
Correct answer: c) Barry Bonds
14. What is the term for a play where the batter hits the ball and reaches third base?a) Single
b) Double
c) Triple
d) Home Run
Correct answer: c) Triple
15. Which team is known as the "Red Sox"?
a) New York Yankees
b) Chicago White Sox
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Cleveland Indians
Correct answer: c) Boston Red Sox
16. What is it called when a fielder catches a ball hit in the air before it touches the ground?
a) Fly ball
b) Grounder
c) Line drive
d) Pop-up
Correct answer: a) Fly ball
17. Which player is known for breaking the color barrier in MLB?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Jackie Robinson
c) Lou Gehrig
d) Willie Mays
Correct answer: b) Jackie Robinson
18. What is the term for when a pitcher retires all three batters in an inning without allowing any to reach base?
a) No-hitter
b) Perfect inning
c) Strikeout
d) Save
Correct answer: b) Perfect inning
19. Which MLB team is based in Los Angeles?
a) Chicago Cubs
b) New York Mets
c) Los Angeles Dodgers
d) Atlanta Braves
Correct answer: c) Los Angeles Dodgers
20. Who is responsible for calling balls and strikes behind home plate?
a) Catcher
b) Umpire
c) Manager
d) Pitcher
Correct answer: b) Umpire
21. What is it called when a batter swings and misses three times?
a) Walk
b) Foul ball
c) Strikeout
d) Hit
Correct answer: c) Strikeout
22. Which team has won the most World Series titles?
a) Boston Red Sox
b) St. Louis Cardinals
c) Los Angeles Dodgers
d) New York Yankees
Correct answer: d) New York Yankees
23. What is the term for a hit that allows a batter to reach first base safely?
a) Double
b) Single
c) Triple
d) Home Run
Correct answer: b) Single
24. Who is known as "The Sultan of Swat"?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Babe Ruth
c) Hank Aaron
d) Ted Williams
Correct answer: b) Babe Ruth
25. What do you call the small glove used by a catcher?
a) Mitt
b) Glove
c) Hand protector
d) Catcher's hand
Correct answer: a) Mitt
26. Which MLB team plays at Wrigley Field?
a) New York Yankees
b) Chicago Cubs
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Los Angeles Dodgers
Correct answer: b) Chicago Cubs
27. What is the term for a batter hitting the ball and reaching home plate in one play?
a) Single
b) Double
c) Triple
d) Home Run
Correct answer: d) Home Run
28. Who was the first MLB player to hit 70 home runs in a single season?
a) Hank Aaron
b) Babe Ruth
c) Barry Bonds
d) Mark McGwire
Correct answer: d) Mark McGwire
29. Which team is known as the "Cubs"?
a) Chicago Cubs
b) New York Yankees
c) Boston Red Sox
d) San Francisco Giants
Correct answer: a) Chicago Cubs
30. What position does a player who stands near second base and assists with double plays typically play?
a) Catcher
b) First baseman
c) Second baseman
d) Shortstop
Correct answer: c) Second baseman
31. What is the term for a defensive play that results in two outs?
a) Double play
b) Triple play
c) Strikeout
d) Flyout
Correct answer: a) Double play
32. Which MLB team is based in Toronto?
a) New York Mets
b) Detroit Tigers
c) Toronto Blue Jays
d) Boston Red Sox
Correct answer: c) Toronto Blue Jays
33. What is the name of the MLB award given to the best pitcher in each league?
a) Gold Glove
b) Silver Slugger
c) Cy Young Award
d) MVP
Correct answer: c) Cy Young Award
34. Which player is known for his "Iron Man" streak of consecutive games played?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Derek Jeter
c) Cal Ripken Jr.
d) Pete Rose
Correct answer: c) Cal Ripken Jr.
35. What is the area called where relief pitchers warm up during the game?
a) Dugout
b) Bullpen
c) Infield
d) Outfield
Correct answer: b) Bullpen
36. Which team is known as the "Astros"?
a) Atlanta Braves
b) Houston Astros
c) Milwaukee Brewers
d) Miami Marlins
Correct answer: b) Houston Astros
37. Who holds the record for the most career stolen bases in MLB history?
a) Lou Brock
b) Ty Cobb
c) Rickey Henderson
d) Billy Hamilton
Correct answer: c) Rickey Henderson
38. Which MLB team has a mascot named "Mr. Met"?
a) New York Yankees
b) New York Mets
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Chicago White Sox
Correct answer: b) New York Mets
39. What is the term for a pitcher who enters the game to get the final outs and secure a win?
a) Starter
b) Middle reliever
c) Closer
d) Setup man
Correct answer: c) Closer
40. Which team won the World Series in 2016, ending a 108-year championship drought?
a) Cleveland Indians
b) Chicago Cubs
c) New York Yankees
d) Boston Red Sox
Correct answer: b) Chicago Cubs
41. What is the term for a ball hit into foul territory that is caught for an out?
a) Groundout
b) Flyout
c) Foul out
d) Lineout
Correct answer: c) Foul out
42. Which player was known as "The Big Unit"?
a) Randy Johnson
b) Roger Clemens
c) Greg Maddux
d) Pedro Martinez
Correct answer: a) Randy Johnson
43. What is the term for the statistical measure of a pitcher's effectiveness, calculated as the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched?
a) WHIP
b) ERA
c) OPS
d) SLG
Correct answer: b) ERA
44. Which MLB player is known for hitting a home run in his final career at-bat?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Ted Williams
c) Joe DiMaggio
d) Babe Ruth
Correct answer: b) Ted Williams
45. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the World Series champions?
a) Commissioner's Trophy
b) Lombardi Trophy
c) Larry O'Brien Trophy
d) Stanley Cup
Correct answer: a) Commissioner's Trophy
46. Which team plays their home games at Fenway Park?
a) New York Yankees
b) Boston Red Sox
c) Chicago Cubs
d) San Francisco Giants
Correct answer: b) Boston Red Sox
47. Who is the all-time leader in hits in MLB history?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Hank Aaron
c) Pete Rose
d) Derek Jeter
Correct answer: c) Pete Rose
48. Which player holds the record for the most strikeouts in a single season?
a) Nolan Ryan
b) Sandy Koufax
c) Randy Johnson
d) Roger Clemens
Correct answer: a) Nolan Ryan
49. What is the name of the MLB player who broke the single-season home run record with 73 home runs?
a) Mark McGwire
b) Barry Bonds
c) Sammy Sosa
d) Alex Rodriguez
Correct answer: b) Barry Bonds
50. Which team is known as the "Cardinals"?
a) St. Louis Cardinals
b) Atlanta Braves
c) Chicago White Sox
d) New York Mets
Correct answer: a) St. Louis Cardinals
51. Which MLB player was known as "The Splendid Splinter"?
a) Joe DiMaggio
b) Ted Williams
c) Stan Musial
d) Mickey Mantle
Correct answer: b) Ted Williams
52. What is the highest single-season batting average recorded in MLB history?
a) .374
b) .394
c) .406
d) .426
Correct answer: c) .406
53. Which team did Jackie Robinson play for?
a) New York Yankees
b) Brooklyn Dodgers
c) Chicago Cubs
d) Boston Red Sox
Correct answer: b) Brooklyn Dodgers
54. Who was the first player to reach 3,000 hits in his career?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Babe Ruth
c) Hank Aaron
d) Pete Rose
Correct answer: a) Ty Cobb
55. What team did Babe Ruth start his MLB career with?
a) Boston Red Sox
b) New York Yankees
c) Baltimore Orioles
d) Chicago White Sox
Correct answer: a) Boston Red Sox
56. Which pitcher holds the record for the most no-hitters in MLB history?
a) Sandy Koufax
b) Nolan Ryan
c) Bob Feller
d) Randy Johnson
Correct answer: b) Nolan Ryan
57. Who won the World Series in 2004, ending an 86-year championship drought?
a) Chicago Cubs
b) New York Yankees
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Cleveland Indians
Correct answer: c) Boston Red Sox
58. Which MLB player holds the record for the most career RBIs?
a) Hank Aaron
b) Barry Bonds
c) Babe Ruth
d) Lou Gehrig
Correct answer: a) Hank Aaron
59. What is the name of the MLB player who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series?
a) Don Larsen
b) Whitey Ford
c) Sandy Koufax
d) Catfish Hunter
Correct answer: a) Don Larsen
60. Which MLB team has won the most National League pennants?
a) St. Louis Cardinals
b) San Francisco Giants
c) Chicago Cubs
d) Los Angeles Dodgers
Correct answer: d) Los Angeles Dodgers
61. Who is the only player to win MVP awards in both the American and National Leagues?
a) Frank Robinson
b) Alex Rodriguez
c) Albert Pujols
d) Miguel Cabrera
Correct answer: a) Frank Robinson
62. Which team did Ichiro Suzuki play for when he broke the single-season hits record?
a) New York Yankees
b) Seattle Mariners
c) Miami Marlins
d) Texas Rangers
Correct answer: b) Seattle Mariners
63. What is the oldest active ballpark in MLB?
a) Fenway Park
b) Wrigley Field
c) Yankee Stadium
d) Dodger Stadium
Correct answer: a) Fenway Park
64. Who was the first relief pitcher to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?
a) Trevor Hoffman
b) Dennis Eckersley
c) Rollie Fingers
d) Mariano Rivera
Correct answer: c) Rollie Fingers
65. Which player won the Triple Crown in 2012?
a) Miguel Cabrera
b) Mike Trout
c) Albert Pujols
d) Joey Votto
Correct answer: a) Miguel Cabrera
66. Which team was the first to win three consecutive World Series titles?
a) New York Yankees
b) Oakland Athletics
c) Chicago Cubs
d) St. Louis Cardinals
Correct answer: a) New York Yankees
67. Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in MLB history?
a) Joe DiMaggio
b) Pete Rose
c) Ty Cobb
d) George Sisler
Correct answer: a) Joe DiMaggio
68. Which MLB team did Hank Aaron play for the majority of his career?
a) New York Yankees
b) Atlanta Braves
c) San Francisco Giants
d) Boston Red Sox
Correct answer: b) Atlanta Braves
69. Who was the first MLB player to have his number retired?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Ty Cobb
Correct answer: b) Lou Gehrig
70. Which pitcher has the most career strikeouts in MLB history?
a) Roger Clemens
b) Randy Johnson
c) Nolan Ryan
d) Greg Maddux
Correct answer: c) Nolan Ryan
71. Which team won the first World Series in 1903?
a) Chicago Cubs
b) Boston Red Sox
c) Pittsburgh Pirates
d) New York Giants
Correct answer: b) Boston Red Sox
72. Which MLB player was known as "Mr. October" for his postseason heroics?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Reggie Jackson
c) Lou Brock
d) Kirk Gibson
Correct answer: b) Reggie Jackson
73. What year did the MLB introduce the designated hitter rule?
a) 1969
b) 1973
c) 1982
d) 1990
Correct answer: b) 1973
74. Which player hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951?
a) Willie Mays
b) Bobby Thomson
c) Duke Snider
d) Stan Musial
Correct answer: b) Bobby Thomson
75. Who is the only MLB player to hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the World Series?
a) Bill Mazeroski
b) Joe Carter
c) Kirk Gibson
d) David Ortiz
Correct answer: a) Bill Mazeroski
76. Who was the first MLB player to have 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Alex Rodriguez
c) Jose Canseco
d) Ken Griffey Jr.
Correct answer: c) Jose Canseco
77. Which MLB pitcher threw the only perfect game in World Series history?
a) Sandy Koufax
b) Don Larsen
c) Cy Young
d) Whitey Ford
Correct answer: b) Don Larsen
78. Who is the only player to win an MVP award in both the American and National Leagues?
a) Alex Rodriguez
b) Frank Robinson
c) Albert Pujols
d) Miguel Cabrera
Correct answer: b) Frank Robinson
79. Which team did Babe Ruth play for when he hit his famous "Called Shot" home run?
a) Boston Red Sox
b) New York Yankees
c) Baltimore Orioles
d) Chicago Cubs
Correct answer: b) New York Yankees
80. Which MLB player holds the record for the highest career batting average?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Babe Ruth
c) Ted Williams
d) Rogers Hornsby
Correct answer: a) Ty Cobb
81. What year did the Chicago White Sox throw the World Series, leading to the "Black Sox Scandal"?
a) 1908
b) 1912
c) 1919
d) 1923
Correct answer: c) 1919
82. Which pitcher has the most career wins in MLB history?
a) Cy Young
b) Walter Johnson
c) Greg Maddux
d) Warren Spahn
Correct answer: a) Cy Young
83. Who was the first MLB player to hit 600 home runs in his career?
a) Hank Aaron
b) Babe Ruth
c) Willie Mays
d) Barry Bonds
Correct answer: b) Babe Ruth
84. Which team did Jackie Robinson play his final MLB game with?
a) Brooklyn Dodgers
b) New York Yankees
c) Los Angeles Dodgers
d) New York Giants
Correct answer: a) Brooklyn Dodgers
85. What is the oldest professional baseball park still in use?
a) Yankee Stadium
b) Wrigley Field
c) Fenway Park
d) Dodger Stadium
Correct answer: c) Fenway Park
86. Which player holds the record for the most RBIs in a single season?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Hank Greenberg
c) Hack Wilson
d) Babe Ruth
Correct answer: c) Hack Wilson
87. Who was the first player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Ted Williams
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Eddie Mathews
Correct answer: d) Eddie Mathews
88. Which MLB player was known as "Charlie Hustle"?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Pete Rose
c) Joe Morgan
d) Lou Brock
Correct answer: b) Pete Rose
89. Who is the only pitcher to win the Cy Young Award unanimously in both leagues?
a) Randy Johnson
b) Roger Clemens
c) Pedro Martinez
d) Greg Maddux
Correct answer: c) Pedro Martinez
90. Which player has the most career doubles in MLB history?
a) Pete Rose
b) Tris Speaker
c) Stan Musial
d) Carl Yastrzemski
Correct answer: b) Tris Speaker
91. What is the longest game (in innings) in MLB history?
a) 24 innings
b) 25 innings
c) 26 innings
d) 28 innings
Correct answer: c) 26 innings
92. Which MLB player was the first to reach 500 home runs?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Willie Mays
d) Ted Williams
Correct answer: a) Babe Ruth
93. Who holds the record for the most home runs in a single postseason?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Carlos Beltrán
c) David Ortiz
d) Nelson Cruz
Correct answer: b) Carlos Beltrán
94. Which team won the first official World Series in 1903?
a) Pittsburgh Pirates
b) New York Giants
c) Boston Americans
d) Chicago Cubs
Correct answer: c) Boston Americans
95. Which MLB player holds the record for the most career strikeouts as a batter?
a) Reggie Jackson
b) Sammy Sosa
c) Jim Thome
d) Alex Rodriguez
Correct answer: a) Reggie Jackson
96. Who was the first MLB player to hit a home run in the All-Star Game?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Joe DiMaggio
d) Ted Williams
Correct answer: a) Babe Ruth
97. Which pitcher threw the fastest pitch ever recorded in an MLB game?
a) Randy Johnson
b) Aroldis Chapman
c) Nolan Ryan
d) Bob Feller
Correct answer: b) Aroldis Chapman
98. Who is the only MLB player to have a statue in Cooperstown, NY, not related to the Hall of Fame?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Ted Williams
c) Lou Gehrig
d) Honus Wagner
Correct answer: b) Ted Williams
99. Which MLB player holds the record for most consecutive games with a home run?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Ken Griffey Jr.
c) Don Mattingly
d) Dale Long
Correct answer: c) Don Mattingly
100. Which MLB team has the longest winning streak in a single season?
a) New York Yankees
b) Cleveland Indians
c) Oakland Athletics
d) Chicago Cubs
Correct answer: b) Cleveland Indians
101. Who was the first player to hit an inside-the-park grand slam in a World Series game?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Mickey Mantle
d) Mule Haas
Correct answer: d) Mule Haas
102. Which MLB team was the first to have numbers on their uniforms?
a) New York Yankees
b) Cleveland Indians
c) Chicago White Sox
d) Boston Red Sox
Correct answer: a) New York Yankees
103. Who holds the record for the most career hits in the postseason?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Manny Ramirez
c) Bernie Williams
d) Albert Pujols
Correct answer: a) Derek Jeter
104. What year was the designated hitter rule implemented in the American League?a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1975
d) 1977
Correct answer: b) 1973
105. Who is the only pitcher to win the MVP and Cy Young Award in the same season more than once?
a) Sandy Koufax
b) Roger Clemens
c) Clayton Kershaw
d) Justin Verlander
Correct answer: b) Roger Clemens
106. Which MLB player was the first to have his uniform number retired?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Joe DiMaggio
Correct answer: b) Lou Gehrig
107. Who was the first player to achieve the 30-30-30 club (30 doubles, 30 homers, 30 stolen bases) in a single season?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Alex Rodriguez
c) Willie Mays
d) Alfonso Soriano
Correct answer: c) Willie Mays
108. Which team won the World Series during the 1981 strike-shortened season?
a) New York Yankees
b) Los Angeles Dodgers
c) Oakland Athletics
d) St. Louis Cardinals
Correct answer: b) Los Angeles Dodgers
109. Who was the first African American manager in Major League Baseball?
a) Frank Robinson
b) Jackie Robinson
c) Dusty Baker
d) Cito Gaston
Correct answer: a) Frank Robinson
110. What was the highest-scoring game in MLB history?
a) 25-20
b) 26-23
c) 28-25
d) 29-24
Correct answer: b) 26-23
111. Which MLB player holds the record for the longest hitting streak by a rookie?
a) Joe DiMaggio
b) Ichiro Suzuki
c) Wally Berger
d) Pete Rose
Correct answer: c) Wally Berger
112. Who was the first player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Eddie Murray
c) Pete Rose
d) Wally Schang
Correct answer: d) Wally Schang
113. Who is the only player to lead both the American and National Leagues in home runs?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Frank Robinson
c) Mark McGwire
d) Sammy Sosa
Correct answer: b) Frank Robinson
114. Which MLB team has the record for the most consecutive losses in a single season?
a) Philadelphia Phillies
b) New York Mets
c) Boston Red Sox
d) Cleveland Spiders
Correct answer: d) Cleveland Spiders
115. Which player was the first to hit for the cycle in a postseason game?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Mickey Mantle
d) Brock Holt
Correct answer: d) Brock Holt
116. Which MLB player was the first to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season?
a) Barry Bonds
b) Jose Canseco
c) Alex Rodriguez
d) Alfonso Soriano
Correct answer: b) Jose Canseco
117. Who holds the record for the most strikeouts in a single World Series?
a) Bob Gibson
b) Sandy Koufax
c) Randy Johnson
d) Christy Mathewson
Correct answer: a) Bob Gibson
118. What year was the first MLB All-Star Game played?
a) 1930
b) 1933
c) 1936
d) 1939
Correct answer: b) 1933
119. Who was the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in the same season?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Greenberg
c) Albert Belle
d) Alex Rodriguez
Correct answer: c) Albert Belle
120. Which player was known as "The Georgia Peach"?
a) Ty Cobb
b) Babe Ruth
c) Lou Gehrig
d) Tris Speaker
Correct answer: a) Ty Cobb
121. Who was the first player to hit three home runs in a World Series game?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Reggie Jackson
c) Albert Pujols
d) Pablo Sandoval
Correct answer: a) Babe Ruth
122. Which MLB pitcher has the record for the most career saves?
a) Trevor Hoffman
b) Dennis Eckersley
c) Mariano Rivera
d) Lee Smith
Correct answer: c) Mariano Rivera
123. Who is the only player to hit a grand slam in an All-Star Game?
a) Ted Williams
b) Lou Gehrig
c) Willie Mays
d) Derek Jeter
Correct answer: a) Ted Williams
124. Which team was the first to win back-to-back World Series titles?
a) New York Yankees
b) Boston Red Sox
c) Chicago Cubs
d) Pittsburgh Pirates
Correct answer: c) Chicago Cubs
125. Who holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single season?
a) Rickey Henderson
b) Lou Brock
c) Vince Coleman
d) Maury Wills
Correct answer: a) Rickey Henderson
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