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Daily Baseball Quiz


Sunday, May 3, 2009
Today's theme is: Red Ruffing

  1. How many consecutive seasons of winning 20 or more games did Red Ruffing have?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6

  2. How many consecutive seasons of losing more than 20 games did Red Ruffing have?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6

  3. As a youngster how many toes on his left foot did Red Ruffing lose in a mine accident?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4
    5. 5

  4. For whom and US$50,000 did the Boston Red Sox trade Red Ruffing for?
    1. Cedric Durst
    2. Bill Henderson
    3. Hank Johnson
    4. Sam Jones
    5. Harry Rice

  5. For how many seasons did Red Ruffing pitch in the American League?
    1. 12
    2. 15
    3. 20
    4. 22
    5. 24

  6. Who broke up Red Ruffing's no hitter in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the 1942 World Series?
    1. Whitey Kurowski
    2. Terry Moore
    3. Stan Musial
    4. Ray Sanders
    5. Enos Slaughter

  7. Where was Red Ruffing born?
    1. Boston, Massachusetts
    2. Dayton, Ohio
    3. Granville, Illinois
    4. Mayfield Heights, Ohio
    5. Yonkers, New York

  8. Who hit the only home run Red Ruffing gave up in an All-Star game?
    1. Pete Coscarart
    2. Paul Derringer
    3. Terry Moore
    4. Bill Nicholson
    5. Max West

  9. What was Red Ruffing's name at birth?
    1. Richard William LeMarquis
    2. Charles Herbert Ruffing
    3. Charles William Ruffing
    4. Herbert Charles Ruffing
    5. William Charles Ruffing

© 2008 John Michael Pierobon