Daily Baseball Quiz

Saturday, January 31, 2009
Today's theme is: Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Champions

1. Who had the nickname of "Cobra"?
   1. Debs Garms
   2. Dick Groat
   3. Dave Parker
   4. Honus Wagner
   5. Paul Waner

2. Which Pittsburgh Pirates batting champion was born in Hollywood, California?
   1. Debs Garms
   2. Bill Madlock
   3. Freddy Sánchez
   4. Dave Parker
   5. Paul Waner

3. Who was the first Pittsburgh Pirate to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award and the batting title in the same year?
   1. Roberto Clemente
   2. Dick Groat
   3. Dave Parker
   4. Honus Wagner
   5. Paul Waner

4. Who had the nickname of "Tex"?
   1. Debs Garms
   2. Dick Groat
   3. Bill Madlock
   4. Honus Wagner
   5. Paul Waner

5. Who once said "There ain't much to bein' a ballplayer; if you're a ballplayer"?
   1. Debs Garms
   2. Dick Groat
   3. Bill Madlock
   4. Honus Wagner
   5. Paul Waner

6. How many National League batting titles did Honus Wagner win in his career?
   1. 4
   2. 5
   3. 6
   4. 7
   5. 8

7. In what year did Matty Alou win the National League batting title?
   1. 1964
   2. 1965
   3. 1966
   4. 1967
   5. 1968

8. Which Pittsburgh Pirates batting champion had 12 hits during the 1971 World Series?
   1. Matty Alou
   2. Roberto Clemente
   3. Dick Groat
   4. Bill Madlock
   5. Dave Parker

9. While playing for what other them, besides the Pittsburgh Pirates, did Bill Madlock win two batting titles?
   1. Chicago Cubs
   2. Detroit Tigers
   3. Los Angeles Dodgers
   4. San Francisco Giants
   5. Texas Rangers

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