Daily Baseball Quiz


Thursday, February 12, 2009
Today's theme is: Trades

  1. Who was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ozzie Virgil and Joe Gibbon?
    1. Jesús Alou
    2. Matty Alou
    3. Jim Davenport
    4. Hal Lanier
    5. Jim Ray Hart

  2. Who was the player to be named later in the Alex Rodríguez for Alfonso Soriano trade?
    1. Joaquín Arias
    2. Juan Dominguez
    3. Kameron Loe
    4. Colby Lewis
    5. Jeff Nelson

  3. For which catcher, and cash, were Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano, Joe Nathan traded?
    1. Sandy Alomar, Jr.
    2. Joe Mauer
    3. Bengi Molina
    4. Dioner Navarro
    5. A. J. Pierzynski

  4. Which Gold Glove winner was traded in 2006 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Cesar Izturis?
    1. Mike Hampton
    2. Andruw Jones
    3. Greg Maddux
    4. Neifi Pérez
    5. J. T. Snow

  5. Who, in 1930, was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the to the New York Yankees for Cedric Durst and US$50,000?
    1. Waite Hoyt
    2. Danny MacFayden
    3. Herb Pennock
    4. Red Ruffing
    5. Babe Ruth

  6. Who, in 1960, was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Indians for Rocky Colavito?
    1. Ken Aspromonte
    2. Tito Francona
    3. Harvey Kuenn
    4. Russ Nixon
    5. Vic Power

  7. What team traded Lou Brock to the Saint Louis Cardinals in June of 1964?
    1. Chicago Cubs
    2. Cincinnati Reds
    3. New York Mets
    4. Pittsburgh Pirates
    5. San Francisco Giants

  8. How many players, including Joe Morgan, were involved in the trade that sent Joe Morgan from the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds?
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6
    5. 8

  9. Who did the Saint Louis Cardinals get in return when the traded away Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies?
    1. Nelson Briles
    2. Bernie Carbo
    3. Larry Christenson
    4. Diego Segui
    5. Rick Wise

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