Daily Baseball Quiz

Friday, February 20, 2009
Today's theme is: Pitchers Who Won Twenty Or More Games In One Season

  1. Who was the first southpaw pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year award?
    1. Don Newcombe
    2. Gary Peters
    3. Herb Score
    4. Fernando Valenzuela
    5. Dontrelle Willis

  2. Who is the first pitcher to win 20 games in one season while pitching for two different teams?
    1. Red Barrett
    2. Patsy Flaherty
    3. Joe McGinnity
    4. Bobo Newsom
    5. Jack Taylor

  3. How many seasons did Ted Lyons have with the Chicago White Sox winning 20 or more games?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 3
    4. 4
    5. 5

  4. Which was the last Yankees pitcher to legally throw a spitball?
    1. Jack Chesbro
    2. Russ Ford
    3. Carl Mays
    4. Bob Shawkey
    5. Urban Shocker

  5. Who was the first American League pitcher to win 20 games in a season with an ERA over 5.00?
    1. Wes Ferrell
    2. Lefty Gomez
    3. Rick Helling
    4. Vern Kennedy
    5. Bobo Newsom

  6. How many consecutive seasons did Robin Roberts have with the Philadelphia Phillies winning 20 or more games?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6

  7. Who was the first pitcher to twice win 20 games in one season for the Saint Louis Browns?
    1. Red Donahue
    2. Jack Powell
    3. Urban Shocker
    4. Allan Sothoron
    5. Bill Sudhoff

  8. Who, in May 1962, was the first pitcher to hit a home run against the Houston Colt .45?
    1. Don Drysdale
    2. Dick Ellsworth
    3. Joey Jay
    4. Jim Maloney
    5. Bob Purkey

  9. Who, in May 1962, was the first pitcher to hit a home run against the New York Mets?
    1. Ernie Broglio
    2. Tony Cloninger
    3. Joey Jay
    4. Vern Law
    5. Jack Sanford
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