Daily Baseball Quiz

Monday, March 9, 2009
Today's theme is: Pitchers Who Struck Out The Side On Nine Pitches

1. Who was the first pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches?
   1. John Clarkson
   2. Joe Oeschger
   3. Pat Ragan
   4. Sloppy Thurston
   5. Rube Waddell

2. Who was the first American League pitcher to twice strike out the side on nine pitches?
   1. Al Downing
   2. Lefty Grove
   3. Billy Hoeft
   4. Jeff Montgomery
   5. Sloppy Thurston

3. Who was the first pitcher strike out the side on nine pitches in an extra inning?
   1. Bob Bruce
   2. Rob Dibble
   3. Jason Isringhausen
   4. Bruce Sutter
   5. Sloppy Thurston

4. Who was the first pitcher strike out the side on nine pitches while pitching a no hitter?
   1. Jim Bunning
   2. David Cone
   3. Bob Gibson
   4. Sandy Koufax
   5. Milt Pappas

5. Who was the first American League rookie pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitches?
   1. Ron Guidry
   2. Rich Harden
   3. LaTroy Hawkins
   4. Jeff Montgomery
   5. Sloppy Thurston

6. Who is the nephew of Matty Alou, Jesús Alou, and Felipe Alou?
   1. Andy Ashby
   2. Félix Hernández
   3. Pedro Martínez
   4. Jeff Robinson
   5. Mel Rojas

7. Who lead the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row?
   1. Randy Johnson
   2. Sandy Koufax
   3. Nolan Ryan
   4. Ben Sheets
   5. Dazzy Vance

8. Who was the first pitcher strike out the side on nine pitches and have played professionally in the major leagues, in Japan, and in Korea?
   1. Buddy Carlyle
   2. Rick Helling
   3. Byung-Hyun Kim
   4. Brian Lawrence
   5. Trevor Wilson

9. Who was the first pitcher strike out the side on nine pitches while pitching for the Houston Astros?
   1. Brandon Backe
   2. Pete Harnisch
   3. Randy Johnson
   4. Mike Magnante
   5. Nolan Ryan

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