Daily Baseball Quiz

Monday, June 22, 2009
Today's theme is: Pittsburgh Pirates

  1. Who is the first Pittsburgh Pirate to lead the National League in RBI?
    1. Ralph Kiner
    2. Jim Nealon
    3. Willie Stargell
    4. Honus Wagner
    5. Paul Wanger

  2. For how many season did Willie Stargell play for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
    1. 16
    2. 18
    3. 19
    4. 21
    5. 22

  3. Which team did the Pirates defeat by a score of 8 to 5 in the first ever Major League game broadcast on the radio?
    1. Brooklyn Dodgers
    2. Chicago Cubs
    3. Cincinnati Reds
    4. New York Giants
    5. Philadelphia Phillies

  4. Which Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster said, after the Pirates had scored ten runs in the top of the first inning, "If we lose this game, I’ll walk home"?
    1. Lanny Frattare
    2. Milo Hamilton
    3. Bob Prince
    4. Jim Rooker
    5. John Sanders

  5. Which team, on June 8, 1989, beat the Pirates 15 to 11 after a Pirates broadcaster said, "If we lose this game, I’ll walk home"?
    1. Atlanta Braves
    2. Chicago Cubs
    3. Cincinnati Reds
    4. Houston Astros
    5. Philadelphia Phillies

  6. Which Pittsburgh Pirate manager was the 1941 National League stolen base champion?
    1. Frankie Frisch
    2. Fred Haney
    3. Billy Herman
    4. Danny Murtaugh
    5. Pie Traynor

  7. Who is the first Pittsburgh Pirate to have six hits in a game?
    1. Wally Backman
    2. Kiki Cuyler
    3. Dick Groat
    4. Johnny Hopp
    5. Paul Waner

  8. Who is the career leader in shutouts as a Pittsburgh Pirate?
    1. Babe Adams
    2. Wilber Cooper
    3. Bob Friend
    4. Verne Law
    5. Sam Leever

  9. Who was the first player to have had 3000 hits as a Pittsburgh Pirate?
    1. Max Carey
    2. Roberto Clemente
    3. Pie Traynor
    4. Honus Wagner
    5. Paul Waner
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