Daily Baseball Quiz

Thursday, August 6, 2009
Today's theme is: Those Who Hit A Pinch Hit Home Run In Their First At Bat

1. Who was the first player to hit a pinch hit home run in his first major league at bat?
   1. Bill Duggleby
   2. Les Layton
   3. Eddie Morgan
   4. Ace Parker
   5. Ted Tappe

2. Who was the first player in the 21st century to hit a pinch hit a home run in his first major league at bat?
   1. Marlon Anderson
   2. Jeremy Hermida
   3. Mike Jacobs
   4. Justin Maxwell
   5. Gene Stechschulte

3. Who, in 1973, was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Lyttle?
   1. Brant Alyea
   2. Gates Brown
   3. John Kennedy
   4. Joe Keough
   5. Bill Roman

4. Who was the first player to hit four home runs in his first four major league games?
   1. Gates Brown
   2. Jeremy Hermida
   3. Mike Jacobs
   4. Justin Maxwell
   5. Chuck Tanner

5. Who is the only player to have played for the New York Yankees, for the Seattle Pilots, and for the Boston Red Sox?
   1. Brant Alyea
   2. Gates Brown
   3. John Kennedy
   4. Joe Keough
   5. Bill Roman

6. Which baseball player was an inaugural member of the Duke University Sports Hall of Fame?
   1. Les Layton
   2. Eddie Morgan
   3. Ace Parker
   4. Chuck Tanner
   5. Ted Tappe

7. Who, in 1970, had two games each with two home runs and seven RBI on the 7th of the month?
   1. Brant Alyea
   2. Gates Brown
   3. John Kennedy
   4. Joe Keough
   5. Bill Roman

8. Who, in 1998, was named the International League Rookie of the Year?
   1. Marlon Anderson
   2. Jeremy Hermida
   3. Mike Jacobs
   4. Justin Maxwell
   5. Gene Stechschulte

9. Which outfielder was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers, and then by the Washington Nationals?
   1. Marlon Anderson
   2. Jeremy Hermida
   3. Justin Maxwell
   4. Mark Saccomanno
   5. Al Woods

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