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150 Baseball Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Aleesha Rubinstein, Editor·Updated Oct 2026·19 min read

150 baseball trivia questions and answers covering MLB history, the World Series, records, ballparks, rules and lingo, and the Hall of Fame — from Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson to Shohei Ohtani, with easy, medium and hard questions.

Baseball Trivia

  1. 1Which player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947?

  2. 2Every April 15, every MLB player wears which jersey number to honor Jackie Robinson?

  3. 3The 'Black Sox' scandal involved players from which team throwing the 1919 World Series?

  4. 4Which team sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees?

  5. 5A 1994 players' strike caused what to be canceled for the first time since 1904?

  6. 6The 1998 home run chase pitted Mark McGwire against which Cubs slugger?

  7. 7Which Dodgers executive signed Jackie Robinson?

  8. 8Which Negro Leagues pitching legend made his MLB debut with Cleveland in 1948, just after turning 42?

  9. 9Which team, in 1869, became the first openly all-professional baseball club?

  10. 10In which year was the National League founded?

  11. 11Which franchise was once known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms?

  12. 12The Dodgers and which other New York team both moved to California after the 1957 season?

  13. 13The Montreal Expos moved to Washington in which year?

  14. 14Before adopting the Yankees name in 1913, New York's American League club was commonly called what?

  15. 15The Seattle Pilots lasted one season, 1969, before moving to become which team?

  16. 16Which banned Black Sox outfielder was nicknamed 'Shoeless Joe'?

  17. 17Who became baseball's first commissioner in 1920 after the Black Sox scandal?

  18. 18Pete Rose was managing which team when he accepted a lifetime ban in 1989 for betting on baseball?

  19. 19Who hit the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World' to win the 1951 NL pennant for the New York Giants?

  20. 20In 1939, whose No. 4 became the first uniform number retired in MLB?

  21. 21Which player integrated the American League in July 1947 with Cleveland?

  22. 22In 2024, MLB added Negro Leagues statistics to its records, making which catcher the career batting average leader?

  23. 23In which year did the American League begin play as a major league?

  24. 24The Athletics played in which city from 1955 to 1967 before moving to Oakland?

  25. 25Which team won the 2016 World Series, ending a 108-year title drought?

  26. 26Boston's 86-year World Series drought, ended in 2004, was blamed on what supposed curse?

  27. 27Which franchise has won the most World Series titles?

  28. 28Which slugger became 'Mr. October' after hitting three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series?

  29. 29The 1989 Bay Area World Series between Oakland and San Francisco was interrupted by what?

  30. 30Which team's 2017 World Series title was later tarnished by a sign-stealing scandal?

  31. 31Which team, formerly the Montreal Expos, won its first World Series in 2019?

  32. 32The Cubs beat which team in that 2016 World Series, a franchise without a title since 1948?

  33. 33In the 2004 ALCS, Boston became the first MLB team to win a best-of-seven series after trailing by what margin?

  34. 34Which Yankees pitcher threw the only perfect game in World Series history, in 1956?

  35. 35Whose walk-off home run won the 1993 World Series for Toronto?

  36. 36Which hobbled Dodger hit a pinch-hit walk-off homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series?

  37. 37Which Red Sox catcher famously waved his home run fair in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series?

  38. 38A ground ball through whose legs helped the Mets win Game 6 of the 1986 World Series?

  39. 39Which Yankee was dubbed 'Mr. November' after a walk-off homer just past midnight in the 2001 World Series?

  40. 40The 1969 'Miracle Mets' upset which team in the World Series?

  41. 41Whose bloop single off Mariano Rivera won Game 7 of the 2001 World Series for Arizona?

  42. 42Which Giants ace, the 2014 World Series MVP, threw five scoreless innings of relief in Game 7?

  43. 43What trophy is awarded to the World Series champion?

  44. 44In which year was the first modern World Series played?

  45. 45Who hit the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history, in 1960?

  46. 46Which manager led Oakland to World Series titles in 1972 and 1973?

  47. 47Since 2017, the World Series MVP award has been named after which Hall of Famer?

  48. 48Which team won that first modern World Series in 1903?

  49. 49Who holds the MLB single-season home run record, with 73 in 2001?

  50. 50In 2022, which Yankee set the American League single-season home run record with 62?

  51. 51Which Braves slugger broke Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974?

  52. 52Who is MLB's career hits leader, with 4,256?

  53. 53Which outfielder holds the career stolen base record, with 1,406?

  54. 54Who broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games streak in 1995 and ran it to 2,632?

  55. 55Who was the last player to hit .400 in a season, batting .406 in 1941?

  56. 56Which pitcher holds the career record for wins, with 511?

  57. 57Which pitcher holds the career strikeout record, with 5,714?

  58. 58In 2024, who became the first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season?

  59. 59Whose AL record of 61 home runs in a season, set in 1961, did Aaron Judge break?

  60. 60Hank Aaron's record-breaking 1974 homer was his career home run number what?

  61. 61How many career home runs did Barry Bonds hit, the MLB record?

  62. 62Whose career hits record did Pete Rose break in 1985?

  63. 63Joe DiMaggio's record hitting streak in 1941 lasted how many games?

  64. 64Nolan Ryan threw a record how many career no-hitters?

  65. 65Which pitcher won 18 Gold Glove Awards, the most by any player in MLB history?

  66. 66Who holds the MLB record for career grand slams, with 25?

  67. 67Which Cardinals ace posted a 1.12 ERA in 1968, the lowest of the live-ball era?

  68. 68Which Tigers pitcher won 31 games in 1968, the last 30-win season in MLB?

  69. 69What is the record for strikeouts by a pitcher in a nine-inning game, first set by Roger Clemens in 1986?

  70. 70Lou Gehrig played in how many consecutive games, a record that stood until 1995?

  71. 71Ichiro Suzuki set the single-season hits record in 2004 with how many?

  72. 72Which Reds pitcher threw no-hitters in back-to-back starts in 1938, the only pitcher ever to do so?

  73. 73Mariano Rivera's MLB record for career saves stands at how many?

  74. 74Which Orioles third baseman won 16 straight Gold Gloves?

  75. 75Which Cardinals third baseman hit two grand slams in the same inning in 1999?

  76. 76In 1988, who became the first player with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season?

  77. 77The longest MLB game by innings, between Brooklyn and Boston in 1920, lasted how long?

  78. 78Which Mariners outfielder hit four home runs in one game on May 2, 2002?

  79. 79Opened in 1912, what is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball?

  80. 80What is the nickname of Fenway Park's towering left-field wall?

  81. 81Which ballpark, opened in 1914, is the second-oldest in MLB?

  82. 82Wrigley Field's brick outfield walls are famously covered in what?

  83. 83Which stadium was nicknamed 'The House That Ruth Built'?

  84. 84Which Colorado ballpark has a row of purple seats marking one mile above sea level?

  85. 85Which ballpark, opened in 1962 in Chavez Ravine, has hosted the same NL West team ever since?

  86. 86Ebbets Field was the home of which team?

  87. 87Which Houston stadium, opened in 1965, was nicknamed the 'Eighth Wonder of the World'?

  88. 88Which artificial grass took its name from that Houston dome?

  89. 89Which team has the mascot named 'Fredbird'?

  90. 90Which team's mascot is the furry green 'Phanatic'?

  91. 91The Cleveland Indians changed their name to what in 2022?

  92. 92Which youth baseball championship is held each August in Williamsport, Pennsylvania?

  93. 93Wrigley Field hosted its first official night game in which year, the last MLB park to add lights?

  94. 94At Wrigley Field, what do fans traditionally do with an opposing team's home run ball?

  95. 95The San Francisco Giants play at which waterfront ballpark, where home runs can splash into McCovey Cove?

  96. 96Which Baltimore ballpark, opened in 1992, started the boom in retro-style stadiums?

  97. 97The New York Giants played at which Manhattan ballpark until moving west?

  98. 98Which ballpark was the home of the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008?

  99. 99Which ballpark in Phoenix has a swimming pool beyond the right-center field fence?

  100. 100Which Hall of Fame broadcaster led Wrigley crowds in 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' during the seventh-inning stretch?

  101. 101Which broadcaster was the voice of the Dodgers for 67 seasons, from 1950 to 2016?

  102. 102Before their own stadium opened, the Los Angeles Dodgers played four seasons at which football venue?

  103. 103What is it called when a batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game?

  104. 104How many feet apart are the bases on an MLB diamond?

  105. 105On a scorecard, what does a 'K' record?

  106. 106Which pitch, thrown with almost no spin, flutters unpredictably on its way to the plate?

  107. 107How many balls earn a batter a walk?

  108. 108What is a home run with the bases loaded called?

  109. 109What is the area called where relief pitchers warm up?

  110. 110What do you call a hit that ends the game with the home team winning in its final at-bat?

  111. 111How far is the pitcher's rubber from the back point of home plate?

  112. 112How many double stitches are on a regulation baseball?

  113. 113In which year did the American League adopt the designated hitter?

  114. 114In which year did the National League permanently adopt the designated hitter?

  115. 115In baseball slang, what is a 'can of corn'?

  116. 116A backward 'K' on a scorecard means the batter struck out how?

  117. 117In baseball scorekeeping, which position is number 6?

  118. 118A '6-4-3' double play goes from shortstop to second baseman to whom?

  119. 119What is a pitch called when it has been illegally doctored with saliva or another substance?

  120. 120Under the pitch clock introduced in 2023, how many seconds does a pitcher have with the bases empty?

  121. 121Since 2020, regular-season extra innings have started with an automatic runner on which base?

  122. 122In baseball slang, what is the 'Mendoza Line'?

  123. 123How many outs are there in a full inning, counting both halves?

  124. 124In baseball slang, what is a 'Texas Leaguer'?

  125. 125What is it called when a batter strikes out four times in one game?

  126. 126What is it called when one fielder records all three outs of an inning on a single play by himself?

  127. 127In 2023, MLB enlarged the bases from 15 inches square to how many?

  128. 128What is a 'Baltimore chop'?

  129. 129The National Baseball Hall of Fame is in which New York village?

  130. 130Which Yankees legend was nicknamed 'The Sultan of Swat'?

  131. 131The dominant 1970s Cincinnati Reds were known by what nickname?

  132. 132Which Yankees center fielder, 'Joltin' Joe,' was once married to Marilyn Monroe?

  133. 133Which Yankees catcher is famous for sayings like 'It ain't over till it's over'?

  134. 134Which Cardinals great was nicknamed 'Stan the Man'?

  135. 135Which Hall of Fame shortstop was nicknamed 'The Wizard of Oz' for his acrobatic defense?

  136. 136What award goes to the best pitcher in each league every season?

  137. 137Which Yankees great, a Triple Crown winner in 1956, was nicknamed 'The Mick'?

  138. 138Which towering Hall of Fame left-hander was nicknamed 'The Big Unit'?

  139. 139The 1927 Yankees' fearsome batting order was nicknamed what?

  140. 140Which Pirates star died in a 1972 plane crash while delivering earthquake aid to Nicaragua?

  141. 141Which Dodgers left-hander threw four no-hitters, including a perfect game in 1965?

  142. 142Who became MLB's first Black manager, hired by Cleveland in 1975?

  143. 143Which Hall of Famer was nicknamed 'Mr. Cub'?

  144. 144Which Padres outfielder won eight batting titles and was nicknamed 'Mr. Padre'?

  145. 145Which Mariners superstar was nicknamed 'The Kid'?

  146. 146In 2019, who became the first player elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously?

  147. 147In 2025, which Japanese star became the first Asian-born player elected to the Hall of Fame?

  148. 148Which pitcher won a record seven Cy Young Awards?

  149. 149Which Dodgers rookie won the 1981 Cy Young Award and sparked 'Fernandomania'?

  150. 150Whose 1983 home run was briefly wiped out in the famous 'Pine Tar Game'?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Jackie Robinson
  2. 2. 42
  3. 3. Chicago White Sox
  4. 4. Boston Red Sox
  5. 5. The World Series
  6. 6. Sammy Sosa
  7. 7. Branch Rickey
  8. 8. Satchel Paige
  9. 9. Cincinnati Red Stockings
  10. 10. 1876
  11. 11. Los Angeles Dodgers
  12. 12. New York Giants
  13. 13. 2005
  14. 14. New York Highlanders
  15. 15. Milwaukee Brewers
  16. 16. Joe Jackson
  17. 17. Kenesaw Mountain Landis
  18. 18. Cincinnati Reds
  19. 19. Bobby Thomson
  20. 20. Lou Gehrig
  21. 21. Larry Doby
  22. 22. Josh Gibson
  23. 23. 1901
  24. 24. Kansas City
  25. 25. Chicago Cubs
  26. 26. Curse of the Bambino
  27. 27. New York Yankees
  28. 28. Reggie Jackson
  29. 29. An earthquake
  30. 30. Houston Astros
  31. 31. Washington Nationals
  32. 32. Cleveland Indians
  33. 33. 3-0
  34. 34. Don Larsen
  35. 35. Joe Carter
  36. 36. Kirk Gibson
  37. 37. Carlton Fisk
  38. 38. Bill Buckner
  39. 39. Derek Jeter
  40. 40. Baltimore Orioles
  41. 41. Luis Gonzalez
  42. 42. Madison Bumgarner
  43. 43. Commissioner's Trophy
  44. 44. 1903
  45. 45. Bill Mazeroski
  46. 46. Dick Williams
  47. 47. Willie Mays
  48. 48. Boston Americans
  49. 49. Barry Bonds
  50. 50. Aaron Judge
  51. 51. Hank Aaron
  52. 52. Pete Rose
  53. 53. Rickey Henderson
  54. 54. Cal Ripken Jr.
  55. 55. Ted Williams
  56. 56. Cy Young
  57. 57. Nolan Ryan
  58. 58. Shohei Ohtani
  59. 59. Roger Maris
  60. 60. 715
  61. 61. 762
  62. 62. Ty Cobb
  63. 63. 56
  64. 64. Seven
  65. 65. Greg Maddux
  66. 66. Alex Rodriguez
  67. 67. Bob Gibson
  68. 68. Denny McLain
  69. 69. 20
  70. 70. 2,130
  71. 71. 262
  72. 72. Johnny Vander Meer
  73. 73. 652
  74. 74. Brooks Robinson
  75. 75. Fernando Tatís
  76. 76. José Canseco
  77. 77. 26 innings
  78. 78. Mike Cameron
  79. 79. Fenway Park
  80. 80. Green Monster
  81. 81. Wrigley Field
  82. 82. Ivy
  83. 83. Yankee Stadium
  84. 84. Coors Field
  85. 85. Dodger Stadium
  86. 86. Brooklyn Dodgers
  87. 87. Astrodome
  88. 88. AstroTurf
  89. 89. St. Louis Cardinals
  90. 90. Philadelphia Phillies
  91. 91. Cleveland Guardians
  92. 92. Little League World Series
  93. 93. 1988
  94. 94. Throw it back onto the field
  95. 95. Oracle Park
  96. 96. Camden Yards
  97. 97. Polo Grounds
  98. 98. Shea Stadium
  99. 99. Chase Field
  100. 100. Harry Caray
  101. 101. Vin Scully
  102. 102. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  103. 103. Hitting for the cycle
  104. 104. 90 feet
  105. 105. Strikeout
  106. 106. Knuckleball
  107. 107. Four
  108. 108. Grand slam
  109. 109. Bullpen
  110. 110. Walk-off
  111. 111. 60 feet 6 inches
  112. 112. 108
  113. 113. 1973
  114. 114. 2022
  115. 115. An easy fly ball
  116. 116. Looking
  117. 117. Shortstop
  118. 118. First baseman
  119. 119. Spitball
  120. 120. 15
  121. 121. Second base
  122. 122. A .200 batting average
  123. 123. Six
  124. 124. A bloop hit
  125. 125. Golden sombrero
  126. 126. Unassisted triple play
  127. 127. 18 inches
  128. 128. A ball chopped into the ground that bounces high
  129. 129. Cooperstown
  130. 130. Babe Ruth
  131. 131. The Big Red Machine
  132. 132. Joe DiMaggio
  133. 133. Yogi Berra
  134. 134. Stan Musial
  135. 135. Ozzie Smith
  136. 136. Cy Young Award
  137. 137. Mickey Mantle
  138. 138. Randy Johnson
  139. 139. Murderers' Row
  140. 140. Roberto Clemente
  141. 141. Sandy Koufax
  142. 142. Frank Robinson
  143. 143. Ernie Banks
  144. 144. Tony Gwynn
  145. 145. Ken Griffey Jr.
  146. 146. Mariano Rivera
  147. 147. Ichiro Suzuki
  148. 148. Roger Clemens
  149. 149. Fernando Valenzuela
  150. 150. George Brett

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