47 Amazing Baseball Trivia Questions and Answers

1Who holds the MLB record for the most home runs in a single season?
2Which team won the World Series in 2016, breaking a 108-year drought?
3Which team plays its home games at Fenway Park?
4Who is often referred to as the 'Sultan of Swat'?
5What is the term for hitting a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game?
6Who became the youngest player to hit 500 home runs?
7Which pitcher threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series?
8What is the record for the longest game in terms of innings in MLB history?
9Which team was originally known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms?
10Who is the all-time leader in career stolen bases?
11Which two cities have the oldest baseball stadiums?
12Which team was the first to integrate in Major League Baseball?
13Which MLB player holds the record for consecutive games played?
14In what year was the designated hitter (DH) rule adopted in the American League?
15Which pitcher has the most career no-hitters?
16How many stitches are on a standard baseball?
17Which player was nicknamed 'Mr. November'?
18Which team won the 2004 World Series, breaking an 86-year curse?
19Who hit the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World'?
20Which player was banned from baseball for life in 1989?
21Which team holds the record for the most World Series titles?
22Who was the first player to have his number retired?
23Which team was relocated in 2005 and became the Washington Nationals?
24Which MLB stadium is known as 'The House that Ruth Built'?
25In which city did Jackie Robinson make his MLB debut?
26Which pitcher holds the MLB record for most complete games?
27Who was the first African American manager in MLB?
28Which team has the mascot named 'Fredbird'?
29Who is known as the 'Iron Horse' of baseball?
30What is the term for a pitch that's illegally altered by a substance?
31Which team did Babe Ruth play for before joining the Yankees?
32Who holds the record for the most Gold Glove awards won?
33Which player hit the most career grand slams?
34How many feet apart are the bases on a standard baseball diamond?
35Which MLB player was known as 'Charlie Hustle'?
36What position does the player wearing number 2 play for a traditional double play?
37Who was the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season?
38Which team uses a train as part of its home run celebration?
39Who became the MLB's all-time hits leader in 1985?
40Which manager led the Oakland A's to three consecutive World Series titles in the 1970s?
41What nickname was given to the 1927 New York Yankees?
42Who is the only MLB player to hit two grand slams in one inning?
43Which MLB team plays its home games at Oracle Park?
44Who was the first MLB pitcher to throw a perfect game in the modern era?
45Which player hit four consecutive home runs in a single game in 2002?
46What is the term for a player who hits a home run in each of four consecutive at-bats?
47Which team was known as the 'Miracle Mets'?
Answer Key
- 1. Barry Bonds
- 2. Chicago Cubs
- 3. Boston Red Sox
- 4. Babe Ruth
- 5. Hitting for the cycle
- 6. Alex Rodriguez
- 7. Don Larsen
- 8. 26 innings
- 9. Los Angeles Dodgers
- 10. Rickey Henderson
- 11. Boston and Chicago
- 12. Brooklyn Dodgers
- 13. Cal Ripken Jr.
- 14. 1973
- 15. Nolan Ryan
- 16. 108
- 17. Derek Jeter
- 18. Boston Red Sox
- 19. Bobby Thomson
- 20. Pete Rose
- 21. New York Yankees
- 22. Lou Gehrig
- 23. Montreal Expos
- 24. Yankee Stadium
- 25. Brooklyn
- 26. Cy Young
- 27. Frank Robinson
- 28. St. Louis Cardinals
- 29. Lou Gehrig
- 30. Spitball
- 31. Boston Red Sox
- 32. Greg Maddux
- 33. Alex Rodriguez
- 34. 90 feet
- 35. Pete Rose
- 36. Shortstop
- 37. Barry Bonds
- 38. Houston Astros
- 39. Pete Rose
- 40. Dick Williams
- 41. Murderers' Row
- 42. Fernando Tatis
- 43. San Francisco Giants
- 44. Cy Young
- 45. Mike Cameron
- 46. Consecutive home run streak
- 47. 1969 New York Mets


