During his career, Babe Ruth played in 13 seasons in which an MVP was awarded. In one of those seasons, 1914, he only played in five total games. In his last season he only played in 28 games. During the remaining 11 seasons, how many MVP awards did Ruth win?

In case you haven’t already seen it, there is a pretty fun baseball trivia quiz over at ESPN.com.  The questions are pretty easy, but it’s really hard to get more than 25 or 30 of the 50 right.  After you take the quiz, you can see how you compare to several major league baseball players and ESPN commentators. What score did you guys get?

What player went the longest without stealing a base?

ANSWER: click here.

Nomie made the All-Star team! Makes me want to get out old photos and think about how happy we were together.

I like to think this had a little something to do with a homegrown Fenway effort. After starting the season on the DL, Nomar is leading the National League with a .359 average. If he can stay on top, he’ll be the first player to win a batting title in each league in….well, on second thought, instead of giving it away, let’s make this a bonus trivia question. What the hell, I’m feeling giddy. When was the last time it happened and, for a cookie, who did it? No Googling!

So an all-around tip of the hat for Nomar. I suppose this just goes to show that every thorn has its rose.

Nomie made the All-Star team! Makes me want to get out old photos and think about how happy we were together.

I like to think this had a little something to do with a homegrown Fenway effort. After starting the season on the DL, Nomar is leading the National League with a .359 average. If he can stay on top, he’ll be the first player to win a batting title in each league in….well, on second thought, instead of giving it away, let’s make this a bonus trivia question. What the hell, I’m feeling giddy. When was the last time it happened and, for a cookie, who did it? No Googling!

So an all-around tip of the hat for Nomar. I suppose this just goes to show that every thorn has its rose.

With all that run-scoring in Chicago, I figured it was time for my very own Trivia Time!

What was the most runs scored by a team in a regular season game?

ANSWER: 29, by the White Sox and Tigers.

Who are the only two pitchers to have over 3000 strikeouts and less than 1000 walks?

Trivia Time!

Posted by Nick Kapur on June 13th, 2006, filed in Trivia

With the Mets and Phillies having already hit 7 homeruns between them, and it’s only the 6th inning, it seems appropriate to ask…

Assuming the Mets and Philles don’t break it tonight, which two teams combined to set the major league record for most home runs hit in a single 9-inning game, and how many did they hit?

ANSWER: Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, 12 homeruns on May 28, 1995.

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