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Baseball quick quiz.
Collect ten points for each question answered correctly. Answers on page 90
(if you score 80 or better, you are a baseball expert; 70 or better, superior; between 60and 70 good, and between 40 and 60 average
1. Only one player hit 30 home runs and stole 30 bases during the 2005 season. Who was it: Carlos Beltran, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano or Derrek Lee?
2. Last season, two major league switch-hitters clubbed 30 or more home runs. Collect ten points if you can identify one of these two sluggers.
3. Which player led all major league batters with 168 strikeouts during the 2005 campaign: Richie Sexson, Jason Bay, Pat Burrell or Adam Dunn?
4. Marlins closer Todd Jones saved. 40 games in 2005 to become the 11th relief pitcher to post 40 or more saves in a season with two different clubs. For ten points, name four of the other ten relievers to accomplish this feat.
5. Last year, Andruw Jones led the majors with 51 home runs, but scored only 95 runs. Who is the only other slugger to hit 50-plus homers in a season and score fewer than 100 runs: Cecil Fielder, Mark McGwire, Roger Maris or Luis Gonzalez?
- Alex Rodriguez donates $3.9 million to Miami baseball program.(South Florida...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Talalay, Sarah October 10, 2002 700+ words
...Fla. _ As a child, Alex Rodriguez would take the bus from...completed will be renamed Alex Rodriguez Park, and to endow...Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. Athletic Director...hitting .300 with 57 home runs and 142 RBI this season...
- Alex Rodriguez comes back to haunt this writer.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Posnanski, Joe October 7, 2004 700+ words
...WAS RIGHT ABOUT ALEX RODRIGUEZ! Thank you. That...Yankees traded for Alex Rodriguez in February, everybody...new record for runs and all that...more than 44 home runs, he would win...WAS RIGHT ABOUT ALEX RODRIGUEZ! OK, sorry about...
- Young Gun -- SAM Releases Alex Rodriguez Bobbing Head Doll
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 4, 1998 700+ words
...Mariner star. The SAM Alex Rodriguez Bobbing Head Doll is...for sports fans. "Alex Rodriguez is a great player and...the player." The SAM Alex Rodriguez Bobbing Head Doll is...the American League in runs (141) and total bases...
- Baseball Superstar Alex Rodriguez Drives Home Access to Technology For Boys &...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 3, 2003 700+ words
...Texas Rangers Alex Rodriguez, the youngest Major...the nation. HP shares Alex Rodriguez's passion and commitment...Rodriguez drove in 142 runs. His goal is to better...for every RBI hit by Alex Rodriguez during the season symbolizes...
- Alex Rodriguez and Vladimir Guerrero Suit Up For Pepsi; MLB All-Stars to Appear...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 26, 2005 700+ words
...All-Star teams, Alex Rodriguez has set numerous...at least 35 home runs, 100 runs and 100...more than 30 home runs and drive in more than 100 runs in a single MLB season...2002, and 2004. "Alex Rodriguez and Vladimir Guerrero...
- Alex Rodriguez and The Sporting News Team with Arod.com.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 8, 1999 700+ words
...spend the 1999 baseball season with Alex Rodriguez, Major League Baseball's most popular...Seattle Mariners All-Star shortstop Alex Rodriguez, to operate Rodriguez' official Website...connected with me." "We believe that Alex Rodriguez is the future of Major League Baseball...
- Alex Rodriguez of William Paterson scores on an uncontested jam in Saturday's...
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) January 20, 1994 700+ words
...Bergen County, NJ) 01-20-1994 Alex Rodriguez of William Paterson scores on an uncontested...Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early Alex Rodriguez of William Paterson scores on an uncontested...TERRENCE A. JAMES / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER - Alex Rodriguez of William Paterson scores on an ...
- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees Hosts the Dewar's 12 Texas Hold 'Em...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 17, 2006 700+ words
...Saturday, January 21, 2006, Alex Rodriguez, Dewar's 12 and Boys &...Mercedes-Benz C230WZ courtesy of Alex Rodriguez Mercedes-Benz. Dewar's 12 celebrity players include Lucky 13 Alex Rodriguez, Michael Jordan, Shawn "Jay...
Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball quick quiz.