Baseball Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's modern color barrier in 1947 as a member of which team?
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
2. The Cy Young Award recognizes outstanding performance in which role?
Defensive infielder
Manager
Pitcher
Home-run hitter
3. A fielder catches a fly ball in foul territory before it touches the ground. What is the ruling?
It is simply a foul ball and the batter continues batting
The batter is out, and the ball remains live for possible runner advances
It counts only if the fielder remains in fair territory
It is a dead ball, but the batter receives a strike
4. The bases are loaded when the pitcher issues a walk. Assuming no other action occurs, what is the result?
The batting team chooses which runner advances
Only the batter advances, while all runners remain in place
Two runs score because the bases were loaded
The runner from third scores and every other runner advances one base
5. Who founded the Negro National League in 1920 and became one of the most influential organizers in Negro leagues history?
Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige
Rube Foster
Buck Leonard
6. A runner is on first base when the batter hits a ground ball to the second baseman. The fielder touches second base while holding the ball before the runner arrives. What has happened?
The batter has been tagged out
The runner has been forced out at second
The runner has been picked off first
The play has become an automatic double play
7. What is the regulation distance from the rear point of home plate to the front of the pitcher's rubber in professional baseball?
60 feet, 6 inches
60 feet
59 feet
61 feet, 6 inches
8. Who became the first Black player in the modern American League when he debuted for Cleveland in 1947?
Larry Doby
Monte Irvin
Roy Campanella
Don Newcombe
9. A runner leaves third base before a fly ball is caught. To advance legally after the catch, what must the runner do first?
Wait until the ball is returned to the infield
Receive permission from the third-base umpire
Move into foul territory before running home
Retouch third base, commonly called tagging up
10. With the catcher cleanly holding the pitch, a batter accumulates three swinging or called strikes. What is the standard result?
The batter is struck out
The batter is awarded first base
The count resets for another at-bat
The batter receives one additional strike
11. In what year was the first modern World Series played between the champions of the established major leagues?
1919
1903
1927
1933
12. Which values are included in the pitching statistic WHIP?
Wins and home runs per inning pitched
Wild pitches and hit batters per inning pitched
Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched
Walks, hits, and earned runs per nine innings
13. With fewer than two outs, a batter hits a deep fly that is caught, and a runner legally tags up from third and scores. How is the batter's play usually recorded?
As a fielder's choice
As a sacrifice fly
As a ground-rule double
As a stolen base
14. A pitcher allows 6 earned runs over 18 innings. What is the pitcher's ERA for that span?
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
15. What is the designated hitter primarily used to do?
Replace any injured fielder without counting as a substitution
Run for a slow baserunner whenever the manager chooses
Bat in place of a player who remains in the game defensively, traditionally the pitcher
Bat only during extra innings
16. A batter with two strikes attempts a bunt, and the bunted ball goes foul. What is the usual ruling?
The foul bunt counts as strike three, so the batter is out
The batter is awarded another bunt attempt without a strike
The at-bat continues with two strikes
The batter is awarded first base for interference