Hall of Famers
Played from 1905 to 1928 and was inducted in 1936.
Who is Ty Cobb?
Present-day Baltimore Orioles played as this team from 1902 to 1953.
Who are the St Louis Browns?
Last player to hit .400 in a season in 1941.
Who is Ted Williams?
Has operated since 1901. The Chicago White Sox won its first season with an 83-53 record.
What is the American League?
“Babe”, “The Great Bambino”, “The Sultan of the Swat”, “Colossus of Cloud”, “Behemoth of Bust”, “The Blunderbuss”
Who is George Herman Ruth Jr.?
He was one of the first five people inducted in the Hall of Fame, and it was only a year after he retired.
Who is Babe Ruth?
Now the Milwaukee Brewers; they played in this west-coast city under the Pilots in 1969.
What is Seattle?
Aaron Judge broke the record for these, hitting 62 in a season.
What are home runs?
The American Association started in 1882 with teams including the present-day Cardinals, the present-day Reds, the present-day A’s, the Baltimore Orioles, Allegheny City, and this team later known as the Colonels.
Who are the Louisville Eclispe?
“Yaz”, “Captain Carl”
Who is Carl Michael Yastrzemski?
He was the first person inducted as a pioneer.
Who is George Wright?
They played from 1901 to 1902 and are currently known as the New York Yankees. They share a name with a present-day team.
Who are the Baltimore Orioles?
Tim Keefe holds the single season record for this with a staggering 0.86 this in 1880 with the Troy Trojans.
What is ERA?
The Federal League operated from 1914 to 1915. Its champion in ‘14 was the Indianapolis Hoosiers, while its champion in ‘15 was this name.
What are the Chicago Whales?
DAILY DOUBLE: This Hall of Famer is known as “Deacon”.
Who is James Laurie White?
Played from 1885 to 1898 and 1906 with the Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Detroit Tigers. He was inducted as a right fielder in 1974.
Who is Sam Thompson?
A present-day team won 13 pennants and one World Series under this name.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Since 1871 in baseball there has only been 845 of these in total.
What are managers?
Operated in 1884 under this name. It had teams in St Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago/Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, St Paul, Altoona, Kansas City, and Wilmington.
What is the Union Association?
Known as “Chippy” (and for his mustache).
Who is James B. McGarr?
Umpired from 1895 to 1927. He was inducted in 2013 with 93.8% of votes.
Who is Hank O’Day?
They were part of the Federal League from 1914 to 1915 when played under this colorful name.
Who are the Buffalo Blues?
Since 1876 there have been 4,224,030 of these.
What are innings pitched?
Operated in 1890 when its champion had a .628 winning percentage. It had three teams with the same name as other professional teams in baseball.
What is the Players League?
This Hall of Fame second baseman was known as “Bid”.
Who is John Alexander McPhee?