Baseball Trivia
This position is numbered 6 on a baseball scorecard.
What is shortstop
A team scores 6 runs per game for 5 games. How many total runs did they score?
30 runs
Nicknamed “The Great Bambino,” this Yankees legend is one of baseball's most famous players.
Who is Babe Ruth?
Warriors fan favorite? Nope. Wrong sport. 😂 This MLB superstar wears #17, pitches AND hits, and became famous for doing both at an elite level.
Who is Shohei Ohtani?
There are runners on first and second with nobody out. A ground ball is hit to shortstop. What base should the shortstop usually throw to first to try to begin a double play?
What is second base?
A pitcher who throws the entire game without allowing a hit has accomplished this.
What is a no-hitter?
A player has 24 home runs halfway through a 162-game season. If he keeps the same pace, about how many home runs will he finish with?
48 home runs
This Hall of Famer broke MLB's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Yankees.
#99.
Huge power.
American League MVP.
Who is Aaron Judge?
A runner leaves third base before a caught fly ball is touched and scores. The defense can get him out by doing this.
What is appeal the runner leaving early/tag third base?
This MLB team plays its home games at Fenway Park.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
A pitcher has 72 strikeouts in 12 games. What is his average number of strikeouts per game?
6 strikeouts
This Cardinals legend was nicknamed “The Man.”
Who is Stan Musial?
Dodgers star.
Former MVP.
Plays first base.
Previously spent most of his career with Atlanta.
Who is Freddie Freeman?
A runner is on first with two outs and a 3-2 count on the batter. Why will the runner usually take off with the pitch?
Because there is no reason to stay at first—the pitch will result in a walk, strikeout, or ball put in play.
A batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. This accomplishment is called this.
What is hitting for the cycle?
A team is losing 7–3 in the bottom of the ninth. They hit a three-run homer. What is the score now?
7–6
This Hall of Fame pitcher holds the MLB career record with 5,714 strikeouts.
Who is Nolan Ryan?
Cardinals legend.
#5.
More than 700 career home runs.
Played his final MLB season in 2022.
Who is Albert Pujols?
With fewer than two outs, runners on first and second (or bases loaded), the batter hits a fair fly ball that an infielder could catch with ordinary effort. The umpire may call this rule.
What is the infield fly rule?
This is the minimum number of pitches a pitcher could throw to complete a regulation nine-inning perfect game.
What is 27 pitches?
A pitcher throws 15 pitches in the 1st inning, 12 in the 2nd, and 18 in the 3rd. How many pitches has he thrown total?
Answer: 45 pitches
This Hall of Famer finished his career with exactly 3,000 hits and won four batting titles while playing primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
Mariners legend.
One of the greatest defensive center fielders ever.
630 career home runs.
Famous for one of the sweetest left-handed swings in baseball history.
Who is Ken Griffey Jr.?
Bottom of the ninth, tie game, runner on third, one out. A deep fly ball is hit to center field and caught. What should the runner at third do?
Tag up and attempt to score after the catch.