Baseball Exam 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In 1940, who is the only player to pitch a no-hitter on Opening Day in baseball history?
a. Hal Newhouser
b. Bob Feller
c. Red Ruffing
d. Paul Derringer - CORRECT ANSWER - Bob Feller
In 1940, who was the first player to commit suicide during the baseball season?
a. Bobo Newsom
b. Paul Derringer
c. Willard Hershberger
d. Ernie Lombardi - CORRECT ANSWER - Willard Hershberger
Which statement about Ted William's 1941 season is true?
a. He hit a three-run homer in the last of the ninth inning to win the 1941 All-Star game.
b. He won the Most Valuable Player award at the end of that year.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
Which event occurred in 1941?
a. America officially entered into WW-II.
b. Joe DiMaggio became the last player to date to hit over .400 (.406).
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
How did World War II impact the way baseball operated?
,a. Eastern coastline cities could not play night games to avoid sighting by German U-boats.
b. Travel restrictions forced teams to conduct spring training much closer to home.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
Which Hall of Fame player missed no timein the major leagues due to WW II?
a. Hank Greenberg
b. Bob Feller
c. Hal Newhouser
d. Joe DiMaggio
e. Ted Williams - CORRECT ANSWER - Hal Newhouser
What was baseball's famous 'Green-Light Letter' written in 1942?
a. President Roosevelt wrote it to provide exemptions from the war for a few star players.
b. Roosevelt wrote it giving MLB permission to continue during the war.
c. Baseball commissioner Landis wrote it requesting a delay in starting the baseball season.
d. Landis wrote it, allowing blacks to replace white players drafted into the war. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Roosevelt wrote it giving MLB permission to continue during the war
What famous play led to the Brooklyn Dodgers eventually losing the 1941 World Series?
a. With a 2-1 score, Dixie Walker struck out with the bases loaded to end game five.
b. Catcher Mickey Owen allowed a pass ball to tie the game in the 9th inning of game four.
c. Pitcher Hugh Casey hit a Yankee batter to send home the winning run in game two.
d. Dodger slugger Ducky Medwick got picked-off first base to end game one. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cather Mickey Owen allowed a pass ban to tie the game in the 9th inning go
game four
Who was the youngest player (15) in major league history?
a. Joe Nuxhall
, b. Pete Gray
c. Bert Shepard
d. Moonlight Graham - CORRECT ANSWER - Joe Nuxhall
Which Hall of Famer slugger led the St. Louis Cardinals to three straight pennants during WW
II?
a. Red Schoendienst
b. Stan Musial
c. Harry Walker
d. Enos Slaughter - CORRECT ANSWER - Stan Musical
Which statement about World War II's effect on major league baseball is true?
a. They played each World Series during the war years entirely in the month of September.
b. The war hastened baseball's desegregation as it spotlighted blacks and whites united in war.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - The war hastened baseball's desegregation as it
spotlighted blacks an whites united in war
Which statement about the All American Girls Professional Baseball League is true?
a. They stopped playing in 1946 when the major leaguers returned from WW II.
b. In 1992, Hollywood made a movie about the league called, Diamond Girls.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Neither
The woeful St. Louis Browns won their only pennant in history during which war year?
a. 1942
b. 1943
c. 1944
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In 1940, who is the only player to pitch a no-hitter on Opening Day in baseball history?
a. Hal Newhouser
b. Bob Feller
c. Red Ruffing
d. Paul Derringer - CORRECT ANSWER - Bob Feller
In 1940, who was the first player to commit suicide during the baseball season?
a. Bobo Newsom
b. Paul Derringer
c. Willard Hershberger
d. Ernie Lombardi - CORRECT ANSWER - Willard Hershberger
Which statement about Ted William's 1941 season is true?
a. He hit a three-run homer in the last of the ninth inning to win the 1941 All-Star game.
b. He won the Most Valuable Player award at the end of that year.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
Which event occurred in 1941?
a. America officially entered into WW-II.
b. Joe DiMaggio became the last player to date to hit over .400 (.406).
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
How did World War II impact the way baseball operated?
,a. Eastern coastline cities could not play night games to avoid sighting by German U-boats.
b. Travel restrictions forced teams to conduct spring training much closer to home.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Both
Which Hall of Fame player missed no timein the major leagues due to WW II?
a. Hank Greenberg
b. Bob Feller
c. Hal Newhouser
d. Joe DiMaggio
e. Ted Williams - CORRECT ANSWER - Hal Newhouser
What was baseball's famous 'Green-Light Letter' written in 1942?
a. President Roosevelt wrote it to provide exemptions from the war for a few star players.
b. Roosevelt wrote it giving MLB permission to continue during the war.
c. Baseball commissioner Landis wrote it requesting a delay in starting the baseball season.
d. Landis wrote it, allowing blacks to replace white players drafted into the war. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Roosevelt wrote it giving MLB permission to continue during the war
What famous play led to the Brooklyn Dodgers eventually losing the 1941 World Series?
a. With a 2-1 score, Dixie Walker struck out with the bases loaded to end game five.
b. Catcher Mickey Owen allowed a pass ball to tie the game in the 9th inning of game four.
c. Pitcher Hugh Casey hit a Yankee batter to send home the winning run in game two.
d. Dodger slugger Ducky Medwick got picked-off first base to end game one. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cather Mickey Owen allowed a pass ban to tie the game in the 9th inning go
game four
Who was the youngest player (15) in major league history?
a. Joe Nuxhall
, b. Pete Gray
c. Bert Shepard
d. Moonlight Graham - CORRECT ANSWER - Joe Nuxhall
Which Hall of Famer slugger led the St. Louis Cardinals to three straight pennants during WW
II?
a. Red Schoendienst
b. Stan Musial
c. Harry Walker
d. Enos Slaughter - CORRECT ANSWER - Stan Musical
Which statement about World War II's effect on major league baseball is true?
a. They played each World Series during the war years entirely in the month of September.
b. The war hastened baseball's desegregation as it spotlighted blacks and whites united in war.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - The war hastened baseball's desegregation as it
spotlighted blacks an whites united in war
Which statement about the All American Girls Professional Baseball League is true?
a. They stopped playing in 1946 when the major leaguers returned from WW II.
b. In 1992, Hollywood made a movie about the league called, Diamond Girls.
c. Both
d. Neither - CORRECT ANSWER - Neither
The woeful St. Louis Browns won their only pennant in history during which war year?
a. 1942
b. 1943
c. 1944
