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Baseball in the 90s

  1. Who has the most wins in a single season (27)?
    Bob Welch

  2. Who has the most saves in a single season (57)?
    Dennis Eckersley/Bobby Thigpen

  3. Who has the lowest ERA in a single season (1.56)?
    Greg Maddux

  4. Who has the highest batting average in a single season (.393)?
    Tony Gwynn

  5. Who has the most home runs in a single season (51)?
    Cecil Fielder

  6. Who has the most stolen bases in a single season (78)?
    marquis Grissom

  7. Name 2 of the 3 Cleveland Indians pitchers who suffered the fatal boating accident during spring training.
    Steve Olin, Tim Crews, Bobby Ojeda

  8. Who is the first 3rd-generation baseball player in history (his dad and his grandpa were both major leaguers)?
    Bret Boone

  9. What pitcher described his own style as throwing "as if my hair were on fire"?
    Mitch Williams

  10. What happened to George Brett after getting his 3000th base hit?
    He was picked off first

  11. Four teams have made the playoffs more than once since 1990. Name them.
    A's, Blue Jays, Braves, Pirates

  12. Who got the pennant-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth of the 1992 NL playoffs? Who scored the winning run?
    The winning hit was by Francisco Cabrera (in his 11th at-bat of the season); the winning run scored by Sid Bream

  13. Who was the first player to go on the disabled list in 3 different decades?
    George Brett

  14. Why was Don Mattingly fined $250 on August 15, 1991?
    He refused to cut his hair

  15. What pitcher threw a no-hitter but lost the game?
    Andy Hawkins

  16. Who was the only player in history to win a batting title in one league, despite playing in the other league?
    Willie McGee

  17. What was the name of the wormy informant who brought down George M. Steinbrenner III (at least temporarily)?
    Howie Spira

  18. On Sept. 9, 1990, Minnesota's Paul Abbott pitched against California's Jim Abbott-- the first-ever Abbott Vs. Abbott game in history. Who sang the national anthem for that game?
    Elvis Costello

  19. One man notched 19 strikeouts in a game in the 1990s. Name him.
    David Cone

  20. Name the 2 pitchers who each pitched 9 scoreless innings in Game 7 of the World Series.
    John Smoltz, Jack Morris

  21. Darryl Strawberry was contacted in Japan during the devastating Los Angeles brushfires. What was his message of goodwill?
    "Let it burn." ("I don't live there anymore.")

  22. One team had the top 3 batting leaders in the league. Name the threesome.
    Blue Jays--John Olerud, Roberto Alomar, Paul Molitor

  23. Two pitchers threw perfect games. Name them.
    Dennis Martinez, Kenny Rogers

  24. Who's the only player with his initials on his back? (He's on the Cardinals.)
    Omar Oliveras

  25. When Frank Viola's arm snapped, it snapped a tie with this pitcher, who is now the only man with an active streak of 12 or more wins for each of the past 10 years. Name him.
    Jimmy Key

  26. To what does Mickey Tettleton attribute his 1990s burst of power?
    Froot Loops

  27. Which pitcher lost 27 straight decisions?
    Anthony Young

  28. Please write down the warning speech that has accompanied every televised baseball game in the 1990s.
    yadda yadda yadda, "without the express written consent of Major League Baseball" etc.

  29. .300, 20HRs,100 RBI,100 walks,100 runs. Four players had achieved each of these marks each year for 3 straight years--Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Foxx. This man just made it four consecutive seasons. Name him.
    Frank Thomas

  30. Five current managers have held their jobs since 1986. Name any four.
    Tommy Lasorda; Sparky Anderson; Tony LaRussa; Jim Leyland; Tom Kelly

  31. Three "Juniors" started for one of the All-Star teams. Name them.
    Ken Griffey, Jr.; Sandy Alomar Jr.; Cal Ripken Jr.

  32. What player got the most votes for MVP in the 1990s without ever winning once?
    Cecil Fielder

  33. Five players whose last names begin with the letter "Q" have played in the 1990s. Name any one of them.
    Carlos Quintana; Rey Quinones; Jamie Quirk; Paul Quantrill; Tom Quinlan

  34. 5 MORE CHRIS BERMAN NICKNAMES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN USED IN TRIVIA YET

  35. EXTRA CREDIT
    List the main reason (there are 4,785 valid ones) that Tim McCarver will never be fit to kiss the great Phil Rizzuto's wrinkly ass.
    this one is to be scored liberally, unless some blasphemer tries to suggest McCarver is better! We shall smite them!

  36. 500-POINT BONUS
    All teams answering this question will receive a 500 -pointbonus in their score. This would greatly increase your trivia team's chances in the overall contest.
    Only 3 relievers in history have managed this feat, and all 3 of them did it in the 1990s. Tony Fossas and Jesse Orosco did it once apiece, but (and this is the dead giveaway) John Candelaria did it TWICE! What statistical accomplishment do these three men share?
    They're the only 3 relievers in baseball history to pitch 50 or more innings in a season, while averaging fewer than 2 batters per appearance. Along with 61 homers and a .400 batting average, that's CLEARLY one of the truly magic numbers in sport.