What’s Your MLB IQ?

What’s Your MLB IQ?
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What’s Your MLB IQ?

IntelliQuiz Staff - Published: September 10, 2015

Baseball is America’s pastime, but some of its superfans take it more seriously than that. No league has been more closely analyzed, documented, and argued about than Major League Baseball. What’s your MLB IQ?

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Question 1/10

Let's start you off with a batting-practice fastball, right down the middle. What leagues constitute Major League Baseball?

  • Northern Conference, Eastern Conference, Western Conference, Southern Conference
  • American League and National League
  • A League, AA League, and AAA League
  • A League of Their Own, And A League of Someone Else's
Question 2/10

Which award is given annually to the best pitcher in each league?

  • The Golden Arm Award
  • The Walter Johnson Award
  • The Hurler's Trophy
  • The Cy Young Award
Question 3/10

OK, on to the harder stuff.

In addition to having the most stolen bases, which two career records does Rickey Henderson hold?

  • Most lead off home runs, and most total runs scored
  • Most outfield assists, and most times hit by pitch
  • Highest wins above replacement by an outfielder, and most sacrifice flies
  • Most all-star game appearances, and most outfield flies caught
Question 4/10

The oldest trick in the rulebook: when does the infield fly rule apply?

  • When there are runners on base and at least one out
  • When there are runners on first, or runners on first and second, and zero or one outs
  • When the bases are loaded and there are zero, one, or two outs
  • When there are runners on first and second, or first, second, and third, and fewer than two outs
Question 5/10

Who was the only player to bat .400 and hit 40 home runs in the same season?

  • Babe Ruth
  • Ted Williams
  • Rogers Hornsby
  • Mario Mendoza
Question 6/10

Let's look at one of the greats. Which franchise signed Babe Ruth to his first professional contract, as a minor leaguer?

  • Oakland Athletics
  • The Boston Red Sox
  • The Boston Braves
  • The Baltimore Orioles
Question 7/10

What is obstruction?

  • Interfering with a runner on the basepaths
  • Blocking a fielder from getting to a ball
  • The catcher reaching his mitt into the batter's box
  • Blocking the umpire from seeing the play
Question 8/10

In 1926 the World Series The Yankees lost to the Cardinals in 7 games. How did it end?

  • Babe Ruth was caught stealing 2nd
  • Joe DiMaggio hit a walk-off sacrifice fly
  • Waite Hoyt struck out 2 batters in a row
  • Abner Doubleday fired the umpires and called the series a draw
Question 9/10

Okay, now to see if you're up on your recent history. Who was 2014's stolen base leader?

  • Ichiro Suzuki
  • Billy Hamilton
  • Dee Gordon
  • Jacoby Ellsbury
Question 10/10

This quiz ain't over 'til it's over.

How many champsionship rings did Yogi Berra win total, between being a player, a coach, and a manager?

  • 2
  • 6
  • 10
  • 13
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