Baseball Trivia Quiz Home Page

sunday, february 05, 2012
1,315 current members
weekly trivia since march 2000

home	join btq	current btq	last week's btq	btq archive	btq big shooters	online btq
articles	forums	on this date	quotes	ask us a q	weekly notes	contact us

Joining Baseball Trivia is free! Just go to the join e-mail list, fill out the required information, and receive the next set of trivia questions. A new baseball trivia quiz will be sent out each Sunday by 1:00 pm eastern time during the regular season, and bi-weekly during the off-season to best of our abilities. The questions are sent out weekly, via e-mail, along with the correct answer(s) to the preceding weeks baseball questions, and our own brew of twib notes. The baseball trivia questions are based on current statistics and history.

A running tally of how many questions a person has answered correctly will be kept on the site, on the big shooters page.

We are currently looking for people to contribute weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly baseball articles. Articles can be on a specific team or general baseball topics. The goal is to create an rss feed for others to enjoy. Please drop by the contact us page and fill out the form indicating your desire to contirbute your writings.

Aceves, Red Sox avoid hearing with deal: Right-hander Alfredo Aceves and the Red Sox have avoided arbitration with a $1.2 million deal, according to multiple reports Sunday morning.
Veteran right-hander Penny to play in Japan: Right-hander Brad Penny is headed to Japan's Pacific League after 12 seasons in the Majors, The Associated Press reported Sunday morning.
Borbon bouncing back with Dominican squad: Recovered from last season's hamstring injury and determined to win a starting role in center field with the Rangers, Julio Borbon is focused on helping his Dominican Republic teammates secure a Caribbean Series championship.
Cora nearing Minors deal with Cardinals: Veteran infielder Alex Cora is close to agreeing on a Minor League deal with the Cardinals, according to an industry source.
Papi points way for prospects at Showcase: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the guest speaker at a banquet to honor the participants in Major League Baseball's Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase for the countries' top prospects held during the last two days.
Ortiz wants to make deal, avoid arbitration: Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said he wants a multi-year deal and would like to avoid salary arbitration for next season.
Giants fans in midseason form at FanFest: An estimated crowd of 36,000 Giants fans celebrated Saturday's FanFest by collecting autographs, listening to their favorite players and gathering freebies.
Recent moves help Tribe fortify first base: Entering the offseason, the Indians' front office set improving their offense among their top priorities. Specifically, adding production from the first-base position was said to be an important objective. They are now much closer to that goal.
Fuld gives message of hope to diabetics: Nobody would ever suspect that Sam Fuld had Type 1 diabetes, based on the reckless abandon with which the 30-year-old Rays outfielder plays baseball. Only upon seeing Fuld injecting himself with insulin in the clubhouse does one realize what Fuld overcomes on a daily basis.
Tino, Cecil enter Ted Williams Hall of Fame: Three-time All-Star Cecil Fielder, who twice led the Majors in home runs, and four-time World Series champion Tino Martinez were inducted into the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame at Tropicana Field on Friday night.
Ayala in familiar role at Caribbean Series: A year ago, Luis Ayala took the mound for Mexico's Obregon squad during the Caribbean Series without a job in the United States and ended up signing a Minor League deal with the Yankees a few days after the round-robin ended.
Royals agree to terms with Hernandez Jorrin: The Royals have agreed to contract terms with Ramon Hernandez Jorrin, a right-handed-hitting outfielder from Cuba, after evaluating him in the Dominican Republic.
Giants prepared to keep both aces: Contrary to widespread assumptions, the Giants can afford to retain Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain long term, general manager Brian Sabean said Friday.
Bochy wants slightly slimmer Panda: To some observers, third baseman Pablo Sandoval passed the eyeball test Friday. But his physical condition still didn't satisfy Giants manager Bruce Bochy.
Dominican showcase takes new approach: A large group of eager teenagers took their first step toward their big league dreams and Major League Baseball took another step forward in Latin America on the first day of the Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase on Friday at the Mets complex.
Dodgers set to kick off Community Caravan: The Dodgers' ninth annual Community Caravan, to be held Feb. 14-15, will focus on joining fans in giving back to the Los Angeles community.
Allison understands Hamilton's struggles: Jeff Allison got up Friday morning to get ready to go to work at a local baseball facility and coach kids. Then he read the headline about Josh Hamilton. "It tore me apart," said Allison.
Dodgers motion against claims in Stow case: The Dodgers filed a motion with the bankruptcy court on Friday to disallow all claims by Bryan Stow and his children stemming from Stow's beating in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day last year.
Hot Stove MLBlog: News, notes and analysis: The offseason maneuvering is in full swing. Stay up on all the trades, signings, rumors and analysis with the Hot Stove MLBlog.
Lincecum has last word on new contract: Speaking publicly Friday for the first time since he and the Giants agreed to their deal on Jan. 24, Tim Lincecum calmly rebutted the assumptions of his skeptics as if they were so many helpless hitters.

Theme: none
Date: Apr 06, 2003

Alex Rodriguez hit his 300th home run of his career at the age of 27 years, 249 days; this is 79 days faster than this Hall of Famer.

show answer

see all baseball trivia...

"Mickey meant an awful lot to me. He was a tremendous athlete. People didn't understand him the way they should have. He played 10 years on one leg. But more than that, he was a tremendous person."

by Hank Aaron

more quotes...

The Polo Grounds was the first major league ballpark to use a public address system on July 05, 1929.