Baseball Trivia

[mavskidd02]

Slow night, and a friend threw me some interesting trivia questions the other day. Thought I'd post a few here. ONE RULE: don't look them up. And if you've heard it before let some other guys get some guesses in. I'll try and post a new one after someone gets the previous question right. Might be fun. Feel free to throw your own question in there if I don't have one up here.


Question #1:

There are seven ways a player can reach first base without recording a base hit in the scorebook. Name all seven.

[LVJimmy]

walk, hit by pitch, strikeout and wild pitch or pass ball, error, cathcer/field interference, fielder's choice, pinch runner

[mavskidd02]

LVJimmy has it. The Interference and PR are the tricky ones.......

Question #2:

What is the maximum number of hits a team can record in an inning without scoring a run. Name the number of hits and the scenario in which it occurs.

[Chado1]

Question #3:

How much money has Chado lost in the past few days and also name the way in which he was robbed another winner tonight?

Answer: About $1200 and tonight Granderson climbs the wall the rob a 2 run walk off home run in the 9th inning that would have gave the Indians the win and Chado $230 instead $0

[Chado1]

Question #4:

How dumb is Chado?

Answer: Fucking retarded. He spent all his early season profts foolishly on stupid shit that he wouldnt have normally bought/blew under normal circumstances. He was a total moron not thinking it could all be gone in a heartbeat during a bad run and now he is actually in the hole so to speak because profits that he was anticipating while spending that arent there anymore.

[Chado1]

Sorry slow night as you say trying to blow off a little steam.

That Granderson catch on Sizemore was just the icing on the cake recently. I just came home to see it and I almost wish I didnt even know how they lost.

[mavskidd02]

Question #2:

What is the maximum number of hits a team can record in an inning without scoring a run. Name the number of hits and the scenario in which it occurs.

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[BigWeiner]

LVJimmy has it. The Interference and PR are the tricky ones.......

Question #2:

What is the maximum number of hits a team can record in an inning without scoring a run. Name the number of hits and the scenario in which it occurs.

5? 3 hits load the bases, guy get caught stealing home, guy gets caught stealing 3rd, 2 more hits load the bases

[mavskidd02]

5? 3 hits load the bases, guy get caught stealing home, guy gets caught stealing 3rd, 2 more hits load the bases

Five is incorrect. Question still stands

What is the maximum number of hits a team can record in an inning without scoring a run? Name the number of hits and the scenario in which it occurs.

[KazDog]

Five is incorrect. Question still stands

What is the maximum number of hits a team can record in an inning without scoring a run? Name the number of hits and the scenario in which it occurs.

I believe 6 hits.

Two hits and two outs. Three more hits to load bases and 6th is when a batter gets a hit and a base runner passes another base runner. Batter credited with a hit although it's an out on the base runner for passing up another runner.

The other scenario might be the same as above although when the batter gets a hit, he hits a runner going from one base to the next. Batter credited with the 6th hit, but the base runner is out.

Not sure about the second scenario.

KAZ

[mavskidd02]

I believe 6 hits.

Two hits and two outs. Three more hits to load bases and 6th is when a batter gets a hit and a base runner passes another base runner. Batter credited with a hit although it's an out on the base runner for passing up another runner.

The other scenario might be the same as above although when the batter gets a hit, he hits a runner going from one base to the next. Batter credited with the 6th hit, but the base runner is out.

Not sure about the second scenario.

KAZ

Kaz is correct! A tough question. The second scenario is correct, and in fact would be more likely. A player passing another happens very rarely, especially with two outs and all runners going. But if a ball is hit and that ball hits the runner and ends the inning, the batter is awarded a hit. SIX is the correct answer.

Question #3:

What is the minimum number of hitters a pitcher must face in order to throw a complete game?

[mavskidd02]

Question #3:

What is the minimum number of hitters a pitcher must face in order to throw a complete game?

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[zeib10]

27 but seems too obvious.

[PhilJr]

How about 15 if a rain out is considered a complete game?

[mavskidd02]

Thanks for the answers Zeib and PJ, but both are incorrect. Question still stands......


What is the minimum number of hitters a pitcher must face in order to throw a complete game?