The Most Extraordinary Baseball Quiz Book Ever

The Most Extraordinary Baseball Quiz Book Ever
Author: David Nemec
Publisher: Signet Book
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1990-03-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780451164506

The Most Extraordinary Baseball Quiz Book Ever includes the most complete compilations of questions ever to make its way into a sports quiz book. And with its "fill-in-the-blank" format, fans can score their answers as if playing the game itself.

The New Book of Baseball Trivia

The New Book of Baseball Trivia
Author: Wayne Stewart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1683584414

A comprehensive trivia book that enables readers to compete as they answer questions! In The New Book of Baseball Trivia, experienced baseball author Wayne Stewart includes 500 fun and engaging questions and answers on everyone's favorite former and active players and coaches. Readers are awarded a single, double, triple, or homer based on the difficulty level of the question, with the goal to score as many runs as possible by the end of the book. They are kept on their toes by answers head-scratchers such as: Which team became the first one ever to have three of its players hit 40+ homers in a season? Who was the shortest man ever to appear in a big-league game? Which two brothers combined for more lifetime home runs than any other brother act? When Shane Bieber won the 2020 Cy Young Award, he became the fifth Cleveland Indian to capture that honor. Name three of the other four men to accomplish this. Which two men bashed more home runs while teammates than any other teammate combo? And many more! This book makes the perfect gift for the baseball-loving fan!

The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia

The Major League Baseball Book of Fabulous Facts and Awesome Trivia
Author: Ken Shouler
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2001-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0061073733

This homer of a book is filled with knuckleballs and curves guaranteed to delight baseball fans. Author Shouler includes more than 500 Q&A's that cover the game's all-time greats and no-so-great players, teams past and present, and the colorful personalities that play ball.

So You Think You Know Baseball

So You Think You Know Baseball
Author: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1642507709

The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Book In this third title published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, test your knowledge of baseball trivia against the experts–the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The history of baseball is etched in its trivia. No American sport is chronicled through its trivia and statistics more than baseball. Now, the National Baseball Hall of Fame presents the ultimate baseball trivia book, So You Think You Know Baseball. Hit it out of the park at your MLB trivia night or in an after-dinner baseball quiz with your family. Selected by the historians and curators at the Baseball Hall of Fame, over 100 years of rich baseball history is packed into this virtual reference guide of facts, figures, and fascinating tidbits about our national pastime. In So You Think You Know Baseball, find 450 challenging baseball trivia questions organized into nine themed chapters covering a wide range of baseball history: • Baseball Firsts – famous firsts for almost every aspect of baseball history • First Year Phenoms – rookie sensations and first year wonders • Legendary Sluggers – Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth & more • Historic Hurlers – celebrated pitchers and their remarkable accomplishments on the mound • Record Breakers – notable players and teams who left their mark in the record books • Hall of Famers – baseball’s all-time greats enshrined in Cooperstown • Baseball in Pop Culture – discover the many ways baseball has influenced American culture • The Postseason – highlighting the celebrated moments in World Series history • Baseball Potpourri – unique facts about America’s Pastime Also don’t miss two other titles published by National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, Picturing America’s Pastime and Memories from the Microphone.

Baffling Baseball Trivia

Baffling Baseball Trivia
Author: Dom Forker
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2004
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402713385

Baseball fans can enjoy fascinating stories about great plays and controversial calls on the diamond, all while testing their own knowledge of the game. Is there a limit to a bat’s length and weight? If a batter swings for his third strike and misses, but the ball gets away from the catcher, can he still run to first? Or is he out? And what happens if the wrong batter comes up to hit—and the right player suddenly realizes that they’re out of order? Through a series of true tales, find out about little-known rules of pitching, batting, and fielding, as well as weird situations that have occurred, smart strategies for winning, and funny things have taken place over the years.

Ask Your Uncle Football Trivia

Ask Your Uncle Football Trivia
Author: Frank Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780983968924

This is the second book in a series of unique trivia featuring in this volume uncharted territories of football knowledge. If you are the type for whom White Shoes, Black Holes and Night Trains conjure fond football memories, or if you have ever had a Nigerian Nightmare, seen a Galloping Ghost or a Purple People Eater, you will find refuge on the pages of Ask Your Uncle Football Trivia. This football trivia edition reveals fascinating advancements in the game, a great number of which are precisely numerous; 200, 18,355, 22,895, 71,838 respectively, which represent recently set records for career sacks, rushing, receiving and passing yards. Also included are questions looking for the new single-season marks for quarterback passer rating, passing yards, touchdown throws and catches, receptions, points scored and all-purpose yardage. Numbers are as volatile as they have ever been in pro football. Luckily, this book technology is synchronised to upgrade in the occurrence of such digital anomalies. The result is an inclusive, innovative take on football trivia that is up-to-date. Special player profiles highlight selected NFL teams best offensive and defensive players. Super Bowl-era fans will have fun resourcing their knowledge from Max McGee to Chris Reis in new, creative ways. And for the Bronko Nagurski/Red Badgro crowd, Ask Your Uncle Football Trivia has scores of early-era anecdotes and images.

Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Author: Anika Orrock
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1452174261

This book chronicles the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the stories of the first women to play professional baseball in a league of their own. In 1941, the world was at war, and with able-bodied American men fighting overseas, professional baseball was in danger of becoming a quaint relic—until women stepped up to the plate. In this heartwarming illustrated history, the League's story is told by the ones who know it best: the players. Author Anika Orrock collects a variety of funny, charming, wince-worthy, and powerful vignettes told by the players themselves about their time playing the American pastime. • Features stories of grit and perseverance against all odds, told by the players themselves • Filled with player statistics, historical beats, headlines, and more; and fully illustrated in Anika's vibrant style • A visually engaging, readable women-led history book Written in an approachable manner and beautifully illustrated, The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is a one-of-a-kind story told through the women's own voices and their own perspectives. This book ultimately proves that the incredible women of the AAGPBL truly were in a league of their own. • A unique celebration of a specific moment in women's and sports history • A great read for experienced and new sports fans alike, readers young and old, baseball fans • Perfect accompaniment to books like Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky, Strong is the New Pretty by Kate T. Parker, and Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! by Kate Schatz

The Ultimate Baseball Quiz Book

The Ultimate Baseball Quiz Book
Author: Dom Forker
Publisher: Signet Book
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1996
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780451188212

The best in baseball trivia provides the avid fan with more fun than ever! With dozens of tough questions and twelve all-new quizzes ranging from the World Series to the Hall of Fame, this is a timeless test of sports knowledge sure to challenge and delight baseball fans young and old. Over 400,000 copies of Dom Forker's Signet books in print! The most comprehensive baseball trivia book on the market!

Incredible Baseball Trivia

Incredible Baseball Trivia
Author: David Nemec
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1683582349

Match wits with the father of baseball trivia, David Nemec, a ten-time national champion as he presents more than 200 baseball stumpers that are artfully designed to test the depth of the reader’s knowledge about the game since 1871 including: Who is the most recent major leaguer to compile 100 or more hits, 20 or more complete games, and 20 or more decisions in the same season? No, the answer is not who you think! Who is the only pitcher to hurl a minimum of 5,000 career innings and surrender fewer hits per 9 innings than Walter Johnson? What team had a record of 52–62 when the strike shut down the 1994 season but was on track to qualify for postseason play with the lowest winning percentage ever by a division or league first-place finisher? Every era of baseball history is represented from Cap Anson to Mike Trout, Cy Young to Clayton Kershaw, Ty Cobb to Jose Altuve, Babe Ruth to Giancarlo Stanton. Incredible Baseball Trivia is the ultimate test for knowledgeable baseball fans!

Baseball Bafflers

Baseball Bafflers
Author: Fastball Makov
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2001
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781579121679

Provides a compilation of little known rules, quotes, anecdotes, and other baseball information.