Where were the Oakland Athletics originally located?

Baseball Trivia / May 07, 2025

Philadelphia. The Athletics began in Philadelphia, moved to Kansas City and relocated to Oakland in 1968.

Mariano Rivera was the last active Major Leaguer to wear a jersey number belonging to whom?

Baseball Trivia / May 07, 2025

Jackie Robinson. Mariano Rivera was allowed to continue wearing Jackie Robinson's #42 because he was wearing it before its league-wide retirement in 1997.

Whose walk preceded Kirk Gibson's game-winning homer in 1988's World Series, Game 1?

Baseball Trivia / May 06, 2025

Mike Davis. Kirk Gibson's heroic 1988 game 1 home run was his only at-bat of that World Series.

Which term means the computerized statistical analysis of baseball?

Baseball Trivia / May 06, 2025

Sabermetrics. In baseball terminology, SH stands for sacrificed hits, 3B for triples and AB for at-bats.

Who was the first San Francisco Giants pitcher to have two winning streaks of 10 or more games?

Baseball Trivia / May 05, 2025

Juan Marichal. Juan Marichal was a nine-time All-Star and won 238 games as a San Francisco Giant.

Each full member of the 2004 World Series champs earned how much money for winning?

Baseball Trivia / May 05, 2025

$223,000. Baseball playoff money comes from a pool whose size is dependent on ticket sales; a team divides its share as it likes.