# Post your favorite sports trivia question **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164 "2023-09-15T14:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/201 "2023-11-19T09:47:17Z")
Who are the only two MLB players (at least in the modern era) to have played in a game _after_ receiving a Hall of Fame vote? Minnie Minoso and Jose Rijo ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/202 "2023-11-19T12:03:08Z")
Who was the first player to score a basket in the NBA In-Season Tournament? Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers ---
**Author:** ![ThatCanadianGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ThatCanadianGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatCanadianGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/203 "2023-11-20T22:21:39Z")
I didn’t look but I think Joe DiMaggio did, back when there was no rule about having been retired for five years. ---
**Author:** ![ThatCanadianGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ThatCanadianGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThatCanadianGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/204 "2023-11-20T22:22:09Z")
Damn, not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/205 "2023-11-20T23:20:26Z")
Me? Or you? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/206 "2023-11-26T18:59:32Z")
Who is the last QB to wear a uniform number larger than 19 in the NFL? John Hadl (21) who played for five teams from 1962 - 1977 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/207 "2023-11-29T15:35:32Z")
What is the largest-sum contract ever signed by an NFL player (on a per-day basis)? Jerry Rice. He signed a ceremonial 1-day contract with the Niners on August 24, 2006, that was roughly $1.98 million for that day alone. However, Rice was not actually paid the money. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/208 "2023-12-02T15:09:09Z")
Who is the only baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who _never_ gave up a grand slam? Or back-to-back home runs? Jim Palmer ETA: he _did_ give up one grand slam, but it was when he was on a minor league rehab assignment. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/209 "2023-12-02T23:09:41Z")
I wonder if Babe Ruth ever gave up a Grand Slam (dead ball era). ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/210 "2023-12-02T23:59:06Z")
What three former Cardinals are honored at Yankee Stadium? “…the Knights of Columbus donated plaques in honor of the Masses celebrated at Yankee Stadium by Pope Paul VI on October 4, 1965, Pope John Paul II October 2, 1979, and Pope Benedict XVI on April 20, 2008” [Monument Park (Yankee Stadium) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)#Monument_Park_I) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/211 "2023-12-02T23:59:14Z")
No, he didn’t. He only gave up 10 homers total. Funny thing about Ruth as a pitcher: his career 2.28 ERA looks amazing, but his adjusted ERA+ is 122…the same as Jimmy Key and Corey Kluber. Not that you can really compare eras and ERAs. Some of the dead ball era numbers are just silly looking: Ruth averaged 3.6 Ks per nine innnings, for example. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/212 "2023-12-03T00:01:34Z")
Ha, good one. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/213 "2023-12-03T00:07:07Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Who is the only baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who _never_ gave up a grand slam? Or back-to-back home runs? I would have guessed Addie Joss. He only gave up 19 home runs in his career from 1902-1910. I wonder it the play-by-plays are even available to verify about him. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/214 "2023-12-03T00:34:07Z")
He didn’t surrender a grand slam either, and it wouldn’t be surprising if there were others in the pre-Ruth era. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/215 "2023-12-30T23:49:51Z")
I just came across this one. Among all left handed outfielders born on November 21 in Donora, Pennsylvania, Ken Griffey Jr ranks _second_ in career hits. Who ranks first? Stan Musial ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/216 "2023-12-31T01:16:26Z")
I beat you to it 200 posts ago. 😀 No worries, it’s easily my favorite baseball trivia but. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/217 "2024-01-01T22:26:22Z")
> [@Kzbre5m](#): > > What three former Cardinals are honored at Yankee Stadium? Nice try, but Miller Huggins and Joe Torre both played for and managed the St. Louis Cardinals, and Roger Maris played for the Cardinals ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/218 "2024-01-24T16:21:35Z")
Sorry, going over my notes (I think it was a _Says You_ question originally), there was an added part missing. I’m reconstructing it from memory, so hopefully isn’t too wonky: What three former Cardinals are honored at Yankee Stadium, yet never played as Yankees? “…the Knights of Columbus donated plaques in honor of the Masses celebrated at Yankee Stadium by Pope Paul VI on October 4, 1965, Pope John Paul II October 2, 1979, and Pope Benedict XVI on April 20, 2008” [Monument Park (Yankee Stadium) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)#Monument_Park_I) I’m not a sports person, so thanks to **Kent\_Clark** to adding more trivia to the answer, and letting me correct it. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/219 "2024-02-02T23:32:10Z")
On June 5, 1957 - Don Drysdale pitched his first major-league shutout for the Dodgers. In what ballpark did he perform this feat? (hint - it was a home game). Roosevelt Stadium, in Jersey City. The Dodgers played a few home games there during their final seasons in the East. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/220 "2024-02-03T23:58:25Z")
Another baseball one: Nolan Ryan pitched 7 no-hitters - the most by anyone. Who pitched the most one-hitters? Nolan Ryan -12 Who pitched the most two-hitters? Nolan Ryan -18 Who pitched the most three-hitters? Nolan Ryan -32 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=12)