# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/21 "2023-09-15T18:20:24Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Who was the first Ram to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl? Vince Ferragamo? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/22 "2023-09-15T18:30:40Z")
Everyone probably knows this one, but it’s still my personal favorite: Which major league pitcher refused to participate in a World Series game, because it was held on Yom Kippur? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/23 "2023-09-15T18:40:57Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Who holds the NHL record for the most goals scored by a set of brothers? > > The Gretzkys. Wayne scored 2,857 and Brent scored 4 And I thought Eli had it tough, living in Peyton’s shadow! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/24 "2023-09-15T21:08:41Z")
Baseball analogue would be home runs and Hank and Tommie Aaron, combining for 768, with Hank hitting 755 of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/25 "2023-09-15T21:19:39Z")
Name the four baseball-playing Alou brothers. (Trick question). ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/26 "2023-09-15T21:23:05Z")
Who was the first pitcher to start the All Star game for both leagues? And can you name the other four who followed? Vida Blue. Also Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Roy Halladay, Max Scherzer. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/27 "2023-09-15T22:04:03Z")
Wow-- I knew Vida Blue, but not the others. I was a huge baseball fan and follower and card collector from about the 5th-9th grades (late 1970s). I still like to follow the World Series, and catch the last couple of games, but haven’t been a huge fan for a long time. Did play women’s softball after college for about 4 or 5 summers. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/28 "2023-09-15T22:04:40Z")
Name all the college teams whose team names do NOT end in an “s” (e.g., The Crimson Tide). It’s been a while, I think there’s about a dozen. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/29 "2023-09-15T22:08:00Z")
If you went to Cooperstown and took a count of how many times each player’s name was written—every plaque, every exhibit, every poster—whose name would have the highest number? Cy Young ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/30 "2023-09-15T22:15:46Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Name all the college teams whose team names do NOT end in an “s” (e.g., The Crimson Tide). It’s been a while, I think there’s about a dozen. (without research) Stanford Cardinal NC State Wolfpack Marshall Thundering Herd Tulane Green Wave Harvard Crimson Syracuse Orangemen North Dakota State Bison That’s all I got. Who’d I forget? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/31 "2023-09-15T22:17:52Z")
Fighting Irish, off the top of my head. Also, this may be dated, but when I first heard the question, the Navy Midshipmen. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/32 "2023-09-15T22:18:47Z")
Fighting Irish is one of them, as are the Midshipmen. I always heard the riddle as “doesn’t end in S, and doesn’t have a color”. Edit: damn you, Strato! ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/33 "2023-09-15T22:21:12Z")
Just remembered: The Fighting Illini ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/34 "2023-09-15T22:22:58Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Fighting Irish > [@Stratocaster](#): > > The Fighting Illini Duh and duh. I’m in the Chicago area, so those should have been the first two on my list. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/35 "2023-09-15T22:25:33Z")
Of which, there’s always the tried and true “Last switch-hitter to win the AL MVP award.” ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/36 "2023-09-15T22:28:16Z")
nm ninja’d ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/37 "2023-09-15T22:34:28Z")
I have 2. What was the winning percentage of the 1927 Yankees, with their murderers row lineup that included Babe Ruth’s 60 homers? .714, equal to the Babe’s career home run total How many intentional walks did Roger Maris receive in 1961, the year he hit 61 homers? Zero. That’s what happens when Mickey Mantle bats behind you in the order. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/38 "2023-09-15T22:35:42Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > four baseball-playing Alou brothers. (Trick question). OK, what’s the trick answer? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/39 "2023-09-15T22:43:26Z")
> [@slicedalone](#): > > OK, what’s the trick answer? There were 3 brothers, so there must have been an unofficial 4th one I guess. The three brothers were Felipe, Matty, and Jesus. Felipe’s son Moises was an outfielder later on, and his son Luis was a manager of the Mets. Moises had a cousin, Mel, who was an MLB pitcher. The Alou Brothers also had a cousin, Jose Sosa, who was a relief pitcher for the Astros. And even though they were known as the Alou brothers, their patronymic last name was Rojas, so you’ll hear either Alou or Rojas as a last name to refer to them. Luis is primarily known by the last name Rojas (he is Moises’s half brother). Since Moises was known as Moises Alou when he played, I am guessing the 4 “brothers” were Felipe, Matty, Jesus, and Moises. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/40 "2023-09-16T00:59:54Z")
I’m always surprised when people know the answer to this one. Perhaps it’s not as trivial as I think it is: Who was the last player from the Negro Leagues to play in the Major Leagues (not counting stunt appearances)? Henry Aaron, who retired in 1976 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=3)