# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/81 "2023-09-25T23:01:11Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Their names are misspelled on the Stanly Cup. ICWYDT ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/82 "2023-09-25T23:11:15Z")
I thought of another one. Who was the first overall pick in the history of the USFL draft? Hint: it was 1983, and he never played it down for the LA Express, who drafted him. Dan Marino ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/83 "2023-09-26T00:42:32Z")
I suspect there are quite a few retired Canadian NHL players who are now naturalized US citizens. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/84 "2023-09-26T12:51:32Z")
Okay? ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/85 "2023-09-30T03:57:43Z")
Joey Jay was the first Little Leaguer to make it to Major League Baseball. While he did play in the MLB World Series, he did not play in the Little League WS. Boog Powell is the first to have played in both the LLWS and the ML WS when he started in Game 1 of the 1966 World Series for Baltimore. Later in that game, Jim Barbierei pinch hit for the Dodgers to become the second person to play in both the LL WS and MLB WS. ---
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/86 "2023-09-30T04:01:03Z")
Chapman’s beaning had no bearing on the rule change. The spitball was outlawed prior to the 1920 season (with some pitchers grandfathered.) ---
**Author:** ![Gretzky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gretzky/32/6682_2.png) [@Gretzky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretzky)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/87 "2023-10-02T16:27:07Z")
> [@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 Well, my brother only scored 1 goal (4 points), but we’re still immensely proud of him. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/88 "2023-10-02T17:13:08Z")
In the same vain, I believe Hank Aaron (755) and his brother Tommie (13) hold the home run record for a set of brothers in MLB. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/89 "2023-10-02T18:54:53Z")
Here’s a 2-parter - name the sports-based organizations whose oaths/pledges include these phrases: 1. Strive to win 2. Let me win ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/90 "2023-10-02T19:07:31Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Let me win Special Olympics ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/91 "2023-10-02T19:14:14Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Strive to win Little League? ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/92 "2023-10-02T23:46:38Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > > > Let me win > > Special Olympics > [@Railer13](#): > > > [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > > > Strive to win > > Little League? We have winners already. Little League Pledge: “I trust in God, I love my country, and will respect its laws. I will play fair, and strive to win, but win or lose, I will always do my best.” Special Olympics: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/93 "2023-10-03T00:09:48Z")
Who played on both a World Series championship team and an NBA championship team? Gene Conley. He played baseball for the 1957 Braves champs, and played basketball for the Boston Celtics in 1958-59, 1959-60, and 1960-61 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/94 "2023-10-04T11:27:23Z")
Who the hell came up with the Little League Pledge? That’s creepy. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/95 "2023-10-04T11:51:46Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Name all the college teams whose team names do NOT end in an “s” (e.g., The Crimson Tide) Presbyterian Blue Hose ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/96 "2023-10-04T12:24:45Z")
What’s creepy about it? ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/97 "2023-10-04T13:30:06Z")
> [@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. I first heard it as: name college teams whose name does not contain an animal (humans are not animals for this question), does not involve a color, does not end in “s.” That tends to narrow it down a lot more. Then we end up with (division I NCAA only): UMass Minutemen Illinois Fighting Illini Notre Dame Fighting Irish Navy Midshipmen Hofstra used to be the Flying Dutchmen, but changed it to the Pride for some stupid reason. Pride may be for a pride of lions, though. The jury is still out on Marshall Thundering Herd, as it may be considered an animal group. Hawaii women’s teams are called the Wahine, but I’m not sure if that is official. Some teams are known as the Phoenix, but I consider that an animal, though mythical. There may be a couple of other smaller DI colleges with names that fit. I think if you go to DII and DIII, there are a lot more, but I’m too lazy to look. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/98 "2023-10-04T13:40:54Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What’s creepy about it? The “god” part leaves out a segment of the population that doesn’t believe. The “love my country” is jingoist blather. These are kids playing a game. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/99 "2023-10-04T13:45:38Z")
It was written in 1954, when the US Pledge of Allegiance was modified to include the phrase “under God”. Not really much controversy at the time. I love my country because it’s the US of A. That pledge may be a little bigoted with the ‘god’ stuff but it’s not creepy, it’s just dated. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/100 "2023-10-04T16:43:15Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > Hofstra used to be the Flying Dutchmen, but changed it to the Pride for some stupid reason. Pride may be for a pride of lions, though. They certainly want you to think that. > **[Hofstra University Department of Athletics Logo Style Guide](https://issuu.com/hofstrapride/docs/hofstra_athletics_brand_and_style_g)** > > Read Hofstra University Department of Athletics Logo Style Guide by Hofstra University on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our p... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=6)