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Sports Quotes Quiz - The Second Half: Baseball

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A difficult quiz on quotes about sports and/or by sports figures. Given the quote, you are asked for the speaker.

Question 1:

“I see great things in baseball. It’s our game - the American game.” was said by which American writer and journalist? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Walt Whitman
Cy Young
Leo Durocher
Casey Stengel

Question 2:

Which Major League pitcher said the following quote: “Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.” (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Warren Spahn
Bo Bellinger
Whitey Ford
Sandy Koufax

Question 3:

“The will to win is worthless if you don’t get paid for it.” is a thought by what Major League baseball outfielder? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Reggie Jackson
Gil McDougal
Harry Simpson
Gino Cimoli

Question 4:

Which baseball Hall of Famer stated that “the two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen?” (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Bob Lemon
Jim Lemon
Don Drysdale
Warren Spahn

Question 5:

“I don’t want to play golf. When I hit the ball I want someone else to go chase it.” Which baseball player and manager pointed out this disadvantage of golf over baseball? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Don Mattingly
Rogers Hornsby
Babe Ruth
Willie Mays

Question 6:

Which baseball player does this humorous quote belong to: “Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak sunrise past a rooster.”? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Joe Adcock
Del Crandall
Ed Mathews
Johnny Logan

Question 7:

Which franchise owner and promoter in Major League Baseball said the following on baseball: “This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.”? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Bill Veeck
Bud Selig
Ford Frick
Bowie Kuhn

Question 8:

“The pitcher has got only a ball. I’ve got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.” Which player pondered this on the players’ roles in baseball? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Billy williams
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Hack Wilson

Question 9:

Which baseball player stated that he became a good pitcher when he stopped trying to make the batters miss the ball, and tried to make them hit it? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Don Drysdale
Juan Marichal
Reuben Gomez
Sandy Koufax

Question 10:

“During my 18 years, I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and was walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” Which player made these conclusions about his career? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays

Question 11:

Which sportsman do these words belong to: "I went through baseball as "a player to be named later.""? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Tim McCarver
Joe Girardi
Joe Torre
Joe Garagiola

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