TOILETRIVIA - BASEBALL
The Only Trivia eBook That Caters To Your Everyday Bathroom Needs
by Jeremy Klaff & Harry Klaff
©2011 by Toiletrivia.
Published by Toiletrivia at Smashwords
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Cover Artwork by Stephanie Strack
Final Scorecard (flip to back to tabulate after each chapter)
About the Author and Acknowledgements
Introduction / eDirections
Here at Toiletrivia we do extensive research on what you, the bathroom user, wish to see in your reading material. Sure, there are plenty of fine books out there to pass the time, but none of them cater to your competitive needs. That’s why Toiletrivia is here to provide captivating trivia that allows you to interact with fellow bathroom users.
In this eBook format, each chapter allows you to keep score so you can evaluate your progress if you choose to go through the book multiple times. In the print version, you may wish to leave the book behind in the bathroom for others to play and keep score against you. Perhaps you just want to make it look like you are a genius, and leave a perfect scorecard for all to see. We hope you leave one in every bathroom of the house.
The rules of Toiletrivia are simple. Each chapter has 30 questions, divided into three sections…One Roll, Two Rolls, or Three Rolls. The One Rolls are easiest and worth one point. Two Rolls are a bit harder and are worth two points. And of course, Three Rolls are the hardest, and are worth three points. You will tabulate your progress on the scorecard near the end of the book.
The questions we have selected are meant for dinner conversation, or impressing someone you want to date. With few exceptions, our queries are geared for the uncomfortable situations that life throws at you, like when you have nothing in common with someone, and need to offer some clever banter. We hope that the facts you learn in the restroom make it easier to meet your future in-laws, or deal with that hairdresser who just won’t stop talking to you.
Remember, Toiletrivia is a game. This eBook version is for your portable device. Unlike the print version of Toiletrivia, this one caters to your everyday bathroom needs while using an eReader. Whereas the print version of Toiletrivia offers competition with other people, we will leave it to your discretion as to whether or not you want to lend someone your eReader for bathroom use. As always, we do recommend that you wash your hands before and after handling Toiletrivia the eBook.
DIRECTIONS
Mark your answers directly by highlighting each question, and inserting a note with your eReader. After every 10 questions, take the amount you get correct and multiply that by the question value. Add a note below the grid to record your score. At the back of the eBook you will find a scorecard. Highlight each chapter on the scorecard, and enter your score by using the note feature of your eReader. Then, tabulate your final score.
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Great Moments
One Roll
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1. Why were all baseball fans’ eyes on Fulton County Stadium April 8, 1974?
2. Who pitched the only no-hit game in a Division Series on Oct. 5, 2010?
3. What did Roger Clemens do for the second time on Sept. 18, 1996?
4. What highlight of Nolan Ryan’s career was recorded against Toronto on May 1, 1991?
5. Who struck out 19 Padres, including the last 10 in a row, at Shea Stadium on April 22, 1970?
6. What record did Bob Gibson set on Oct. 2, 1968 against the Detroit Tigers?
7. Who fired the only perfect game in World Series history on Oct. 8, 1956?
8. On May 30, 1956, his majestic blast off the façade just missed being the first home run hit out of Yankee Stadium.
9. Whose homer in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 6 off of Mitch Williams gave the Toronto Blue Jays the 1993 World Series?
10. Red Sox pitcher Tracy Stallard gave up a memorable home run on Oct. 1, 1961. Who hit it?
Great Moments
One Roll — Answers
1. Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth with his 715th career home run
2. Roy Halladay vs. the Cincinnati Reds
3. He struck out 20 batters. He did it first on April 29, 1986 vs. the Seattle Mariners. This time he did it against the Detroit Tigers.
4. He pitched his seventh—and final—no hitter
5. Tom Seaver
6. He set a World Series record with 17 strikeouts
7. Don Larsen
8. Mickey Mantle
9. Joe Carter
10. Roger Maris, who hit his 61st home run of the season, eclipsing Babe Ruth’s long-standing record
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Great Moments
Two Rolls
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1. What couldn’t Jack Buck believe what he just saw on Oct. 15, 1988?
2. On Sept. 14, 1968, this Detroit Tigers righthander became the last pitcher to win 30 games in a season.
3. Whose home run in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7 enabled the Pirates to beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series?
4. Why was the first night game at Wrigley Field really not the first night game at Wrigley Field?
5. What team won the 7th game of the 1991 World Series 1-0 with a run in the bottom of the 10th inning?
6. Whose home run in the 12th inning of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS started Boston’s remarkable comeback from a 3-0 deficit in games against the Yankees?
7. How did Ted Williams conclude his career on Sept. 28, 1960?
8. How was history made at the first night game ever at Ebbets Field on June 15, 1938?
9. What N.Y. Giants ace struck out five future American League Hall of Famers in a row in the 1934 All-Star Game?
10. Why did Joe DiMaggio have a bad day in Cleveland on July 17, 1941?
Great Moments
Two Rolls — Answers
1. Injured Dodger Kirk Gibson came off the bench to hit a game-winning, pinch hit home run against the Oakland A’s in Game 1 of the World Series
2. Denny McLain
3. Bill Mazeroski
4. On Aug. 8, 1988, the game against Philadelphia was called by rain after 3½ innings. The next night the Cubs beat the Mets 6-4.
5. Minnesota Twins
6. David Ortiz
7. He hit a home run in his final at bat into the bullpen at Fenway Park
8. Johnny Vander Meer of Cincinnati pitched his second consecutive no-hitter
9. Carl Hubbell. After two got on base, he utilized his screwball to strike out: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.
10. His 56-game hitting streak came to an end
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Great Moments
Three Rolls
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1. Who hit the only grand slam home run in All-Star Game history?
2. On May 1, 1920, Brooklyn’s Leon Cadore and Boston’s Joe Oeschger pitched complete games. What was so special?
3. In Game 3 of the 1969 World Series, what N.Y. Mets outfielder drove in 5 runs and saved 5 runs with his glove?
4. Who served up Carlton Fisk’s 12th inning home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series?
5. On Aug. 15, 1926, three Brooklyn Dodgers wound up on third base at the same time. How did it happen? (Players’ names are not required.)
6. What San Diego Padres pitcher gave up Pete Rose’s 4,192nd career hit to pass Ty Cobb on Sept. 11, 1985?
7. Who made a mad dash to score from first base in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series while Johnny Pesky “snoozed?”
8. On Sept. 23, 1908, a N.Y. Giant rookie committed “Merkle’s Boner” against the Chicago Cubs. What did he do?
9. What was 1938’s famous “Homer in the Gloamin’?”
10. What did pitchers Hippo Vaughn of the Cubs and Fred Toney of the Reds both do on May 2, 1917?
Great Moments
Three Rolls — Answers
1. Fred Lynn in 1983
2. The game lasted 26 innings and ended in a 1-1 tie. It was the longest game by innings in Major League history. The length of the game was 3:50. Today, Yankees-Red Sox 9-inning games take longer than that!
3. Tommie Agee
4. Pat Darcy
5. Nobody out. Hank DeBerry at third, Dazzy Vance at second, Chick Fewster at first. Babe Herman hits a long gapper to right. De-Berry scores. Vance rounds third, stops, and slides back. Fewster also rounds third and goes back. Herman is not watching and he too, slides into third. The correct ruling is that Vance is safe; Fewster and Herman are out. Originally it was thought that Herman “tripled into a triple play,” but he only “doubled into a double play.”
6. Eric Show
7. Enos Slaughter
8. Fred Merkle was on first. A single brought in the apparent winning run from third. However Merkle did not touch second base and went straight to the clubhouse in centerfield. He was ultimately called out. The game was ruled a tie, and was replayed on Oct. 8th with the Cubs and Giants tied for first. Chicago won that game … and the pennant.