Exploring the National League: A Baseball Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

brothers George Wright and Harry Wright both managed the Providence Grays National League baseball team.

in 1905, Fred Odwell led the National League in home runs with nine, but hit only one home run in the other three seasons he played in Major League Baseball.

the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, the worst Pirates team of the 20th century, were so bad that their catcher Joe Garagiola later said "In an eight-team league, we should've finished ninth".

the Whiz Kids, led by Robin Roberts, won the National League pennant in 1950, but never won another with the same players.

Rosario Rodríguez was the youngest baseball player in the National League during the 1989 season.

Mickey Morandini turned the first regular-season unassisted triple play by a second baseman in National League history.

Ned Hanlon managed the Baltimore Orioles to three consecutive National League pennants.

Frederick Brocklander became a Major League Baseball umpire during a 1979 strike and continued umpiring for 12 more years in the National League.

Jeff Robinson, who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, was the thirteenth pitcher in the National League to strike out three batters on nine pitches.

Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers won an American League pennant in 1982 before moving to the National League in 1998.

Exploring the National League: A Baseball Quiz

1 Starting with the ________ in 1887, the National League began to raid the American Association for franchises to replace N.L.

2 Which team was the champion of the National League?

3 What is the governing body of the National League?

4 In 1969, the league added the San Diego Padres and the ________ (now the Washington Nationals), becoming a 12-team league for the first time since 1899.

5 The teams now known as the ________, Los Angeles Dodgers (originally Brooklyn) and Pittsburgh Pirates (as well as the now-defunct Cleveland Spiders) had already switched from the A.

6 ________ enfranchised 1882 in American Association, joined National League (1887).

7 ________ enfranchised 1969

8 Which of the following teams did the National League play for?

9 When was the National League founded?

10 ________ (exist today as the Cincinnati Reds), joined from A.A.

💡 Interesting Facts

Related Quizzes

Significant Events and Personalities of 1956

American Football Knowledge Quiz

Australian Football League Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Baseball Knowledge Quiz

Boston Red Sox Trivia Quiz

Chicago White Sox Trivia Quiz

Detroit Tigers Trivia Quiz

Quiz on the History of the England Cricket Team