Uncategorized – Page 8 – This Week In Sports Trivia

October 21, 2025December 10, 2025Uncategorized

Greatest Game Ever?

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history with 3 homers and 10 strikeouts as a pitcher, and lots of people are calling it the greatest game ever. Ccming off a nearly two week wait since he last pitched, Ohtani threw shutout ball in 6-plus innings against the Brewers, and then of course those 3 HUGE home runs – check out this video shot from the stands to see the blasts and the fans reaction. https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/10/20/video-stands-shohei-ohtani-hr-leave-dodger-stadium-nlcs/86804185007/

Time to fill in the plan. Before Ohtani’s game, many people considered __________ as having the best game ever, throwing a no-hitter against the powerful Cincinnati Reds and also hitting two runs in that game.

Rick Reuschel

Rick Sutcliffe

Rick Ankiel

Rick Wise

Rick Moranis

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October 8, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

The Coen Brothers?

The Jacksonville Jaguars are off to a 4-1 start and a lot of credit is going to their rookie head coach, which leads us to the question – Who is the Jaguars head coach that is from the Sean McVay tree of coaches?

Leslie Coen

Loren Coen

Lance Coen

Liam Coen

Lowell Coen

Joel and Ethan Coen

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October 8, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

Judge One of Three! (A Two-Parter)

Only 3 players have won a batting title and hit 50 or more home runs in the same season. Aaron Judge did it this year. Who was the last player to accomplish the feat?

Willie Mays

Barry Bonds

Mickey Mantle

Shohei Ohtani

Hack Wilson

That’s the question – do you know the answer?

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September 22, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

Pre-Shohei

In two seasons with the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani has rewritten the record book as he now owns the top 2 home run seasons in franchise history – both times hitting over 50.

Who held the Dodgers single season record for most home runs with 49 before Ohtani broke it last season?

Duke Snider

Gil Hodges

Reggie Smith

Shawn Green

Roy Campanella

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September 17, 2025December 10, 2025Uncategorized

Switch

Cal Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle’s single-season record for most home runs by a switch hitter. After hitting a pair of homers in a game against the Royals in Kansas City, the Mariners catcher now has 56 on the season, breaking Mantle’s mark of 54.

What season did Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs in a season, most by a switch hitter before Cal Raleigh broke it in 2025?

1958

1961

1963

1967

The answer is below.

Answer: 1961

Mickey hit 54 in 1961, the same season his Yankee teammate Roger Maris hit 61 home runs to break Babe Ruth’s single-season record of 60.