A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:39 pm

What year did Jackie Robinson break Baseball's color barrier?

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:41 pm

1942?

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:42 pm

no,no, no its 1947

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:49 pm

Yep, your turn

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:55 pm

ok name the first 5 baseball players inducted into the hall of fame (extra:what year?)

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:14 pm

year was 1939. people: Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander, that's all I got.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:17 pm

Woah, didn't realize those four were right (just checked) 1 more, I have to leave for a few days.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:20 pm

Assuming those four are correct, the fifth is Lou Gehrig...

(altho I thought it was Carl Hubbell and not GCA in that initial class...)

riggable · Post by **riggable** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:32 am

what about Honus Wagner?

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:12 am

Incandenza wrote:Assuming those four are correct, the fifth is Lou Gehrig...

(altho I thought it was Carl Hubbell and not GCA in that initial class...)

nope

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:12 am

riggable wrote:what about Honus Wagner?

din ding ding

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:14 am

but i need someone to list ALL 5

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:19 am

I would say it, but I would probably ask a question with Australian sports, which I dono if any of you know.

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:22 am

gotta answer the question before you can make your own

riggable · Post by **riggable** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:50 am

Well i suppose the list would then be Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander(?) , and Christy Mathewson.

That question mark states i doubt that that one is correct

jnd94 · Post by **jnd94** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:54 am

you have 4 out of 5 grover alexander is not correct

riggable · Post by **riggable** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:32 am

Well, duh, thats because its not Grover Alexander, it is Walter Johnson.

And the year was 1936, not 1939.

I'm going out on a limb and proclaming I am right in including Mr. Johnson in the Hall of Fame (after some contemplation I looked it up) so here comes the next question:

In 1947, Jackie Robinson opened the baseball world up to African American baseball players by playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers for the first time on April 15th. In his historic debute, which team did Brooklyn play?

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:16 am

I'll guess the Braves

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:08 am

Actually, 1936 is when the first class was elected. It wasn't inducted until 1939. But yeah, GCA was not part of the first class. My B.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:49 pm

Serbia wrote:I'll guess the Braves

yea the boston braves, right?

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:37 pm

dwightschrute wrote:
Serbia wrote:I'll guess the Braves
yea the boston braves, right?

Milwaukee Braves

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:38 pm

o yea. ok well do a question.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:42 pm

Serbia wrote:
dwightschrute wrote:
Serbia wrote:I'll guess the Braves
yea the boston braves, right?

Milwaukee Braves

The Braves were still in Boston in 1947, they played in the World Series in 1948.

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:43 pm

so i was correct. it was the boston braves right?

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:08 pm

yeah, I was wrong, it was Boston. I don't know if the answer was correct though...