Wrigleyville Sports 20th Anniversary Cubs Trivia Contest
Here we go, Cubs fans!
To enter, post your answers to these questions as a comment to this post. We won’t publish your answers unless you get the most answers right. Make sure you leave your name and email address in your comment/entry so we can contact you if you’re the winner.
Some questions are easy, some are a bit harder…
1. What was the name of Wrigley Field before it got its current name?
2. Before the Cubs moved to what is now called Wrigley Field, where was their stadium and what was its name?
3. Back in the 60s and early 70s, there was a rowdy bunch that inhabited the left field bleachers. What did they wear on their heads?
4. What Cubs right fielder looses a fly ball under his hat, which had fallen off his head while running to catch the ball? He frantically looks everywhere for the ball, and figures out the situation just in time to throw the base runner out at third base?
5. Which Cubs color commentator had the nickname “The Good Kid”?
6. Which 3 Cubs greats were immortalized in the short verse called “baseball’s sad lexicon”?
7. What former St. Louis Cardinal 2nd basemen won the NL MVP award during his first season with the Chicago Cubs hitting .380 and a league high 156 runs?
8. What Cubs pitching great was nicknamed Big Daddy?
9. What Cubs great finished 2nd in the MVP voting twice in the 1970′s?
10. What Cubs 3b went on to lead the NL in batting average 4 times in his career including back to back years with the Cubs?
11. What Current NL Ace was drafted by the Cubs in 2003 but decided to attend college instead of signing?
12. What was the team nickname before it became the Cubs?
13. What Cubs catcher finished in the top 20 of the MVP voting 9 times including winning once?
14. What Cubs outfielding great nicknamed the “Honker” won a MVP award while leading the league in HR’s and RBI’s that year?
15. What famous father known for his record combo 30/30 power and speed finished his career with the Cubs?
16. In what year did the Cubs have 7 players in the top 20 of the MVP race? Name them.
17. Who was Eddie Gaedel, and did he have in common with the outfield walls of Wrigley Field?
18. 46,572 people showed up for a particular Cubs game, the largest crowd ever at Wrigley Field. When and Why?
19. What Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher struck out Hank Aaron 3 times in one game?
20. This former Chicago Cub hit 30 or more home runs for 5 different teams – the only person to do this besides Gary Sheffield. Who is he?
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1.Weegham Park
2. West Side Grounds, Located at approx. Polk and Walcott
3. Hard hats?
4. Larry Biittner
5. Lou Boudreau
6. Tinkers, Evers, Chance.
7. Rogers Hornsby
8. Rick Reuschel
9. Billy Williams
10. Bill Madlock
11. Tim Lincecum
12. Orphans
13. Gabby Hartnett
14. Hank Sauer
15. Bobby Bonds
16. 1984. Ryno, Sutcliffe, Sarge, Davis, Durham, Cey, Dernier
17. The midget who played for the Browns. Both he and the Ivy were Bill Veeck’s idea.
18. Jackie Robinson’s first game at Wrigley 5/18/1947
19. Dick Drott
20. Fred McGriff
I think I may have forgot to type in #20,
Fred McGriff
1. Weeghman Park.
2. Westside Park located by what is know UIC(Harrison and Throop).
3. Construction helmets.
4. Larry Biittner.
5. Lou Boudreau.
6. Johnny Evers, Frank Chance and Joe Tinker.
7. Rogers Hornsby.
8. Rick Reuschel.
9. Billy Williams.
10. Bill Madlock.
11. Tim Lincecum.
12. Chicago Orphans.
13. Gabby Hartnett.
14. Hank Sauer.
15. Bobby Bonds.
16. 1929. Guy Bush, Charlie Grimm, Rogers Hornsby, Pat Malone, Riggs Stephenson, Zack Taylor and Hack Wilson.
17. Bill Veeck hired him for publicity stunts and Bill Veeck was the man who planted the ivy on the Outfield walls of Wrigley Field.
18. 1947 to see Jackie Robinson.
19. Dick Drott.
20. Fred McGriff.
Oh, No! Ray, #16 is wrong! Sorry…
Ana A.Temblador
E-mail AnaCullen88@gmail.com
Trivia Answers
1) Cubs Park
2) Two miles west of downtown Chicago. Left field (E), South Wood Street; third base (N), West Polk Street; first base (W), South Lincoln (Wolcott) Avenue; right field (S), West Taylor Street.
3) Yellow Hard Hats
4) Larry Biittner
5) Lou Boudreau
6) Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance
7) Rogers Hornsby
9) Andre Dawson
10) Bill Madlock
11) Tim Lincecum
12) The Orphans or The Remnants
13) Hartnett
14) Hank Sauer
15) Howard Johnson
16) 1984- Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe, Gary Matthews, Jody Davis, Leon Durham, Ron Cey,Bob Dernier
17) He was an American Midget known for participating in MLB games with the St.Louis Browns. The
St.Louis Browns were owned by Bill Veeck. He is the same Bill Veeck who planted the Ivy on the Outfield walls of Wrigley Field.
18) On May 18th, 1947 to see Jackie Robinson play in a Game between Brooklyn and Chicago.
19) Dick Drott
20) Fred McGriff
#16, Ho Jo is a No No!
Sorry…
3. Back in the 60s and early 70s, there was a rowdy bunch that inhabited the left field bleachers. What did they wear on their heads? Answer-Yellow Hard Hats
5. Which Cubs color commentator had the nickname “The Good Kid”? A-Harry Caray
1.Name of Wrigley was Weeghman Park and Cubs Park before it was Wrigley
2. Before the Cubs moved to what is now called Wrigley Field, where was their stadium and what was its name? Soldier Field in Chicago
46,572 people showed up for a particular Cubs game, the largest crowd ever at Wrigley Field. When and Why? May 18th 1947 bcuz Jackie Robinson was playing
1. Cubs Park.
2. West Side Grounds/Park, located at the current University of Illinois Medical Center, at Wood and Polk Streets.
3. They wore towels.
4. Larry Biittner.
5. Lou Boudreau.
6. Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance.
7. Rogers Hornsby.
8. Rick Reuschel.
9. Billy Williams.
10. Ron Santo.
11. Tim Lincecum.
12. Chicago Orphans.
13. Gabby Hartnett.
14. Hank Sauer.
15. Bobby Bonds.
16. 1945? – Phil Cavarretta, Andy Pafko, Hank Bowory, Hank Wyse, Stan Hack, Claude Passeau, and Don Johnson (but he was 21st).
17. He was a 3 foot 7 sideshow for Bill Veeck, who started growing the ivy on the walls.
18. Sunday, May 18, 1947 for Jackie Robinson’s first appearance.
19. Dick Drott.
20. Fred McGriff.
#2 – No, it wasn’t called “Cubs Park”. It has named after a particular person.
Sorry.
“The park became known as Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team from Weeghman … it was named Wrigley Field in 1926 in honor of William Wrigley Jr., the club’s owner.”
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ballpark/history.jsp
Oops…clicked submit too fast. My one grandmother rarely called it Wrigley- grew up hearing it called Cubs Park.
Mike got them all right!
Congrats, Mike.
Somebody already has all 20 questions correct! Submit your answers. We’ll pick randomly from responses that are 100% correct!
does my entry count for a chance at least bcuz i answered a few
Sorry Ashley. We’ve got to take the most correct responses, and then if there is a tie for that, we will be randomly selecting amongst those entrants. Thanks for submitting, though.