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Opening Day is coming up soon!
Below are some trivia questions. There may be too many to answer in this forum, but if you want to take them in the form of an online quiz, you can here. 1) For over a century, this team has played Opening Day at home Cincinnati 2) In 1907, disgruntled NY Giants fans threw so many of these onto the field that they forced the only Opening Day forfeit Snowballs 3) He was the first President to throw out a ceremonial first pitch in 1910 Taft 4) He pitched a record 7 shutouts on Opening Day (and met some Presidents in the process) Walter Johnson 5) This 21 year-old phenom hurled the only Opening Day no-hitter in 1940 Feller 6) This President threw out left-handed and right-handed pitches on Opening Day in 1950 (he was ambidextrous) Truman 7) On Opening Day in 1974, several naked fans streaked at what Park, causing disruptions and inciting violence 8) He tied Babe Ruth's all-time Home Run record of 714 HRs on Opening Day in 1974 Hank Aaron 9) Boston Braves fans sat down on what unpleasant surprise on Opening Day in 1946? 10) He started the most Opening Days as a pitcher (16) Seaver 11) In 1999 the first Opening Day outside the U.S took place in this country Mexico 12) In 2004, this Japanese born player recorded the first hit on Opening Day in the same park he played in for a decade with the Yomiuri Giants Matsui 13) He tied Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey Jr for the most Opening Day Home Runs in 2012 with 8 Adam Dunn 14) 2019's Opening Day in Tokyo saw this player become the 2nd oldest Opening Day position player starter at age 45, the day before he retired. Ichiro Suzuki 15) In 2022, this team tied the Boston Beaneaters with 10 consecutive Opening Day victories 16) He homered in 6 straight Opening Days (from 2020-2025 with the Cardinals, Red Sox, and now Orioles) 17)This pitcher struckout 14 in both the 1993 and 1996 Opening Days Randy Johnson 18) Who christened Yankee Stadium on 1923’s Opening Day by hitting a home against the Red Sox? Babe Ruth Last edited by cgjackson222; 04-01-2025 at 06:28 AM. |
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