Baseball Trivia Questions – Easy To Hard

Easy Baseball Trivia Questions (1–34)

1. Who holds the record for the most career home runs in MLB history?
   Answer: Barry Bonds.

2. Which team won the first World Series in 1903?
   Answer: Boston Americans (now Red Sox).

3. Who was the first African-American player in Major League Baseball?
   Answer: Jackie Robinson.

4. What is the name of the MLB team based in Toronto, Canada?
   Answer: Toronto Blue Jays.

5. Which MLB team has won the most World Series titles?
   Answer: New York Yankees.

6. How many players are on the field for one team during a baseball game?
   Answer: Nine.

7. What is the term for hitting a home run with the bases loaded?
   Answer: Grand Slam.

8. Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in MLB history?
   Answer: Joe DiMaggio (56 games).

9. What does RBI stand for?
   Answer: Runs Batted In.

10. How many strikes does it take for a batter to strike out?
    Answer: Three.

11. What is the name of the position between second and third base?
    Answer: Shortstop.

12. How many outs are there in a complete inning?
    Answer: Six (three per team).

13. What is the distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate?
    Answer: 60 feet, 6 inches.

14. What is it called when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter?
    Answer: Strikeout.

15. Which team is often referred to as “The Big Red Machine”?
    Answer: Cincinnati Reds.

16. What does ERA stand for in baseball?
    Answer: Earned Run Average.

17. What is the term for when a batter gets to first base after being hit by a pitch?
    Answer: Hit by Pitch.

18. How many bases are there in baseball?
    Answer: Four.

19. What color is the stitching on a baseball?
    Answer: Red.

20. What is the term for a ball hit over the outfield wall in fair territory?
    Answer: Home Run.

21. What is the term for a defensive player catching a ball hit in the air before it touches the ground?
    Answer: Flyout.

22. Which player is known as “The Sultan of Swat”?
    Answer: Babe Ruth.

23. What is the term for the area where pitchers warm up?
    Answer: Bullpen.

24. How many balls does a batter need to receive a walk?
    Answer: Four.

25. Which league uses the designated hitter rule?
    Answer: American League.

26. What is the term for a base hit that allows the batter to reach second base?
    Answer: Double.

27. Who is known as the “Iron Man” for playing in 2,632 consecutive games?
    Answer: Cal Ripken Jr.

28. What is the name of the MLB All-Star Game’s MVP award?
    Answer: Ted Williams MVP Award.

29. What is the role of the catcher in baseball?
    Answer: To catch pitches and prevent stolen bases.

30. Who is the youngest player to hit 500 home runs?
    Answer: Alex Rodriguez.

31. What is the name of the championship series in Major League Baseball?
    Answer: The World Series.

32. What is the term for a hit that allows the batter to reach third base?
    Answer: Triple.

33. What is the name of the official MLB rulebook?
    Answer: The Official Baseball Rules.

34. How many innings are there in a standard baseball game?
    Answer: Nine.

Medium Baseball Trivia Questions (35–67)

35. Who was the first designated hitter in MLB history?
    Answer: Ron Blomberg.

36. Which MLB pitcher has the most career no-hitters?
    Answer: Nolan Ryan (7).

37. Which MLB stadium has the famous “Green Monster” in left field?
    Answer: Fenway Park.

38. What is the record for the most home runs hit by a team in a single season?
    Answer: 307 (Minnesota Twins, 2019).

39. Who was the first player to be unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
    Answer: Mariano Rivera.

40. Which MLB team broke the “Curse of the Bambino” by winning the World Series in 2004?
    Answer: Boston Red Sox.

41. What is the name of the MLB team based in Milwaukee?
    Answer: Milwaukee Brewers.

42. Who holds the record for the most career RBIs in MLB history?
    Answer: Hank Aaron.

43. How many perfect games have been thrown in MLB history as of 2023?
    Answer: 24.

44. What year was the American League founded?
    Answer: 1901.

45. Which pitcher holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history?
    Answer: Aroldis Chapman (105.1 mph).

46. Who hit the first walk-off home run in World Series history?
    Answer: Bill Mazeroski (1960).

47. Who was the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason?
    Answer: Don Larsen (1956, perfect game).

48. Which MLB player was nicknamed “The Splendid Splinter”?
    Answer: Ted Williams.

49. Who was the first MLB player to have his jersey number retired?
    Answer: Lou Gehrig (#4).

50. How many World Series championships have the St. Louis Cardinals won?
    Answer: 11.

51. What is the name of the MLB’s replay system introduced in 2014?
    Answer: Instant Replay.

52. Which MLB team plays at Dodger Stadium?
    Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers.

53. Which player has the most career hits in MLB history?
    Answer: Pete Rose (4,256).

54. Who was the last MLB player to bat over .400 in a season?
    Answer: Ted Williams (.406 in 1941).

55. What is the minimum number of pitches a pitcher must throw to record an “immaculate inning”?
    Answer: Nine (three strikeouts on three pitches each).

56. Which MLB team plays their home games at Wrigley Field?
    Answer: Chicago Cubs.

57. Who was the first player to hit 60 home runs in a single season?
    Answer: Babe Ruth.

58. What is the name of the award given to the best pitcher in each league?
    Answer: Cy Young Award.

59. Who was the first MLB player to win MVP awards in both leagues?
    Answer: Frank Robinson.

60. Which team was the first to play a game outside North America?
    Answer: New York Mets and Montreal Expos (in Puerto Rico, 2003).

61. What year did MLB introduce interleague play?
    Answer: 1997.

62. What is the name of the annual MLB amateur draft?
    Answer: First-Year Player Draft.

63. Which MLB player was nicknamed “Mr. October”?
    Answer: Reggie Jackson.

64. Who was the first MLB player to hit a home run in the All-Star Game?
    Answer: Babe Ruth (1933).

65. What is the term for a pitcher intentionally throwing four balls to walk a batter?
    Answer: Intentional Walk.

66. Which team is known as “The Bronx Bombers”?
    Answer: New York Yankees.

67. How many divisions are there in MLB?
    Answer: Six (three in each league).

Hard Baseball Trivia Questions (68–100)

68. Who is the only pitcher in MLB history to win the MVP and Cy Young in the same season twice?
    Answer: Sandy Koufax.

69. What was the original name of the New York Yankees?
    Answer: New York Highlanders.

70. Which MLB player was known as “The Georgia Peach”?
    Answer: Ty Cobb.

71. Who was the first player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game?
    Answer: Brock Holt (2018).

72. Which MLB team plays their home games at Oracle Park?
    Answer: San Francisco Giants.

73. Who holds the record for the most career doubles in MLB history?
    Answer: Tris Speaker (792).

74. Which team was the first to wear numbers on their uniforms?
    Answer: Cleveland Indians.

75. Who was the youngest player to win an MVP award in MLB history?
    Answer: Vida Blue (22 years old).

76. How many stitches are there on a standard MLB baseball?
    Answer: 108.

77. What year did the National League begin play?
    Answer: 1876.

78. Who hit the only inside-the-park home run in an All-Star Game?
    Answer: Ichiro Suzuki (2007).

79. What was the name of the MLB team in Montreal before they relocated to Washington, D.C.?
    Answer: Montreal Expos.

80. Which MLB manager has the most career wins?
    Answer: Connie Mack.

81. Who was the first pitcher to reach 300 career wins?
    Answer: Pud Galvin.

82. Which MLB stadium has the highest elevation?
    Answer: Coors Field (Colorado Rockies).

83. Who holds the record for the most career grand slams?
    Answer: Alex Rodriguez (25).

84. What year was the designated hitter rule introduced in the American League?
    Answer: 1973.

85. Which MLB player was nicknamed “The Wizard of Oz”?
    Answer: Ozzie Smith.

86. Who hit the famous “Shot Heard ’Round the World”?
    Answer: Bobby Thomson.

87. Which MLB player was the first to have a bobblehead giveaway in his honor?
    Answer: Willie Mays.

88. Who is the only player to hit a home run in every inning from the 1st to the 9th over his career?
    Answer: Albert Pujols.

89. Which pitcher threw the most complete games in a single season?
    Answer: Will White (75, in 1879).

90. What is the only MLB team to play in four straight World Series and lose all of them?
    Answer: Buffalo Bisons.

91. Which MLB team has the oldest ballpark still in use?
    Answer: Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park).

92. Who was the first MLB player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season?
    Answer: Jose Canseco (1988).

93. Who is the only MLB player to hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the World Series?
    Answer: Bill Mazeroski.

94. Which MLB player holds the record for most career triples?
    Answer: Sam Crawford.

95. What year did Jackie Robinson debut in Major League Baseball?
    Answer: 1947.

96. Who was the first female to broadcast an MLB game?
    Answer: Mary Shane.

97. What team did Babe Ruth play for when he hit his first career home run?
    Answer: Boston Red Sox.

98. What is the name of the MLB playoff format introduced in 2022?
    Answer: Expanded Wild Card Round.

99. Which MLB player pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD?
    Answer: Dock Ellis.

100. Who was the first MLB player to sign a $100 million contract?
     Answer: Kevin Brown.