Cleveland Indians by ConnorA

Champion(s):

GrecoD


Runner(s)-Up:

OppenheimS


Quiz Description

In the spirit of other baseball quizzes, let's travel to the corner of Carnegie and Ontario to answer these questions about the Believeland Windians

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 16 48 05 07 23 00 16 73 05 25 35
1 GrecoD 345 98 15
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2 OppenheimS 336 96 15
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3 PeskinK 316 94 00
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4 AndersonM2 305 92 15
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5 Falkor23 299 89 15
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6 WellsW 296 87 15
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7 FlaxmanR 282 85 15
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8 BurgerM 281 82 15
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9 BittenbenderS 280 80 15
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10 AllenJ 279 78 15
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11 Egantx7 278 76 15
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12 BruceM 277 73 15
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13 HightB 275 71 15
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14 SochackiA 274 69 15
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15 GrahamJ 268 67 00
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16 GoodmanDL 266 61 15
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16 SpoeriJ 266 61 15
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16 thorsleyd 266 61 15
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16 SchroederS 266 61 15
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20 JastrzebskiS 264 55 15
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21 MorrisB 261 53 15
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22 randalleng 259 51 15
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23 MatthewsP 251 48 15
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24 DaviesML 249 46 15
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25 SheahanJ 247 43 15
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25 BoyerA 247 43 00
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27 GambinoG 245 39 15
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28 HulkaE 236 36 15
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28 ChrisRosenberg 236 36 00
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30 CastagnaP 234 32 00
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31 QuintongJ 231 30 00
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32 BrucksJ 210 28 15
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33 WeikleB 207 26 15
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34 FryedBetaKappa 198 23 15
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35 MattK 192 21 00
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36 PerryS 189 19 00
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37 GoldsteinB 186 17 00
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38 KaufmanK 175 14 00
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39 LongD 147 12 00
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40 BeningoS 139 10 00
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41 DBrick 131 7 00
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42 brianghoward 127 5 00
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43 PolinskyL 101 3 00
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44 HessJa 57 1 00
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Questions:

The Cleveland AL franchise adopted the nickname "Indians" in 1915. From their inception in 1901, name any one of the three other nicknames used. One is a color, one is an animal, and one is a nickname of the team's best player.

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Blues, Broncos/Bronchos, or Naps

In 1920, which Indians shortstop became the only MLB player to be killed by a pitch?

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Ray Chapman

On April 16, 1940, Bob Feller defeated the White Sox 1-0 and accomplished what specific feat, the only time it has happened in Major League history?

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Opening Day no-hitter

On July 5, 1947, which player debuted with the Indians to become the first African-American player in the American League?

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Larry Doby

The answer to #3 was joined by another African-American in 1948 for the Indians' last World Series title. Who was this pitcher, who was the oldest player to win Rookie of the Year?

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Satchel Paige

For 86 years, the Boston Red Sox had the "Curse of the Bambino." According to Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto, the Indians are cursed by trading which star to Detroit in 1960?

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Rocky Colavito

In 1971, what man had his offer to buy the Indians rejected? This man was a Cleveland native whose family made their fortune in the shipping business. Two years later he purchased a different AL team and oversaw 7 World Series titles.

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George Steinbrenner

A 1974 game against the Texas Rangers was ended early due to a riot that ensued due to what ill-advised beverage promotion?

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Ten Cent Beer Night

How many straight games did the Indians sell out when they moved into Jacob's Field starting in 1994? This was a record that stood until Boston broke it in 2008. (Any answer within 45 games will be accepted)

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455

Who is the Cleveland franchise leader in home runs with 337? His first came in 1991 and his last in 2011. He hit a total of 612 in his career, which included time in Philadelphia, Chicago, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Baltimore

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Jim Thome

In 2007 and 2008, the Indians had back-to-back Cy Young award winners. Each was traded the next season. Name BOTH

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CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee

In 2013, what former Ohio State player signed with the Indians, which inspired the creation of the "Brohio" fan club?

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Nick Swisher