New York Yankees
Take your audience out to the ballgame with this trivia game featuring the most storied franchise in American sports, the New York Yankees.
15 questions · Published May 2, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
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1. Through the 2021 season, how many World Series Championships have the Yankees won?
The New York Yankees are arguably one of the most successful sports franchises across all sports. Their 27 World Series Championships is a Major League Baseball record as well as the most championships by ANY team in the four major North American sports leagues.
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2. What Hall of Famer, part of the Yankees' late-1970s dynasty, reportedly referred to himself as "the straw that stirs the drink?"
Although Reggie Jackson has since denied the comment, the quote originally appeared in Sport magazine in 1977 and angered many of his new teammates.
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3. What pitcher won the most regular season games while a member of the New York Yankees?
Of the pitchers on this list, Red Ruffing has the most career wins, with 273. However, 42 of those came with Boston and Chicago. Andy Pettitte has 256 career wins, but that includes 37 from his time with Houston.
Whitey Ford, on the other hand, played his entire career with the Yankees, and racked up 236 career wins.
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4. What is the nickname for the 1927 New York Yankees, considered one of the greatest teams in the history of Major League Baseball?
Although the name was largely applied to Yankees lineups throughout the late 1920s, Murderer's Row is most commonly used to refer to the 1927 team's starting lineup, specifically the first six hitters: Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri.
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5. What Yankee wore #42 on his jersey through his retirement in 2013 despite the number being retired across all of baseball in 1997?
Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired across all of Major League Baseball in 1997 but players who were already wearing the number were allowed to continue until they retired. Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera was the last player in baseball to wear the #42 on his jersey.
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