The Ultimate Yankees Fan Quiz?

Question

I'll continue the trend...i have seen rangers and giants but not yankees yet.

So here is the quiz

1. Name 7 yankees who have their # retired AND the # that was retired

2. How many times did Billy Martin manage the yankees?

3. Who gave up the grand slam to Johnny Damon in game 7 of the 2004 ALCS?

4. Who did the yankees beat on August 6th 1979? What was so special about this game?

5. Which famous yankee said this? “ Trying to hit Phil Niekro is like trying to eat a Jell-O with chopsticks. ”

6. Who did Lou Gehrig replace as yankees 1st baseman?

7. Who was the first african-american yankee?

8. Which Yankee great shared the record with Dale Long and Ken Griffey Jr, for hitting a home run in 8 straight games?

9. Who was the Yankees' first team captain?

10. Which team did Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against?

Please Star

Good Luck!

Answer 1

1= Billy Martin 3= Babe Ruth 4= Lou Gehrig 5=Joe DiMaggio

7=Mickey Mantle 8=Yogi Berra & Bill Dickey 10=Phil Rizzuto

2) 5 times

3) Javier Vazquez

4) Baltimore Orioles. Bobby Murcer scored all 5 runs in that game to honor his friend & fellow teamate Thurman Munson.

5) Bobby Murcer

6) Wally Pipp

7) Elston Howard

8) Don Mattingly

9) Lou Gehrig

10)Evan Tracy Stallard.

Answer 2

1. Number first  #1 - Billy Martin - #3 - Babe Ruth  #4 - Lou Gehrig  #5 - Joe Dimaggio  #7 - Mickey Mantle  #8 - Yogi Berra (Also, Bill Dickey had number 8)

2.  4 Times

3.  Javier Vazquez

4.After delivering an eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer, a teammate and close friend of the deceased Yankee catcher, drives in all the runs in the Yankee 5-4 comeback victory over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. The New York outfielder hits a three-run home run and wins the game with two-run single in 9th inning.

5.  Bobby Murcer

6.  Wally Pipp

7.  Catcher Elston Howard

8.  Don Mattingley

9. Hal Chase

10.  Boston Red Sox - the pitcher was Tracy Stallard

  

Answer 3

ever Y!A Baseball Regular should do these for thier faveorite team

ok, I will give a wack at this

1. Name 7 yankees who have their # retired AND the # that was retired

Base Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gerigh, Joe DeMagio, Yogi Berra, Phil Risuuto, and Whitey Ford

2. How many times did Billy Martin manage the yankees?

5?

3. Who gave up the grand slam to Johnny Damon in game 7 of the 2004 ALCS?

Mariano Rivera

4. Who did the yankees beat on August 6th 1979? What was so special about this game?

The Red Sox, they beat the Red Sox to Clinch the Pennet in Fenway I belive, and that Nobody hit that Home Run

5. Which famous yankee said this? “ Trying to hit Phil Niekro is like trying to eat a Jell-O with chopsticks. ”

Yogi Berra

6. Who did Lou Gehrig replace as yankees 1st baseman?

I have no Clue

7. Who was the first african-american yankee?

No Clue

8. Which Yankee great shared the record with Dale Long and Ken Griffey Jr, for hitting a home run in 8 straight games?

Reggie Jackson

9. Who was the Yankees' first team captain?

Lou Gerigh

10. Which team did Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against?

Red Sox

Answer 4

I'm not a Yankees fan, but I am a baseball fan so I will give it a go...

1. Yogi Berra-8, Bill Dickey-8, Don Mattingly-23, Reggie Jackson-44, Babe Ruth-3, Lou Gehrig-4, Mickey Mantle-7, Joe Dimaggio-5

2. Four times

3. Mike Stanton

4. Baltimore. It was the first game following Thurmon Munson's death

5. LOL...Graig Nettles?

6. Wally Pipp

7. Elston Howard

8. hmm....Tony Lazzeri? (edit: arrgh, Don Mattingly, of course!)

9. Thurman Munson?

10. Baltimore?

Answer 5

1. Name 7 yankees who have their # retired AND the # that was retired

The last part is kind of confusing, but I will say Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Mantle, Munson, Berra and Billy Martin

2. How many times did Billy Martin manage the yankees?

I think 5

3. Who gave up the grand slam to Johnny Damon in game 7 of the 2004 ALCS?

Vazquez

4. Who did the yankees beat on August 6th 1979? What was so special about this game?

Is this when Thurman Munson died?

5. Which famous yankee said this? “ Trying to hit Phil Niekro is like trying to eat a Jell-O with chopsticks. ” .

Sounds like a Yogi Berra quote.

6. Who did Lou Gehrig replace as yankees 1st baseman?

Wally Pipp

7. Who was the first african-american yankee?

Not sure

8. Which Yankee great shared the record with Dale Long and Ken Griffey Jr, for hitting a home run in 8 straight games?

Don Mattingly

9. Who was the Yankees' first team captain?

Munson

10. Which team did Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against?

Tracey Stallard

Please Star

Good Luck!

Answer 6

1.Ruth,Dimaggio,Gehrig,Mantle,Munson,Jac...

2. 7

3.I forget

4.I dont no

5.no idea

6.dont no

7. Elston Howard

8.Lou Gehrig

9.Thurmon Munson

10.Dont no

                                

                           Sorry Im only 10.

Answer 7

1. Reggie Jackson #44, Thurman Munson #15, Roger Maris #9, billy martin #1, Babe Ruth #3, Mickey Mantle #7, Lou Gehrig 4

2. 4 or 5 i think

3. Kevin Brown, god i hated that game

4. game after munson died, murcer drove in all 5 runs

5. Idk?!

6. Wally Pipp

7. Elston Howard

8. Donnie mattingly

9. I forget

10. I forget.