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Integration Leaders and Laggards Trivia Quiz

  
 
 

 
 
Leaders
1. Which was the second National League team to integrate?
a. Boston Braves
b. St. Louis Cardinals
c. New York Giants
d. Pittsburgh Pirates
 
2. Which Major League city was the first to have an integrated team in both leagues?
a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. St. Louis
d. Chicago
 
3. Which teams met in the first World Series between integrated teams?
a. Indians and Giants
b. Yankees and Dodgers
c. Yankees and Braves
d. None of the above
 
4. Which Major League team was the first to have more than one black player on its roster at the same time?
a. New York Giants
b. Cleveland Indians
c. St. Louis Browns
d. Brooklyn Dodgers
 
5. Which team was the first to have three black players on its roster at the same time?
a. New York Giants
b. Cleveland Indians
c. St. Louis Browns
d. Brooklyn Dodgers
 
6. Which team was the first to have four black players on its roster at the same time?
a. New York Giants
b. Cleveland Indians
c. St. Louis Browns
d. Brooklyn Dodgers
 
7. Which team was the first to have five black players in its lineup?
a. New York Giants
b. Cleveland Indians
c. Cincinnati Reds
d. Brooklyn Dodgers
 
8. Which erstwhile integration laggard became the second team to have five black players in its lineup?
a. Cincinnati Reds
b. St. Louis Cardinals
c. Chicago Cubs
d. Washington Senators
 
9. Which three National League franchises tied for the lead in employment of black big leaguers from 1947-1959?
a. Brooklyn Dodgers, New York/SF Giants and Cincinnati Reds
b. Brooklyn Dodgers, New York/SF Giants and Boston/Milwaukee Braves
c. Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston/Milwaukee Braves
d. New York/SF Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds
 
10. Which American League franchise was second to the Cleveland Indians in black player employment from 1947-1959?
a. Washington Senators
b. St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles
c. Chicago White Sox
d. Kansas City Athletics
 
11. Who was the first man to oversee the integration of two franchises as a general manager?
a. Branch Rickey
b. Hank Greenberg
c. John Quinn
d. Bill Veeck
 
12. Who was the first man to oversee the integration of two franchises, first as a manager and later a general manager?
a. Lou Boudreau
b. Bucky Harris
c. Paul Richards
d. Jimmy Dykes
 
13. Who replaced Pinky Higgins as manager to facilitate the integration of the Boston Red Sox?
a. Billy Jurges
b. Billy Herman
c. Joe Cronin
d. Lou Boudreau
 
14. Which team had four black future Hall of Famers on its roster at the same time?
a. St. Louis Cardinals
b. Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
c. New York/SF Giants
d. Cleveland Indians
 
15. Which franchise is tied for the most black Hall of Famers in its history with seven?
a. Phil/KC/Oakland Athletics
b. Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
c. New York/SF Giants
d. New York Yankees
 
Laggards
16. Which was the last of the original major league cities to be represented by a black player?
a. City of Detroit
b. City of Boston
c. City of Philadelphia
d. City of Washington
 
17. Which team didn't integrate its major league roster until nine years after signing its first black prospect?
a. Detroit Tigers
b. Boston Red Sox
c. New York Yankees
d. Philadelphia Phillies
 
18. Which team saw five black players it signed make the majors elsewhere before integrating its own ML roster?
a. St. Louis Cardinals
b. Boston Red Sox
c. New York Yankees
d. Philadelphia Phillies
 
19. Which team was the last to go through an entire season with a segregrated roster?
a. Boston Red Sox
b. Detroit Tigers
c. Philadelphia Phillies
d. Philadelphia/KC Athletics
 
20. Which team was the last to win the National League pennant with a segregrated squad?
a. St. Louis Cardinals
b. Brooklyn Dodgers
c. Philadelphia Phillies
d. Boston/Milwaukee Braves
 
21. In which year was the last American League pennant won with a segregated squad?
a. 1953
b. 1954
c. 1955
d. 1959
 
22. Which three major league teams were still segregrated when Jackie Robinson retired?
a. Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees
b. Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies
c. Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators
d. Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics
 
23. Which major league city saw its pro basketball and football teams integrate years before its baseball team?
a. City of Boston
b. City of Detroit
c. City of Philadelphia
d. City of Washington
 
24. Which franchise was the first to re-segregate?
a. Boston Red Sox
b. Detroit Tigers
c. Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics
d. St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles
 
25. Which franchise was the last to have two black players on its major league roster at the same time?
a. Boston Red Sox
b. Detroit Tigers
c. New York Yankees
d. Philadelphia Phillies
 
26. Which franchise was the last to have three blacks on its major league roster at the same time?
a. Boston Red Sox
b. Detroit Tigers
c. New York Yankees
d. Philadelphia Phillies
 
27. Which franchise was the last to have a black pitcher take the mound?
a. Washington Senators
b. Detroit Tigers
c. New York Yankees
d. Philadelphia Phillies
 
28. Which were the last two original National League franchises to have a black All Star team representative?
a. Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates
b. Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals
c. Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds
d. St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds
 
29. Which were the last two original American League franchises to have a black All Star team representative?
a. Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox
b. Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers
c. Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox
d. Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angeles
 
30. Which franchise was the last to sign and employ a black player in its organization?
a. Detroit Tigers
b. Philadelphia Phillies
c. Philadelphia Athletics
d. Washington Senators
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