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Integration Leaders and Laggards Trivia Quiz |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 21. In which year was the last American League pennant won with a segregrated squad? |
| a. 1953 |
| b. 1954 |
| c. 1955 |
| d. 1959 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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