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The first person to answer today's trivia question will receive (2) tickets to the Riversharks Opening Night on April 25, 2008. Each person is only eligible to win the trivia ONCE during the duration of the contest. Please click here to submit your answers. Winners will be notified via e-mail.
WinStuff! Trivia Questions & Answers
4/1/2009
Q: Who is the only player from the Riversharks to have had his jersey retired?
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4/15/08
Q: LAST TRIVIA QUESTION BEFORE OPENING DAY (We'll send prizes to the first three (3) correct answers.)
Name the returning from the Riversharks' 2007 roster.
A: LJ Biernbaum, Randy McGarvey, Aric Leclair, Kevin Walker (Winner: Paul V., Gloucester City; Alan L., Cherry Hill; Jim R., Trenton)
4/14/08
Q: What happens every Saturday after Riversharks games?
A: Kids run the bases (Winner: Sean H., Philadelphia)
4/11/08
Q: Who hit the first home run in Yankee Stadium history?
A: Babe Ruth (Winner: Dan M., Drexel Hill)
4/10/08
Q: This one's easy but very, very important. When's Opening Day at Campbell's Field?
A: April 25 (Winner: Gabrielle S., Bellmawr)
4/9/08
Q: Who was "the only player ever traded for a fence?"
A: Lefty Grove (Winner: Tom M., Cherry Hill)
4/8/08
Q: Newly signed Camden first baseman Jason Phillips was born and raised in California. Where did he play in college?
A: San Diego State (Winner: Karen P., Bellmawr)
4/3/08
Q: Yesterday, Met David Wright was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. Who was the last player in the MLB to do it?
A: Aubrey Huff (Winner: Frank B., Bellmawr)
4/2/08
Q: What were the "Joba Rules" for the New York Yankees last year? (Specific)
A: Day off for every inning pitched, no pitching on consecutive days (lifted for '08) (Winner: Charles O., Deptford)
4/1/08
Q: What year did the Phillies current home, Citizens Bank Park, open its gates?
A: 2004 (Winner: Art T., Sewell)
3/31/08
Q: What former Atlantic Leaguer was considered a lock for a Yankees roster spot before final cuts this weekend (Hint: He's being sent to AAA)?
A: Scott Patterson (Winner: Nathaniel G., Smithfield, RI)
3/26/08
Q: What player was former A's pitcher Darold Knowles talking about when he uttered these words: “There isn't enough mustard in the world to cover him?"
A: Reggie Jackson (Winner: Jeff L., Sewell)
3/25/08
Q: Who is the oldest MLB pitcher to pitch a perfect game?
A: Randy Johnson (Winner: Lisa S., Woodbury)
3/24/08
Q: Who is the MLB's all-time strikeout leader?
A: Nolan Ryan (Winner: Janet B., Cherry Hill)
3/21/08
Q: Where is the 2008 Atlantic League All-Star Game being held?
A: Somerset (Winner: Jennifer H., Sicklerville)
3/20/08
Q: Where was the 2007 Atlantic League All-Star Game held?
A: Lancaster (Winner: Rhonda B., Collingswood)
3/19/08
Q: What date is the Riversharks' Free Family Fanfest this year?
A: April 6 (Winner: April Z., Berwick)
3/18/08
Q: After polling baseball fans, what did Mark Ecko decide to do with Barry Bond's record-setting home run ball?
A: Branded an asterisk on it and sent it to the HOF (Winner: Danielle S., Pennsauken)
3/17/08
Q: Who are the three Riversharks aquatic mascots?
A: Finley, Hammer, Blueper (Winner: Chris O., Havertown)
3/14/08
Q: Who wrote the infamous poem "Casey at the Bat?"
A: Ernest Thayer (Winner: Fran W., Bellmawr)
3/13/08
Q: Billy Crystal, the Yankees newest leadoff hitter, was offered a scholarship to play college baseball. What school made the offer?
A: Marshall University (Winner: Sabra W., Deptford)
3/12/08
Q: What former Cleveland Indian nearly lost a hand while lighting firecrackers inside the team's clubhouse in 1935?
A: Earl Averill (Winner: Nathan W., Millville)
3/11/08
Q: What player was accidentally swept up and trapped by a rolling tarp in the 1985 League Championship Series?
A: Vince Coleman (Winner: Jen P., Allentown)
3/10/08
Q: What year did the Riversharks begin playing at Campbell's Field?
A: 2001 (Winner: Preston P., Sicklerville)
3/7/08
Q: What minor league baseball team did basketball legend Michael Jordan play for?
A: Birmingham Barons (CWS) (Winner: Art T., Turnersville)
3/6/08
Q: Name the Red Sox slugger who broke a bat during practice swings just by gripping it too hard. ("Only a man with Paul Bunyan strength could do it." -Don Zimmer)
A: Jim Rice (Winner: Tammi D., Mantua)
3/5/08
Q: What is so special about the date September 27 for Lou Gehrig? (Hint: It's sort of a two-part question)
A: 1923-First homerun; 1930-Last of 885 consecutive games at 1B before moving to LF; 1931-Completed sixth season of playing in consecutive games (Winner: Julia R., Pitman)
3/4/08
Q: Name the announcer who said,"That's the great thing about baseball. You never know exactly what's going on."
A: Ralph Kiner (Winner: Megan R., West Trenton)
2/29/08
Q: Name the one-armed outfielder who played professionally during World War II.
A: Pete Gray (Winner: Jamie B., Cherry Hill)
2/28/08
Q: Regarding artificial turf, name the former Phillies player who was once quoted as saying, "If cows don't eat it, I ain't playing on it."
A: Dick Allen (Winner: Chuck A., Cinnaminson; Don M., Drexel Hill)
2/27/08
Q: How many times was Jim Fregosi ejected as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies?
A: 22 (Winner: Michael W., Wenonah)
2/26/08
Q: Name the manager who said, "I think there should be bad blood between all teams."
A: Earl Weaver (Winner: Brian C., Mt. Ephraim)
2/25/08
Q: In what year did the New York Mets play their first game?
A: 1962 (Winner: Darlene W., Brooklawn)
2/22/08
Q: Name three former Riversharks that are currently in MAJOR League Spring Training camps.
A: Ben Davis, Kane Davis, Stephen Drew, Jered Weaver (Winner: Reginald H., Burlington)
2/21/08
Q: Name the player responsible for the infamous "Hidden Potato Trick" and the team for which he played.
A: Dave Bresnahan, Williamsport Bills (Winner: Richard S., Sicklerville)
2/20/08
Q: Wade Boggs has made two pitching appearances over the course of his career. Name the two players he struck out.
A: Todd Greene and Delino Deshields (Winner: Len C., West Deptford)
2/19/08
Q: Who did former Newark Bear Rickey Henderson pass to become the MLB's all-time stolen base leader?
A: Lou Brock (Winner: Donna C., Mt. Ephraim)
2/18/08
Q: Who was the first player to have their number retired by the New York Yankees?
A: Lou Gehrig (Winner: Robert W., Woolwich)
2/15/08
Q: In 1987, Cincinnati Red Paul O’Neill pitched the final two innings of a game against the Atlanta Braves. Name the two players he struck out.
A: Ken Griffey and Jeff Dedmon (Winner: Doug B., Burlington)
2/14/08
Q: In what South Jersey town was Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey born?
A: Willingboro (Winner: Keith B., Princeton)
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