A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

by **Cheesemore** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:39 pm

What year did Jackie Robinson break Baseball's color barrier?

by **jnd94** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:41 pm

1942?

by **jnd94** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:42 pm

no,no, no its 1947

by **Cheesemore** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:49 pm

Yep, your turn

by **jnd94** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:55 pm

ok name the first 5 baseball players inducted into the hall of fame (extra:what year?)

by **spurgistan** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:14 pm

year was 1939. people: Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander, that's all I got.

by **spurgistan** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:17 pm

Woah, didn't realize those four were right (just checked) 1 more, I have to leave for a few days.

by **Incandenza** on Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:20 pm

Assuming those four are correct, the fifth is Lou Gehrig...

(altho I thought it was Carl Hubbell and not GCA in that initial class...)

by **riggable** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:32 am

what about Honus Wagner?

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:12 am

Incandenza wrote:Assuming those four are correct, the fifth is Lou Gehrig...

(altho I thought it was Carl Hubbell and not GCA in that initial class...)

nope

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:12 am

riggable wrote:what about Honus Wagner?

din ding ding

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:14 am

but i need someone to list ALL 5

by **Skittles!** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:19 am

I would say it, but I would probably ask a question with Australian sports, which I dono if any of you know.

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:22 am

gotta answer the question before you can make your own

by **riggable** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:50 am

Well i suppose the list would then be Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander(?) , and Christy Mathewson.

That question mark states i doubt that that one is correct

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:54 am

you have 4 out of 5 grover alexander is not correct

by **riggable** on Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:32 am

Well, duh, thats because its not Grover Alexander, it is Walter Johnson.

And the year was 1936, not 1939.

I'm going out on a limb and proclaming I am right in including Mr. Johnson in the Hall of Fame (after some contemplation I looked it up) so here comes the next question:

In 1947, Jackie Robinson opened the baseball world up to African American baseball players by playing first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers for the first time on April 15th. In his historic debute, which team did Brooklyn play?