A Little Light

Question

Pitch 1 of 10

On what date did Hornsby make his major-league debut?

Answer 1

A September 10, 1916

Answer 2

B October 1, 1915

Answer 3

C September 10, 1915

Answer 4

D September 3, 1915

Answer 5

A Cincinnati Reds

Answer 6

B Chicago Cubs

Answer 7

C Brooklyn Robins

Answer 8

D Pittsburgh Pirates

Answer 9

A Jack Hendricks

Answer 10

B Miller Huggins

Answer 11

C Roger Bresnahan

Answer 12

D Branch Rickey

Answer 13

A Rube Marquard

Answer 14

B Grover Cleveland Alexander

Answer 15

C Jack Coombs

Answer 16

D Jeff Pfeffer

Answer 17

A About a foot

Answer 18

B About four inches

Answer 19

C About six inches

Answer 20

D About two inches

Answer 21

A “Kid, learn to bunt and you’ll stick.”

Answer 22

B “Kid, you’re the best shortstop I’ve seen.”

Answer 23

C “Kid, you’re a little light, but you’ve got the makings.”

Answer 24

D “Kid, you’ll never hit big-league pitching.”

Answer 25

A At the Fort Worth stockyards

Answer 26

B At a shipyard in Delaware

Answer 27

C Playing winter ball in Cuba

Answer 28

D On a farm near Lockhart, Texas

Answer 29

A 20 pounds

Answer 30

B 30 pounds

Answer 31

C 40 pounds

Answer 32

D 10 pounds

Answer 33

A Branch Rickey

Answer 34

B Jack Hendricks

Answer 35

C Miller Huggins

Answer 36

D Roger Bresnahan

A Little Light

On what date did Hornsby make his major-league debut?

Which team did the Cardinals face in Hornsby’s debut?

Who was managing the Cardinals when Hornsby arrived in 1915?

Off which pitcher did Hornsby get his first big-league hit?

How far did Huggins have the rookie Hornsby choke up on the bat?

What did Huggins tell Hornsby after the 1915 season?

As the story is usually told, where did Hornsby spend the winter of 1915–16?

About how much heavier was Hornsby when he reported to spring training in 1916?

What nickname did Hornsby’s hustle earn him in 1916?

Which Cardinals manager did Hornsby publicly call “a boob” in 1918?

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