Test Your Baseball Literacy [Paperback]

R. Wayne Schmittberger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1991

Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game--from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger's answers are even more fun than the questions!" --Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball's history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including:
* Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad
* You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires' school exam
* Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature
* Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Even if you're a long-time baseball fan, you may be surprised at how much you don't know about the game. Provides even the most seasoned baseball fanatic with a wealth of facts, figures and tips about the national pastime in a format designed to test knowledge of the game. There's more than basic information about players, salaries and major league affiliations. Looks at the people who have shaped the game, the evolution of baseball rules and equipment, the minor leagues and their players, baseball films, baseball cards and much more. It's also a great guide to player statistics complete through the 1990 season!

From the Back Cover

Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game—from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger’s answers are even more fun than the questions!" —Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball’s history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including:

• Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad
• You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires’ school exam
• Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature
• Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471536229
• ISBN-13: 978-0471536222
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,503,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Baseball Trivia Challenge, July 29, 2007

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This review is from: Test Your Baseball Literacy (Paperback)

This is a solid if slightly dated trivia book for baseball aficionados. Author R. Wayne Schmittberger gives over 500 multiple choice questions on the national pastime, and goes beyond the usual "firsts," "lasts," "bests," and "worst's," although these are here as well. Schmittberger also provides readers with questions about extremes, rules, baseball movies and literature, and leagues other than just the National and American. The book is interesting, informative, and quite a challenge for even hardcore baseball buffs.