Cleveland Sport Trivia
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2. What are the names of all NFL franchises that have played in Cleveland? (exclude Akron/Canton)
Bulldogs (and browns obviously)?
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2. What are the names of all NFL franchises that have played in Cleveland? (exclude Akron/Canton)
Bulldogs (and browns obviously)?
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Oooooh, weren't the rams in cleveland at one point? Same rams as today? No idea.
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11. Who were the best pitchers on any Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Garcia
NO, actually, none of those can be considered to be the best pitcher of the 1948 Indians in that someone else actually had the best record.
You are going for Gene Bearden here but that is a bit subjective to call him the "best". Bob Lemon was considered the Ace of the staff and finished 5th in the AL MVP voting. Bearden did have more wins and lower ERA, but Lemon was higher in the "nerdy" stats ... Wins Against Replacement, Runs Against Replacement, etc.
On a side note ... Lemon hit .286 with five HRs as well!
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Tris Speaker, baseball manager
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11. Who were the best pitchers on any Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Garcia
NO, actually, none of those can be considered to be the best pitcher of the 1948 Indians in that someone else actually had the best record.
You are going for Gene Bearden here but that is a bit subjective to call him the "best". Bob Lemon was considered the Ace of the staff and finished 5th in the AL MVP voting. Bearden did have more wins and lower ERA, but Lemon was higher in the "nerdy" stats ... Wins Against Replacement, Runs Against Replacement, etc.
On a side note ... Lemon hit .286 with five HRs as well!
Zombo said:
11. Who were the best pitchers on any Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Garcia
NO, actually, none of those can be considered to be the best pitcher of the 1948 Indians in that someone else actually had the best record.
You are going for Gene Bearden here but that is a bit subjective to call him the "best". Bob Lemon was considered the Ace of the staff and finished 5th in the AL MVP voting. Bearden did have more wins and lower ERA, but Lemon was higher in the "nerdy" stats ... Wins Against Replacement, Runs Against Replacement, etc.
On a side note ... Lemon hit .286 with five HRs as well!
I was going on the non-nerd stats. And yes, it is arguable who was the best pitcher. Bearden had a 20-7 record, Lemon 20-15, Bob Feller 19-15.
I should have not given him a NO......I will revise it to be a partially correct answer (I did say "pitchers" plural)
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Second Chance Saloon. Here are the questions not yet answered:
1. Besides Paul Brown, who is the other person for whom it is theorized that the Cleveland Browns are named after?
2. Besides the Browns, Bulldogs, and Rams, what other name did a Cleveland NFL franchise go by (again, not Ak/Can)?
3. Besides 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964 what other years did a Cleveland team (not Ak/Can) win an NFL title?
4. Besides Paul Brown and Blanton Collier what other HCs led a Cleveland team to a championship?
5. Besides Otto Graham and Frank Ryan what other QBs lead a Cleveland team to a Championship?
6. Besides Jim Brown and Marion Motley, what other 4-5 runners were the leading rushers on a Cleveland NFL championship team?
7. What was the original name ...in 1901...of the Cleveland AL team nka Indians?
10. Who was the best pitcher on the 1920s Indians team that won the World Series?
12. What was the last year that the Cleveland Barons won an AHL title....and when was the last year the Cleveland Crunch won an MISL title?
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7) Cleveland Naps then....named after Napoleon Lajoie
11) My answer was based on what little I could recall. World War II robbed Bob Feller of even more greatness than he achieved. He IS the best pitcher in Indians history, as you most likely will agree, regardless of stats.
2) Stupid me on the Rams, I knew that and didn't write it.
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7) Cleveland Naps then....named after Napoleon Lajoie
11) My answer was based on what little I could recall. World War II robbed Bob Feller of even more greatness than he achieved. He IS the best pitcher in Indians history, as you most likely will agree, regardless of stats.
2) Stupid me on the Rams, I knew that and didn't write it.
7) Cleveland Naps then....named after Napoleon Lajoie
NO, the Indians were the Naps, but that was not their first name (they had 4 names in less than 20 years...for whatever reason)
11) My answer was based on what little I could recall. World War II robbed Bob Feller of even more greatness than he achieved. He IS the best pitcher in Indians history, as you most likely will agree, regardless of stats.
That is why I revised and gave partial credit.
2) Stupid me on the Rams, I knew that and didn't write it.
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Try these:
1. Who are the Cleveland Browns named after?
2. What are the names of all NFL franchises that have played in Cleveland? (exclude Akron/Canton)
3. What are the years that any of the above franchises won an NFL title? (exclude AAFC and Ak/Can.)
4. Who were the head coaches of those teams that won an NFL title in Cleveland?
5. Who were all the QBs of those teams that won NFL titles for a Cleveland team?
6. Who was the leading rusher on all those Cleveland NFL championship teams?
7. What was the original name of the Cleveland AL team?
8. Who were the Cleveland Indians named after?
9. What years did a Cleveland baseball team win a World Series?
10. Who were the managers of the Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
11. Who were the best pitchers on any Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
12. While Cleveland has not won a championship in the other major sports that they have had teams (NBA and NHL), two other Cleveland teams have won Championships in "Minor Leagues" of sport. What two teams are these?
Bonus: When was the last year that each of these minor league teams won a title?
Try these:
Answers:
1. Who are the Cleveland Browns named after?
Either Paul Brown....or Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber depending on which theory you buy into.
2. What are the names of all NFL franchises that have played in Cleveland? (exclude Akron/Canton)
The Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Bulldogs, the Cleveland Rams, and the Cleveland Browns
(Akron had the Pros and Canton The Bulldogs)
3. What are the years that any of the above franchises won an NFL title? (exclude AAFC and Ak/Can.)
1924...Bulldogs, 1945...Rams, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964 (Akron has 1 title, Canton 2, plus 4 Browns AAFC)
4. Who were the head coaches of those teams that won an NFL title in Cleveland?
Guy Chamberlain was the coach of the 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs. Adam Walsh was the coach of the 1945 Cleveland Rams, Paul Brown 1950-54-55, Blanton Collier 1964
5. Who were all the QBs of those teams that won NFL titles for a Cleveland team?
To the extent that they had a QB in 1924, the guy with the most passes for the Bulldogs was Hoge Workman
Bob Waterfield won with the Rams in 1945, Otto Graham with Browns 50/54/55. And Frank Ryan with the 1964 Browns
6. Who was the leading rusher on all those Cleveland NFL championship teams?
1924 Bulldogs: Doc Elliot. 1945 Rams Fred Gehrke, 1950 Browns: Marion Motley. 1954 Browns: Maurice Bassett, 1955 Browns Fred Morrison
1964 Browns: Jim Brown
7. What was the original name of the Cleveland AL team?
In 1901 they were the Cleveland Blues. By 1920 they were The Indians, but in between they were also the Naps and the Bronchos
8. Who were the Cleveland Indians named after?
Chief Louis Sockalexis
9. What years did a Cleveland baseball team win a World Series?
1920 and 1948 Indians (The Spiders did not win a WS, but lost a precursor to the WS in like 1899)
10. Who were the managers of the Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
1920 Indians Tris Speaker
1948 Indians Lou Boudreau
11. Who were the best pitchers on any Cleveland teams that won a World Series?
1920 pretty clear it was Jim Bagby who went 31-12 that year.
1948 Bearden was 20-7, Lemon 20-15, Feller 19-15....so take a pick.
12. While Cleveland has not won a championship in the other major sports that they have had teams (NBA and NHL), two other Cleveland teams have won Championships in "Minor Leagues" of sport. What two teams are these?
Cleveland Barons won 9 AHL Calder Cups between the 20s and 60s
Cleveland Crunch won 3 MISL titles.
Bonus: When was the last year that each of these minor league teams won a title?
Barons: 1964, same as the Browns. Crunch: 1999
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