Baseball History Quiz: The 1857 Rules, 1869 Pros and 1903 Series

Test ten documented milestones from the Knickerbocker rulebooks to the Cincinnati Red Stockings and first modern World Series.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01Which club called for the 1857 convention to standardize baseball rules?

Boston BeaneatersChicago White StockingsCincinnati RedsNew York Knickerbockers

QUESTION 02What year did baseball clubs meet to work toward a shared rulebook?

1857177618691903

QUESTION 03Which historic club was an early openly professional team in 1869?

Pittsburgh PiratesCincinnati Red StockingsBoston AmericansBrooklyn Dodgers

QUESTION 04Who organized the Cincinnati Red Stockings' 1869 paid roster?

Cy YoungDoc AdamsHarry WrightBabe Ruth

QUESTION 05Which former Knickerbocker helped develop the shortstop position?

Daniel Doc AdamsHonus WagnerTy CobbDeacon Phillippe

QUESTION 06In which year was the first modern World Series played?

1869187619081903

QUESTION 07Which two clubs faced each other in the 1903 World Series?

Cubs and White SoxBoston Americans and PiratesYankees and GiantsCardinals and Browns

QUESTION 08Who won the 1903 World Series?

Pittsburgh PiratesNew York GiantsBoston AmericansChicago Cubs

QUESTION 09How many wins did Boston need to claim the 1903 best-of-nine World Series?

FiveFourThreeSix

QUESTION 10In what year did the Boston Americans take the Red Sox name?

1903190419121908

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