Team Trivia

How much do you know about the roots of the team that became the Dodgers?

  1. What year did the team begin playing?
  2. What league did the team play in?
  3. What was the first year that the team played in the major leagues?
  4. What was the team’s nickname?
  5. What name was given to the team in 1888 and why?
  6. When was Dodgers adopted as the team’s official name?

More Team Trivia—

  1. Whose idea was it to start the Brooklyn team that became the Dodgers?
  2. Who was the team’s first president and the man behind the team’s success?
  3. Who was his partner?
  4. Who was the team’s main financial backer?
  5. What baseball innovations did the first president begin or promote?
  6. Who was the team’s first star player?

Still More Team Trivia–

  1. What team was Brooklyn’s major rival in the 1880s?
  2. Who was the owner of the rival team?
  3. Who was the  player-manager?
  4. How many consecutive pennants did the rival team win?
  5. How did its rowdy players bend the rules?
  6. What off-the-field ruckus at Sportsman’s Park in St.  Louis made news in 1886?

Even more Brooklyn Baseball history trivia:

  1. How did Brooklyn win the Interstate championship in 1883?
  2. How did Brooklyn try to buy the 1885 American Association pennant?
  3. How did Brooklyn try to win the 1888 pennant?
  4. How much did Brooklyn pay to buy 3 St. Louis stars?
  5. Brooklyn paid pitcher Bob Caruthers the highest salary in the league. How much?
  6. How did Brooklyn finally win 2 straight pennants?

Team Trivia Answers