Quizzes

How much do you know about baseball and the law? Test your knowledge by answering the following questions.

1. Of the eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series, how many were convicted of a crime?
2
8
4
None

2. Pete Rose was banished from organized baseball activities, including eligibility for the Hall of Fame, due to gambling on baseball games, which was investigated by an individual named
Bert Keen
Harley Rodgers
John Dowd
Lawrence Fortis

3. The baseball that Barry Bonds hit for his historic 73rd home run in 2001 was ordered by a Judge to be
Donated to charity
Sold to the public with the proceeds split equally between two claimants
Given to the Hall of Fame
Sold at auction, with Bonds receiving half of the proceeds

4. The legal doctrine that generally limits fans who are hit by baseballs from suing for their injuries is known as:
Contributory negligence
Assumption of risk
Estoppel
Equitable alignment

5. Professional baseball is the only major sport that allows certain players' salaries to be determined by
Magistrate judges
Juries
League of Commissioners
Arbitrators

6. The number of women who have successfully sued major league baseball for discriminating against them as umpires is
2
None
5
1

7. The law suit between the children of deceased baseball star Ted Williams and David Wick involved the issue of
Williams being cremated
Williams remaining in cryogenic (frozen) condition
Williams being buried outside Fenway Park in Boston
Williams organs being donated to a charity designated by major league baseball

8. The former Minnesota Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett was acquitted of a charge of sexual assault which allegedly occurred at a Twin Cities restaurant known as
Murray's
Dixie's
Jake's
Redstone

9. New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was once suspended from participation in baseball due to his conviction for
Libel
Bank fraud
Illegal political campaign contributions
Domestic assault