Massey Quiz #61- Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals

 

This quiz is for the Cardinals and Cubs fans. How well do you know the teams and the rivalry?

The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments. 

#1- Head to head, which team has won more games, Cards or Cubs?

#2- How many more World Series have the Cardinals won? 10, 8, 6, 4

#3- Who played more games? Stan Musial with Cards or Ernie Banks with Cubs?

#4- In their franchise history, which team lost the most games in one season?

#5- Who had the most hits in their career? Stan Musial with the Cards or Billy Williams with the Cubs.

#6- Who hit more home runs in the MLB career? Ron Santo or Kenny Boyer

#7- Who won more games in a season? Bob Gibson with the Cardinals or Ferguson Jenkins with the Cubs. 

#8- Who hit more home runs? Stan Musial with Cards or Ernie Banks with Cubs. 

#9- During the steroid era in 1998, Mark MacGuire hit 70 home runs and Sammy Sosa hit 66 home runs. How many home runs did Sosa hit in 1997? 26, 36, 46, 56

#10- In 1968, Bob Gibson had one of the most dominant pitching season in history. What was his ERA that year?  1.12, 1.24, 1.36, 1.48

#11- Which team’s stadium has the largest seating capacity? 

#12- Name the three Hall of Fame closers, who pitched for both the Cards and the Cubs. (3 points)

#13- Since 1930, what manager lasted the most seasons with the Cubs or the Cards? 

#14- The Cards and Cubs had two great shortstops at the same time. Which player played the most seasons? Don Kissinger with the Cubs or Ozzie Smith with the Cards. 

#15- Seven Cardinals and Cubs have won the Cy Young Award. Can you name all 7 of them? (7 points)

16- Who had more steals in their careers? Lou Brock with the Cards, or Ryne Sandburg, Sammy Sosa, Shawon Dunston, and Ivan DeJesus combined with the Cubs? 

Answers

1- Going into this season, Cubs 1,281 wins and Cards 1,226 wins

2- 8 (11 to 3)

3- Stan Musial 3,026 and Ernie Banks 2,538

4- Cardinals 111 and Cubs 103

5- Stan Musial 3,630 and Billy Williams 2,538

6- Ron Santo 337 and Ken Boyer 255

7- Ferguson Jenkins 24 and Bob Gibson 23

8- Ernie Banks 512 and Stan Musial 475

9- Sammy Sosa 36 (Mark MacGwire 60)

10- 1.12

11- St. Louis 44,383 and Chicago 41,649

12- Lee Smith, Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter

13- Tony LaRussa 17

14- Ozzie Smith 15 and Don Kissinger 12

15- Bob Gibson (2), Chris Carpenter, Ferguson Jenkins, Bruce Sutter, Rick Sutcliffe, Greg Maddox, Jake Arrietta

16- Lou Brock 888 to 874 for the other four combined.

What Your Score Means

20-23 Correct- You are officially a smart Cub or Cardinal fan.

16-19 Correct- You are a Cub or Cardinal fan but probably not very old. 

10-15 Correct- A trip to Cooperstown would help you. 

0-9 Correct- You are the real winner here! You are not a Cubs or Cardinals fan. Go White Sox!!!