You Might Recognize These Legendary Baseball Greats, But Can You Name Them?

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You Might Recognize These Legendary Baseball Greats, But Can You Name Them?
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame is filled with history's greatest baseball players. Think you have what it takes to name these legends from just one image? Take this quiz now to find out!
Babe Ruth
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Grover Alexander
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth's real name was George Herman Ruth Jr. He was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Bob Gibson
Greg Maddux

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Willie Mays
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Willie Mays
Willie Mays was nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid." He played in the MLB for 22 years and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
Hank Greenberg
Ernie Banks
Duke Snider

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Ty Cobb
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Reggie Jackson
Ed Walsh
Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb was born on December 18, 1886 in Narrows, Georgia. He played in the MLB for 23 years for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics.
Buck Leonard

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Walter Johnson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Mel Ott
Paul Waner
Lefty Gomez
Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson was born on November 6, 1887 in Kansas. He was nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train," and played his 21-year career with the Washington Senators.

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Lou Gehrig
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Johnny Bench
Bill Terry
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig was a 6-time World Series champion. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Joe Morgan

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Christy Mathewson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Joe Morgan
Rod Carew
Derek Jeter
Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons with the New York Giants, and one season with the Cincinnati Reds. He died at the age of 45 in 1925.

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Ted Williams
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Ted Williams
Ted Williams played his entire 19-year MLB career as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Reggie Jackson
Harry Heilmann
Satchel Paige

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Rogers Hornsby
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Mickey Mantle
Rod Carew
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby was born on April 27, 1896 in Texas. He was nicknamed "The Rajah."
George Brett

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Stan Musial
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Stan Musial
Stan Musial was born Stanisław Franciszek Musiał in Pennsylvania. He was a 3-time World Series Champion as well as a 3-time NL MVP.
Dizzy Dean
Ralph Kiner
Paul Molitor

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Joe DiMaggio
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Early Wynn
Wade Boggs
Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio, known as "The Yankee Clipper," was born on November 25, 1914. He played his entire MLB career with the New York Yankees.
Duke Snider

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Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Robin Roberts
Mark McGwire
Grover Alexander
Grover Alexander was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals from 1911 - 1930. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
Ed Walsh

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Honus Wagner
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Willie Keeler
Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner was born Johannes Peter Wagner in 1874 in Pennsylvania. He was nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage.
David Winfield
Ken Griffey, Jr.

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Cy Young
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Bill Terry
Cy Young
Cy Young's real name was Denton True Young. He pitched for five different teams during his 22-year baseball career. One year after his death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher.
Pie Traynor
Al Kaline

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Jimmie Foxx
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Whitey Ford
Roger Clemens
Lou Brock
Jimmie Foxx
Jimmie Foxx was born in 1907 and nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast." He was a 9-time All-Star from 1933 - 1941.

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Johnny Bench
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Johnny Bench
Johnny Bench was an All-Star catcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 - 1983. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Oscar Charleston
Pie Traynor
Juan Marichal

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Mickey Mantle (2006)
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. He played his entire career with the New York Yankees from 1951 - 1968.
Eddie Plank
Jim Palmer

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Josh Gibson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Mel Ott
Cool Papa Bell
Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was born on December 21, 1911. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Big Papi

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Satchel Paige
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Juan Marichal
Willie Keeler
Willie Stargell
Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige had one of the longest baseball careers in the history of baseball. He was a pitcher from 1926 through 1965.

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Roberto Clemente
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in the MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973
George Sisler
Satchel Paige
Roger Clemens

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Warren Spahn
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Eddie Plank
Harmon Killebrew
Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn was a left-handed pitcher who played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League. He played with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants.
Whitey Ford

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Frank Robinson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson was born on August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Nolan Ryan
Greg Maddux
Juan Marichal

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Lefty Grove
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Early Wynn
Reggie Jackson
Lefty Grove
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was born on March 6, 1900 in Maryland. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.
Dave Winfield

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Eddie Collins
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Ozzie Smith
Ralph Kiner
Dennis Eckersley
Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins played as a second baseman from 1906 to 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

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Pete Rose
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Brooks Robinson
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose Sr. was known by his nickname, "Charlie Hustle". He played in the MLB for 23 years.
Ed Walsh
Rollie Fingers

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Sandy Koufax
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax pitched 12 seasons for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. At age 36 in 1972, he became the youngest player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mickey Cochrane
Paul Waner
Lefty Gomez

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Tris Speaker
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Joe Morgan
Bill Terry
Tris Speaker
Tris Speaker was born on April 4, 1888. He was nicknamed "The Grey Eagle" during his 21-year MLB career.
Jackie Robinson

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Mike Schmidt
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Kirby Puckett
Mike Schmidt
Mike Schmidt played 17 seasons in the MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies. He hit 548 home runs during his career.
Sam Crawford
Chuck Klein

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Nap Lajoie
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Cy Young
Nap Lajoie
Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1874, Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie was nicknamed "The Frenchman." He played for the Phillies, Athletics and Naps between 1896 and 1916.
Honus Wagner
Yogi Berra

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Steve Carlton
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Josh Gibson
Roger Clemens
Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton was born on December 22, 1944 in Miami, Florida. He was a pitcher in the MLB and a 4-time NL Cy Young Award winner.
Bill Dickey

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Bob Gibson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Willie Mays
Walter Johnson
Bob Gibson
Robert Gibson was born on November 9, 1935. He played 17 seasons in the MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959–1975.
Warren Spahn

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Tom Seaver
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Tom Seaver
A 12-time All-Star, Tom Seaver was a pitcher in the MLB for 19 years. He played for the Mets, Reds, White Sox and Red Sox and had 3,640 strikeouts in total.
Frank Robinson
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose

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George Sisler
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Lou Gehrig
Honus Wagner
Sandy Koufax
George Sisler
George Sisler was nicknamed "Gentleman George" and "Gorgeous George." He played for 15 seasons as first baseman with the St. Louis Browns from 1915 - 1930.

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Barry Bonds
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Nolan Ryan
Bob Feller
Carl Hubbell
Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds was born on July 24, 1964. He was a left fielder for 22 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He received seven NL MVP awards and 14 All-Star selections.

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Shoeless Joe Jackson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–1909); Cleveland Naps/Indians (1910–1915); and Chicago White Sox (1915–1920). He won the World Series with the White Sox in 1917.
Jackie Robinson
Tony Gwynn
Whitey Ford

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Bob Feller
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Bob Feller
Bob Feller was born in 1918 in Iowa. He died at the age of 92 in Ohio. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Rod Carew
Paul Waner
Tom Seaver

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Hank Greenberg
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Kirby Puckett
Mark McGwire
Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg was born Hyman Greenberg on January 1, 1911. He was nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," "Hankus Pankus," and "The Hebrew Hammer."
Chuck Klein

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Ernie Banks
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cool Papa Bell
Ernie Banks
Ernie Banks played for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 - 1971. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 for his contribution to sports.
David Ortiz

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Greg Maddux
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Eddie Plank
Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux was born in April 14, 1966 in San Angelo, Texas. He was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years.
Sam Crawford
Ralph Kiner

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Yogi Berra
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra's real name was Lawrence Peter Berra. He was born in 1925 in Missouri and played 19 seasons in the MLB - 18 with the Yankees and one with the Mets.
Lou Brock
Carl Yastrzemski
Robin Roberts

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Nolan Ryan
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Bill Terry
Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan played 27 years in the MLB for the Mets, Angels, Astros and Rangers. He was a pitcher and currently serves as executive adviser to the owner of the Astros.
Joe Medwick
Duck Snider

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Mel Ott
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Rod Carew
Mel Ott
Mel Ott, nicknamed "Master Melvin," was a right fielder in the MLB, playing for the New York Giants from 1926 - 1947. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.
Eddie Murray
Duke Snider

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Al Simmons
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Paul Molitor
Ted Simmons
Ted Simmons played for most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals as a switch-hitting catcher. He also played for the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Gaylord Perry

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Jackie Robinson (1982)
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Dizzy Dean
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Georgia. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 - 1956. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Frankie Frisch
Wade Boggs

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Carl Hubbell
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Al Kaline
Joe Medwick
Carl Hubbell
Carl Hubbell was nicknamed "The Meal Ticket" and "King Carl." He pitched for the New York Giants from 1928 to 1943.
Ozzie Smith

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Charlie Gehringer
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Gaylord Perry
Rollie Fingers
Chuck Klein
Charlie Gehringer
Charlie Gehringer was nicknamed "The Mechanical Man." He was a second baseman who played 19 seasons for the Detroit Tigers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.

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Buck Leonard
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Mickey Cochrane
Juan Marichal
Pie Traynor
Buck Leonard
Buck Leonard was born in 1907 in North Carolina. He died at the age of 90 in 1997. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

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Reggie Jackson
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Jimmie Foxx
Josh Gibson
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson was born on May 18, 1946. He was a right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels.
Mel Ott

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Tony Gwynn
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Tony Gwynn
Tony Gwynn was a right-fielder for the San Diego Padres from 1982 - 2001. He died at the young age of 54 in 2014.
Cy Young
Big Papi
Honus Wagner

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Roy Campanella
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Which legendary baseball great is shown in this image?
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Palmer
Roy Campanella
Born in 1921, Roy Campanella was a catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1948 - 1957. His playing career ended when he as paralyzed in an automobile accident.
Lefty Gomez

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