Christy Mathewson

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 - October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1936, he was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its inaugural members.

• True or False?

2. Where was he born in 1880?

• Hogestown, Pennsylvania
• Morgantown, West Virginia
• Factoryville, Pennsylvania

3. What college did he play baseball and football for?

• Bucknell
• Harvard
• Penn State

4. What team did he pitch for most of his career in the majors?

• NY Yankees
• NY Dodgers
• NY Giants

5. What baseball team did he manage?

• NY Giants
• Cincinnati Reds
• Chicago Cubs

6. In 1918, he enlisted in the US Army during World War I. What organization did he work with?

• Air Service
• Chemical Service
• Infantry

7. While in France, during a training exercise he was accidentally gassed and consequently developed a serious illness. What was this illness?

• tuberculosis
• polio
• cancer

8. Upon returning from duty in Europe, he was a coach. Who did he coach for?

• NY Giants
• Cincinnati Reds
• Boston Braves

9. In 1923, Mathewson got back into professional baseball when he served as part-time president. Who did he work for?

• Boston Braves
• NY Yankees
• NY Dodgers

10. In 1999, The Sporting News' listed him in the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking National League pitcher. What did he rank in the 100 Greatest Baseball Players?

• 1st
• 4th
• 7th

Check Your Answers

• 1. True
• 2. Factoryville, Pennsylvania
• 3. Bucknell
• 4. NY Giants
• 5. Cincinnati Reds
• 6. Chemical Service
• 7. tuberculosis
• 8. NY Giants
• 9. Boston Braves
• 10. 7th

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