K ids Triv iaYankees Home Run Hitters

The home run, in all of its stadium-vibrating variations, has played a key role in Yankees history. The longball has inspired awe, set new standards, birthed nicknames and turned some into postseason legends. From Ruth to Reggie, some of the game’s greatest sluggers have gone deep while wearing pinstripes. Let’s see how well you know your Yankees home run hitters.

1. In which stadium did Babe Ruth’s “called shot”occur during the 1932 World Series?

A) Yankee StadiumB) Wrigley FieldC) Griffith StadiumD) Polo Grounds

2. In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, Derek Jeter hit a controversial home run to tie the game in the eighth inning. Who hit a walk-off home run to end the game in the 11th inning?

A) Tino Martinez B) Paul O’NeillC) Bernie WilliamsD) Luis Sojo

3. In what year did Mickey Mantle crush an 11th-inning home run off Kansas City’s Bill Fischer that hit the copper frieze atop thethird deck in Yankee Stadium’s right field?

A) 1951B) 1963C) 1967D) 1976

4. Which Yankees hitter was mobbed by fans before he could reach home plate after his walk-off home run clinched the 1976 American League pennant?

A) Mickey RiversB) Graig NettlesC) Thurman MunsonD) Chris Chambliss

5. Prior to Aaron Judge and Tyler Austin hittingback-to-back home runs in their first big league at-bats in 2016, who was the last Yankees player to hit a home run in his first major league plate appearance?

A) Andy PhillipsB) Marcus ThamesC) John MillerD) Don Mattingly