Updated: Oct 21, 2008, 3:45 PM

Quiz: Do you know the World Series teams?



Do you know the Rays and Phillies?
The World Series is set, but how well do you know the teams playing on MLB's biggest stage?

ESPN's Research Department took a look back at the histories of both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies, and has come up with some pretty tough trivia questions. Do you remember the last Phillies pitcher to pick up a victory in a World Series game? Can you name the only Rays player who started the last time Tampa Bay played Philadelphia?

Test your baseball knowledge and then see how well you fared compared to the rest of SportsNation!

  • 1) Who was the last pitcher to win a World Series game for the Phillies?
  • 2) How many hits did ESPN analyst John Kruk have in the Phillies' 15-14 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series?
  • 3) When the Phillies played the Red Sox in the 1915 World Series, which Hall of Famer made his World Series debut?
  • 4) Who was the MVP of the 1980 World Series?
  • 5) Who led the Phillies with four home runs in the 1993 World Series?
  • 6) At age 45, Jamie Moyer will have a chance to break the record for the oldest starting pitcher to WIN a World Series game. Who holds that record?
  • 7) Who is the only player among those who are on the Phillies/Rays postseason rosters who has played for both the Phillies and Rays in his career?
  • 8) The Rays had 10 straight losing seasons before advancing to the World Series this year. What team holds the record for most CONSECUTIVE losing seasons before making it to the World Series?
  • 9) The last time the Rays and Phillies played a regular-season game was June 18, 2006. Name the only current member of the Rays who STARTED in that game?
  • 10) How many players on the Rays' World Series roster were drafted by the Rays as first-round picks?
  • 11) Which was the last matchup of two division winners in the World Series?

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