Question 1

True or false: Ozzie Smith once performed a backflip on the field during a playoff game to celebrate a win.

Accepted Answer

True. He famously did a backflip after the Cardinals won the 1985 NLCS, a signature move he did before home games.

Question 2

True or false: Ozzie Smith won 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, a record for shortstops.

Accepted Answer

True. From 1980 to 1992, Smith won 13 straight Gold Gloves, the most ever by a shortstop.

Question 3

True or false: Ozzie Smith was a switch-hitter who batted over .300 in his Hall of Fame career.

Accepted Answer

False. He was a switch-hitter, but his career batting average was .262, never topping .303 in a single season.

Question 4

True or false: Ozzie Smith’s only career home run as a left-handed batter came in a postseason game.

Accepted Answer

True. His lone lefty homer was a walk-off shot in Game 5 of the 1985 NLCS against the Dodgers.

Question 5

True or false: Ozzie Smith never struck out more than 50 times in any single MLB season.

Accepted Answer

True. Known for his contact hitting, his highest strikeout total was 49 in 1978, and he often had 30 or fewer.

Question 6

True or false: Ozzie Smith was drafted first overall in the 1977 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres.

Accepted Answer

False. He was drafted in the fourth round (68th overall) by the Padres in 1977; the first pick was Harold Baines.

Question 7

True or false: Before becoming a baseball star, Ozzie Smith was a professional soccer player in England.

Accepted Answer

False. Though he was an excellent soccer player in high school, he never played professionally; he chose baseball at Cal Poly.

Question 8

True or false: Ozzie Smith was nicknamed 'The Wizard of Ahhs' because of his entertaining pregame dance routines.

Accepted Answer

False. His nickname 'The Wizard of Oz' came from his dazzling defense; the 'Ahhs' referred to crowd reactions to his plays, not dances.

Ozzie Smith Trivia Questions