The Quiz: In “Moneyball,” Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is the manager of what MLB team?
San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
During the 2002 MLB season, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane used sabermetrics — a system of objective statistical measurements of a player’s performance and value — to build a playoff-capable team without a lot of money. Instead of focusing on hits, home runs, and RBIs, Beane concentrated on stats such as on-base percentage and base-running ability. The approach essentially cracked the game wide open and became the subject of a 2003 book and 2011 film titled “Moneyball,” the latter of which starred Brad Pitt as Beane.
The correct answer to this quiz is Oakland Athletics.