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Baseball
Take me out to the ballgame, the baseball game, that is! The baseball category is all about the game of baseball, America's pastime. Questions include what a baseball is made of, what bats are the best to use, what the bullpen is, and much more!
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How many ways can a batter be credited with an RBI?
A batter can get a hit.
A batter can walk.
A batter can get hit by a pitch.
A batter can run out a drop third strike and make it safely.
A batter can reach first base on an error.
A batter can reach first base because of a fielder's choice to make a play elsewhere.
How much money does a triple A baseball player make?
Class AAA--First year: $2,150/month, after first year no less than $2,150/month
Total bases. For example if a batter has two singles, a double and a home run, this would be eight total bases. It's one for a single, two for a double, three for a triple and four for a home run.
He was married in Clayton, MO in 2008. He married Allison Raski at the St. Louis County Court House.
Why do baseballers eat sunflower seeds?
Baseball players used to chew tobacco all the time, and now they are trying to break that. They still want to do something with their mouth though, so they chew bubblegum and eat sunflower seeds.
What is an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls?
its called a walk
and I'm a girl and i play little league
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Officially it's called a "base on balls," but everyone calls it a "walk."
What is art crtic and collector slement greenberg famous for?
Endorsing artist Jackson Pollock and the ideals of Abstract Expressionism
What major league baseball manager has the most postseason wins?
Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, holds the MLB record for most career losses by a manager. Of course, being as how he managed for over 50 years (Pittsburgh Pirates 1894-1896 and Philadelphia Athletics 1901-1950) he also holds the MLB record for most career victories by a manager. His career record as a manager was 3,731-3,948.
How many international league baseball games are there in a season?
I could not find an actual entry that says "IL teams play xxx games per season", but on the International League website, you can download a schedule matrix which tells you the schedule of every team in the IL on one page. Near the upper right-hand corner of the page it says 144 games. And I live near Durham, NC, and enjoy following the Durham Bulls, and as of 9/6/2009, they have played 142 games and have 2 left. I have seen a couple of unconfirmed entries that state they play 140-144 games, but I can't confirm that. 144 is for regular season games, and does not include two rounds of playoffs, each a best-of-5 series.
In MLB how is the games behind determined?
GB = ( (Wina - Winb) + (Lossb - Lossa) ) / 2
*you want the absolute values for each wins and losses. To avoid negative numbers, use this instead of the orgininal formula above.
GB = (ABS(Wina - Winb) + ABS(Lossb - Lossa) ) / 2
Wina = Wins by leader
Lossa = Losses by leader
Winb = Wins by trailer
Lossb = Losses by trailer
Using real numbers from today's standings. Cleveland is 21-19 while Detroit is 16-24 resulting in:
Det GB = ( ( 21 - 16 ) + ( 24 - 19 ) ) / 2 = ( 5 + 5 ) / 2 = 5 Games Back
Another example, Kansas City is 18-21 and thus relative to Cleveland we get KC's GB as:
KC GB = ( ( 21 - 18 ) + ( 21 - 19 ) ) / 2 = ( 3 + 2 ) / 2 = 2.5 Games Back
If it's not obvious which team trails, just sub in the numbers consistently and if you get a negative number, you know that team actually leads by that number of games.
What is a good time from home to second in baseball?
A good time would be around fifteen to twenty seconds and you can also watch videos of this and time it.
Actually about 8 to 9 seconds. A fast runner gets from home to 1st in 4 seconds.
What is the fewest pitches thrown in an inning?
I believe it to be 3 (three) if it occurs in the ninth inning for the home team pitcher whose team has a lead, then the inning is complete without the home team having to pitch. Also a putout of any type would suffice, not just a ground-out. Other outs may qualify too, such as batting out of order, however it does not reduce the pitch count. The out of order batter must a have a minimum of 1 pitch.
Is chewing tobacco banned in MLB?
If you read the following article which was written 10/3/07, it says that chewing tobacco is NOT banned in Major League Baseball. However, it is illegal in Minor League Baseball.
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/articles/2007/10/03/chew_on_this_baseball_fans/
What are the current MLB standings?
Go to this link for the current standings.
http://www.nfl.com/standings
Because if you over run first it is no big deal. this is because singles in baseball are alot mor common than doubles and triples. if you overrun second or third then it will look like you are continueing to run to the next base but when you over run first it is obvious that you are staying at frist base.
Which of the following objects has the greatest inertia baseball bowling ball pencil or toothpick?
I think the golf ball has more inertia than ping pong ball, becuase of its weight. It is much heavy which result that it could stay at rest more, than a very lightweight ping pong ball.
What is the music played at Detroit Tiger games?
You can find The Detroit Tigers along with the others teams here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_entrance_music
Who hit the furthest home run in major league baseball?
Thirteen different players are tied with a record four homeruns in a major league game. Rocky Colavito, Mike Cameron, Carlos Delgado, Lou Gehrig, Josh Hamilton, Joe Adcock, Ed Delahanty, Shawn Green, Gil Hodges, Bob Horner, Bobby Lowe, Willie Mays, Mark Whiten are all tied for the record.
There have been two no hitters pitched in the MLB playoffs:
Don Larsen's perfect game in game 5 of the 1956 World Series; And Roy Halladay's No Hitter (28 batters) on October, 6th 2010 in game one of the NLDS.
Who is number 26 for the Seattle Mariners?
No one currently wears the number 26 on the Red Sox, however former Red Sox great Wade Boggs wore number 26.
