Baseball

They have had several. The Mets was their nickname originally when their official name was the Metropolitans. They are also referred to as the Metsies(coined by Casey Stengel) and the Amazins(also coined by Casey Stengel)

California (San Diego Padres, California Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Fransisco Giants and Oakland A's).

New York (New York Yankees and New York Giants).

Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates).

Florida (Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays)

Ohio (Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds).

Illinois (Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs).

Texas (Texas Rangers and Houston Astros).

Missouri (St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals).

33 of the USA 50 states do not have a Major League team.

For an overthrown ball that winds up out of play (in the stands or dugout), each runner may advance one base. If an overthrown ball does not go out of play but is kicked out of play or by some other means is put out of play, runners may advance two bases. This very, very rarely occurs but lets say there is a routine ground ball to the shortstop and he makes a poor throw to first base that gets by the first baseman and comes to rest in front of the dugout. The catcher runs over to retrieve the ball and, in his haste, kicks the ball into the dugout. In this case, runners may advance two bases.

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The current #18 would be Darin Ruf.

Before him was...

Mike Fontenot (2012)

Brad Harman (2008)

Wes Helms (2007)

Shane Victorino (2006)

Benito Santiago (1996)

Andy Van Slyke (1995)

Jim Adduci (1989)

Chris James (1987-1989)

Francisco Melendez (1986)

Derrel Thomas (1985)

Kiko Garcia (1983-1985)

Ivan de Jesus (1982)

Bob Molinaro (1982)

John Vukovich (1979-1981)

Rudy Meoli (1979)

Richie Hebner (1977-1978)

Billy Grabarkewitz (1974)

Craig Robinson (1972-1973)

Bobby Pfeil (1971)

Rick Joseph (1969-1970)

Chuck Hiller (1967)

Phil Linz (1966-1967)

Rick Wise (1964)

Ryne Duren (1963-1964)

Frank Sullivan (1962)

Elmer Valo (1961)

Pancho Herrera (1958-1960)

Chris Short (1959)

Jim Owens (1955)

Jim Command (1955)

Johnny Lindell (1953-1954)

Howie Fox (1952)

Milo Candini (1950-1951)

Jackie Mayo (1948)

Sam Nahem (1942-1948)

Charley Schanz (1946-1947)

Charlie Sproull (1945)

Al Verdel (1944)

George Eyrich (1943)

Tom Padden (1943)

Hal Marnie (1940)

George Scharein (1939-1940)

Al Smith (1938-1939)

Clarence Pickrel (1933)

Reggie Grabowski (1933)

Mickey Haslin (1933)

Phil Collins (1932)

Chet Nichols (1932)

George Brett had a 30-game hitting streak.

A regular baseball game has 9 innings. If the score is tied after 9 innings, extra innings are played until until the game is resolved. The longest running game in professional baseball history lasted 33 innings with 8 hours and 25 minutes of playing time. It was between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings from the Triple-A International League in 1981.

I've never seen that stat. I figured maybe I was just missing something or not thinking straight, so I checked several baseball statistic references. I can't find that stat listed on any of them.

Josh Donaldson plays for the Oakland Athletics.

9 innings. Same as in professional baseball.

The Oakland Raiders play their home games at the Oakland Coliseum which is also home to the Oakland Athletics major league baseball team. The Coliseum is not a baseball field, it's a multiuse stadium, which is used for both football and baseball when these seasons overlap (September to early October, unless of course, the A's make the playoffs). Once the baseball season is over they will fill in the dirt basepaths with sod and it will look more like a football field then.

For the 2007 season through the games of September 3, Maggio Ordonez has 26 home runs and Gary Sheffield has 24.

well it's the angels ---Tampa bay??? -- red sox and either minnesota or white sox; it doesn't matter which one because the angels are unbeatable this year but I don't care I'm a New York Yankee fan so you all can go jump in the fiver for all i care OH NO!!!! the mets just lost I gotta go now this is too much for a new yorker to bear, what's that the jets won?? but some one changed their uniforms ? oh that is what they wore when they were called the titans back when the A F L was just starting WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY????? thejets have never lost a game when the league has retro day oh man they shoulda stayed the titans but got hooked into that mets nets jets thing but Houston now is called the titans who to root for.???? oh well I gotta go pick up my mother-in-law WHAT SHE'S STAYING FOR 2 WEEKS???? oh I guess i will watch the playoffs after all

two of them were odd jobs like picking potatoes and carrying ice

The Mets have won four NL championships:

1) 1969 - Won the World Series against Baltimore 4 games to 1.

2) 1973 - Lost the World Series to Oakland 4 games to 3.

3) 1986 - Won the World Series against Boston 4 games to 3.

4) 2000 - Lost the World Series to the Yankees 4 games to 1.

Who told you cricket is the most popular game? Most popular game is football and cricket ranks number 2.

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turning the museum into a restaurant

Ebbetts Field and the Polo Grounds were aging ballparks. The combination of the neighborhood going bad, no parking, an old ballpark and the promise of more money and fans in California caused both the Giants and Dodgers to move at the same time to the west coast.

2nd and 3rd base are 90 feet apart in a Major League Baseball field. This 90 feet is measured from the center of second base furthest from home plate to the back-left corner of third base. The three bases and home plate are set up on the corners of a square with a 90-foot side. But while home plate, first base, and third base are completely inside the square, the center of second base sits on the other corner of the square.

In the 1976 Baseball Research Journal, James Watkins had an article entitled "Nothing to Nothing in Overtime," that listed all 20th Century scoreless, extra-inning ties. Jim Weigand compiled a complete list of scoreless ties, available in Grandstand Baseball Annual, Special 1. It notes 5 other extra-innings games. One deserves special attention. Toledo and Brooklyn faced off at Washington Park on October 4, 1884, and played a scoreless tie for ten innings. The two remarkable features of the game were, first, a no-hitter by Sam Kimber of Brooklyn, the only one in a tie game of more than nine innings, and second, even more amazing for the time, neither team made an error. Now, any tie games that are called are counted as a loss for both teams.

Nothing to Nothing in Overtime By James Watkins (Assjsted by AI Kermjsch) Some of the great pitching duels in baseball history have received little publicity because more than 30 extra-inning contests ended in 0-0 ties. Extra-inning tie games are rare these days since most games now can be suspended and finished at a future date, but in the old days natural elements usually put an end to them. Ironically, the longest scoreless game in major league history was played in one of the better hitting parks-Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, on September 11, 1946, a 19-inning tie between the Dodgers and the Reds. Johnny Vander Meer, who had pitched the second of his two successive no-hitters in 1938 at Ebbets Field, hurled the first 15 innings for Cincinnati, fanning 14. The Reds almost broke the tie in the top half of the 19th inning. With one out and Dain Clay on second base, Bert Haas lined a single to right but Dixie Walker nailed Clay at the plate. The longest scoreless game in the American League took place at Detroit on July 16, 1909. The Tigers and Senators battled 18 innings before darkness set in. Ed Summers went all the way for Detroit, giving up only seven hits. Dolly Gray and Bob Groom divided the pitching chores for Washington, giving up only six hits between them. Gray was in superb form in his starting effort. He gave up only one hit in eight innings, a single to Matty McIntyre, the first batter to face him in the game. He had to leave the game after straining his side in the ninth inning after pitching three balls to McIntyre, the first batter of the frame. Groom took over and gave up only five hits in his 10 innings. He got out of a bases full, none out situation jn the 15th inning. With the bags loaded, he had to face Donie Bush, Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb. But he was equal to the occasion. Bush popped out to third baseman Bob Kelly. Crawford topped the ball toward first base. Wade Killifer, a pinch-runner for Oscar Stanage, dug for home. Groom pounced on the ball and threw home to Gabby Street. The play was very close; in fact, Street seemed to think the throw was too late and started for the bench. The Washington infielders also began to come in white the Detroit runners moved toward the clubhouse. But umpire John Kerin had called the runner out and called all the players back. Cobb ended the suspense by striking out. Gray and Groom were particularly rough on the two top Detroit hitters-Cobb and Crawford-who each went 0 for 7. Another 18-inning scoreless tie took place at Shea Stadium on Saturday, October 2, 1965, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader between the Mets and Phillies. The game had to be halted on account of a 12:50 a.m. curfew. Chris Short, Phil southpaw, fanned 18 in his 15 innings of work. It was a frustrating night for the Mets. They were blanked 6-0 by Jim Bunning in the first game. Ernie Koob, St. Louis Browns' southpaw, pitched all the way in a l7-inning scoreless game with the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Boston, on July 14, 1916. Carl Mays pitched the first 15 innings for the Red Sox and Hub Leonard the last two. Poor base-running by Koob kept him from winning the game in the 15th inning. Koob, recipient of a base on balls, advanced to second base with two out in the 15th inning. Ward Miller singled to left field and Koob came home but he was called out for failing to touch third base. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Ed Walsh of the White Sox had a spectacular l6-inning scoreless duel at Chicago on August 4, 1910. Coombs gave up only three hits and fanned 18, while Walsh allowed six singles and struck out 10. Coombs had nine consecutive hitless innings in the game. Pat Dougherty doubled in the second inning and that was the only hit off Coombs until the 12th chapter when rookie Paul Meloan and Dougherty chipped in with singles. Coombs wound up his work in whirlwind fashion, fanning Charley Mullen, Billy Sullivan and Walsh in a row in the 16th frame. Although it went only 14 innings, the scoreless tie between the Indians and Tigers at Cleveland on August 11, 1942, deserves special mention. It was the first game of a twi-nighter, but in those early years of night baseball the rules did not allow day games to be finished under lights. So the game was called on account of darkness at the end of 14 innings, but a few minutes later the lights were turned on and Dizzy Trout and Mel Harder came out to warm up for the second game. But that peculiarity deprived the fans of seeing a conclusion to an extra-ordinary pitching duel between Al Milnar and Tommy Bridges. Milnar was magnificent. He gave up only two hits and held the Tigers hitless until two out in the ninth inning when Roger Cramer singled to right. The other hit came with one out in the 13th inning, a single to left field by Rudy York. Walter Johnson turned in a scintillating performance in a l2-inning scoreless battle with Jack Quinn of the Yankees at the Polo Grounds, New York, on May 11, 1919. It was the first legalized Sunday game for the Yankees in New York. It was a raw day and only 3,000 fans braved the elements. But they were rewarded with a first-class hurling duel. The gloomy day was made to order for Johnson's fastball. He was almost invincible and at one time retired 28 batters in a row. Roger Peckinpaugh, the second man to bat in the first inning, singled and not another Yankee reached first base until Frank Baker walked with two down in the tenth inning. Derrill Pratt got the other Yankee hit to open the 11th inning. George Halas, the fabled owner of the football Chicago Bears, then a rookie outfielder for the Yankees, played the entire game. He was 0 for 5 against Johnson, fanning twice. The game was called a few minutes before 6 o'clock under the assumption that the game had to be called because of the new Sunday law. But after the game the veteran umpire Bill Dinneen admitted that he made a mistake in calling the game. He had acted on the advice of President Jake Ruppert of the Yankees that the Sunday law required the game to end at 6 o'clock. The information, however, proved to be erroneous. The Sunday law stipulated that games had to be played after 2 o'clock with no provision as to what time they should end. SCORELESS TIES OF 10 OR MORE INNINGS, 1901-75 National League Date ---Home Team & Hurler-Visiting Team & Hurler - Innings 5-01-02 - Chi. - Luther Taylor Cin. Noodles Hahn 12 9-11-06 - Pitt. - D. Phillippe 10 Cin. Bob Ewing 15 ------------------- Victor Willis 5 9-19-07+ Phil. Lew Richie Chi. Ed Reulbach 10 9-02-08+ N. Y. Leon Ames Bkn. George Bell 13 4-25-13 N.Y. Al Demaree 10 Phil. Gr. Alexander 11 -----------------Doc Crandall 1

The New York Giants had a seeming win taken away from them on April 25, 1913. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Moose McCormick hit Grover Alexander's pitch for a run-scoring single. However, umpire Bill Klem had his back turned, and ruled that the pitch didn't count. The game ended in a scoreless tie the next inning.

9-05-13+ Bos. Dick Rudolph Phil. Gr. Alexander 10 8- I 1-14 Bos. George Tyler Cin. Leon Ames 13 7~07-15+ Bkn. Phil Douglas Bos. William James 5 -- 16 ------------------------------------------George Davis 11 6-13-16 Bos. Dick Rudolph 12 Cin. Fred Toney 11 -- 16 ----------------Tom Hughes 4 ---------Pete Schneider 5 9-04-17 Bkn. Ed Pfeffer Phil. Joe Oeschger 14 9-22-17 St.L. Lee Meadows Bos. ArthurNehf 14 9- 11-46 Bkn. Hal Gregg 10 Cin. J. VanderMeer 15 -- 19 -----------------Hugh Casey 5 ------Harry Gumbert 4 -----------------Art Herring 3 -----------------Hank Behrman 1 7-31-53+ Mil. Max Surkont Phil. Robert Miller 10 10-2-65+ N.Y. Dick Gardner 15 Phil. Chris Short 15 -- 18 -------------------D. Sutherland 2 Gary Wagner 2 -------------------Dennis Ribant 1 Jack Baldschun 1 American League 5-21-04 Wash. Jack Townsend Det. George Mullin 11 7-22-04 Wash. Case Patten Det. Ed Killian 13 9-27-04 + StL. Willie Sudhoff Phil. Chief Bender 10 5-13-05 Chi. Frank Smith N.Y. Bill Hogg 11 9-13-06 Chi. Frank Owen StL. Barney Pelty 10 7-19-07 Cle. Glenn Liebhardt Wash. Charles Smith 12 9-09-07 Bos. Cy Young Phil. Rube Waddell 13 7-16-09 Det. OrenSummers Wash. Dolly Gray 8.1 -- 18 -------------------------------------------Robert Groom 9.2 8-04-10 Chi. Ed Walsh Phil. Jack Coombs 16 9-21-10 Cle. Harry Fanwell Phil. Jack Coombs 11 4- 20-12 StL. G. Baumgardner Chi. James Scott 15 7-14-16 Bos. Carl Mays 15 StL. Ernie Koob 17 ----------------Hub Leonard 2 5-11-19 N.Y. JackQuinn Wash. Walter Johnson 12 8-16-26 Chi. Ted Lyons Det. Sam Gibson 10 9-08-29+ Bos. Milt Gaston StL. Geo. Blaeholder 10 8-11-42# Cle. Al Milnar Det. Tommy Bridges 14 6-03-45+ Phil. Bobo Newsom 7 StL. Tex Shirley 13 ------------------Joe Berry 2.1 ------------------Steve Gerkin 3.2 5-09-54 + Chi. Billy Pierce Det. Billy Hoeft 10 # First game; + second game