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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!
14,315 Questions
How many men are on a baseball team?
There should only be 10- 20ish. I mean you only need 9 players on the field, but then you have the subs and all other stuff.
Who pitched the longest perfect game in MLB history?
As of May 29, 2010, two players have pitched perfect games on the season:
Dallas Braden (OAK)
109 pitches, 6 K, May 9, 2010
Roy Halladay (PHI)
115 pitches, 11 K, May 29, 2010
Which team did the Toronto Blue Jays defeat in their first American League baseball game?
Chicago White Sox. KeVin Toronto Answer April 22, 1977.The Toronto Blue Jays play and win their first ever game defeating the Chicago White Sox 9-5. Doug Ault gets the first hit in Blue Jays history when he hits a home run in the first inning. He will hit a second home run in the game. The winning pitcher is Jerry Johnson. ---- twak22
When did Major League Baseball expand to 3 divisions?
MLB went to 30 teams in 1998 with the addition of the Tampa Bay Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Who came to California first Dodgers or Giants?
Both the Dodgers and Giants moved to California in 1958.
What player holds the record for most career multi home run games?
Pete Rose holds the record for most career multi-hit games doing it 1,225 times in his career.
What teams did Jim Thorpe play for?
Jim Thorpe played for the New York Giants (baseball) in 1913 and played sporadically with them as an outfielder for three seasons. After missing the 1916 season completely, he came back to play for the Giants in 1917 but was sold to the Cincinnati Reds early in the season. Late in the season, he was sold back to the Giants. Again, he played sporadically for the Giants in 1918 and was traded to the Boston Braves
What year did Mariano Rivera start pitching for the New York Yankees?
Mariano Rivera made his Yankees debut in 1995.
What position did shoeless joe Jackson play?
The Chicago Whitesox. He was on the infamous 1919 " Black Sox" who threw the World Series.
Who wore number 6 for the New York Yankees?
Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see all players that wore #6 for the New York Yankees.
What is the average pitches thrown by one pitcher in 9 innings?
Not sure, but the answers sofar can't be correct. At some point in the majors they changed the rules on players bunting. It wasn't always a 3rd strike if bunted foul. This should be looked at later than the 80's. Anyone no of this change?
Who did the St. Louis Cardinals defeat in the 2006 World Series?
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres in the 2006 NLDS, and then beat the New York Mets in the NLCS to win the National League pennant. The Cardinals then beat the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 World Series.
How many current MLB players went to UCLA?
According to ESPN, the following players are on NFL rosters in the 2007 season: Brendon Ayanbadejo - Chicago Bears
Jason Bell - New York Giants
Drew Bennett - St. Louis Rams
Ryan Boschetti - Washington Redskins
Brandon Chillar - St. Louis Rams
Mike Flanagan - Houston Texans
Bryan Fletcher - Indianapolis Colts
DeShaun Foster - Carolina Panthers
Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Kirschke - Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Kluwe - Minnesota Vikings
Marcedes Lewis - Jacksonville Jaguars
Ricky Manning Jr - Chicago Bears
Ryan Nece - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ryan Neufeld - Buffalo Bills
Bruce Davis - Pittsburgh Steelers
Jarrad Page - Kansas City Chiefs
Tab Perry - Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Seidman - Indianapolis Colts
Robert Thomas - Oakland Raiders
Matt Ware - Arizona Cardinals
Matt Willis - Baltimore Ravens
Who has most base hits of their career?
Here's a list of all the Major League Players that reach base at least 3000 times as of the start of the 2008 season:
CAREER
REACHED BASE RB
1 Pete Rose 5929
2 Barry Bonds 5599
3 Ty Cobb 5532
4 Rickey Henderson 5343
5 Carl Yastrzemski 5304
6 Stan Musial 5282
7 Hank Aaron 5205
8 Tris Speaker 4998
9 Babe Ruth 4977
10 Eddie Collins 4892
11 Willie Mays 4790
12 Ted Williams 4714
13 Mel Ott 4648
14 Eddie Murray 4606
15 Frank Robinson 4561
16 Craig Biggio 4505
17 Honus Wagner 4502
T18 Rafael Palmeiro 4460
T18 Paul Molitor 4460
20 Wade Boggs 4445
21 Joe Morgan 4422
22 Cal Ripken 4379
23 Dave Winfield 4351
24 Al Kaline 4339
25 George Brett 4283
26 Paul Waner 4281
27 Lou Gehrig 4274
28 Mickey Mantle 4161
29 Robin Yount 4156
30 Frank Thomas 4121
31 Jimmie Foxx 4111
32 Rod Carew 4096
33 Charlie Gehringer 4075
34 Luke Appling 4061
35 Reggie Jackson 4055
36 Rusty Staub 4050
37 Gary Sheffield 4026
38 Rogers Hornsby 4016
39 Cap Anson 3979
40 Tim Raines 3977
41 Tony Gwynn 3955
42 Jesse Burkett 3954
43 Harold Baines 3942
44 Nap Lajoie 3892
45 Dwight Evans 3890
46 Darrell Evans 3863
47 Jeff Bagwell 3843
48 Fred McGriff 3834
49 Lou Brock 3833
50 Mike Schmidt 3820
51 Richie Ashburn 3815
52 Roberto Alomar 3806
53 Billy Williams 3799
54 Ken Griffey Jr. 3797
55 Eddie Mathews 3785
56 Max Carey 3782
57 Brooks Robinson 3761
58 Sam Rice 3750
59 Sam Crawford 3744
60 Goose Goslin 3740
61 Jake Beckley 3729
62 Luis Gonzalez 3727
63 Tony Perez 3700
64 Fred Clarke 3699
65 Harmon Killebrew 3693
66 Harry Hooper 3678
67 Bill Dahlen 3661
68 Roberto Clemente 3656
69 Frankie Frisch 3639
70 Willie McCovey 3625
71 Edgar Martinez 3619
72 Zack Wheat 3606
73 George Davis 3604
74 John Olerud 3602
75 Chili Davis 3589
T76 Lou Whitaker 3586
T76 Omar Vizquel 3586
78 Willie Keeler 3585
79 Eddie Yost 3576
80 Al Simmons 3572
81 Ozzie Smith 3565
82 Harry Heilmann 3556
83 Mark Grace 3554
84 Brett Butler 3542
85 Julio Franco 3541
86 Nellie Fox 3524
87 Roger Connor 3507
88 Mickey Vernon 3499
89 Willie Randolph 3491
90 Rabbit Maranville 3483
91 Andre Dawson 3474
92 Dave Parker 3451
93 Jim Thome 3446
94 Steve Finley 3445
95 Bernie Williams 3444
96 Luis Aparicio 3440
T97 George Van Haltren 3438
T97 Enos Slaughter 3438
99 Billy Hamilton 3434
100 Ed Delahanty 3432
101 Brian Downing 3425
102 Manny Ramirez 3419
103 Ernie Banks 3416
104 Pee Wee Reese 3406
105 Kenny Lofton 3405
106 Ron Santo 3400
107 Sammy Sosa 3396
T108 Jimmy Ryan 3388
T108 Buddy Bell 3388
110 Vada Pinson 3385
111 Tony Phillips 3384
112 Joe Cronin 3378
113 Joe Judge 3367
114 Ted Simmons 3366
115 Graig Nettles 3363
116 Al Oliver 3360
117 Carlton Fisk 3348
118 Barry Larkin 3334
119 George Sisler 3332
120 Jimmy Dykes 3323
121 Bid McPhee 3318
122 Doc Cramer 3317
T123 Ken Singleton 3309
T123 Jimmy Sheckard 3309
125 Stan Hack 3306
126 Alex Rodriguez 3292
T127 Keith Hernandez 3284
T127 Chipper Jones 3284
129 Alan Trammell 3252
130 Willie Stargell 3247
131 Derek Jeter 3246
132 Dan Brouthers 3241
133 Jeff Kent 3232
134 Joe Kuhel 3231
135 Joe Kelley 3213
136 Larry Walker 3211
T137 Don Baylor 3207
T137 Bill Buckner 3207
139 Joe Torre 3206
140 Jim Rice 3186
T141 Ryne Sandberg 3181
T141 Dummy Hoy 3181
143 Will Clark 3172
144 Toby Harrah 3170
145 Fred Tenney 3168
146 Jose Cruz 3156
147 Bob Johnson 3150
148 Joe Sewell 3149
149 Lave Cross 3139
150 Bobby Wallace 3130
151 Buddy Myer 3128
152 Dale Murphy 3125
153 Jack Clark 3112
T154 Duke Snider 3108
T154 Billy Herman 3108
156 Steve Garvey 3107
157 Heinie Manush 3100
158 Andres Galarraga 3094
159 Arky Vaughan 3086
160 Dave Concepcion 3083
161 Red Schoendienst 3076
162 Kiki Cuyler 3060
163 Joe DiMaggio 3050
164 Bob Elliott 3044
165 Orlando Cepeda 3041
166 Carlos Delgado 3033
T167 Willie Davis 3030
T167 Tony Fernandez 3030
169 Jim Bottomley 3020
170 Paul O'Neill 3019
171 Mark McGwire 3018
172 Sherry Magee 3015
T173 Gary Gaetti 3010
T173 Dick Bartell 3010
175 Gary Carter 3008
176 Bobby Grich 3006
177 Ron Fairly 3005
178 Jake Daubert 3002
Who wore number 71 for the New York Yankees?
- Click on the link below to see all the players that wore #21 for the Yankees.
When was the last time the New York Yankees were no hit?
It happened on June 11, 2003, as six Houston Astros pitchers -- Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner -- combined efforts to shut down the Yankees without a hit. The Astros won the interleague game 8 to 0. Before that, the Yanks hadn't been no hit since Sept. 20, 1958, when Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles beat them 1 to 0.
What are farm teams in baseball?
1921--An agreement was signed which allowed a Major League team to own Minor League teams. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals used this to establish the farm system, controlling players at different classifications of Minor League Baseball and developing them for his team. More info at http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com
How many hits did Barry Bonds have in his career?
At the end of the 2007 season he had 762 but many do not consider his record "legitimate" due to his steroid use.
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The above statement is hyperbole and is a pathetic attempt to discredit a man's career achievements.
Gaylord Perry may have cheated in every game he pitched by putting Vaseline, ointments, tar, or anything else he could on the ball to make it move... He's now in the hall of fame.
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson and other baseball players in the past have taken money to throw games, some were caught, some were not, but the players who had good careers are still in Cooperstown.
Players 50-60 years ago and before thought that it was dangerous to workout for fear they would get to strong and lose their flexibility and quick reactions. Does this mean players who workout are cheaters?
It was customary at the turn of last century (100+ years ago) to restrain a player physically from advancing to the next base or to trip him. Some players like John McGraw would hold the players belt so that they wouldn't be able to get off 3B fast when they tagged up.
In 1920, they outlawed spitballs, however if you were still in the major leagues and used a spitball, then you could continue to do so. If you were in the minor leagues or were not an active Major Leaguer in that season, you would not be allowed to continue using the spitball in the future seasons. Does this mean that players using spitballs didn't have an unfair advantage? How about the players that were allowed to continue cheating while others were not allowed to?
Baseball has never been fair, it's that it mirrors the struggles of life and that nothing is promised to anyone. Not even a fair ruling. Everything is subject to interpretation and that's what everyone loves about baseball. You can be the underdog and still be the hero, there is a basis of luck or being in the right place at the right time. I know this all was way off topic, but I won't delete another person's post, so I can at least give a counter argument.
Although he initially denied it, Bonds eventually admitted to using tetrahydrogestrinone (THG, also known as "the clear") and "The cream", a testosterone-based ointment that is used in conjunction with anabolic steroids such as THG in order to mask doping in professional athletes. Note that steroids it only help regenerate broken down muscle, it doesn't give you any extra muscle. What isn't different is that you have to work x10 harder than a person not using them for your body to not turn your muscle into fat. People don't realize that you have to workout 5-6 hours a day in order to prevent fat gain. Also, Your body is tearing down the extra muscle at the rate at which you gain, the biggest difference is that when your body starts to tear down below normal, then the supplements will prevent it from regressing past a certain point. This makes it beneficial to injury recovery.
Furthermore, there have been studies that show muscle gain slows bat speed and creates no true power increase. You essentially are trading slower bat speed for greater power, which is why so many players from the last 20 years hit so many home-runs with a low average, they basically killed their average trying to gain power.
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OK. I have the facts. Today, Bonds was found not guilty for steroid use or perjury but guilty of obstruction of law (although in leaked records of his testimony that was supposed to be kept sealed, he admitted to using "the clear" - a steroid) However, he was arrested, and now all of that is O-V-E-R.
By the way, I find that the last person to edit this answer probably went through days of research and typing to write it. Too bad he's a Giants fan.
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He did take the steroids. He claimed that he didn't know that they were steroids, which is why he was found guilty of obstruction of law.
What percentage of professional baseball players played in college?
Many Major League Baseball players played football in high school. Most notably, last year's AL MVP, Joe Mauer, was the nation's number one high school recruit as a quarterback. He signed with the Florida State Seminoles, but obviously chose baseball instead.
How many baseballs does the major leagues use in a season?
the average lifespan of a major league ball is 9 pitches
the average number of pitches thrown in a game ~ 140
162 games in a season
30 teams
(140*162*30)/9 = 75,600
EDIT:
The correct numbers are 143 pitches per team on average which is 286 per game. According to MLB they use 65 balls per game. 30 teams have 162 games, but each team has to face another team so the number would be 15*162 which yields 2430. Multiply 2430 by 65 and you get 157,950. There's your number!
Who won the 2004 World Series?
The Boston Red Sox. They swept the St. Louis Cardinals in 4 games. It was their first World Series win in 86 years. Click on the '2004 World Series' link on this page to read a game by game breakdown.
Which New York Yankees won the triple crown?
3, 2 offensive triple crowns and 2 pitching triple crowns.
Offensive -
1) 1934 - Lou Gehrig - .363. batting average, 49 HRs, 165 RBIs.
2) 1956 - Mickey Mantle - .353 batting average, 52 HRs, 130 RBIs.
Pitching -
1) 1934 - Lefty Gomez - 26 wins, 158 strikeouts, 2.33 ERA.
2) 1937 - Lefty Gomez - 21 wins, 194 strikeouts, 2.33 ERA.
What is the name of the former New York Yankee shortstop who was given the nickname The Scooter?
The Scooter is an animated talking baseball used by Fox Sports to explain some simple baseball concepts to children. Fan reaction to the scooter was generally quite negative, similar to the reactions to other animated talking assistants like Microsoft's Clippy (the animated paper clip).
Yankee shortstop (and later announcer) Phil Rizzuto was also called The Scooter. The nickname was used in Terry Cashman's Talking Baseball ("The Scooter, the Barber, and the Newc").
