What is the record for the lowest era by a major league pitching staff in a season?
In 1876, St. Louis had an ERA of 1.22 in 64 games.
Since 1900, the record is held by the 1907 Chicago Cubs with 1.73 in 155 games.
How many black managers are there in big league baseball?
Cito Gaston of the Toronto Blue Jays was the first (and so far only) African-American manager to win a World Series. He won back-to-back world championships with Toronto in 1992 and 1993.
Dusty Baker of the San Francisco Giants came within five outs of becoming the second in Game 6 of the 2002 World Series. But the California Angels rebounded and won the final two games of the fall classic.
Ron Washington guided the Texas Rangers when they made consecutive appearances in the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Which switch hitter has the most career homeruns?
CAREER
SWITCH HITTERS
HOMERUNS HR
1 Mickey Mantle 536
2 Eddie Murray 504
3 Chipper Jones 386
4 Chili Davis 350
5 Reggie Smith 314
6 Ruben Sierra 306
T7 Bobby Bonilla 287
T7 Bernie Williams 287
9 Lance Berkman 259
10 Jose Valentin 249
11 Ted Simmons 248
T11 Colin O'Hare 248
12 Ken Singleton 246
13 Mickey Tettleton 245
14 Tony Clark 244
15 Ken Caminiti 239
16 Carlos Beltran 236
17 Howard Johnson 228
18 Jorge Posada 218
19 Roberto Alomar 210
20 Devon White 208
21 Jose Cruz Jr. 204
T22 Todd Hundley 202
T22 Carl Everett 202
24 J.T. Snow 189
25 Ray Durham 186
T26 Mark Teixeira 170
T26 Tim Raines 170
28 Dmitri Young 167
29 Roy Smalley 163
T30 Tony Phillips 160
T30 Roy White 160
T30 Pete Rose 160
33 Tom Tresh 153
34 Jason Varitek 148
35 Terry Pendleton 140
36 David Segui 139
37 Ripper Collins 135
38 Carlos Baerga 134
39 Gregg Jefferies 126
40 Ken Henderson 122
41 Jose Vidro 121
42 Scott Spiezio 119
43 Kevin Bass 118
44 Jimmy Rollins 114
45 Dave Hollins 112
46 Roy Cullenbine 110
T47 Frankie Frisch 105
T47 Mark Whiten 105
T49 Brian McRae 103
T49 Orlando Merced 103
51 Augie Galan 100
Why does Ebbets field no longer exist?
The dogers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angelas after the 1957 season. So there was no need for Ebbets field.
What MLB stadium has the highest average home run distance?
Most home runs in one stadium — 303 at Coors Field (Colorado Rockies) in 1999. I bet new Yankee Stadium will shatter that (110 to date!) THE AWNSER IS FENWAY PARK AND YANKEE STADIUM THEY ARE TIED
How many players are need for a baseball team?
How many players on a baseball team?
You have 9 on the field. In the American League you have a desinated hitter who bats for the pitcher. Natation the pitcher hits. In the MLB you have a 40 man roster.
What MLB team has the most consecutive games with a double?
Most team doubles in a MLB season is 376 by the Texas Rangers in 2008 as of today the Toronto Blue Jays have 140 so far after only 61 games so they are on pace to match that record
Who won the 1968 World Series?
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves 4 games to 2. Click on the '1948 World Series' link on this page to see a game by game breakdown.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves in the 1948 World Series.
Who wore number 31 for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets?
NY Yankees No. 37 Casey Stengel, Tommy Shopay, Buck Harris (coach).
Nobody. Shopay wore #s 17 and 27 for the Yankees and not #37. In addition to Stengel and Harris, Herb Karpel and Gus Niarhos were the only other Yankees to wear #37.
How many high school baseball teams in the US?
Youth baseball participation in the United States has declined in past twenty years. However, there are still between 5.5 million and 6 million youth baseball players in America.
No only the hearts of hall of fame voters and baseball fans around the world
Has there ever been a left handed shortstop in the major leagues?
yes Currently, the only lefthanded infielders play at first base. But throughout MLB history, there have been a couple of leftys that have played shortstop.
Wee Willie Keeler, a Hall of Famer, played second base, third and shortstop 71 times over his 19-year career from 1892 through 1910. Bill Hulen of the 1896 Phillies played 73 games at shortstop and two at second base in his only season with the club.
Who won the 1970 World Series?
The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3. Click on the '1956 World Series' link on this page to see a game by game breakdown. Click on the 'Interview with Larsen and Berra' link on this page to see a CBS interview with Don Larsen and Yogi Berra on the 50th anniversary of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
How many pennants have the Minnesota Twins won?
The Twins have been in the World Series 3 times:
1965: Lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 3
1987: Defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3
1991: Defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3
Who scored first run in major league baseball history?
Bob Watson of the Houston Astros scored the 1,000,000 run ever scored by the National and American Leagues on May 4, 1975.
How many grand slams did Lou Gehrig hit in his career?
Lou Gehrig struck out 790 times during his career.
What was the score of the first New York Yankees game in 1923?
The first "officially recorded" baseball game between the New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine (also known as the New York Baseball Club) was on June 19, 1846. The New York Nine defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings.
Any minor league players that played all 9 positions in one game?
Yes, this has happened twice. It was once done by Cesar Tovar, and once by Bert Campaneris.
How many American League championships have the New York Yankees won?
The New York Yankees have 26 sets of rings (the first year the NY Yankees won in 1923 they were not yet commissioning rings for the championship and they issued a commemorative pocket watch). The NY Yankees have 27 Championships total.
What is CC Sabathia's postseason record?
Through 2010, 7-4.
Sabathia is 4-1 in the League Division Series, 3-2 in the League Championship Series, and 0-1 in the World Series.
How many years did Hideki Matsui play for the New York Yankees?
Hideki Matsui played 7 seasons with the New York Yankees from 2003 - 2009
What do lacrosse players wear?
Girls lacrosse players wear a mouthguard and eye goggles. Thier uniform consists of a jersey, usually a tank top, and a skirt with spandex underneath.
Boys lacrosse players wear a lacrosse helmet, shoulder pads, elbow pads, adn rib pads.
Girls goalies wear a helmet, a chestguard, padded pants, shinguards, and gloves.
Boys goalies wear the same.
What MLB players have bird names?
Mark Fidrych became an instant national celebrity beating the Yankees 5-1 on National television on June 28, 1976 with his antics on the field. He would crouch down on the pitcher's mound and pat down cleat marks, what became known as "manicuring the mound". He would talk to himself, talk to the ball, aim the ball like a dart, strut around the mound after every out, and throw back balls that "had hits in them," If his team made a good play behind him, Mark Fidrych would run up to them as they came off the field and shake their hand vigorously.