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14,315 Questions
Who hit the most home runs in baseball history?
In the world of professional baseball, the player that hit the most home runs was Sadaharu Oh of the Nippon Professional League in Japan who hit 868 home runs in his career that spanned 1959-1980.
In Major League baseball, Barry Bonds hit the most home runs with 762.
Who is the only pitcher to throw a perfect game on Father's Day?
Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies against the New York Mets on June 21, 1964.
How many games does each minor league baseball team play during the regular season?
Generally, each MLB team has one AAA minor league team, one AA minor league team, two or three A teams and one ROOKIE team. On top of that there are leagues in the Dominican Republic and Mexico and Venezuela that MLB send players to play in or sign players locally and allow them to stay in their home country to play. All in all, there are approximately 245 minor league teams that are affliated with an MLB team. About 190 of those teams play in the US. Click on the 'Minor League Baseball' link on this page to go to the website of the minor leagues to learn more.
What number did Pat Kelly wear when he played for the New York Yankees?
Andy Pettitte wore #46 while playing for the Yankees (1995-2003, 2007-2010).
How old is the Major League Baseball?
Major League Baseball is 141 years-old as of December 30, 2010.
When was All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Player of the Year Award created?
the aagpbl formed in 1943 and lasted up until nine years after world war II
What Major League Baseball player holds the Major League Baseball single season home run record?
Barry Bonds set the single season home run record with 73 home runs in 2001.
Which American League pitchers have won the Cy Young award?
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1958--Bob Turley
1959--Early Wynn
1961--Whitey Ford
1964--Dean Chance
1967--Jim Lonborg
1968--Denny McLain
1969--Denny McLain/Mike Cuellar
1970--Jim Perry
1971--Vida Blue
1972--Gaylord Perry
1973--Jim Palmer
1974--Catfish Hunter
1975--Jim Palmer
1976--Jim Palmer
1977--Sparky Lyle
1978--Ron Guidry
1979--Mike Flanagan
1980--Steve Stone
1981--Rollie Fingers
1982--Pete Vuckovich
1983--LaMarr Hoyt
1984--Willie Hernandez
1985--Bret Saberhagen
1986--Roger Clemens
1987--Roger Clemens
1988--Frank Viola
1989--Bret Saberhagen
1990--Bob Welch
1991--Roger Clemens
1992--Dennis Eckersley
1993--Jack McDowell
1994--David Cone
1995--Randy Johnson
1996--Pat Hentgen
1997--Roger Clemens
1998--Roger Clemens
1999--Pedro Martinez
2000--Pedro Martinez
2001--Roger Clemens
2002--Barry Zito
2003--Roy Halladay
2004--Johan Santana
2005--Bartolo Colon
2006--Johan Santana
2007--C.C. Sabathia
2008--Cliff Lee
2009--Zack Greinke
2010--Felix Hernandez
What Red Sox players have worn number 8?
Mickey Mantle, Ben Chapman, and Tommy Heinrich wore #7 for the New York Yankees. Dom DiMaggio, Reggie Smith and Rick Burleson wore #7 for the Boston Red Sox. Jeff Cirillo, Spike Owen, and Kevin Mitchell have worn #7 for the Seattle Mariners.
Who wore 26 on the Chicago Cubs?
1932: Fay Thomas
1934-1935: John Babich
1936: Fred Frankhouse
1937-1938: Heinie Manush
1939: Lyn Lary
1940-1945: Curt Davis
1946-1950: Rex Barney
1957: Fred Kipp
The following players wore #24 for the Brooklyn Dodgers along with the year(s):
1953 - Bill Antonello
1951 - Hank Edwards
1947-1948 - Bobby Bragan
1941-1946 - Augie Galan
1940 - Joe Gallagher
1939 - Bill Crouch and Al Hollingsworth
1938 - Buck Marrow and Lee Rogers
1937 - Jake Daniel
1936 - Randy Moore
1935 - Bobby Reis
1934 - Watty Clark
1933 - Jimmy Jordan
1932 - Bobby Reis and Ed Pipgras
The last Dodger to wear #24 was longtime manager Walter Alston, who wore it from 1958 to 1976. The number was retired in his honor in 1977.
Who was the most famous Yankee to wear number 5?
Joe DiMaggio, who had retired after the 1951 World Series.
Who was the pitcher who gave up Hank Aaron's 715th home run?
Willie Mays hit his 511th home run May 3rd, 1965 in a 3-1 losing effort against Curt Simmons and the St. Louis Cardinals. The home run tied him at the time with Mel Ott for the most ever by a National League player.
Did Joe DiMaggio ever strike out three times in one game?
In 1941, Joltin' Joe had 607 plate appearances and struck out only 13 times while compiling a .357 batting average, socking 30 home runs and driving in 125 runs leading the Yankees to a World Championship by beating the Brooklyn Dodgers four games to one in the World Series. That same year, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox became the last player in the Major Leagues to hit over .400, batting .406 with a league leading 37 home runs, however, DiMaggio won the league's Most Valuable Player award.
Also, in 1941 Jolt'n Joe drew 72 walks. They were not pitching around him that year.
Joe also sat out most of August with an injury, despite that he had 125 RBI's.
When did the Yankees hit back to back to back home runs?
The Yankees hit 8 home runs in a single game on June 28, 1939 (Joe DiMaggio (2), Babe Dahlgren (2), Bill Dickey, George Selkirk, Joe Gordon and Tommy Henrich) and on July 31, 2007 (Hideki Matsui (2), Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Bobby Abreu, Melky Cabrera, Robinson Cano, and Shelley Duncan).
What is the most hits in a major league baseball game by one team without scoring a run?
Extra Inning Games:
NL - 15 - Boston vs. Pittsburgh, July 10, 1911 in 12 innings - Final score 1-0
AL - 15 - Boston vs. Washington, July 3, 1913 in 15 innings - Final score 1-0
9 Inning Games:
NL - New York vs. Chicago, September 14, 1913 - Final score 7-0
AL - Cleveland vs. Washington, July 10, 1928, 2nd game - Final score 9-0
Who won the 1980 World Series?
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Oakland Athletics 4 games to 1. Click on the '1988 World Series' link on this page to see a game by game breakdown. The 1988 World Series was between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics. The Dodgers were the surprise winners, 4 games to 1. Orel Hershisher was the World Series MVP, who was also the NCLS MVP and the Nationa League's Cy Young Winner that year. Oakland's only win was game 3 and was won in dramatic fashion when Mark McGwire hit a homer in the bottom of the ninth.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics in the 1988 World Series.
What is the average batting speed in the MLB?
The average batting average of all teams in the National League in 2008 was .260.
The average batting average of all teams in the American League in 2008 was .268.
Names of a few Chicago Cubs that is in the hall of fame?
Johnny Bench .267 .345 .476 2,048 389 1,376 1,091 68 Yogi Berra .285 .350 .482 2,150 358 1,430 1,175 30 Roger Bresnahan .279 .386 .377 1,252 26 530 682 212 Roy Campanella .276 .362 .500 1,161 242 856 627 25 Gary Carter .262 .335 .439 2,092 324 1,225 1,025 39 Mickey Cochrane .320 .419.478 1,652 119 832 1,041 64 Bill Dickey .313 .382 .486 1,969 202 1,209 930 36 Buck Ewing .303 .351 .456 1,625 71 883 1,129 354 Rick Ferrell .281 .378 .363 1,692 28 734 687 29 Carlton Fisk .269 .343 .457 2,356 376 1,330 1,276 128 Gabby Hartnett .297 .370 .489 1,912 236 1,179 867 28 Ernie Lombardi .306 .358 .460 1,792 190 990 601 8 Ray Schalk .253 .340 .316 1,345 11 594 579 177 Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBPSLG HITS HR RBI RUNS SBHall of Fame Catchers Richie Ashburn (bio) .308 .397 .382 29 586 1,322 234 Earl Averill (bio) .318 .395 .534 238 1,164 1,224 70 Max Carey .285 .361 .386 70 800 1,545 738 Ty Cobb .366 .433 .512 117 1,937 2,246 892 Earle Combs .325 .397 .462 58 632 1,186 96 Joe DiMaggio .325 .398 .579 361 1,537 1,390 30 Larry Doby .283 .387 .490 253 969 960 47 Hugh Duffy .324 .384 .449 106 1,302 1,552 574 Billy Hamilton .344 .455 .432 40 736 1,690 912 Mickey Mantle .298 .423 .557 536 1,509 1,677 153 Willie Mays .302 .387 .557 660 1,903 2,062 338 Kirby Puckett .318 .363 .477 207 1.085 1.071 134 Edd Roush .323 .369 .446 68 981 1,099 268 Duke Snider .295 .381 .540 407 1,333 1,259 99 Tris Speaker .345 .428 .500 117 1,529 1,882 432 Lloyd Waner .316 .353 .393 27 598 1,201 67 Hack Wilson .307 .395 .545 244 1,062 884 52 Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLGHR RBI RUNS SB Cap Anson (bio) .329 .395 .446 2,995 97 1,879 1,719 247 Jake Beckley .308 .361 .435 2,930 86 1,575 1,600 315 Jim Bottomley .310 .369 .500 2,313 219 1,422 1,177 58 Dan Brouthers .342 .423 .519 2,296 106 1,296 1,523 256 Orlando Cepeda .297 .353 .499 2,351 379 1,365 1,131 142 Frank Chance .296 .394 .394 1,273 20 596 797 401 Roger Connor .317 .397 .486 2,467 138 1,322 1,620 244 Jimmie Foxx .325 .428 .609 2,646 534 1,922 1,751 87 Lou Gehrig .340 .447.632 2,721 493 1,995 1,888 102 Hank Greenberg .313 .412 .605 1,628 331 1,276 1,051 58 George Kelly .297 .342 .452 1,778 148 1,020 819 65 Harmon Killebrew .256 .379 .509 2,086 573 1,584 1,283 19 Willie McCovey .270 .377 .515 2,211 521 1,555 1,229 26 Johnny Mize .312 .397 .562 2,011 359 1,337 1,118 28 Eddie Murray .287 .359 .476 3,255 504 1,917 1,627 110 Tony Perez .279 .344 .463 2,732 379 1,652 1,272 49 George Sisler .340 .379 .468 2,812 102 1,175 1,284 375 Bill Terry .341 .393 .506 2,193 154 1,078 1,120 56 Name AVG OBP SLGHITS HR RBI RUNS SB Hall of Fame First Basemen Name [Link To Full Stats] AVGOBP SLG HR RBI RUNS SBLou Brock .293 .344 .410 149 900 1,610 938 Jesse Burkett .338 .415 .446 75 952 1,720 389 Fred Clarke .312 .386 .429 67 1,015 1,619 506 Ed Delahanty .346 .412 .505 101 1,464 1,599 455 Goose Goslin .316 .387 .500 248 1,609 1,483 175 Chick Hafey .317 .372 .526 164 833 777 70 Joe Kelley .317 .402 .451 65 1,194 1,421 443 Ralph Kiner .279 .398 .548 369 1,015 971 22 Heinie Manush .330 .377 .479 110 1,183 1,287 114 Joe Medwick .324 .362 .505 205 1,383 1,198 42 Stan Musial .331 .418 .559 475 1,951 1,94978 Jim O'Rourke .310 .355 .421 50 1,010 1,446 191 Al Simmons .334 .380 .535 307 1,827 1,507 88 Willie Stargell .282 .363 .529 475 1,540 1,195 17 Zack Wheat .317 .367 .450 132 1,248 1,289 205 Billy Williams .290 .364 .492 426 1,475 1,410 90 Ted Williams .344 .483 .634 521 1,839 1,798 24 Carl Yastrzemski .285 .382 .462 452 1,844 1,816 168 Name [Link To Full Stats]AVG OBP SLG HR RBI RUNSWalter Alston (bio) 23 3,658 2,040 1,613 .558 Sparky Anderson (bio) 26 4,030 2,194 1,834 .545 Leo Durocher 24 3,739 2,008 1,709 .540 Ned Hanlon 19 2,530 1,313 1,164 .530 Bucky Harris 29 4,408 2,157 2,218 .493 Miller Huggins 17 2,570 1,413 1,134 .555 Tommy Lasorda 21 3,050 1,599 1,439 .526 Al Lopez 17 2,425 1,410 1,004 .584 Connie Mack 53 7,755 3,731 3,948 .486 Joe McCarthy 24 3,487 2,125 1,333 .615 John McGraw 33 4,769 2,763 1,948 .586 Bill McKechnie 25 3,647 1,896 1,723 .524 Wilbert Robinson 19 2,819 1,399 1,398 .500 Frank Selee 16 2,180 1,284 862 .598 Casey Stengel 25 3,766 1,905 1,842 .508 Earl Weaver 17 2,541 1,480 1,060 .583 Name [Link To Playing Stats] YearsGames Wins Losses WP Walter Alston (bio) 23 3,658 2,040 1,613 .558 Sparky Anderson (bio) 26 4,030 2,194 1,834 .545 Leo Durocher 24 3,739 2,008 1,709 .540 Ned Hanlon 19 2,530 1,313 1,164 .530 Bucky Harris 29 4,408 2,157 2,218 .493 Miller Huggins 17 2,570 1,413 1,134 .555 Tommy Lasorda 21 3,050 1,599 1,439 .526 Al Lopez 17 2,425 1,410 1,004 .584 Connie Mack 53 7,755 3,731 3,948 .486 Joe McCarthy 24 3,487 2,125 1,333 .615 John McGraw 33 4,769 2,763 1,948 .586 Bill McKechnie 25 3,647 1,896 1,723 .524 Wilbert Robinson 19 2,819 1,399 1,398 .500 Frank Selee 16 2,180 1,284 862 .598 Casey Stengel 25 3,766 1,905 1,842 .508 Earl Weaver 17 2,541 1,480 1,060 .583 Name [Link To Playing Stats] Years GamesWins Losses WP Grover Alexander (bio) 696 600 373 208 2.56 2,198 951 Chief Bender 459 334 212 127 2.46 1,711 712 Mordecai Brown 481 332 239 130 2.06 1,375 673 Jim Bunning 591 519 224 184 3.27 2,855 1,000 Steve Carlton 741 709 329 244 3.22 4,136 1,833 Jack Chesbro 392 332 198 132 2.68 1,265 690 John Clarkson 531 518 328 178 2.81 1,978 1,191 Stan Covelski 450 385 215 142 2.89 981 802 Dizzy Dean 317 230 150 83 3.02 1,163 453 Don Drysdale 518 465 209 166 2.95 2,486 855 Dennis Eckersley 1,071 361 197 171 3.50 2,401 738 Red Faber 669 483 254 213 3.15 1,471 1,213 Bob Feller 570 484 266 162 3.25 2,581 1,764 Rollie Fingers 944 37 114 118 2.90 1,299 492 Whitey Ford 498 438 236 106 2.75 1,956 1,086 Pud Galvin 697 682 360 308 2.87 1,799 744 Bob Gibson 528 482 251 174 2.91 3,117 1,336 Lefty Gomez 368 320 189 102 3.34 1,468 1,095 Burleigh Grimes 616 497 270 212 3.53 1,512 1,295 Lefty Grove 616 457 300 141 3.06 2,266 1,187 Jesse Haines 555 388 210 158 3.64 981 871 Waite Hoyt 674 423 237 182 3.59 1,206 1,003 Carl Hubbell 535 431 253 154 2.98 1,677 725 Catfish Hunter 500 476 224 166 3.26 2,012 954 Fergie Jenkins 664 594 284 226 3.34 3,192 997 Walter Johnson 802 666 417 279 2.17 3,509 1,363 Addie Joss 286 260 160 97 1.89 920 364 Tim Keefe 599 593 342 225 2.62 2,543 1,234 Sandy Koufax 397 314 165 87 2.76 2,396 817 Bob Lemon 460 350 207 128 3.23 1,277 1,251 Ted Lyons 594 484 260 230 3.67 1,073 1,121 Juan Marichal 471 457 243 142 2.89 2,303 709 Rube Marquard 536 404 201 177 3.08 1,593 858 Christy Mathewson 635 551 373 188 2.13 2,502 844 Joe McGinnity 465 381 246 142 2.66 1,068 812 Hal Newhouser 488 374 207 150 3.06 1,796 1,249 Kid Nichols 620 561 361 208 2.95 1,868 1,268 Phil Niekro 864 716 318 274 3.35 3,342 1,809 Jim Palmer 558 521 268 152 2.86 2,212 1,311 Herb Pennock 617 420 240 162 3.60 1,227 916 Gaylord Perry 777 690 314 265 3.11 3,534 1,379 Eddie Plank 623 529 326 194 2.35 2,246 1,072 Old Hoss Radbourn 528 503 309 195 2.67 1,830 875 Eppa Rixey 692 553 266 251 3.15 1,350 1,082 Robin Roberts 676 609 286 245 3.41 2,357 902 Red Ruffing 624 536 273 225 3.80 1,987 1,541 Amos Rusie 462 427 245 174 3.07 1,934 1,704 Nolan Ryan 807 773 324 292 3.19 5,714 2,795 Tom Seaver 656 647 311 205 2.86 3,640 1,390 Warren Spahn 750 665 363 245 3.09 2,583 1,434 Don Sutton 774 756 324 256 3.26 3,574 1,343 Dazzy Vance 442 347 197 140 3.24 2,045 840 Rube Waddell 407 340 193 143 2.16 2,316 803 Ed Walsh 430 315 195 126 1.82 1,736 617 Mickey Welch 564 549 307 210 2.71 1,850 1,297 Hoyt Wilhelm 1,070 52 143 122 2.52 1,610 778 Vic Willis 513 471 249 205 2.63 1,651 1,212 Early Wynn 691 612 300 244 3.54 2,334 1,775 Cy Young 906 815511 316 2.63 2,803 1,217 Name [Link To Full Stats]Games Starts Wins Losses ERAK BB Hank Aaron (bio) .305 .377 .555 7552,297 2,174 240 Roberto Clemente .317 .362 .475 240 1,305 1,416 83 Sam Crawford .309 .362 .452 97 1,525 1,391 366 Kiki Cuyler .321 .386 .474 128 1,065 1,295 328 Elmer Flick .313 .389 .445 48 756 948 330 Tony Gwynn .338 .388 .359 135 1,138 1,383 319 Harry Heilmann .342 .410 .520 183 1,539 1,291 113 Harry Hooper .281 .368 .387 75 817 1,429 375 Reggie Jackson .262 .358 .490 563 1,551 1,702 228 Al Kaline .297 .379 .480 399 1,583 1,622 137 Willie Keeler .341 .388 .415 33 810 1,719 495 King Kelly .308 .368 .438 69 950 1,357 368 Chuck Klein .320 .379 .543 300 1,201 1,168 79 Tommy McCarthy .292 .364 .376 44 666 1,069 468 Mel Ott .304 .414 .533 511 1,860 1,859 89 Sam Rice .322 .374 .427 34 1,078 1,514 351 Frank Robinson .294 .392 .537 586 1,812 1,829 204 Babe Ruth .342 .474 .690 714 2,213 2,174 123 Enos Slaughter .300 .382 .453 169 1,304 1,247 71 Sam Thompson .331 .384 .505 127 1,299 1,256 229 Paul Waner .333 .404 .473 113 1,309 1,627 104 Dave Winfield .283 .355 .475 465 1,833 1,669 223 Ross Youngs .322 .399 .441 42 592 812 153 Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLG HRRBI RUNS SB Hall of Fame Right FieldersRod Carew 3,053 .328 .395 .429 92 1,015 1,424 353 Eddie Collins 3,315 .333 .424 .428 47 1,300 1,821 744 Bobby Doerr 2,042 .288 .362 .461 223 1,247 1,094 54 Johnny Evers 1,659 .270 .356 .334 12 538 919 324 Nellie Fox 2,663 .288 .349 .363 35 790 1,279 76 Frankie Frisch 2,880 .316 .369 .432 105 1,244 1,532 419 Charlie Gehringer 2,839 .320 .404 .480 184 1,427 1,774 181 Billy Herman 2,345 .304 .367 .407 47 839 1,163 67 Rogers Hornsby 2,930 .358 .434 .577 301 1,584 1,579 135 Nap Lajoie 3,242 .338 .380 .467 83 1,599 1,504 380 Tony Lazzeri 1,840 .292 .380 .467 178 1,191 986 148 Bill Mazeroski 2,016 .260 .302 .367 138 853 769 27 Bid McPhee 2,250 .271 .355 .372 53 1,067 1,678 568 Joe Morgan 2,517 .271 .395 .427 268 1,133 1,650 689 Jackie Robinson 1,518 .311 .410 .474 137 734 947 197 Ryne Sandberg 2,164 .285 .344 .452 282 1,061 1,318 344 Red Schoendienst 2,449 .289 .338 .387 84 773 1,223 89 Name [Link To Full Stats]HITS AVG OBP SLG HR RBIRUNS SB Luis Aparicio (bio) .262 .313 .343 2,677 83 791 1,335 506 Luke Appling (bio) .310 .399 .398 2,749 45 1,116 1,319 179 Dave Bancroft .279 .355 .358 2,004 32 591 1,048 145 Ernie Banks .274 .333 .500 2,583 512 1,636 1,305 50 Lou Boudreau .295 .380 .415 1,779 68 789 861 51 Joe Cronin .301 .390 .468 2,285 170 1,424 1,233 87 George Davis .295 .361 .405 2,660 73 1,435 1,540 615 Travis Jackson .291 .337 .433 1,768 135 929 833 71 Hughie Jennings .311 .390 .406 1,527 18 840 994 359 Rabbit Maranville .258 .318 .340 2,605 28 884 1,255 291 Pee Wee Reese .269 .366 .377 2,170 126 885 1,338 232 Cal Ripken, Jr. .276 .340 .447 3,184 431 1,695 1,647 36 Phil Rizzuto .273 .351 .355 1,588 38 563 877 149 Joe Sewell .312 .391 .413 2,226 49 1,055 1,141 74 Ozzie Smith .262 .337 .328 2,460 28 793 1,257 580 Joe Tinker .262 .308 .353 1,687 31 782 774 336 Arky Vaughan .318 .406 .453 2,103 96 926 1,173 118 Honus Wagner .327 .391 .466 3,415101 1,732 1,736 722 Bobby Wallace .268 .332 .358 2,309 34 1,121 1,057 201 John Ward .275 .314 .341 2,104 26 867 1,408 540 Robin Yount .285 .346 .430 3,142 251 1,406 1,632 271 Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBP SLGH HR RBI RUNS SB Hall of Fame Shortstops
Frank Baker (bio) .307 .363 .442 96 987 887 235 Wade Boggs .328 .415 .443 118 1,014 1,513 24 George Brett .305 .373 .487 317 1,595 1,583 201 Jimmy Collins .294 .344 .409 65 983 1,055 194 George Kell .306 .368 .414 78 870 881 51 Freddie Lindstrom .311 .351 .449 103 779 895 84 Eddie Mathews .271 .378 .509 512 1,453 1,509 68 Brooks Robinson .267 .325 .401 268 1,357 1,232 28 Mike Schmidt .267 .384 .527 5481,595 1,506 174 Pie Traynor .320 .362 .435 58 1,273 1,183 158 Name [Link To Full Stats] AVG OBPSLG HR RBI RUNS SB Hall of Fame Third Basemen
Who hit the very first home to run in Toronto Blue Jays history?
Doug Ault hit the first home run in Blue Jay history.
Atlanta Braves roster for 1994?
The 1994 Atlanta Braves roster consisted of players such as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Steve Avery, Steve Bedrosian, Mike Bielecki, Milt Hill, Greg McMichael, Kent Mercker, Gregg OLson, Mike Stanton, Brad Woodall, Mark Wohlers, Charlie O'Brien, Javy Lopez, Jeff Blauser, Mark Lemke, Rafael Belliard, Fred McGriff, Jose Oliva, Mike Mordecai, Terry Pendleton, Bill Pecota, Dave Gallagher, Jarvis Brown, David Justice, Roberto Kelly, Mike Kelly, Deion Sanders, Ryan Klesko and Tony Tarasco.
When a player hits the ball to get on base without an error in the field.
On June 2, 1941, Lou Gehrig succumbed to ALS 17 days short of his 38th birthday. ALS - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now known as Lou Gehrig's disease damages the neuromuscular system. Lou Gehrig played 22 Years for the New York Yankees from 1923 through 1939.
Who played first base for the 1961 New York Yankees?
Bill Skowron was the Yankees first baseman in 1961. He was backed up by Earl Torgeson and Bob Hale.
Which baseball team holds the record for most losses in one season?
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders lost 134 games to hold the all time record.
In terms of total losses, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders of the National League posted a record of 20 wins and 134 losses. In the 162 game season era, the record goes to the 2003 Detroit Tigers, who posted a record of 43 wins and 119 losses.
