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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 long did Johnny Damon play for the New York Yankees?
He played for the Royals from 1995-2000, then he played for the Athletics in 2001, then played for the Red Sox from 2002-2005. Damon was a member of the Yankees from 2006-2009.
Which New York Yankees players wore number 45?
P Hank Johnson 1929
C Art Jorgens 1929
P Roy Sherid 1930-31
P Red Ruffing 1932-42, 46
P Hank Borowy 1943-45
OF Charlie Keller 1945
OF/Coa Tommy Henrich 1946-51
UT Archie Wilson 1952
IF Joe Collins 1953-57
OF Jim Pisoni 1959-60
OF Jack Reed 1961
IF Tom Tresh 1961-69
C Thurman Munson 1969-79
On August 3, 1979, number 15 was retired in honor of the late Thurman Munson
Who has the longest active consecutive games played streak in baseball?
Third baseman Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays began the 2015 season as the current leader for consecutive games played with 243.
Who played the most games in center field for the New York Yankees?
The Great Mickey Mantle has to be considered the player to have played the longest for the New York Yankees, with 18 seasons. Although Yogi Berra also played 18 seasons, the Mick had 18 full seasons and leads the Yankees all-time in many categories including Games - 2401, Total Plate Appearances - 9871, and At Bats - 8102.
Click on the link below to see all the Yankees all-time leaders.
Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera have also played 18 seasons for the Yankees. Also, Jeter is now the all-time Yankees leader in at-bats and plate appearances.
When did Lou Gehrig get his illness?
There is no exact date of course, but Lou Gehrig showed showed signs of the disease during spring training of 1939. At the start of the season, the condition worsened, Gehrig could hardly field groundballs. Playing in 8 games he got only 4 singles in 28 at bats which is about a .143 batting average. This is in contrast to a .295 average the year before i believe. So it is believe Gehrig got the disease sometime after 1938 and before the 1939 season perhaps. Medical records may exist of the date Gehrig entered the Mayo Clinic and was diagnosed.
Which MLB teams have not won a World Series?
There are at least a minimum of eight teams in Major League Baseball who have not won the World Series and they are the Texas Rangers, the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays of the America League, the Houston Astros never won the World Series as part of either the American or National League, the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers and San Padres of the National League and also the National League's Washington Nationals who had also never won it as the Montreal Expos.
Who was the first baseball team?
Little is known about the origins of baseball and who the first baseball team. Certainly one of the first teams was the New York Knickerbockers, formed in 1845 by Alexander Cartwright. Click on the 'New York Knickerbockers' link on this page to learn about them.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team in the United States. Click on the 'Cincinnati Red Stockings' link on this page to read about their history.
Also they were the first professional team and they had beat every other team they played
Who has the record for most consecutive at bats with a strikeout?
Joe Sewell of the 1929 Cleveland Indians went 442 at bats (May 20-September 20, a stretch of 115 games) without striking out.
Pitcher Tom Seaver struck out the last 10 batters in a row during his 19-strikeout game on April, 22 1970.
For a batter, pitching great Sandy Koufax struck out 12 times in a row in 1955.
Which NFL team has the record for the longest losing streak?
In NFL history, the most consecutive losses is 26 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 and 1977. Tampa Bay's first year in the NFL was 1976 and they lost all 14 games on the schedule. The following year they lost the first 12 games on the schedule before finally defeating the New Orleans Saints 33-14 for their first NFL victory.
Who was the last National League player to hit .400?
Every hitter who has opened the season going 1 for 1, 1 for 2, 2 for 3, 2 for 5, 4 for 10 and so on can claim to have hit .400 IN a season. Batting titles FOR a season are based on a minimum number of at bats. Ted Williams holds the distinction of being the last Major League Player to do so having hit .406 average (185 for 456) in 1941.
Which former New York Yankees wore uniform number 23?
IF Lyn Lary 1929-30
P Jim Weaver 1931
OF Sammy Byrd 1932
IF Billy Werber 1933
P Vito Tamulis 1934
P Charlie Devens 1934
P Steve Sundra 1936
P Spud Chandler 1937
P Ivy Andrews 1937-43
P Marv Breuer 1943
OF Paul Waner 1944
P Al Lyons 1944
P Steve Roser 1945
C Gus Niarhos 1946
IF Billy Johnson 1946-51
P Stubby Overmire 1951
P Tom Gorman 1952-54
P Ralph Branca 1954
P Gerry Staley 1955-56
P Al Cicotte 1957
P Duke Maas 1958-60
P Al Downing 1961-69
P Danny McDevitt 1961
P Ron Klimkowski 1970-71
IF Felipe Alou 1971-73
OF Otto Velez 1974, 76
OF Rick Bladt 1975
OF Jimmy Wynn 1977
P Mike Torrez 1977
OF Gary Thomasson 1978
IF Mickey Klutts 1978
IF Dennis Werth 1979-81
UT Butch Hobson 1982
IF Lee Mazzilli 1982
P John Montefusco 1983-84
OF Rickey Henderson 1985-89
OF Deion Sanders 1989
OF Marcus Lawton 1989
IF Mike Blowers 1990
IF Kevin Maas 1990-93
IF Russ Davis 1994-95
IF Tino Martinez 1996-01, 05
OF Ruben Sierra 2003-04
P Sidney Ponson 2006
IF Robinson Cano 2007-11
What years did the Philadelphia-Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
The Oakland A's went to the World Series in 1972, 1973, and 1974 (winning all 3), and again in 1988, 1989, and 1990 (winning in 1989).
This does not include the A's years in Philadelphia (8 more appearances: 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929, 1930, 1931 -- winning in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, and 1930), or their years in Kansas City (no World Series appearances).
Why national league playing American league?
The American League came to be in 1900. It was formed by joining together several minor league teams (and not by splitting off from the National League).
In 1900, Ban Johnson (president of the Western League, the strongest of the minor leagues) and Charles Comiskey (who owned the Chicago White Sox franchise) wanted an open competition with the National League. So, they created the American League.
The American League joined the majors in 1901, and the Chicago White Sox won the very first American League pennant. Winning the Pennant in either league was the pinnacle of success as the two leagues did not compete against each other in the World Series until 1903 when each league sent one team - the one that won their respective Pennant - to the World Series. That practice continues until today (with the exception of two years - 1904 and 1994.
Why the leagues are named so similarly "American" and "National" remains a mystery; "American League" may be a throwback to the previous NL competitor, American Association. The American league is Yankees, Rangers. The Nationals league is Phillies, Mets, Braves, Giants, Nationals, Redsox, Cardinals and Pirates.
Who wore number 17 for the New York Yankees?
Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 17.
John Ramos
Al Holland
Damaso Garcia
Pat Kelly
Fred Heimach (1929)
Ed Wells (1930-1931)
Hank Johnson (1932)
Danny MacFayden (1932-1934)
Jumbo Brown (1935-1936)
Tommy Henrich (1938-1939)
Jake Powell (1939-1940)
Buster Mills (1940)
Charley Stanceu (1941)
Ed Levy (1942)
Bill Zuber (1943-1946)
Mel Queen (1946-1947)
Vic Raschi (1947-1953)
Enos Slaughter (1954-1955, 1956-1959)
Bobby Richardson (1955-1956)
Elmer Valo (1960)
Bob Cerv (1960-1962)
Lee Thomas (1961)
Bobby Murcer (1965-1966)
Tom Shopay (1967)
Gene Michael (1968-1974)
Mickey Rivers (1976-1979)
Oscar Gamble (1979-1984)
Vic Mata (1985)
Mike Easler (1986-1987)
Henry Cotto (1987)
Paul Zuvella (1987)
Rafael Santana (1988-1989)
Bucky Dent (Coach, 1989 Manager)
Claudell Washington (1990)
Pat Sheridan (1991)
Scott Lusader (1991)
Andy Stankiewicz (1992)
Spike Owen (1993)
Luis Polonia (1994-1995)
Ruben Rivera (1995)
Kenny Rogers (1996-1997)
Dale Sveum (1998)
Ricky Ledee (1999-2000)
Dwight Gooden (2000)
Darren Bragg (2001)
Gerald Williams (2001-2002)
Alex Arias (2002)
John Flaherty (2003-2005)
Nick Green (2006)
Shelley Duncan (2007)
Jeff Karstens (2007)
Chris Basak (2007)
Who had the most MLB hits during the 1950's?
CAREER
1980-1989
HITS H
1 Robin Yount 1731
2 Eddie Murray 1642
3 Willie Wilson 1639
4 Wade Boggs 1597
5 Dale Murphy 1553
6 Harold Baines 1547
7 Andre Dawson 1539
8 Rickey Henderson 1507
9 Alan Trammell 1504
10 Dwight Evans 1497
11 Carney Lansford 1486
12 Keith Hernandez 1480
13 Jim Rice 1476
14 Tim Raines 1467
15 Lou Whitaker 1452
16 George Brett 1446
17 Dave Winfield 1441
18 Bill Buckner 1437
19 Steve Sax 1423
20 Paul Molitor 1421
21 Cal Ripken 1402
22 Ryne Sandberg 1395
23 Ozzie Smith 1392
24 Johnny Ray 1390
25 Dave Parker 1372
When was the last time the New York Yankees won the AL Pennant?
1921, the second year of Babe Ruth playing with them. In the World Series, they lost to the New York Giants, 5 games to 3. The 1921 World Series was the last Series played in a best of 9 format.
What is the record for strikeouts in one game?
Many Players have Struck out 5 times in one game. That is the record. The record for a nine inning game is (5), but in an extra inning game the record is (6). Cecil Cooper (Boston) Billy Cowan (California) Alex Gonzalez (Toronto) Sam Horn (Baltimore) Rick Reichardt (California) Carl Weilman (St.Louis) Don Hoak (Chicago) and Craig Monroe (Detroit)
Who holds the career and single season stolen base record?
As of the end of the 2007 season, Rickey Henderson is MLB's all time stolen base leader with 1406. The record for most stolen bases in a single MLB season is held by Hugh Nicol of the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association who stole 138 bases in 1887. The modern day record is held by Rickey Henderson with 130 stolen bases in 1982.
What is the average salary of a professional baseball player?
There's been a revision to the 2005 average salary. The baseball players' association revised its 2005 salary average on Tuesday, lowering it by about $2,500 to $2,476,589. Even players not eligible for arbitration do pretty well, but if you can stick around four years, you're pretty much set for life. Nice work if you can get it, $2,555,476, I do not know if this is right, but I think it should be pretty close to the right numbers: Minor League Baseball player contracts and paychecks are handled by the Major League Baseball office. Here are the salary ranges: First contract season: $850/month maximum. After that, open to negotiation Alien Salary Rates: Different for aliens on visas--mandated by INS (Immigration). Class AAA--First year: $2,150/month, after first year no less than $2,150/month Class AA-First year: $1,500/month, after first year no less than $1,500/month Class A (full season)--First year: $1,050/month, after first year no less than $1,050/month Class A (short-season)--First year: $850/month, after first year no less than $850/month Dominican & Venezuelan Summer Leagues--no lower than $300/month Meal Money: $20 per day at all levels, while on the road (source: MinorLeagueBaseball.com) For the 2006 season, MLB determined that the average salary for players that were on rosters and disabled lists as of August 31, 2006, was $2,699,292.
= MLB Salaries =
---- Team Payrolls · Top Player Salaries · Average Player Salary · Player-by-Player Payrolls and average salaries for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values. 2009 Team Payrolls No. Team Payroll Average 1. New York Yankees $201,449,289 $7,748,050 2. New York Mets $135,773,988 $4,849,071 3. Chicago Cubs $135,050,000 $5,402,000 4. Boston Red Sox $122,696,000 $4,089,867 5. Detroit Tigers $115,085,145 $4,110,184 6. Los Angeles Angels $113,709,000 $4,061,036 7. Philadelphia Phillies $113,004,048 $4,185,335 8. Houston Astros $102,996,415 $3,814,682 9. Los Angeles Dodgers $100,458,101 $4,018,324 10. Seattle Mariners $98,904,167 $3,532,292 11. Atlanta Braves $96,726,167 $3,335,385 12. Chicago White Sox $96,068,500 $3,694,942 13. St. Louis Cardinals $88,528,411 $3,278,830 14. San Francisco Giants $82,161,450 $3,043,017 15. Cleveland Indians $81,625,567 $3,023,169 16. Toronto Blue Jays $80,993,657 $2,892,631 17. Milwaukee Brewers $79,857,502 $3,194,300 18. Colorado Rockies $75,201,000 $2,785,222 19. Arizona Diamondbacks $73,571,667 $2,724,877 20. Cincinnati Reds $70,968,500 $2,957,021 21. Kansas City Royals $70,908,333 $2,727,244 22. Texas Rangers $68,646,023 $2,367,104 23. Baltimore Orioles $67,101,667 $2,580,833 24. Minnesota Twins $65,299,267 $2,251,699 25. Tampa Bay Rays $63,313,035 $2,183,208 26. Oakland Athletics $62,310,000 $2,225,357 27. Nationals $59,328,000 $2,045,793 28. Pirates $48,743,000 $1,874,731 29. San Diego Padres $42,796,700 $1,528,454 30. Florida Marlins $36,814,000 $1,314,786
What are the most runs ever scored in an inning after two out bases empty?
12, Brooklyn Dodgers scored 12 runs against the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th inning with none on base and 2 outs, on August 8, 1954.
DODGERS 8TH: JUDSON REPLACED GREENGRASS (PITCHING); BRIDGES
REPLACED BORKOWSKI (PLAYING SS); Hodges tripled to right;
Furillo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hodges scored]; Gilliam
grounded out (second to first); 2 OUTS: Campanella was walked
intentionally; Labine walked [Campanella to second]; Hoak walked
[Campanella to third, Labine to second]; Reese reached on an
error by Harmon [Campanella scored (unearned), Labine scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hoak to third, Reese to second (on throw)];
COLLUM REPLACED JUDSON (PITCHING); Snider walked; Robinson
singled to right [Hoak scored (unearned), Reese scored
(unearned), Snider scored (unearned)]; AMOROS RAN FOR ROBINSON;
Hodges doubled [Amoros to third]; Furillo singled to center
[Amoros scored (unearned), Hodges scored (unearned)]; Gilliam
was hit by a pitch [Furillo to second]; Campanella singled to
left [Furillo scored (unearned), Gilliam to second]; Labine
walked [Gilliam to third, Campanella to second]; SMITH REPLACED
COLLUM (PITCHING); Hoak homered (unearned) [Gilliam scored
(unearned), Campanella scored (unearned), Labine scored
(unearned)]; Reese walked; Snider singled to right [Reese to
second]; Amoros walked [Reese to third, Snider to second];
FOWLER REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Hodges flied to center; 13 R
(1 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 20.
Who was the first player to hit 500 home runs?
Babe Ruth. He was also the first player to hit 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 home runs as well.
Babe Ruth on August 11, 1929. His 500th came off of Willis Hudlin of the Cleveland Indians.
How many people hit over 500 home runs in major league baseball?
Through the 2008 season, the following players hit 500+ HRs and played their entire career for one team: 1) Mike Schmidt - 548 - Philadelphia Phillies
2) Mickey Mantle - 536 - New York Yankees
3) Ted Williams - 521 - Boston Red Sox
4) Ernie Banks - 512 - Chicago Cubs
5) Mel Ott - 511 - New York Giants
Who was the first Canadian to ever play Major League baseball?
Only one. Fergie Jenkins who was inducted in 1991.
How many seasons did Alex Rodriguez play?
Alex Rodriguez made the All Star team 12 times from 1996-2008 with the exception of 1999
