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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
Why was Hank Aaron remembered?
He used to hold the record for most homeruns before the all steroided up Barry Bonds took his place while playing for the Giants.
How fast did Nolan Ryan throw a baseball?
Nolan Ryan threw three pitches: A fastball, a curveball, and later in his career, a change-up
What is the highest score ever recorded in a New York Yankees game?
The longest game by the Yankees, was a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers in Detroit on June 24, 1962. It took 22 innings.
Who were the New York Yankees managers in the 1970s?
It was Joe Girardi, who guided New York to the World Series in his second season as the Yankees boss. Girardi previously managed the Florida Marlins during the 2006 season and was named National League Manager of the Year. Girardi was a major-league catcher for the Yankees, Rockies, Cubs and Cardinals.
What major league baseball players have worn jersey number 12?
C Art Jorgens 1929
OF Bill Karlon 1930
P Ken Holloway 1930
P Frank Barnes 1930
OF Dusty Cooke 1932
C Eddie Phillips 1932
OF Tommy Henrich 1937
P Steve Sundra 1938-39
Coa Earle Combs 1940-44
Coa/Man Johnny Neun 1944-46
C/Coa Ralph Houk 1947-54
C/Coa Elston Howard 1955-67, 69-79
On July 21, 1984, number 32 was retired in honor of Catcher Elston Howard
How fast is the fastest fast ball ever?
a fast isn't fast it catches Pokemon faster but you can only make it in Pokemon soul silver or heart gold
During the 1862 season, William Cammeyer enclosed the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, New York and began charging admission becoming the first "official" stadium inbaseball history. The fee was 10¢ and the first game featured with a cover charge was played on April 18, 1869 between local players. * Hope this helps! P.S. I'm not sure if it still is there, im still doing my research!
Were was Roberto clemente's body found?
His body was never located in the waters off of Puerto Rico. His teammate, Manny Sanguillen even went diving in an attempt to revocer it, but was unable to locate it.
Who hit the most home runs as a New York Yankee in one season?
Here's a vote for Babe Ruth's called shot during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series. It is arguably the most famous home run in baseball history. It also may not have happened the way we've been told it did.
What we know is that Ruth's New York Yankees won Games 1 and 2 at Yankee Stadium. On October 1, 1932, Game 3 was played at Wrigley Field, home of the National League champion Chicago Cubs. Ruth was furious with the Cubs because they had denied a full World Series share to infielder Mark Koenig, Ruth's onetime Yankees teammate. As a result, Ruth and the Cubs engaged in verbal warfare throughout the Series.
Ruth hit a three-run homer off Chicago starter Charlie Root in the first inning, giving the Yankees an early 3-0 lead. When he returned to the plate in the fifth, the game was tied 4-4. At that point, players on the Cubs' bench directed more verbal abuse toward the Yankees slugger.
Ruth did not swing at the first four pitches from Root, which resulted in a 2-2 count. This is when he allegedly showed disdain for the Cubs by pointing at the center field bleachers. In dramatic fashion, he hit the next pitch into the center field stands, and proceeded to jeer at the Cubs as he rounded the bases. It was Ruth's last hit in World Series competition.
The Yankees went on to win the game 7-5. The next day, they won Game 4 to sweep the Cubs.
What is the most players to hit 20 home runs in a season for one team?
The 2004 Detroit Tigers hold the record with 11:
Carlos Pena / Omar Infante / Carlos Guillen / Ivan Rodriguez / Brandon Inge / Bobby Higginson / Craig Monroe / Rondell White / Eric Munson / Dmitri Young / Marcus Thames
What is the score of a forfeited baseball game?
9-0 is the official score for any forfeited major league game, regardless of the length of the contest held thus far. There have been 8 forfeited games since 1901, the most infamous being the last game played by the Washington Senators - fans stormed the field in the top of the ninth inning with two outs. The Senators were leading 7-5, but as a result of the umpires forcing them to forfeit, the official score for the record book was 9-0 Yankees.
The official score of any baseball game is one point per regulation inning for the non forfeiting team and zero for the forfeiting team. In MLB that results in 9-0, in high school (7 innings) the official score would be 7-0.
Chris Webber of the Sacramento Kings and Alondo Tucker of the Phoenix Suns are 2 of many, many players who wore #4.
Who hit the most doubles in mlb history and how many did he hit?
Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
CAREER
SINGLES 1B
1 Pete Rose 3215
2 Ty Cobb 3051
3 Eddie Collins 2641
4 Willie Keeler 2512
5 Honus Wagner 2422
6 Rod Carew 2404
7 Tris Speaker 2383
8 Tony Gwynn 2378
9 Paul Molitor 2366
10 Nap Lajoie 2340
11 Hank Aaron 2294
T12 Sam Rice 2272
T12 Jesse Burkett 2272
14 Carl Yastrzemski 2262
T15 Stan Musial 2253
T15 Wade Boggs 2253
17 Lou Brock 2247
T18 Paul Waner 2246
T18 Cap Anson 2246
T20 Rickey Henderson 2182
T20 Robin Yount 2182
22 Frankie Frisch 2171
23 Doc Cramer 2163
24 Luke Appling 2162
25 Nellie Fox 2161
26 Eddie Murray 2156
27 Roberto Clemente 2154
28 Jake Beckley 2128
29 George Sisler 2121
30 Richie Ashburn 2119
31 Luis Aparicio 2108
32 Cal Ripken 2106
33 Zack Wheat 2104
34 Sam Crawford 2097
35 Lave Cross 2051
36 Craig Biggio 2046
T37 George Brett 2035
T37 Al Kaline 2035
39 Omar Vizquel 2034
40 Lloyd Waner 2033
41 Brooks Robinson 2030
42 Fred Clarke 2024
43 Rabbit Maranville 2020
T44 George Van Haltren 2017
T44 Dave Winfield 2017
T44 Max Carey 2017
47 Bill Buckner 1994
T48 Stuffy McInnis 1973
T48 George Davis 1973
50 Ozzie Smith 1961
51 Willie Mays 1960
52 Patsy Donovan 1955
53 Julio Franco 1952
54 Harold Baines 1945
55 Charlie Gehringer 1935
56 Al Simmons 1932
57 Roberto Alomar 1930
58 Rogers Hornsby 1919
59 Al Oliver 1918
60 Brett Butler 1913
61 Tim Raines 1892
62 Vada Pinson 1889
63 Rusty Staub 1878
64 Maury Wills 1866
65 Fred Tenney 1862
66 Red Schoendienst 1860
67 Jake Daubert 1855
68 Willie Davis 1846
69 Steve Garvey 1844
70 Harry Hooper 1842
71 Buddy Bell 1832
72 Rafael Palmeiro 1828
73 Pie Traynor 1823
74 Larry Bowa 1815
75 Goose Goslin 1814
76 Mel Ott 1805
77 Kenny Lofton 1799
78 Bill Dahlen 1797
79 Ed Delahanty 1789
80 Dave Concepcion 1788
81 Edd Roush 1787
82 Harry Heilmann 1784
83 Billy Hamilton 1782
84 Jimmy Ryan 1776
85 Willie Randolph 1775
86 Tommy Corcoran 1774
87 Dave Parker 1772
88 Bert Campaneris 1771
89 Tony Perez 1769
T90 Billy Williams 1763
T90 Heinie Manush 1763
92 Frank Robinson 1757
93 Monte Ward 1752
94 Bobby Wallace 1741
T95 Willie Wilson 1738
T95 Clyde Milan 1738
97 Andre Dawson 1735
98 Hugh Duffy 1732
99 Willie McGee 1731
100 Billy Herman 1730
101 Derek Jeter 1721
102 Charlie Grimm 1718
103 Mark Grace 1716
T104 Alan Trammell 1713
T104 Mickey Vernon 1713
106 Jim O'Rourke 1707
107 Bid McPhee 1706
108 Joe Morgan 1704
109 Ted Simmons 1694
110 Stan Hack 1692
111 Joe Judge 1689
112 Joe Torre 1687
113 Dick Groat 1680
114 Tony Fernandez 1676
115 Joe Sewell 1673
116 Steve Finley 1671
117 Tommy Davis 1661
118 Ivan Rodriguez 1658
119 B.J. Surhoff 1656
T120 Hal Chase 1655
T120 Roger Connor 1655
122 Enos Slaughter 1653
123 Tommy Leach 1643
124 Lou Whitaker 1640
125 Dummy Hoy 1635
126 Pee Wee Reese 1634
127 Kid Gleason 1633
128 Kirby Puckett 1626
T129 Ryne Sandberg 1625
T129 Barry Larkin 1625
131 Kiki Cuyler 1620
T132 Fielder Jones 1618
T132 Jim Rice 1618
134 Joe Medwick 1613
135 Buddy Myer 1610
136 Jimmy Dykes 1605
137 Joe Kelley 1603
138 Jack Glasscock 1602
139 Jose Cruz 1601
140 Herman Long 1597
141 Harvey Kuenn 1593
142 Garry Templeton 1591
143 Ed McKean 1587
144 Don Kessinger 1583
145 Marquis Grissom 1582
146 Gary Sheffield 1578
147 Chili Davis 1576
148 Dave Bancroft 1575
149 Ernie Banks 1574
150 Dick Bartell 1573
T151 Charlie Jamieson 1570
T151 Steve Sax 1570
153 George Burns 1566
154 Joe Kuhel 1558
155 Bill Terry 1554
156 Carney Lansford 1551
T157 Ed Konetchy 1550
T157 Ken Griffey Sr. 1550
159 Tony Taylor 1548
160 Bernie Williams 1545
161 Bobby Lowe 1543
162 George Kell 1541
163 Jimmy Sheckard 1538
164 Ted Williams 1537
165 Donie Bush 1535
166 Keith Hernandez 1534
167 Al Dark 1533
168 Fred McGriff 1532
169 Lou Gehrig 1531
170 Bill Russell 1530
171 Jimmie Foxx 1529
172 Orlando Cepeda 1528
173 Dan Brouthers 1525
174 Arky Vaughan 1523
175 Bill Mazeroski 1522
176 Luis Gonzalez 1519
177 Babe Ruth 1517
178 Tommy Tucker 1515
179 Carlton Fisk 1512
180 Tom Brown 1511
181 Reggie Jackson 1509
182 Dwight Evans 1505
183 Wally Moses 1504
184 Roger Peckinpaugh 1497
T185 Sherry Magee 1495
T185 Barry Bonds 1495
187 Chris Chambliss 1490
188 Cecil Cooper 1489
T189 Felipe Alou 1487
T189 Dixie Walker 1487
191 Joe Cronin 1482
192 Ron Santo 1480
193 Graig Nettles 1479
194 Jim Bottomley 1478
195 Arlie Latham 1476
T196 Ken Boyer 1475
T196 Larry Gardner 1475
198 John Olerud 1471
199 Joe Quinn 1470
T200 Don Mattingly 1469
T200 Jimmy Collins 1469
T202 Bill Madlock 1463
T202 Mickey Mantle 1463
T204 Curt Flood 1461
T204 Johnny Damon 1461
T206 Bobby Veach 1460
T206 Matty Alou 1460
208 Pete Runnels 1459
209 Andres Galarraga 1458
T210 Milt Stock 1456
T210 Ginger Beaumont 1456
212 Ken Griffey Jr. 1455
213 Garret Anderson 1454
214 Tony Phillips 1453
T215 Jack Tobin 1449
T215 Jim Gilliam 1449
T217 Darrell Evans 1444
T217 Del Pratt 1444
219 Ken Singleton 1441
220 Gary Gaetti 1438
T221 Phil Cavarretta 1436
T221 Brian Downing 1436
223 George Burns 1430
224 Edgar Renteria 1423
225 Yogi Berra 1422
T226 Steve Brodie 1421
T226 Mark Grudzielanek 1421
T226 Wally Joyner 1421
229 Jason Kendall 1419
230 Bob Elliott 1415
231 Toby Harrah 1412
232 Edgar Martinez 1408
233 Gary Matthews 1407
234 Will Clark 1405
235 Bob Boone 1404
236 Don Baylor 1403
237 Jack Doyle 1401
238 Frank Thomas 1397
T239 Dusty Baker 1396
T239 Jose Cardenal 1396
241 Cupid Childs 1395
T242 Wally Pipp 1392
T242 Ozzie Guillen 1392
T242 Cesar Cedeno 1392
T242 Gee Walker 1392
246 Larry Doyle 1391
247 Jeff Kent 1390
248 Amos Otis 1387
249 Frank White 1381
T250 Eddie Mathews 1377
T250 Roy Thomas 1377
T252 Royce Clayton 1376
T252 Mike Higgins 1376
254 Sammy Sosa 1375
255 Paul Hines 1373
256 Gary Carter 1366
257 Ossie Bluege 1365
258 Luis Castillo 1363
259 Terry Pendleton 1362
260 Johnny Evers 1361
261 Ruben Sierra 1359
T262 Ron Fairly 1358
T262 Minnie Minoso 1358
264 Tim Wallach 1357
T265 George Scott 1355
T265 Chuck Knoblauch 1355
267 Ben Chapman 1354
268 Heine Groh 1353
T269 Paul O'Neill 1352
T269 Bill Dickey 1352
T269 Sam Thompson 1352
T272 Hal McRae 1350
T272 Cy Williams 1350
T274 Jim Gantner 1349
T274 Bobby Doerr 1349
T276 Mike Piazza 1348
T276 Del Ennis 1348
278 Jeff Conine 1347
279 Cy Seymour 1346
T280 Jeff Bagwell 1345
T280 Earle Combs 1345
282 Willie Horton 1344
283 George Hendrick 1343
284 Alfredo Griffin 1341
285 John Anderson 1340
286 Carl Furillo 1338
287 Bing Miller 1336
288 Joe DiMaggio 1333
T289 Todd Zeile 1331
T289 Eddie Yost 1331
291 Billy Goodman 1329
292 Felix Millan 1328
T293 Cookie Rojas 1327
T293 Moises Alou 1327
295 Deacon McGuire 1325
T296 Home Run Baker 1324
T296 Dale Murphy 1324
298 Tony Oliva 1320
T299 Marty McManus 1317
T299 Claudell Washington 1317
T299 Claude Ritchey 1317
302 Sammy West 1315
T303 Kip Selbach 1311
T303 Alex Rodriguez 1311
T303 Deacon White 1311
306 Mike Tiernan 1309
307 Jay Bell 1307
308 Lee May 1306
309 Chuck Klein 1304
310 Joe Carter 1303
311 Ivy Olson 1302
Who had the nickname Yankee Clipper?
Mel Allen is often credited with coining Joe DiMaggio's nickname, "The Yankee Clipper," David Halberstam says Arch McDonald deserves credit for that. Allen was the first to call DiMag "Joltin' Joe." He labeled Tommy Henrich "Ol' Reliable."
Who played first base for the 1995 New York Yankees?
Don Mattingly started the 1990 season at first base for the Yankees. When he was injured during the summer, Kevin Maas took over at first base for him. Steve Balboni also started several games at first base during the season.
Where was the worlds first baseball stadium built?
Philadelphia PA had the first concrete and steel stadium shibe park in 1909
What are the names of all the Major League and Minor League Baseball teams?
In Alphabetical order by team:
- Anaheim (Los Angeles) Angels,
- Houston Astros,
- Oakland Athletics,
- Toronto Blue Jays,
- Atlanta Braves,
- Milwaukee Brewers,
- St. Louis Cardinals,
- Chicago Cubs,
- Tampa Bay Rays,
- Arizona Diamondbacks,
- Los Angeles Dodgers,
- San Francisco Giants,
- Cleveland Indians,
- Seattle Mariners,
- Florida Marlins,
- New York Mets,
- Washington Nationals,
- Baltimore orioels,
- San Diego Padres,
- Philadelphia Phillies,
- Pittsburgh Pirates,
- Texas Rangers,
- Boston Red Sox,
- Cincinatti Reds,
- Colorado Rockies,
- Kansas City Royals,
- Detroit Tigers,
- Minnesota Twins,
- Chicago White Sox,
- New York Yankees.
Who hit the longest home run at Arlington Stadium?
Josh Hamilton 502 feet to the upper deck of home run porch (right field)
Who played for the New York Yankees in 1977?
The players that were on both the 1977 and 1978 New York Yankees' roster were Thomas Munson, Chris Chambliss, Bucky Dent, Mickey Klutts, Graig Nettles, George Zeber, Willie Randolph, Fred Stanley, Paul Blair, Reggie Jackson, Lou Piniella, Mickey Rivers, Roy White, Dell Alston, Cliff Johnson, Ken Clay, Ed Figueroa, Ron Guidry, Don Gullet, Hen Holtzmon, Catfish Hunter, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall and Dick Tidrow.
Who is the worlds fastest pitcher in baseball?
cole hamels or Brandon webb
Yeah, right. The fastest pitch recognized by MLB was by Cincinnati Reds lefty Aroldis Chapman on September 25, 2010 in San Diego. He was clocked at 105.1 MPH.
Who has the longest hitting streak in Houston Astros history?
Joe Crede had one going for a while in 06 i remember but not as much as "El Cabio" Carlos Lee.
Longest Hitting Streak -- 28 Carlos Lee 2004
Most Consecutive Hits -- 10
Frank Thomas
Rip Radcliff
Harry McCurdy 1997
1938
1926
Most Consecutive Games With an RBI -- 13
Taffy Wright
1941
What were the minor league baseball teams of the 1940's and 1950's?
National League in 1950: 1) Philadelphia Phillies
2) Brooklyn Dodgers (moved to Los Angeles in 1958)
3) New York Giants (moved to San Francisco in 1958)
4) Boston Braves (moved to Milwuakee in 1954)
5) St. Louis Cardinals
6) Cincinnati Reds
7) Chicago Cubs
8) Pittsburgh Pirates
American League in 1950: 1) New York Yankees
2) Detroit Tigers
3) Boston Red Sox
4) Cleveland Indians
5) Washington Senators
6) Chicago White Sox
7) St. Louis Browns (moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles in 1954)
8) Philadelphia Athletics (moved to Kansas City in 1955)
What year was the first official World Series of Baseball held?
THE First World Series was in 1903, (Boston vs. Pittsburgh) along with the first test flight and Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Co. all in 1903.
One needs to remember that there were other major leagues before the American League formed in 1901.The majors played a series after the end of the regular season between the National League champion and the champion of the American Association that was called the world series. This took place in the 1880's and was designed more for the profit of the owners rather than determining a true national champion. Depending on the year played, the series' varied in length up to 15 games. It should be noted that after the demise of the American Ass. in 1893, a postseason series was played for several years between the first and second place teams in the sole surving National League. It was called the Temple Cup Series and the winner was considered the to be the league champion. So it seems that the idea of a "wild card team" is not counter to baseball tradition as it has been used in the past.
First World Series in 1903Baseball's first modern World Series was in 1903. The American League's Boston Red Sox upset the New York Giants 5 games to 3, in a best of 9 series.The first baseball series called the World Series took place in 1882, with the American Association champion playing the National League champion. But those were considered exhibition games, and are not generally recognized as part of the World Series history.
1887 - World championship Series
Spalding guide of America in 1887 named it "Worlds championship Series" (later shortened to world series 1903) in the hope that other nations such as "Australia and Great Britain" would soon play and "become rivals"...none have. Also, as it was American league and national league meeting, then a bigger name was used..world....as regards America hoping Australia then Great Britain would play it, source states... "This didn't happen, but the name "World's Championship Series" stuck..
http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/name.htm
**I shall elaborate on the point why. People ask with Spalding guide naming it World championship Series attempting to entice other countries to play it of which it states Australia and Great Britain... why they don't play it, a major reason for this is the British invented Baseball aka Rounders for children and its historically been for them, whom it was intended...
http://www.nra-rounders.co.UK/dyncat.cfm?catid=17177
.....so while you don't see adults from UK playing it, its VERY popular among kids up to 5th grade..notably girls who have formalised competitions nationwide. That's an elaborate but it basically covers all the bases (pardon the pun)
The first world deries was in 1876
