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14,315 Questions

Whats the biggest baseball field?

The largest ballpark in MLB history would have to be Braves Field in Boston where the Boston Braves played. It opened in 1915 and had dimensions of 402 feet down both the left and right field lines and 550 feet just to the right of straightaway center field. Click on the 'Braves Field' link on this page to learn more about the history of the stadium.

Hold on, the Huntington Avenue Grounds, the fomer homer of the Boston Red Sox was larger. When it opened it 1901 it was 530 feet to center field, later expanded to 635 feet in 1908!

Where did Roberto clemente live when he was an adult?

Roberto clemente was very poor when he was young and married vera cristina and had 3 sons before he died i a plane accident .

Most innings ever played in mlb game?

The most inning in an mlb baseball game was 17 innings in 1956. It was the chicago white sox vs the new york yankees. Most of the fans had left the game and were allowed back in after a couple hours

When did Lou Gehrig play for the New York Yankees?

Lou Gehrig's career spanned the years 1923-1939. The Yankees were the only team he played for.

Which players wore number 14 for the New York Yankees?

P George Pipgras 1929

P Hank Johnson 1930-31

P Ed Wells 1932

P Russ Van Atta 1933-35

P Bump Hadley 1936-40

IF Jeff Priddy 1941-42

P Butch Wensloff 1943

P Monk Dubiel 1944-45

P Cuddles Marshall 1946

P Bill Bevens 1946

P Rugger Ardizoia 1947

IF Lonny Frey 1947-48

UT Ted Sepkowski 1947

OF Gene Woodling 1949-54

IF Bill Skowron 1955-62

IF Harry Bright 1963-64

P Pedro Ramos 1964-66

IF Jerry Kenney 1967

IF Bobby Cox 1968-69

OF Ron Swoboda 1971-73

OF/Coa/Man Lou Piniella 1974-88

IF Pat Kelly 1991-97

IF Mike Blowers 1991

P Hideki Irabu 1998-99

IF Luis Sojo 2000

IF Wilson Delgado 2000

C Joe Oliver 2001

IF Enrique Wilson 2001-04

IF Russ Johnson 2005

IF Robinson Cano 2005

IF Andy Phillips 2005

IF Miguel Cairo 2006

IF Wilson Betemit 2007-08

P Matt Desalvo 2007

OF Kevin Thompson 2007

IF Angel Berroa 2009

OF Eric Hinske 2009

OF Curtis Granderson 2010-present

What players won the NL Gold Glove award at first base?

1957 Gil Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers

1958 Gil Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers

1959 Gil Hodges Los Angeles Dodgers

1960 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1961 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1962 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1963 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1964 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1965 Bill White St. Louis Cardinals

1966 Bill White Philadelphia Phillies

1967 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1968 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1969 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1970 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1971 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1972 Wes Parker Los Angeles Dodgers

1973 Mike Jorgensen Montreal Expos

1974 Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers

1975 Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers

1976 Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers

1977 Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers

1978 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals

1979 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals

1980 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals

1981 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals

1982 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals

1983 Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals / New York Mets

1984 Keith Hernandez New York Mets

1985 Keith Hernandez New York Mets

1986 Keith Hernandez New York Mets

1987 Keith Hernandez New York Mets

1988 Keith Hernandez New York Mets

1989 Andrés Galarraga Montreal Expos

1990 Andrés Galarraga Montreal Expos

1991 Will Clark San Francisco Giants

1992 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs

1993 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs

1994 Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros

1995 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs

1996 Mark Grace Chicago Cubs

1997 J.T. Snow San Francisco Giants

1998 J.T. Snow San Francisco Giants

1999 J.T. Snow San Francisco Giants

2000 J.T. Snow San Francisco Giants

2001 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies

2002 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies

2003 Derrek Lee Florida Marlins

2004 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies

2005 Derrek Lee Chicago Cubs

2006 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals

Which baseball manager holds the record for career ejections?

According to Baseball Almanac, the first manager to be ejected from a World Series game was Detroit Tigers manager Hughie Jennings in the second game of the 1907 World Series between the Tigers and Cubs for arguing a caught stealing call.

Who is the greatest baseball player ever?

There are many great baseball players, including Cal Ripken j.r, Ty Cobb, Hank Aron, Babe Ruth, Pete Rose, and many others.

If i missed anybody be my guest to add on.

There is also Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey JR.

What team has had the most 50 home run hitters in one season and who were the players?

Through the 2009 MLB season:

1) 73 - Barry Bonds (2001)

2) 70 - Mark McGwire (1998)

3) 66 - Sammy Sosa (1998)

4) 65 - Mark McGwire (1999)

5) 64 - Sammy Sosa (2001)

6) 63 - Sammy Sosa (1999)

7) 61 - Roger Maris (1961)

8) 60 - Babe Ruth (1927)

9) 59 - Babe Ruth (1921)

10) 58 - Jimmie Foxx (1932), Hank Greenburg (1938), Mark McGwire (1997), Ryan Howard (2006)

11) 57 - Luis Gonzalez (2001), Alex Rodriguez (2002)

12) 56 - Hack Wilson (1930), Ken Griey Jr. (1997 and 1998)

13) 54 - Babe Ruth (1920 and 1928), Ralph Kiner (1949), David Ortiz (2006), Alex Rodriguez (2007), Mickey Mantle (1961)

14) 52 - Mickey Mantle (1956), Willie Mays (1965), Jim Thome (2002), George Foster (1977), Mark McGwire (1996), Alex Rodriguez (2001)

15) 51 - Ralph Kiner (1947), Willie Mays (1955), Cecil Fielder (1990), Johnny Mize (1947), Andruw Jones (2005)

16) 50 - Albert Belle (1995), Brady Anderson (1996), Jimmie Foxx (1938), Sammy Sosa (2000), Prince Fielder (2007), Greg Vaughn (1998)

Who were the New York Yankees third basemen in the 1990's?

Alex Rodriguez replaced Aaron Boone as the Yankees third baseman in 2004. Boone injured his knee in a pick-up basketball game during the offseason. He was cut by the team due to violating his contract.

What pitchers in Major League Baseball history pitched perfect games?

No one has ever thrown more than one perfect game in their career. However a couple players have thrown both a no-hitter and a perfect game in their career, the most recent being Randy Johnson after his perfect game in 2004

How many home runs did Mickey Mantle hit?

Mickey Mantle hit 163 right handed and 373 left handed for a total of 536 home runs, ranking him number 16 all-time.

However, he hit 18 home runs in the World Series, a record that still stands to this day.

Where is baseball played?

players are either on the feild or batting. there is a 1st base man, 2nd base man, 3rd base man, shortstop, pitcher, catcher, right feild, center feild, and left feild. the base men have to either step on the base or tag the player to get him out.

How much is a baseball autographed by nolan Ryan with 5000th strikeout 8-22-89 300th win 7-31-90 27th major league season on it worth?

Nolan Ryan single signed baseballA Nolan Ryan single signed baseball is worth between $100.-$200.

Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less. Add for inscriptions.

An inscription such as "5000th Strikeout 8-22-89 " alone would add value but with the other inscriptions "300th win 7-31-90 27th major league season" it could at least double the value stated above.

What year did the New York Mets start?

The club was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles. They played in Baltimore from 1901-1902. They then moved to New York City and were known as the New York Highlanders from 1903-1912. The team was officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913.

Are any of Roberto Clemente's siblings still alive?

Roberto Clemente was the youngest of seven children born to Melchor Clemente and Luisa Walker.

What was the first year the New York Yankees played baseball?

The American League New York franchise began play in 1903 after the team from Baltimore relocated there. They were known as the Highlanders and played at a park built in the Washington Heights section of Manhatten.

Which manager has won the most World Series rings?

Yankees managers Joe McCarthy (1932, 1936-1939, 1941, 1943) and Casey Stengel (1949-1953, 1956, 1958) both have won 7 World Series to hold the MLB record.

Mr. Frank Crosetti has 9 rings as a coach and 8 as player the most by far of anyone.

Who is the oldest Major League Baseball player ever to hit a home run?

On May 5, 2007 Julio Franco hit a home run off of Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He broke his own record, set last year, as the oldest MLB player to hit a home run. Franco is reported to have been born August 23, 1958. This would have made him 48 years, 255 days old when he hit the home run off of Johnson.

Who won the 1929 World Series?

The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1. Click on the '1929 World Series' link on this page to see a game by game breakdown.

Which players wore the number 40 for the New York Yankees?

The first baseball team to use numbers on uniforms was the 1916 Cleveland Indians when they wore small numbers on the sleeves of their uniforms, as a way of identifying the players. This practice was short lived.

in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.

There is a long list of players that have worn the number 40 for the New York Yankees. Chien-Ming Wang is the latest Yankee to wear the number. Here is a complete list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 40.

Herb Karpel (1946)

Roy Weatherly (1946)

Charlie Silvera (part of 1948)

Cuddles Marshall (1948)

Jackie Jensen (1950, part of 1951)

Bob Wiesler (1951)

Bobby Hogue (1951-1952)

Johnny Schmitz (1952)

Ewell Blackwell (1952-1953)

Tom Carroll (1955-1956)

John Gabler (1959)

Gabe Gabler (1960)

Jack Cullen (1962)

Lou Clinton (1966-1967)

Bill Monbouquette (1967-1968)

Lindy McDaniel (1968-1973)

Rick Sawyer (1974)

Tippy Martinez (1974-1976)

Fran Healy (1976-1978)

Ron Davis (1978)

Larry McCall (1978)

Bob Kammeyer (1978)

Charlie Lau (1979-1981, Coach)

Mickey Vernon (1982, Coach)

Don Zimmer (1983, Coach; 1986, Coach)

Gene Michael (1984-1986, Coach)

Stan Williams (1987, Coach)

Clete Boyer (1988, Coach)

Clyde King (1988, Coach)

Steve Shields (1988)

Andy Hawkins (1989-1991)

Scott Kamieniecki (1991)

Tony Cloninger (1992-1998, Coach; 1999-2001, Coach)

Darren Holmes (1998)

Dan Miceli (2003)

Gabe White (2003-2004)

C.J. Nitkowski (2004)

Chien-Ming Wang (2005-2009)

Who are the seven switch hitters that have hit 300 home runs?

Lance Berkman, Chipper Jones, Mickey Mantle, Ruben Sierra, Chili Davis, Reggie Smith, and Eddie Murray

Since this question was asked and answered, two more MLB switch hitters have 300 home runs ... Mark Teixeira and Carlos Beltran.

Who played left field for the New York Yankees in 2009?

In 1998, Chad Curtis was the starting left fielder for the Yankees. When Bernie Williams was injured during the season, Ricky Ledee played left field and Chad Curtis moved to center to replace Bernie. When the playoffs arrived, the starting outfield was Chad Curtis in left field, Bernie Williams in center field and Paul O'Neill in right field.

Who wore number 11 on the New York Yankees?

#10 on the YankeesThe most famous Yankees to wear the number 10 were Phil Rizzuto, Tony Kubek, and Chris Chambliss.

Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link on this page to see every player for the New York Yankees that wore #10.