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A 1950s Signature pennant can sell as high as $150.00. A pennant with a popular players name like Stan Musial on it will increase the value as will if it is from a championship year. A pennant with the old Busch Stadium would also be more collectible. And like everything else supply and demand will determine the price. Condition is always Key.
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When was the last time the San Francisco Giants went to the World Series?
On October 28, 2012, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in a four-game sweep. It was their second world championship in three seasons. In 2010, the Giants won the 106th World Series, prevailing over the Texas Rangers four games to one.
What states have at least two Major League Baseball teams?
New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
In reality, the Angels play in Anaheim not Los Angeles, although Anaheim is a suburb of L. A., it is a separate city.
When was Mickey Mantle's first home run in MLB?
Lou Gehrig led Major League Baseball in home runs three times during his career.
- 49 (1936)
- 49 (1934)
- 46 (1931) co-leader with Babe Ruth
Why do some baseball teams have names on their jerseys while other teams do not?
It tends to be a matter of home team etiquette overcoming blatant commercial advertising of a player's name. Teams like the Red Sox and Dodgers and Yankees (the Red Sox are the only one I can name for sure) don't put the names of the players on the home jerseys, probably because the hometown faithful are expected to know who they are. On the road jerseys, however, their names are listed, as is the case with any teams that have blank home jerseys that I know of. **** Correction. The Yankees do not have their names on their home jerseys OR their away jerseys.
How many black players are there in the Major League Baseball?
Many more than there were even ten years ago.
Some of the better pitchers are:
C.C. Sabathia 2008 Cy Young - Yankees
Fausto Carmona 19 wins in '07 - Indians
Pedro Martinez former 3-time Cy Young - Phillies
There are also many others!
How many home runs did Reggie Jackson hit in his career?
Reggie Jackson struck out 2,597 times during his career, an all-time major league record.
Who has hit over 759 home runs?
barry bonds has hit over 759 home runs. he has hit the most home runs in MLB history and has gone into the hall of fame but will have a quote saying took steroids.
Who won the most Most Valuable Player awards in MLB history?
As of today, Bill Russell has the most rings. He played for the Boston Celtics, and has 11 rings. Sam Jones is in a close second with 10. It may have changed though.
The Boston Celtics have the most number of NBA championship titles with 17.
Who holds the Major League Baseball career record for most innings played?
Cal Ripken Jr. played 8243 consecutive innings between June 5, 1982 and September 14, 1987. That is believed to be the record but is unofficial since MLB does not recognize consecutive innings played as a statistic.
Who was the last person to win the triple crown for baseball?
Who was the first Latin or Hispanic player to play in Major league Baseball?
The first Latin American player in the modern era of MLB was Luis Castro who played with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902. Castro was born in Medellin, Columbia. Estaban Bellan from Cuba played for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871. The National Association was the predecessor of the National League.
Who hit an inside the park home run in the All-Star Game?
In the early days of the game (1870's-1880's)most home runs were inside the park, many ballparks didn't even have outfield fences and it's unlikely that inside the park homers were considered a separate stat from homers hit over a fence,a fairly rare occurence in the early days of the game.
What Major League Baseball player has hit into the most double plays in the 2010 season?
Cal Ripken is credited with having hit into 350 double plays during his career to be at the top. Second is Hank Aaron with 328 and Carl Yaztremski is third with 323.
Answer
Here's a list of all the Major League Players that hit into at least 150 double plays as of the start of the 2008 season.
CAREER
GIDP GIDP
1 Cal Ripken 350
2 Hank Aaron 328
3 Carl Yastrzemski 323
4 Dave Winfield 319
5 Eddie Murray 316
6 Jim Rice 315
7 Julio Franco 312
8 Harold Baines 298
T9 Rusty Staub 297
T9 Brooks Robinson 297
11 Ted Simmons 287
12 Joe Torre 284
13 George Scott 277
T14 Roberto Clemente 275
T14 Ivan Rodriguez 275
16 Al Kaline 271
17 Frank Robinson 269
18 Tony Perez 268
19 Dave Concepcion 266
20 Ernie Lombardi 261
21 Tony Gwynn 260
22 Ron Santo 256
23 Buddy Bell 255
24 Al Oliver 254
T25 Willie Mays 251
T25 Steve Garvey 251
27 Ken Singleton 248
T28 Pete Rose 247
T28 Bill Buckner 247
T30 Stan Musial 243
T30 Harmon Killebrew 243
T32 Gary Gaetti 236
T32 Wade Boggs 236
34 George Brett 235
35 Tony Pena 234
36 Chili Davis 232
T37 Rafael Palmeiro 231
T37 John Olerud 231
T39 Ernie Banks 229
T39 Mike Piazza 229
41 Dwight Evans 227
42 Fred McGriff 226
43 Vinny Castilla 224
T44 Bernie Williams 223
T44 Joe Adcock 223
T44 Todd Zeile 223
T47 Jeff Bagwell 221
T47 Paul O'Neill 221
49 Dick Groat 220
T50 Tommy Davis 219
T50 Royce Clayton 219
T50 Lee May 219
T50 Frank Howard 219
T54 Orlando Cepeda 218
T54 Willie Randolph 218
T56 Andre Dawson 217
T56 Robin Yount 217
T58 Frank Thomas 216
T58 Rod Carew 216
60 Jeff Kent 215
61 Manny Ramirez 213
62 Del Ennis 212
63 George Hendrick 211
T64 Lou Piniella 209
T64 Dave Parker 209
T64 Paul Molitor 209
T64 Dale Murphy 209
68 Carl Furillo 207
T69 Rico Carty 206
T69 Gary Sheffield 206
T71 Roberto Alomar 205
T71 Luis Gonzalez 205
T73 Benito Santiago 204
T73 Carlton Fisk 204
T75 Sammy Sosa 203
T75 Joe Medwick 203
77 Johnny Bench 201
78 Billy Williams 200
T79 Ted Williams 197
T79 Brian Downing 197
T79 Graig Nettles 197
T79 Lance Parrish 197
T83 Moises Alou 196
T83 Don Baylor 196
T83 George Foster 196
T86 Paul Konerko 195
T86 Willie Horton 195
T86 Bob Bailey 195
T86 Billy Jurges 195
T90 Bill Mazeroski 194
T90 Brad Ausmus 194
T92 Ruben Sierra 193
T92 Albert Belle 193
T92 Vladimir Guerrero 193
T95 Bill Skowron 192
T95 Tim Wallach 192
T97 Edgar Renteria 191
T97 Billy Herman 191
T97 Chipper Jones 191
T97 Bob Boone 191
T97 Frank Thomas 191
T97 Don Mattingly 191
T103 Edgar Martinez 190
T103 Bill Madlock 190
T103 Omar Vizquel 190
T103 Tino Martinez 190
T103 Dave Philley 190
108 Mark Grace 189
T109 Kirby Puckett 188
T109 George Kell 188
T111 Bob Elliott 187
T111 Larry Parrish 187
113 Hal McRae 186
T114 Ken Boyer 185
T114 Miguel Tejada 185
T114 Minnie Minoso 185
T114 Ron Cey 185
T114 Jackie Jensen 185
T119 Luis Aparicio 184
T119 Juan Gonzalez 184
T119 Jeff Conine 184
T119 Sherm Lollar 184
T123 Chris Speier 183
T123 Reggie Jackson 183
T123 Mickey Vernon 183
T126 Bobby Doerr 182
T126 Matt Williams 182
T126 Rocky Colavito 182
T129 Cookie Rojas 181
T129 Eric Karros 181
T131 Red Schoendienst 180
T131 Gary Carter 180
T133 Andres Galarraga 179
T133 Gary Matthews 179
T135 Barry Larkin 178
T135 Terry Pendleton 178
T135 Jose Canseco 178
T138 Doug DeCinces 177
T138 Ken Griffey Jr. 177
T140 Pee Wee Reese 176
T140 Frank McCormick 176
T140 Dante Bichette 176
T140 Terry Steinbach 176
T140 Willie McCovey 176
T140 Robin Ventura 176
T146 Shawn Green 175
T146 Nellie Fox 175
T148 Pete Runnels 174
T148 Alex Rodriguez 174
T148 Sid Gordon 174
T148 Chet Lemon 174
T148 Jack Clark 174
T148 Bill Russell 174
T148 Leo Cardenas 174
T155 Granny Hamner 173
T155 Bob Watson 173
T157 Magglio Ordonez 172
T157 Javier Lopez 172
T157 Rickey Henderson 172
T157 Derek Jeter 172
T161 Marquis Grissom 171
T161 Ellis Burks 171
163 Garret Anderson 170
T164 B.J. Surhoff 169
T164 Ray Knight 169
T164 Bobby Bonilla 169
T164 Vern Stephens 169
T164 Cecil Fielder 169
T169 Barry Bonds 168
T169 Wally Joyner 168
T169 Bret Boone 168
T172 Cesar Cedeno 167
T172 Garry Templeton 167
T172 Aurelio Rodriguez 167
T172 Ozzie Smith 167
T176 Walt Dropo 166
T176 Duke Snider 166
T176 Carney Lansford 166
T176 Jay Bell 166
T176 Tony Taylor 166
T176 Chris Chambliss 166
T182 George Bell 165
T182 Gil Hodges 165
T182 Kent Hrbek 165
T182 Frank Malzone 165
T186 Andy Pafko 164
T186 Deron Johnson 164
T186 Dick Allen 164
T186 Boog Powell 164
T186 Vada Pinson 164
T186 Roy Sievers 164
T186 Mark Grudzielanek 164
T193 Hubie Brooks 163
T193 Roy McMillan 163
T195 Willie Montanez 162
T195 Ed Brinkman 162
T195 Del Crandall 162
T198 Keith Hernandez 161
T198 Jimmy Piersall 161
T198 Tony Fernandez 161
T201 Thurman Munson 160
T201 Walker Cooper 160
T201 Andruw Jones 160
T201 Danny Cater 160
T205 Jim Sundberg 159
T205 Bobby Thomson 159
T205 Joe Gordon 159
T208 Pete Suder 158
T208 Dusty Baker 158
T208 Carlos Baerga 158
T208 Amos Otis 158
T212 Ron Fairly 157
T212 Bobby Grich 157
T212 Elston Howard 157
T212 Ken Reitz 157
T212 Willie McGee 157
T217 Alan Trammell 156
T217 Bruce Bochte 156
T217 Mike Schmidt 156
T217 Frank White 156
T221 Lou Boudreau 155
T221 Rudy York 155
T221 Jeff Cirillo 155
T221 Charlie Hayes 155
T221 Toby Harrah 155
T221 Gregg Jefferies 155
T227 Travis Fryman 154
T227 Mike Hargrove 154
T229 Larry Walker 153
T229 Steve Finley 153
T231 Jermaine Dye 152
T231 Ken Caminiti 152
T231 Gary Ward 152
T234 Jason Kendall 151
T234 Bob Kennedy 151
T236 Reggie Smith 150
T236 Cecil Cooper 150
T236 Sean Casey 150
T236 Craig Biggio 150
Who won the 1991 World Series?
The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0. Click on the '1999 World Series' link on this page to read a game by game breakdown.
Who is the best player alive for baseball?
Honus Wagner is actually the best baseball player to ever live.
The reason Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, etc. wouldn't be considered the best is because they are not all around. They have one great feature but Honus Wagner is all around.
Others would say Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter. etc. There are varying opinions on the answer to this question.
What was the fastest time by a MLB player running to first base?
According to Guiness, 13.3 seconds in 1932 by Evar Swanson at Columbus, OH.
According to Ken Burns' "Baseball" - Inning 5 Chapter, James "Cool Papa" Bell rounded the bases in 11 seconds.
Who were the White Sox Players who wore the Number 2?
The first player for Houston to wear #2 was Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox who wore the number in 1964 and 1965. Others to wear #2 include:
1) Gerald Young - 1987-1989 and 1991-1992
2) Rich Gedman - 1990
3) Luis Rivera - 1997
4) Alex Diaz - 1999
5) Morgan Ensberg - 2000
6) Gregg Zaun - 2002-2003
7) Chris Burke - 2004-2007
8) Darin Erstad - 2008-present
Why don't the Red Sox home jerseys have the players names on them?
It's a matter of preference of the owner.
Because they are a traditional team. They be live the home team fans should know their players if you notice they don't have the majestic logo on the left side of their jersey.
What was the longest baseball game in playoff history?
There was an 18 inning game in the National League Divisional Series on October 9, 2005 between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves that the Astros won 7-6.
Also in 2005 the Houston Astros played in the longest World Series game. On October 24 2005, (The game actually ended on the 25th), the Houston Astros lost game 3 to the Chicago White Sox 7 - 5. Chicago broke the tie in the top of the 14th on a home run by Geoff Blum with 2 out. Houston, then managed to give the White Sox a 2 run lead with a bases loaded walk. Houston did not manage to bring in any runs in the bottom of the 14th and the world's longest MLB World Series game was over after a record 5 hours 41 minutes.
Who hit the first home run for the San Diego Padres?
The first home run in Padres regular season history was hit by Ed Spiezio in the Padres first ever regular season game played April 8, 1969. The Padres won that game by the score of 2-1.
What is the New York Mets all-time win-loss record?
As it changes after every game, the best way to keep up with the Mets and all other teams won-loss record is to check the standings in most daily newspapers, or log on to MLB.com for the records. The Mets wound up the 2007 season at 88-74, one game behind the NL East champion Phillies and one game behind in the wild card race.
Who hit the most home runs in the American League from 1980-1990?
SEASON
2000
HOMERUNS HR
1 Sammy Sosa 50
2 Barry Bonds 49
T3 Jeff Bagwell 47
T3 Troy Glaus 47
T5 Vladimir Guerrero 44
T5 Richard Hidalgo 44
T7 Gary Sheffield 43
T7 Frank Thomas 43
T7 Jason Giambi 43
T10 Jim Edmonds 42
T10 Todd Helton 42
How many players in mlb history have hit for a cycle?
Yes, in a way - Jimmy Ryan, primarily the center fielder for the Cubs, hit for the cycle on July 28, 1888. He also pitched in that game, a 21 to 17 win over the Detroit Wolverines. He is the only player to hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, and home run) AND pitch (at all) in a major league game.
