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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
Who hit most sixes in T20 in an inning?
13 Sixes (Richard Levi of South Africa VS NewZealand on Feb 19, 2012).
Who are the all-time winningest New York Yankees pitchers?
- Whitey Ford (236)
- Red Ruffing (231)
- Andy Pettitte (203)
- Lefty Gomez (189)
- Ron Guidry (170)
What number did Don Mattingly wear with the New York Yankees?
Don Mattingly wore #46 (1982-1984) and #23(1984-1995) while playing for the Yankees.
What was the salary of baseball legend Mickey Mantle when he was playing minor league baseball?
As a minor league baseball player, soon to be a great player, Mickey Mantle was paid $225 per month.
What happened to baseball player Bubba Crosby?
Bubba Crosby signed a one year contract for the 2007 season with the Cincinnati Reds. After the season, the Reds granted him free agency. As of this time, Crosby has not signed with another team to play in the 2008 season.
Bubba Crosby never got to play on the Cincinnati Reds. He was competing for a job as a reserve outfielder, but started the season in Triple-A Louisville. He was placed on the disabled list after 13 minor league games. On July 20th he had season ending shoulder surgery. In 2008, Bubba signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, but was released on March 7th for failing a physical. He is since retired from baseball.
How many wins and losses between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals?
Cardinals won: 942
Dodgers won: 915
What is the maximum number of foul ball possible in one at-bat?
There is no limit. The only real limit that would come even close is curfew. I remember as a kid (70's/80's), I believe it was the Tigers that the Tribe was playing, it was a really long extra inning game, and at either 1:00 or 2:00 am they stopped the game. (Both are Eastern time.) Though I believe, they finished out that game the next day before starting the new one. Kind of like an abbreviated double-header. So even that's not really a limit.
What is the reason for a pitcher's mound?
I believe the mount gives pitchers more leverage and also improves pitching to batters. Throwing off flat ground requires more effort if you are going to maintain the velocity of a pitcher.
How many baseball teams are there in the American League?
There are 14 teams in the American League. There are also 16 in the National League.
Who was the first major league baseball player to wear a number on his uniform?
The answer to this question would have to be what team wore the first uniform numbers on their jersey, because no single player wore a number first without the rest of the team. If you want to consider the first player to come to bat with a uniform number as the first then it would be Earle Combs of the New York Yankees.
Although the Cleveland Indians were the first team to experiment with wearing numbers on their sleeves in 1916, it was not until 1929 when the Yankees were the first team to wear numbers on their backs on a regular basis. I cannot find any information on the numbers the Cleveland Indians wore.
Numbers were first given out to players as to their position in the batting order. For example Babe Ruth batted third in the line up, and wore number 3, Lou Gehrig wore number 4 as he batted fourth. Earle Combs batted first, and wore the number 1.
Are the New York Yankees from Baltimore?
They were originally. The Yankees franchise began as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. Since 1903, they have been a New York based team.
Why 6 major league teams moved during 1953-1960?
Greener pastures. Baseball owners often became frustrated because cities wouldn't meet certain financial improvements or conditions. As a result, some of these baseball czars looked to the west, including Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley who was lured to Los Angeles by a lucrative deal. In turn, O'Malley persuaded New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham to move to San Francisco, effectively relocating the Dodgers-Giants rivalry to the West Coast. The moves presaged the expansion of baseball to every region of the continental United States, including the South and the Northwest, and Canada.
a umpire and a catcher?
What factors determine how far a baseball travels when hit?
There are several factors that determine how far a baseball travels when hit. The main factor is the force that the bat hits the ball with as well as the speed of swinging the bat among others.
When did Barry Bonds stop playing baseball?
Barry Bonds' final season was with the San Francisco Giants in 2007, the year he became baseball's all-time home run hitter with 762.
Why do the Boston Red Sox occasionally wear green jerseys in April 2007?
It is a tribute to the Celtics and Red Auerbac.
Who is the Canadian born player to hit the most home runs?
Larry Walker hit 383 home runs between 1989-2005 and was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
Who is the highest paid pitching coach in MLB?
Joe Torre of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He gets paid $4.3 million
What division are the Houston Astros in?
The Houston Astros play in the National League Central division
