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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!
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What are some variables that effect batting averages of baseball players?
Only two variables affect batting average - hits and at-bats.
Who was the first famous baseball player known for his home runs?
Frank "Home Run" Baker, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1908 to 1914 and for the New York Yankees in 1921 and 1922. He hit 96 home runs in his career in the "dead ball" era.
IM NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT THE MOST FAMOUS PLAYER KNOWN FOR HIS HOME RUNS WOULD BE JACKIE ROBINSON. :)
The question was the FIRST famous baseball player known for his home runs.
Robinson was known for a lot of things, good hitting, base stealing, Rookie of the Year award, but was not famous for his home run hitting, and was not the FIRST famous player known for home run hitting...Remember Babe Ruth played before Robinson, and he was a pretty good home run hitter in his time.
Is Roberto Clemente part of civil rights?
Clemente was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement, especially MLK's work. However, he had to focus on baseball and was not able to participate in many civil rights events. Remember that after his career, he helped in Nicaragua a lot and also died a very untimely and early death.
What were Lou Gehrig's nicknames?
Lou Gehrig was known as "The Iron Horse" and "Larrupin Lou" during his career.
What are the oldest baseball teams?
That's a complicated question. Well, it's a simple question; the answer is complicated.
The first professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869).
The modern-day Cincinnati Reds claim descent from the Red Stockings, but the facts are maybe a little different. The Red Stockings disbanded (as a professional team and as a company) in 1871, and the Reds formed in 1882.
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players started in 1871 with all-professional teams (before that, professionals and amateurs had played together, sometimes on the same team). Two teams in particular ... the Chicago White Stockings and the Boston Red Stockings ... are of importance here, because they still play today.
So it's the White Sox and the Red Sox, right? Wrong on both counts.
The Chicago White Stockings officially became the Chicago Cubs in 1907 (the Chicago White Sox are a completely different team).
The Boston Red Stockings became the Boston Braves in 1912 (in response to the formation of a rival Boston team, that eventually became the Boston Red Sox). The team then moved to Milwaukee in 1953, and then to Atlanta in 1966.
The Chicago White Stockings started as a club in 1870, making them a year older than the Boston Red Stockings, which started in 1871. However, the Cubs claim is slightly tarnished by the fact that they sat out two seasons due to the Chicago Fire. The Cubs are the oldest professional baseball team, but the Braves are the oldest continuously playing baseball team (even though they've shifted cities twice).
How many position are there in baseball?
The positions are:
- Pitcher
- Catcher
- 1st Base
- Second Base
- Shortstop
- 3rd Base
- Left Field
- Center Field
- Right Field
So there are nine positions.
What team was Tim Lincecum on in 2007?
He made his debut with the Giants in May of 2007. Before that he was in their minor league system, probably the AAA Grizzlies. He was never with one minor league team for very long; I think he said the longest he played for one was six weeks.
What is the sheepdog from the movie Babe called?
there are two sheepdogs and they are both called Rex and Fly.
The distance is 150 feet. Use the Pythagorean Theorom; (a*a) + (b*b) = (c*c)
C equals the distance of the unknown side of the triangle.
90*90 + 120*120 = C*C
8100 + 14400 = 22500
the square root of 22500 = 150
What baseball player once pointed to a spot in the outfield and then hit a home run?
I assume you mean the "called shot," hit by Babe Ruth on October 1, 1932 at Wrigley Field. There's a great deal of debate as to whether he was actually pointing at the bleachers or something else (the pitcher, for example).
What is the best MLB showdown card?
I would say either Roberto alomar if you are talking about hitting and warren sphan if you are talking about pitching
Is football (American) a dying sport?
Its not for sure which is which. Though Rugby has less protection they only have limited impact on eachother and the basis for all their tackles are only for the person with the ball, in American football the impact from a tackle can easily kill a rugby player, In rugby you might leave with bumps or bruise. As a Rugby Player i can see the hits that are coming at me n prepare myself, But when I moved to America and started playing Football at first it was chaos, I broke my leg, ankle, and wrist which put my career at a hault for 1 year and i barely made it back on the field even after therapy. In rugby I was use to a minor concussion or a typical cracked bone. The padding gives American player the right to hit you as hard, and as deadly as they want. And with the helmets i was blindsided and clipped many times. Rugby as well is just as dangerous but atleast you leave the field nowing your career is safe and you can live another day, In america on the average just for High Schools Students 10% of their football players are paralyzed. And 5% ended up dead these are not professionasl these are teens 15, 16 and 17 years of age and they are killing eachother for sport. Rugby is never that dangerous unless people aren't playing by the rules. And even then you can still be sure to atleast live. Even when playing by the rules you end up dying so Yes American Football is much more dangerous than Rugby.
That's when a man who is supposed to be on base leads off too far, and gets picked off (thrown out) before he can safely get back to the base that he's supposed to be on. When this occurs as the last of three outs in a given game, everyone "walks off" the field (Game over).
History was made in the 2013 World Series Game 4 when it was suddenly, surprisingly ended with a walk off pick off.
See the related "Picked off" link listed below for more information:
What does Friday starter mean in college baseball?
The Friday starter is the #1 starting pitcher on the team (since they generally only play on the weekends, thus the #1 guy starts the first game of the series on Friday night).
How many JC baseball player in the US?
Tons. Go to a DIII school if you ain't got the skills. Bryce Harper played juco ball of that tells you anything.
How do i compare and contrast football players and baseball players?
Football players run more then baseball players.When football players score they get 6/7points.Baseball players get only 1/2/3/4points.
