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14,315 Questions
Who is the tallest player in the Major League Baseball?
Jon Rauch of the USA is the tallest in the Major League Baseball from the Minnesota Twins.
Fastest point of a baseball when pitching?
A baseball is at its fastest immediately upon leaving the pitcher's hand. After that there is no way to increase the acceleration of the ball, yet it is subject to deceleration from air resistance and gravity.
To be fair, a baseball thrown at 90mph will reach the batter in less than half a second, so the effects of air resistance and gravity are minimal.
What does RE stand for in baseball stats?
I do not believe there is an "RE" statistic in baseball. There is an "ER" stats and that refers to "Earned Runs".
Who wore number 12 on the Tampa Bay Rays?
The number is retired in Tampa Bay for Wade Boggs. He played the final two seasons of his career in Tampa. Wade went to high school in Tampa and currently lives in the area.
Who is the San Francisco Giants' manager?
In 2018, Bruce Bochy will enter his 12th season with the San Francisco Giants after spending 12 as the manager of the San Diego Padres (1995-2006). Bochy was the winning manager of the 2010 World Series, in which the Giants defeated the Texas Rangers four games to one. He was the Giants' field general when they won the 2012 World Series, sweeping the Detroit Tigers in four games. The Giants also won the 2014 World Series in seven games over the Kansas City Royals, making Bochy one of only 10 managers in history to win at least three world championships. The other nine are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In September 2017, Bochy won his 900th game as the Giants' manager. He trails only John McGraw (2,583) for most wins in the history of the New York/San Francisco Giants franchise. Through the 2017 season, Bochy is the winningest active manager in Major League Baseball with an overall record of 1,852-1,855. He is in 15th place all time for most managerial wins.
I'd say lungs in a normal adult are about the size of a small football (shape too).
When was Baseball America Rookie of the Year created?
Baseball America Rookie of the Year was created in 1989.
Yes. He is 78 as of April 2010, as he was born on April 27, 1932.
What saved baseball in Seattle?
"The Double". Edgar Martinez's double in the bottom of the 11th to score Joey Cora and Jr. in game five of the 1995 American league division series against the yankees. M's won the series, emergency vote in the state legislature resulted in Safeco field. If the double hadn't happened, if the Yanks win that series, the Mariners would have moved to St. Petersburg florida.
Cicumference around the middle of Major League Baseball?
According to MLB Rule 1.09:
" The ball shall be a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It shall weigh not less than five nor more than 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and measure not less than nine nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference. "
Who was the only person in MLB history to hit two inside the park home runs in one game?
I don't know, but I seriously doubt that there was only one. Yes, an inside-the-park home run is rare, but it didn't use to be. In the early days of baseball, the dimensions and requirements of baseball fields were not standardized to the degree they are today. Some fields were huge. Others were a lot bigger to left field than to right, or vice versa. Many were not level, but sloped. Some had OBSTACLES, like train tracks, statues, or even trees. Some had no "fences" at all, and therefore the ball never technically left the "field of play", no matter how far it was hit. In these conditions, it was very easy for a batted ball to get "lost", or to roll away to some remote part of the field where it took a long time for a fielder to retrieve it. In the meantime, the batter was running the bases, and could easily make it 360 feet in the amount of time it took for a fielder to retrieve (or find) the ball. So, "inside-the-park" home runs were, if not quite common, certainly not very rare. So it does not seem very likely to me that ONLY ONE player ever hit more than one of them in the same game. But I may be wrong. On the other hand, if you limited your question to the "modern era" of baseball, then I would find it believable that only one player ever did it. According to Baseball Almanac, a player has hit two inside the park home runs in a game 51 times and one player, Tom McCreery of the 1897 Louisville Colonels, hit 3 inside the park home runs in a single game. Since 1939, this has only occurred three times; Hank Thompson of the New York Giants in 1950, Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox in 1972, and Greg Gagne of the Minnesota Twins in 1986.
How much is Atlanta Braves 1967 bobblehead?
The Gold base series of Bobbing Heads was the last one issued in the 60's. They were sold from 1966 through 1971. This series saw the movement of several franchises and the addition of some expansion teams. There are 27 team dolls and an additional player doll- Willie Mays with number 24 decal on back.
The 1966-1971 Atlanta Braves Gold Base "Mascot" Bobble Head is worth about $150 - $175. in near/mint-mint condition. Condition is important. This series was made with inferior quality to its predecessors and often the dolls suffer from chips, cracks and paint flaking. even minor flaws will bring the value down significantly.
Why are catchers always at the end of the lineup in baseball?
Usually the catcher bats 8th because they aren't very good hitters because they spend most of their time practicing catching.
Who had their logo first the Chicago Bears or the Cincinnati Reds?
The Reds. According to Wikipedia, a logo very similar in shape to today's Reds logo debuted in 1915, while the Bears' current and similar "C" logo was introduced in 1962. Although the University of Chicago had it first in 1898.
Which team did Johnny Bench hit his first Major League home run against?
It was the Atlanta Braves and the pitcher was Jim Britton.
What is the Tigers Record for the Most Career Home Runs?
Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
DETROIT TIGERS
CAREER
HOMERUNS HR
1 Al Kaline 399
2 Norm Cash 373
3 Hank Greenberg 306
4 Willie Horton 262
5 Cecil Fielder 245
6 Lou Whitaker 244
7 Rudy York 239
8 Lance Parrish 212
9 Bill Freehan 200
10 Kirk Gibson 195
11 Dick McAuliffe 192
12 Bobby Higginson 187
13 Alan Trammell 185
14 Charlie Gehringer 184
15 Harry Heilmann 164
16 Tony Clark 156
17 Travis Fryman 149
18 Jim Northrup 145
19 Chet Lemon 142
20 Darrell Evans 141
21 Rocky Colavito 139
22 Charlie Maxwell 133
23 Mickey Stanley 117
24 Mickey Tettleton 112
25 Ty Cobb 111
26 Vic Wertz 109
27 Ray Boone 105
28 Damion Easley 104
29 Craig Monroe 101
30 Jason Thompson 98
31 Steve Kemp 89
32 Pat Mullin 87
T33 Brandon Inge 85
T33 Aurelio Rodriguez 85
35 Gates Brown 84
36 Larry Herndon 83
37 Dmitri Young 82
38 John Wockenfuss 80
39 Dean Palmer 78
40 Don Wert 77
41 Carlos Pena 75
42 Rob Deer 71
T43 Sam Crawford 70
T43 Rusty Staub 70
45 Tom Brookens 66
46 Carlos Guillen 65
47 Frank Bolling 64
T48 Hoot Evers 63
T48 Roy Cullenbine 63
T50 Tony Phillips 61
T50 Matt Nokes 61
T50 Gee Walker 61
T50 Marcus Thames 61
T54 Magglio Ordonez 60
T54 Mike Higgins 60
T56 Pete Fox 59
T56 Bobby Veach 59
58 Ivan Rodriguez 57
59 Dick Wakefield 56
T60 Juan Encarnacion 53
T60 Harvey Kuenn 53
62 Ron LeFlore 51
T63 Curtis Granderson 50
T63 Goose Goslin 50
65 Ben Oglivie 49
66 Dale Alexander 48
67 Marty McManus 47
68 Bill Bruton 46
T69 Robert Fick 45
T69 John Stone 45
71 Melvin Nieves 44
72 Don Demeter 43
73 Frank House 42
T74 Walt Dropo 40
T74 Champ Summers 40
T74 Eric Munson 40
T77 Billy Rogell 39
T77 Dave Bergman 39
T79 Heinie Manush 38
T79 Steve Souchock 38
T81 Shane Halter 37
T81 Deivi Cruz 37
T83 Chris Shelton 35
T83 Jake Wood 35
T83 Eddie Yost 35
T83 Bill Tuttle 35
T87 Johnny Groth 34
T87 Mike Heath 34
T89 Omar Infante 32
T89 John Grubb 32
T91 Chad Curtis 31
T91 Rondell White 31
93 Jim Delsing 30
94 Gail Harris 29
T95 Ed Brinkman 28
T95 Dick Brown 28
97 Chico Fernandez 27
T98 Bob Fothergill 26
T98 Pat Sheridan 26
T98 Jerry Priddy 26
T101 George Kell 25
T101 Marv Owen 25
T101 Gary Sheffield 25
T101 Randall Simon 25
T101 Richie Hebner 25
T101 Darnell Coles 25
107 Jimmy Bloodworth 24
T108 Eddie Lake 23
T108 Eddie Mayo 23
T108 Luis Gonzalez 23
T108 Glenn Wilson 23
T108 Bruce Campbell 23
T108 Bob Nieman 23
T108 Roy Johnson 23
T115 Juan Gonzalez 22
T115 Milt May 22
T115 Red Wilson 22
T115 Aaron Robinson 22
T115 Earl Torgeson 22
120 Steve Boros 21
T121 Lloyd Moseby 20
T121 Dan Gladden 20
T121 Chris Gomez 20
T121 Brad Ausmus 20
T121 Ike Brown 20
T126 Howard Johnson 19
T126 Phil Nevin 19
T126 Dizzy Trout 19
T126 Placido Polanco 19
T126 Barney McCosky 19
T126 Lu Blue 19
T132 Lou Berberet 18
T132 Fred Lynn 18
T132 Pinky Hargrave 18
T132 Gary Ward 18
T132 Jim Price 18
T132 Bob Hamelin 18
T132 Wendell Magee 18
T132 Chad Kreuter 18
T132 Gabe Kapler 18
T141 Frank Catalanotto 17
T141 Earl Wilson 17
T141 Wayne Belardi 17
T144 Luis Polonia 16
T144 Dick Kryhoski 16
T144 George Thomas 16
T144 Birdie Tebbetts 16
T144 Ned Harris 16
T149 Chet Laabs 15
T149 John Flaherty 15
T149 George Burns 15
T149 Juan Samuel 15
T149 Jerry Lumpe 15
T149 Fred Hatfield 15
T155 Karim Garcia 14
T155 Harry Rice 14
T155 Mike Ivie 14
T155 Reno Bertoia 14
T155 Jerry Morales 14
T155 Gus Triandos 14
T155 Danny Bautista 14
T155 Joe Ginsberg 14
T155 Bill Madlock 14
T164 Dan Meyer 13
T164 Junior Felix 13
T164 Tom Tresh 13
T164 Al Simmons 13
T164 Frank Howard 13
T169 Earl Averill 12
T169 Curtis Pride 12
T169 Doc Cramer 12
T169 Ruppert Jones 12
T169 Luis Salazar 12
T169 Sam Vico 12
T169 Gus Zernial 12
T169 Duke Sims 12
T169 Bob Swift 12
T178 Jackie Tavener 11
T178 Mark Lewis 11
T178 Neil Chrisley 11
T178 Jose Macias 11
T178 Skeeter Barnes 11
T178 Gary Sutherland 11
T178 Paul Richards 11
T178 Mickey Cochrane 11
T178 Dalton Jones 11
T178 Ira Flagstead 11
T178 Bubba Phillips 11
T178 Pete Incaviglia 11
T178 Barbaro Garbey 11
T178 Don Kolloway 11
T192 Leon Roberts 10
T192 Mark Salas 10
T192 Bill Akers 10
T192 Tom Veryzer 10
T192 Kevin Witt 10
T192 Nelson Simmons 10
T192 Johnny Lipon 10
T192 Mark Carreon 10
T192 Larry Sheets 10
T192 Dixie Walker 10
T192 Jimmy Barrett 10
T192 Raul Casanova 10
T204 Dick Sharon 9
T204 Joe Randa 9
T204 Steve Bilko 9
T204 Eddie Mathews 9
T204 Donie Bush 9
T204 Schoolboy Rowe 9
T204 Al Wingo 9
T204 Cliff Mapes 9
T204 Frank Doljack 9
T204 Eric Davis 9
T204 Matt Batts 9
T204 Topper Rigney 9
T204 Don Lund 9
T204 Sean Casey 9
T204 Tony Taylor 9
T219 Germany Schaefer 8
T219 Ray Oyler 8
T219 Oscar Stanage 8
T219 Marty Kavanagh 8
T219 Jerry Turner 8
T219 Gregg Jefferies 8
T219 Brian Hunter 8
T219 Vance Wilson 8
T219 Scott Livingstone 8
T219 Jack Pierce 8
T219 Marty Castillo 8
T219 Phil Mankowski 8
T219 Mike Laga 8
T232 Rick Leach 7
T232 Ozzie Virgil 7
T232 Gabe Alvarez 7
T232 Mark Parent 7
T232 Tracy Jones 7
T232 Enos Cabell 7
T232 Rick Schu 7
T232 Frank Croucher 7
T232 Dick Bartell 7
T232 Tim Corcoran 7
T232 Ted Lepcio 7
T232 Heinie Schuble 7
T232 Milt Cuyler 7
T232 John Shelby 7
T232 Bob Jones 7
T232 Rich Becker 7
T232 Andujar Cedeno 7
T232 Billy Martin 7
T250 Bubba Morton 6
T250 Don Ross 6
T250 Hooks Dauss 6
T250 Dave Stegman 6
T250 Roger Cedeno 6
T250 Ramon Santiago 6
T250 Warren Morris 6
T250 Stan Papi 6
T250 Mike Roarke 6
T250 Billy Sullivan 6
T250 Jimmy Outlaw 6
T250 Jim Nettles 6
T250 Frank O'Rourke 6
T250 Frank Lary 6
T250 Alex Sanchez 6
T250 Lynn Jones 6
T250 Alex Johnson 6
T250 Kenny Williams 6
T250 Eddie Williams 6
T250 Jo-Jo White 6
T250 Ducky Holmes 6
T250 Jim Delahanty 6
T250 Al Cowens 6
T273 Tito Fuentes 5
T273 Gary Pettis 5
T273 Scott Lusader 5
T273 Billy McMillon 5
T273 Joe Hoover 5
T273 Dwight Lowry 5
T273 Russ Sullivan 5
T273 Ray Hayworth 5
T273 Charlie Keller 5
T273 Chief Hogsett 5
T273 Doc Casey 5
T273 Keith Moreland 5
T273 Fritz Buelow 5
T273 Dick Tracewski 5
T273 George Lombard 5
T273 George Moriarty 5
T273 Fred Haney 5
T273 Bobo Osborne 5
T273 Orlando McFarlane 5
T273 Hal Wagner 5
T273 Jason Smith 5
T294 Paul Easterling 4
T294 Johnny Pesky 4
T294 Gene Lamont 4
T294 Jean Dubuc 4
T294 Craig Paquette 4
T294 George Uhle 4
T294 Sport McAllister 4
T294 Jim Morrison 4
T294 Duffy Dyer 4
T294 Liz Funk 4
T294 Bubba Trammell 4
T294 Paul Campbell 4
T294 Ed Willett 4
T294 Harry Davis 4
T294 Eddie Ainsmith 4
T294 Matt Walbeck 4
T294 Kid Gleason 4
T294 Jerry Moses 4
T294 Lou Sleater 4
T294 Ben Petrick 4
T294 Rip Radcliff 4
T294 Hiram Bocachica 4
T294 Bob Kennedy 4
T294 Billy Baldwin 4
T294 Ron Tingley 4
T294 Ryan Raburn 4
T294 Fred Hutchinson 4
T294 Kid Elberfeld 4
T294 Kimera Bartee 4
T294 Jack Burns 4
T294 Joe Oliver 4
T294 Del Gainer 4
T294 Bill Haselman 4
T294 Charlie Hickman 4
T294 Dwayne Murphy 4
T294 Nate Colbert 4
T294 Mike Hessman 4
T331 Ossie Vitt 3
T331 George Mullin 3
T331 Earl Webb 3
T331 Danny Clark 3
T331 Merv Shea 3
T331 Joe Yeager 3
T331 Ray Knight 3
T331 Purnal Goldy 3
T331 Ken Szotkiewicz 3
T331 John McHale 3
T331 Don Lenhardt 3
T331 Boss Schmidt 3
T331 Matty McIntyre 3
T331 Al Greene 3
T331 A.J. Hinch 3
T331 Doc Nance 3
T331 Reggie Sanders 3
T331 Brent Clevlen 3
T331 Charley O'Leary 3
T331 Gene Michael 3
T331 Marvin Lane 3
T331 Tommy Matchick 3
T331 Ralph Young 3
T331 Owen Friend 3
T331 Terry Harper 3
T331 Elden Auker 3
T331 Jim Bunning 3
T331 Billy Rhiel 3
T331 Pedro Garcia 3
T331 Harry Spilman 3
T331 Paul Bako 3
T331 Earl Whitehill 3
T331 Alex Sanchez 3
T331 Rocky Bridges 3
T331 Dutch Meyer 3
T331 Elliott Maddox 3
T331 Billy Hoeft 3
T331 Whit Wyatt 3
T331 Tim Hosley 3
"The Cy Young" or "Cy Young Award" is an award named after the turn of the century pitching great Cy Young, given out annually to the best pitcher in both the National, and American Leagues.
In baseball does a tie go to the runner?
Essentially, yes, the tie goes to the runner.
However, there is no rule that states that a tie goes to the runner, in those exact words. The portion of the rule in section 6.05 that applies to this states, "A batter is out when after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged before he touches first base." Since the rule states "before", it is assumed that a tie does in fact go to the runner. But since this is a judgment call you won't win an argument by yelling "a tie goes to the runner."
How many players have hit 4 home runs in one game?
Fifteen players have hit four home runs in the same game. They are: Bobby Lowe - Boston Nationals 1894 Ed Delahanty - Phillies 1896 Lou Gehrig - Yankees 1932 Chuck Klein - Phillies 1936 (extra inning game) Pat Searey - White Sox 1948 (extra inning game) Gil Hodges - Brooklyn Dodgers 1950 Joe Adcock - Milwaukee Braves 1954 Rocky Calovito - Indians 1959 Willie Mays - San Fransisco Giants 1961 Mike Schmidt - Phillies 1976 (extra inning game) Bob Horner - Atlanta Braves 1986 Mark Whitten - Cardinals 1993 Shawn Greene - LA Dodgers 2002 Mike Cameron - Mariners 2002 Carlos Delgado - Blue Jays 2003 Josh Hamilton-Texas Rangers 2012
