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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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Lou Gehrig was not drafted. He was signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees in 1923. Yankees scout Paul Krichell went to watch him at a Columbia University game, in which Lou was the starting pitcher. After the game Krichell signed Lou for the rest of the season for $2,000 and a $1,500 signing bonus. Krichell persuaded Lou to stop pitching and focus just on being a hitter.
Who is number 16 Kansas City Royals player on pepsi commercial forever young?
Billy Butler their 1st baseman.
Who currently wears number 22 for the New York Yankees?
Currently, no player wears #20 for the Yankees.
What is the value of a George Bush and Jeb Bush autographed baseball?
Nothing, unless one uses it as a suppository for Mitt Romney.
How do you convert 40 yard dash times into 60 yard dash times?
You can't. It would be like extrapolating a marathon time from a mile time.
What is the most innings in a Seattle Mariners game?
The most innings in a Seattle Mariners game came on August 1, 2000 at Safeco Field when the Seattle Mariners played the Boston Red Sox in a 19 inning game. Mike Cameron came up in the bottom half of the 19 against former Mariners pitcher Jeff Fassero and hit a solo home run to end the longest game in Mariners history.
Fact: The Boston Red Sox scored in the top half of the third and went 16 innings without scoring.
Fact: Jason Varitek had the most at bats in a major league game with 9 but only had 1 hit.
If there are 3 players on base and the batter hits a home run how many runs score?
It would score 4 (four) runs.
Where do you find sculptures of great baseball sluggers?
National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY
Yes, he's part of the batting order for that inning as designated by his manager.
Yes, the "pinch hitter" would be at bat for the second time in the inning but he would no longer be considered a "pinch hitter." My question is: What is he now considered?
My guess is that he would be considered as taking the position of whatever player he pinch hit for. If he bats for the shortstop, and then comes around to bat again in the same inning, in his second at bat, he would be officially in the game at shortstop.
Looking for a good picture of old Houston Colt 45 stadium?
Click on the "Colt Stadium - Overhead View" link below to see a good shot of Colt Stadium, the first home of the Houston Astros.
Who was the first African American to play for the Boston Red Sox?
The first African-American player to play for the Boston Red Sox was Elijah "Pumpsie" Green. Green had his Red Sox debut on July 21st, 1959.
If a MLB pitcher gives up 5 runs and has no outs in the first inning what is his ERA for the game?
This would be impossible to determine since an ERA is determined by complete innings pitched. Since this pitcher did not get any outs, in theory the ERA would technically be considered INFINITE.
What cities were home to the new baseball organization called the American League in 1901?
In its first season, American League teams were located in Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.
When is it not an earned run in baseball?
An earned run is a run that the pitcher is held responsible for so if the pitcher gives up a home run that 1 earned run you probably already knew that. Instead if the pitcher pitches and then the ball is hit into the outfield and a outfielder drops it and a run comes in that would not be an earned run.
