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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
Why don't passed balls count as errors?
If the play is scored as a passed ball it is an error. It should only be scored a passed ball/wild pitch if a runner advances, or on the third strike the batter reaches first base safely. The scoring is sometimes a judgment call. Some statisticians are more strict on calling it a passed ball or wild pitch.
What is the difference between runs allowed and earned runs allowed?
"Runs allowed" is the total number of runs that are allowed by a team or pitcher. "Earned runs allowed" are runs for which a pitcher is held accountable. This is covered under Major League Baseball rule 10.16, which is quite lengthy.
very good i would take Justin upton just for cabrera but u may wana haggle with tori hunter he is kinda a washout
What was found of Jerry C Hill after Roberto Clemente's plane crash?
The body of pilot Jerry Hill was found in the Atlantic by the crew of the 'Sagebrush' about a mile and a half from the coast of Punta Maldonado.
Source: "Clemente: the passion and grace of baseball's last hero" by David Maraniss, Page 347.
How many sticthes are on a baseball?
There are 108 double stiches on a baseball double stiches look like this \ /. but individual stiches there would be 216.
Do the MLB mark balls before a record is broke?
Usually.
When Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's all time home run record, the balls that were used when he was at bat had a number printed on them. The number on the ball that Bonds hit for the record breaking home run was 138.
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are a professional baseball team from Japan.
How much do all-star baseball players make a year on average?
salary may vary since salaries can reach over 25 million to elite players. A average can be around 5-10 million can can go much much higher.
Who were the baseball stars of the 1960s?
There were many stars in the 1960's for Major League Baseball.
The 1960's saw the two players many consider to be the best in the game's history - Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Both were excellent at all aspects of the game and fan favorites.
Other stars include Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Willie McCovey, Harmon Killabrew, Maury Wills, Fergie Jenkins and Hoyt Whilhelm.
What is a baseball official's nickname?
"Ump" is short for Umpire. "Blue" is a nickname for umpires because of the color uniform they wear.
Where can you find pictures of Shea Stadium?
Go to google and type in Shea Stadium. Once it pops up go up to images and there will be tons.
When was the first Baltimore Orioles game?
The Christy Mathewson's "Big Six" Indoor Baseball game is worth about $750. - $1,2500. in excellent - near/mint condition.
Christy Mathewson signatures are rare and highly sought after. On average a Christy Mathewson signature can sell between $8,000.-$12,000. Not too many signed baseballs found, and most of the auction I viewed were for signed books selling as high as $26,000. A cut signature could sell in the $2,000. -$3,000. range.
Because the signature is on the back it would be valued as a cut signature. If it were on the cover, it would make a better display, and raise the value. The condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature will be a factor on value. If the signature is not properly authenticated it could sell at half the market value or less.
The signature, and the game have a higher value if sold separately. Problem is, the signature is on the back of the cover and cannot be displayed at the same time. This will lower the value of the signature, or the game significantly. As it is the game with the signature on the back of the cover, it might sell slightly higher than the unsigned game or the value of the signature, and not the full value of the game, and the signature added together.
I'm not familiar with the back of the cover. It is possible that the signature is a facsimile, and is part of the printing on the game.
What are other names for throwing up?
- barfing
- blowing chunks
- hurling
- praying to the porcelain throne
- puking
- spewing
- splotchy
- splotching
- up-chucking
- vomiting
How can a center fielder get a double play without ever touching the ball?
On an offensive standpoint, I'll say if the center fielder grounds out while there is at least one base runner directly at the next bag.
On defense, if the center fielder catches the ball with their glove and runs to a base in which the base runner did not "tag up" or keep their foot on the bag while they were waiting for the ball to be caught.
If that's considered touching the ball, then I'm not sure :)
Who holds the MLB record for most stolen bases in a season and how many did he steal?
The modern day record is held by Rickey Henderson with 130 in 1982.
Hugh Nicol had 138 in 1887, but at the time any time a runner advanced an extra base he was credited with a stolen base. For example, scoring from second on a single counted as a stolen base until 1898, when the modern rules were established, crediting stolen bases only for bases advanced on a ball that was not hit.
The list below shows the all-time highest single season totals going into the 2008 season, and including pre-modern day totals.
STOLEN BASES YEAR SB
1 Hugh Nicol 1887 138
2 Rickey Henderson 1982 130
3 Arlie Latham 1887 129
4 Lou Brock 1974 118
5 Charles Comiskey 1887 117
T6 Monte Ward 1887 111
T6 Billy Hamilton 1891 111
T6 Billy Hamilton 1889 111
9 Vince Coleman 1985 110
T10 Arlie Latham 1888 109
T10 Vince Coleman 1987 109
12 Rickey Henderson 1983 108
13 Vince Coleman 1986 107
14 Tom Brown 1891 106
15 Maury Wills 1962 104
T16 Hugh Nicol 1888 103
T16 Pete Browning 1887 103
T18 Jim Fogarty 1887 102
T18 Billy Hamilton 1890 102
20 Rickey Henderson 1980 100
21 Jim Fogarty 1889 99
22 Billy Hamilton 1894 98
T23 Ron LeFlore 1980 97
T23 Harry Stovey 1890 97
T23 Billy Hamilton 1895 97
T26 Ty Cobb 1915 96
T26 Omar Moreno 1980 96
T28 Curt Welch 1888 95
T28 Bid McPhee 1887 95
T30 Mike Griffin 1887 94
T30 Maury Wills 1965 94
T32 Rickey Henderson 1988 93
T32 Tommy McCarthy 1888 93
34 Darby O'Brien 1889 91
35 Tim Raines 1983 90
T36 Herman Long 1889 89
T36 Curt Welch 1887 89
T38 Blondie Purcell 1887 88
T38 Tom Poorman 1887 88
T38 Monte Ward 1892 88
T38 Clyde Milan 1912 88
T42 Rickey Henderson 1986 87
T42 Joe Kelley 1896 87
T42 Arlie Latham 1891 87
T42 Harry Stovey 1888 87
46 Cub Stricker 1887 86
T47 Tommy Tucker 1887 85
T47 Hugh Duffy 1891 85
T47 Hub Collins 1890 85
T50 King Kelly 1887 84
T50 Bill Lange 1896 84
T50 Billy Sunday 1890 84
T50 Chippy McGarr 1887 84
T54 Willie Wilson 1979 83
T54 Ty Cobb 1911 83
T54 Tommy McCarthy 1890 83
T54 Billy Hamilton 1896 83
T58 William Hoy 1888 82
T58 John Reilly 1888 82
T60 Eddie Collins 1910 81
T60 Vince Coleman 1988 81
T62 Hugh Nicol 1889 80
T62 Rickey Henderson 1985 80
T62 Bob Bescher 1911 80
T62 Emmett Seery 1888 80
T62 Eric Davis 1986 80
T67 Willie Wilson 1980 79
T67 Tom Brown 1890 79
T67 Dave Collins 1980 79
T70 Tom Brown 1892 78
T70 Marquis Grissom 1992 78
T70 Jose Reyes 2007 78
T70 Ron LeFlore 1979 78
T70 Hugh Duffy 1890 78
T70 Tim Raines 1982 78
T70 John McGraw 1894 78
T77 Davey Lopes 1975 77
T77 Ted Scheffler 1890 77
T77 Rickey Henderson 1989 77
T77 Omar Moreno 1979 77
T77 Vince Coleman 1990 77
T77 Jimmy Sheckard 1899 77
T77 Rudy Law 1983 77
T84 Ty Cobb 1909 76
T84 Marquis Grissom 1991 76
T84 Ed McKean 1887 76
T84 Dusty Miller 1896 76
T84 Walt Wilmot 1890 76
T89 Bill North 1976 75
T89 Benny Kauff 1914 75
T89 Yank Robinson 1887 75
T89 Kenny Lofton 1996 75
T89 Clyde Milan 1913 75
T89 Tim Raines 1984 75
T89 George Van Haltren 1891 75
T96 Brian Hunter 1997 74
T96 Fritz Maisel 1914 74
T96 Frank Fennelly 1887 74
T96 Harry Stovey 1887 74
T96 Lou Brock 1966 74
T96 Walt Wilmot 1894 74
T102 Tommy Harper 1969 73
T102 Paul Radford 1887 73
T102 Bill Lange 1897 73
T102 Denny Lyons 1887 73
T102 Jack Doyle 1896 73
T102 Bill Van Dyke 1890 73
T102 John McGraw 1899 73
T109 Juan Samuel 1984 72
T109 Otis Nixon 1991 72
T109 Curt Welch 1890 72
T109 Charles Comiskey 1888 72
T109 Tony Womack 1999 72
T114 Tim Raines 1981 71
T114 Billy Sunday 1888 71
T114 Hub Collins 1887 71
T114 Omar Moreno 1978 71
T114 Hub Collins 1888 71
T114 Bill Greenwood 1887 71
T120 Hughie Jennings 1896 70
T120 Mickey Rivers 1975 70
T120 Alan Wiggins 1984 70
T120 Bob Bescher 1910 70
T120 Kenny Lofton 1993 70
T120 Frank Taveras 1977 70
T120 Tim Raines 1986 70
T120 Tim Raines 1985 70
T120 Bill McClellan 1887 70
T120 Lou Brock 1973 70
T120 Scott Podsednik 2004 70
T131 Arlie Latham 1889 69
T131 Jake Stenzel 1897 69
T131 Ned Hanlon 1887 69
T134 Ty Cobb 1916 68
T134 King Kelly 1889 68
T134 Lonnie Smith 1982 68
T134 Ron LeFlore 1978 68
T134 Harry Stovey 1886 68
T139 Joe Morgan 1973 67
T139 Joe Morgan 1975 67
T139 Bill Lange 1895 67
T139 Frank Chance 1903 67
T139 Bob Bescher 1912 67
T139 Eddie Collins 1909 67
T139 Ecky Stearns 1889 67
T139 Jimmy Sheckard 1903 67
T139 Willie Keeler 1896 67
T148 Rickey Henderson 1998 66
T148 Arlie Latham 1892 66
T148 Rickey Henderson 1984 66
T148 Tom Brown 1894 66
T148 Tom Brown 1893 66
T148 Alan Wiggins 1983 66
T148 Kenny Lofton 1992 66
T148 Curt Welch 1889 66
T148 Tom Goodwin 1996 66
T148 Jim McTamany 1887 66
T148 Billy Hamilton 1897 66
T148 Roger Cedeno 1999 66
T160 Ty Cobb 1910 65
T160 Rickey Henderson 1990 65
T160 Mike Griffin 1891 65
T160 Bill Lange 1894 65
T160 George Davis 1897 65
T160 Hub Collins 1889 65
T160 Charles Comiskey 1889 65
T160 Vince Coleman 1989 65
T160 Juan Pierre 2003 65
T160 Ned Hanlon 1890 65
T160 Gerald Young 1988 65
T171 Jose Reyes 2006 64
T171 Fred Pfeffer 1888 64
T171 Jay Faatz 1888 64
T171 Eric Yelding 1990 64
T171 Willie Keeler 1897 64
T171 Lou Brock 1971 64
T171 Juan Pierre 2007 64
T178 Davey Lopes 1976 63
T178 Tommy Tucker 1889 63
T178 Tom Brown 1889 63
T178 Monte Ward 1890 63
T178 Eddie Collins 1912 63
T178 Bid McPhee 1889 63
T178 Harry Stovey 1889 63
T178 Lou Brock 1972 63
T178 Sam Rice 1920 63
T178 Lou Brock 1965 63
T178 Max Carey 1916 63
T178 Rodney Scott 1980 63
T190 Monte Ward 1889 62
T190 Ed Daily 1890 62
T190 Bert Campaneris 1968 62
T190 Bert Campaneris 1969 62
T190 Jack Glasscock 1887 62
T190 Tim Shinnick 1890 62
T190 Chone Figgins 2005 62
T190 Luis Castillo 2000 62
T190 Danny Moeller 1913 62
T190 Jack Doyle 1897 62
T190 Chuck Knoblauch 1997 62
T190 Lou Brock 1968 62
T190 George Burns 1914 62
T203 Ty Cobb 1912 61
T203 Josh Devore 1911 61
T203 George Case 1943 61
T203 Jake Stenzel 1894 61
T203 Gene Richards 1980 61
T203 Miguel Dilone 1980 61
T203 Honus Wagner 1907 61
T203 White Wings Tebeau 1889 61
T203 Ben Chapman 1931 61
T203 John McGraw 1895 61
T203 Cesar Cedeno 1977 61
T203 Max Carey 1913 61
T215 Hughie Jennings 1897 60
T215 Joe Morgan 1976 60
T215 Ed Daily 1889 60
T215 Herman Long 1891 60
T215 William Hoy 1892 60
T215 Arlie Latham 1886 60
T215 Kenny Lofton 1994 60
T215 Cub Stricker 1888 60
T215 Jose Reyes 2005 60
T215 Jimmy Ryan 1888 60
T215 Shorty Fuller 1890 60
T215 Omar Moreno 1982 60
T215 Tony Womack 1997 60
T215 Dave Collins 1984 60
T215 Harold Reynolds 1987 60
T215 Bill Dahlen 1892 60
T231 Willie Wilson 1987 59
T231 William Hoy 1891 59
T231 Billy Maloney 1905 59
T231 Willie Wilson 1983 59
T231 Otis Nixon 1997 59
T231 Davey Lopes 1974 59
T231 Arlie Latham 1894 59
T231 Tommy Dowd 1893 59
T231 Julio Cruz 1978 59
T231 Curt Welch 1886 59
T231 Art Devlin 1905 59
T231 George Pinckney 1887 59
T231 Hick Carpenter 1888 59
T231 Perry Werden 1890 59
T231 Carl Crawford 2004 59
T231 Scott Podsednik 2005 59
T247 Bill North 1979 58
T247 Rickey Henderson 1991 58
T247 Joe Morgan 1974 58
T247 Joe Morgan 1972 58
T247 Ron LeFlore 1976 58
T247 Oyster Burns 1887 58
T247 Eddie Collins 1914 58
T247 Clyde Milan 1911 58
T247 Tony Womack 1998 58
T247 Chuck Carr 1993 58
T247 Jim Fogarty 1888 58
T247 Frank Taveras 1976 58
T247 Mookie Wilson 1982 58
T247 Max Carey 1918 58
T247 Cesar Cedeno 1976 58
T247 Carl Crawford 2006 58
T247 Ed Delahanty 1898 58
T247 Juan Pierre 2006 58
T247 Jim Manning 1889 58
T266 Arlie Latham 1893 57
T266 Hap Myers 1913 57
T266 Herman Long 1892 57
T266 Monte Ward 1891 57
T266 Frank Chance 1906 57
T266 Frank Scheibeck 1890 57
T266 Red Murray 1910 57
T266 Luis Aparicio 1964 57
T266 Jack Glasscock 1889 57
T266 Julio Cruz 1983 57
T266 Fred Pfeffer 1887 57
T266 Ozzie Smith 1980 57
T266 Harry Stovey 1891 57
T266 Fred Clarke 1897 57
T266 Honus Wagner 1905 57
T266 Ozzie Smith 1988 57
T266 Tommy McCarthy 1889 57
T266 Ed Andrews 1887 57
T266 Jack Crooks 1890 57
T266 Bobby Tolan 1970 57
T266 Jake Stenzel 1896 57
T266 Darby O'Brien 1892 57
T266 Cesar Cedeno 1974 57
T266 Billy Hamilton 1892 57
T266 Juan Pierre 2005 57
T291 Rickey Henderson 1981 56
T291 Delino DeShields 1991 56
T291 Yank Robinson 1888 56
T291 Billy Shindle 1889 56
T291 Willie McGee 1985 56
T291 Quilvio Veras 1995 56
T291 Tony Gwynn 1987 56
T291 Ichiro Suzuki 2001 56
T291 King Kelly 1888 56
T291 Luis Aparicio 1959 56
T291 Steve Sax 1983 56
T291 Deion Sanders 1997 56
T291 Mike Tiernan 1890 56
T291 Gene Richards 1977 56
T291 Patsy Donovan 1892 56
T291 Cupid Childs 1890 56
T291 Ed Andrews 1886 56
T291 Jim Burns 1889 56
T291 Wally Moses 1943 56
T291 Gary Pettis 1985 56
T291 Lou Brock 1976 56
T291 Lou Brock 1975 56
T291 Cesar Cedeno 1973 56
T314 Benny Kauff 1915 55
T314 Delino DeShields 1997 55
T314 Paul Radford 1891 55
T314 Ty Cobb 1917 55
T314 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1944 55
T314 Bert Campaneris 1967 55
T314 Eddie Collins 1913 55
T314 White Wings Tebeau 1890 55
T314 George Van Haltren 1892 55
T314 Tom Goodwin 2000 55
T314 Darby O'Brien 1888 55
T314 Bid McPhee 1890 55
T314 Roberto Alomar 1993 55
T314 Emmett Heidrick 1899 55
T314 Sherry Magee 1906 55
T314 Roger Cedeno 2001 55
T314 Jim McTamany 1888 55
T314 Luis Polonia 1993 55
T314 Cesar Cedeno 1972 55
T314 Jimmy Knowles 1890 55
T314 Carl Crawford 2003 55
T335 Tommy Harper 1973 54
T335 Bill North 1974 54
T335 Otis Nixon 1996 54
T335 Pat Listach 1992 54
T335 Joe Kelley 1895 54
T335 Cub Stricker 1891 54
T335 Bob Bescher 1909 54
T335 Art Devlin 1906 54
T335 Kenny Lofton 1995 54
T335 Damaso Garcia 1982 54
T335 Kenny Lofton 1998 54
T335 Bert Campaneris 1976 54
T335 Jack Glasscock 1890 54
T335 Bid McPhee 1888 54
T335 Ryne Sandberg 1985 54
T335 Billy Hamilton 1898 54
T335 Eric Young 2000 54
T335 Mookie Wilson 1983 54
T335 Eddie Burke 1893 54
T335 Ned Hanlon 1891 54
T355 Marquis Grissom 1993 53
T355 Hughie Jennings 1895 53
T355 Bill North 1973 53
T355 Juan Samuel 1985 53
T355 Rickey Henderson 1993 53
T355 Eddie Collins 1917 53
T355 King Kelly 1886 53
T355 Maury Wills 1964 53
T355 Luis Aparicio 1961 53
T355 Billy Hatcher 1987 53
T355 Freddie Patek 1977 53
T355 Honus Wagner 1904 53
T355 Honus Wagner 1906 53
T355 Mike Tiernan 1891 53
T355 Jake Stenzel 1895 53
T355 Roberto Alomar 1991 53
T355 Omar Moreno 1977 53
T355 Honus Wagner 1908 53
T355 Tommy McCarthy 1892 53
T355 Eric Young 1996 53
T355 Lou Brock 1969 53
T355 Donie Bush 1909 53
T355 Ed Swartwood 1890 53
T355 Buck Ewing 1888 53
T355 Eddie Burke 1896 53
T355 Brady Anderson 1992 53
T355 Ned Hanlon 1889 53
T382 Bobby Wheelock 1891 52
T382 Ray Chapman 1917 52
T382 Bump Wills 1978 52
T382 Arlie Latham 1890 52
T382 Ty Cobb 1913 52
T382 Gary Redus 1987 52
T382 Ed McKean 1888 52
T382 Barry Bonds 1990 52
T382 Lonnie Smith 1985 52
T382 Jerry Mumphrey 1980 52
T382 Bert Campaneris 1972 52
T382 Bert Campaneris 1966 52
T382 Maury Wills 1968 52
T382 Brett Butler 1984 52
T382 Billy Shindle 1888 52
T382 Amos Otis 1971 52
T382 Sam Mertes 1905 52
T382 Tris Speaker 1912 52
T382 Hugh Duffy 1889 52
T382 Alex Sanchez 2003 52
T382 Chone Figgins 2006 52
T382 Mike Tiernan 1888 52
T382 Don Baylor 1976 52
T382 Dick Johnston 1887 52
T382 Max Carey 1920 52
T382 Frank Isbell 1901 52
T382 Lou Brock 1967 52
T409 Don Buford 1966 51
T409 Barry Larkin 1995 51
T409 Fritz Maisel 1915 51
T409 Yank Robinson 1886 51
T409 Billy Shindle 1890 51
T409 Bert Campaneris 1965 51
T409 George Sisler 1922 51
T409 Jimmy McAleer 1891 51
T409 Luis Aparicio 1960 51
T409 King Kelly 1890 51
T409 Brett Butler 1990 51
T409 Shannon Stewart 1998 51
T409 Tom Daly 1894 51
T409 George Case 1939 51
T409 George Pinckney 1888 51
T409 Hanley Ramirez 2007 51
T409 Hanley Ramirez 2006 51
T409 Dave Nelson 1972 51
T409 Hugh Duffy 1892 51
T409 Braggo Roth 1917 51
T409 Tim Raines 1991 51
T409 Freddie Patek 1976 51
T409 Max Carey 1922 51
T409 Max Carey 1923 51
T409 Bill Dahlen 1896 51
T409 Lou Brock 1970 51
T409 Eric Young 1999 51
T409 Dode Paskert 1910 51
T409 Luis Polonia 1992 51
T409 Fred Snodgrass 1911 51
T439 Brian Roberts 2007 50
T439 William Hoy 1896 50
T439 Otis Nixon 1990 50
T439 Craig Biggio 1998 50
T439 Otis Nixon 1995 50
T439 William Hoy 1895 50
T439 Bug Holliday 1890 50
T439 Ducky Holmes 1899 50
T439 Jimmy Ryan 1887 50
T439 Lance Johnson 1996 50
T439 Lonnie Smith 1984 50
T439 Eric Byrnes 2007 50
T439 Maury Wills 1960 50
T439 Curt Welch 1891 50
T439 John Reilly 1887 50
T439 Larry Lintz 1974 50
T439 Vince Coleman 1994 50
T439 Luis Castillo 1999 50
T439 Gary Pettis 1986 50
T439 John Cangelosi 1986 50
T439 Tim Raines 1987 50
T439 Eric Davis 1987 50
T439 Jack Crooks 1891 50
T439 George Van Haltren 1897 50
T439 Tom Goodwin 1997 50
T439 Tom Goodwin 1995 50
T439 Miguel Dilone 1978 50
T439 Ed Cartwright 1895 50
T439 Ned Hanlon 1886 50
T439 Carl Crawford 2007 50
T439 Cesar Cedeno 1975 50
The short answer is that there is no single "inventor" of the game.
Abner Doubleday is traditionally credited with having "invented" baseball, in Cooperstown, NY, in 1839. However, it appears that a man named Alexander Cartwright was actually the inventor, in the respect that he first codified the rules of a game somewhat similar to today's game in 1845.
Doubleday himself never claimed credit for inventing baseball, or even for having been an important figure in its evolution. The only evidence to suggest Doubleday's involvement was a letter (written several decades later) from a man who would have been 5 years old in 1839. Even that letter did not suggest that Doubleday invented any of the modern elements of the game. Furthermore, the letter's author was insane.
In 1839, Doubleday was at the US Military Academy in West Point (he later served as an officer in the Mexican-American War, the Seminole Wars, and the Civil War, advancing to the rank of General in 1862), not in Cooperstown. Though he lived in Cooperstown before attending the Academy, his family moved away about the time he enrolled at the Academy, in 1838, so he would have had no reason to even visit Cooperstown in 1839. In any event, Cooperstown and West Point, though both in the State of New York, are separated by over 170 miles, a prohibitive distance to travel for a weekend, or even a whole week, of leave in those days.
But, to be perfectly honest, Cartwright's claim is little better than Doubleday's. It is, in fact, ridiculous to assign ONE inventor to the game. It evolved over a thousand years from games in England that bear little resemblance to the modern game of baseball, or even cricket (which, by the way, does not disprove the uniquely American nature of the current game). Sure, Cartwright wrote down the "Knickerbocker Rules", but teams had been playing under unwritten versions of those rules for years.
And, truth be told, even Cartwright's rules are a far cry from modern baseball. For example, the number of innings was not set (they played until one team reached a certain number of "aces", which we call runs now); there was no strike zone (batters had to swing and miss to get a strike); there were no home runs, except "inside-the-park homers" (any ball hit outside the field of play was a foul, even if it was over the outfield fence); foul balls never counted as strikes; the distance between the bases was not the same (and was not even standardized); the ball was pitched underhanded (by now you've probably realized that strikeouts were very, very rare); there was no "pitcher's mound", or any other place designated for the pitcher to pitch from (thus, presumably, the pitcher could stand anywhere on the field of play); a batted ball caught after the first bounce but before the second was an out (now it must be caught before the first bounce); the number of players on a team was not specified. Does that sound even remotely comparable to the modern game of baseball?
If you must assign an "inventor" to the modern game of baseball, then it has to be the MLB rules committee, and the date has to be the date (probably sometime in the last year) that the most recent of many, many official rules changes took effect. It is ridiculous to talk about some game played sometime in the past that was "essentially the same" as modern-day baseball. Thousands and thousands of minor changes add up to major changes, and the term "essentially" is way too open to interpretation.
If you want to talk about the first ever game that was called by the name "baseball", then you have to go back to at least 1744 (and completely give up any claim that it is an American invention) to a game that had very, very little resemblance even to Cartwright's rules, let alone modern Baseball
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How does the grass on a baseball field look like a checkerboard?
That has to do with the direction the grass is cut. By cutting strips of grass in different directions it can be made to look like dark strips are next to light strips.
MLB Rule 2.00 concerning the definition of a foul ball, found below, states that the ball would be considered foul: " A FOUL BALL is a batted ball that settles on foul territory between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, or that first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, or that, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any object foreign to the natural ground.
A foul fly shall be judged according to the relative position of the ball and the foul line, including the foul pole, and not as to whether the infielder is on foul or fair territory at the time he touches the ball.
Rule 2.00 (Foul Ball) Comment: A batted ball not touched by a fielder, which hits the pitcher's rubber and rebounds into foul territory, between home and first, or between home and third base is a foul ball. "
Yes.
Who did the New York Yankees trade Bobby Abreu to?
The New York Yankees did not trade Bobby Abreu. He became a free agent after the 2008 season and the Angels signed him.
In 2006 the New York Yankees Traded 4 minor League prospects: shortstop C.J. Henry, Reliever Matt Smith, catcher Jesus Sanchez, and right-hander Carlos Monasterios to the Philidelphia Phillies for Bobby Abreu, and Cory Lidle.
