Baseball

The umpire that stands behind home plate and has responsibility for the following calls (not all inclusive):

strike/ball,

out safe (on plays at the plate),

foul ball down first base foul line (up to the first base bag) the third base foul line (in two man crews),

foul tip,

dead ball on a struck batter,

infield fly,

batter interference and,

catcher interference.

He also is responsible for enforcing all all of the rules pertaining to the lineup (substitutions, pinch hitter, pinch runner, etc.).

Despite common mistake the home plate umpire is not necessarily the Umpire-in-Chief (UIC).

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Lou Gehrig's nickname was "The Iron Horse". Other names included Tanglefoot, Biscuit Pants and Larrupin' Lou.

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For Major League Baseball, there is a 40-man roster, in which 25 are on the "active roster" and the rest either on a temporary disabled list or in a minor league position.

In a baseball game, only 9 members of the fielding team are in fielding positions, but can be replaced by another player, or can be rotated to a new position during the game. The 9 positions are :

Pitcher

Catcher

First Baseman

Second Baseman

Shortstop (plays between 2nd and 3rd)

Third Baseman

Left Fielder

Center Fielder

Right Fielder

So the total possible number of players on the field is between 10 and 13, including the batter for the opposing team and as many as 3 batting players occupying the bases.

Carpentars use math many times when: * Using a measuring tape * measuring a block of wood * how long to cut a block of wood * when talking about sizes of wood * and when talking about cords of firewood

Since professional baseball games are normally nine innings long, the fifth inning is used as the threshold for an official game, since it is roughly the halfway mark.

it's just yarn, but they are called seams. "The pitcher grips the seams of the ball"

For the Phillies: Cliff Lee is the youngest player at 24 years of age ...

For the Pirates: Jim Waugh is the youngest at 18 years of age ...

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Chris Richard - baseball - was born on 1974-06-07.

John Dudra died October 24, 1965, in Pana, IL, USA.

You do not need any type of degree to play baseball. Many players have never even been to college let alone have a degree. These players are typically drafted right out of high school around 18 or 19 years of age, so in essence, some players will only have their high school diploma. That being said, to be a professional athlete or in this case a professional baseball player, a degree is not required.

Steve Cox was the player that was called up with Jim Morris.

In sports a first year player is a rookie. There are other terms used informally including greenhorn, especially when one comes up from the minor league (you made it to the "Big Show", "Big Dance", etc)

On April 5, 2010, the Giants defeated the Houston Astros, 5-2, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Tim Lincecum was the winning pitcher; Roy Oswalt was the loser.

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"At least 502 official at bats are needed to qualify for a batting title. MLB uses a calculation of (number of games * 3.1) to determine the number. Since a full major season consists of 162 games, 162 multiplied by 3.1 equals 502."

This is incorrect. MLB requires this many Plate Appearances to qualify, not at bats. A player could theoretically go 1-1, then get 501 walks, hit by pitches, and sacrifices to qualify.

The correct answer for minimum AT BATS, to qualify: is 1.

Even taking aside the semantics of PAs vs ABs, a player can still win the batting title with fewer than 502 PAs. If his average is high enough, that theoretically adding on extra outs till he would reach 502 and STILL be highest, he can still win it. [Or any other PA based stat like OBP, SLG, OPS]

Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson wore #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1947-1956.

The courtesy runner is credited with scoring the run.

Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers with 20 wins in 1951.

Through the 2009 season:

1) Dave Winfield - 1856 games in the NL and 1117 games in the AL.

2) Frank Robinson - 1605 games in the NL and 1203 games in the AL.

3) Fred McGriff - 1305 games in the NL and 1155 games in the AL.

Pitcher: Amos Rusie of the 1890 New York Giants walked 289 batters.
Batter: Barry Bonds of the 2004 San Francisco Giants walked 232 times.