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tom seaver

Seaver is correct, but "votes" is not the factor because more votes are added every year with previos winners being able to vote.

"Percentage" is what they go by and if your in weak year, like Seaver was. That can help you, cause voters will always vote 1 in at least, most likely. Seaver leads with 98.8. Cobb held the record at 98.2 till Seaver. Since then Ryan received 98.79 and Ripken 98.53. So Cobb has fallen to 4th. Example of your class determining your percentage could not be proven anymore, with Ruth going in with Cobb (1st Class in the HOF) But Ruth should have been the highest ever or at least tied with Cobb. And im a Detroiter. So the highest votes or percentage really don't mean anything. Half of the voters are senile by now anyway!

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A 1969 New York Mets Team Signed Baseball with the key signatures: Hodges, Kranepool, Swoboda, Harrelson, Ryan, Seaver, and Koosman is worth about $850.-$2,000. Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the baseball. Prices may also vary based on the amount of signatures, and key signatures acquired. The more complete the baseball with key signatures the more valuable. In a recent auction a 1969 New York Mets Team Signed ONL (Giles) baseball sold for $518. Low price but nothing to worry about. It happens. This will always be a special season for Met fans when the underdog "Amazin Mets" won the series. The ball should hold it's value for years to come. If the signatures are not properly authenticated the baseball could sell at half the market value or less. For more information on team signed baseballs, links to full team rosters, key signatures, and price guide visit the following page from the link I left below.

Baseball was at it's height of popularity in 1941. The outbreak of WW2 change all that when over 500 Major League players enlisted. But the games were played using minor league players and attendance suffered very little. After the war baseball soon became just as popular as it is today.

According to The Tallahasee Online, an average ball only last 6 pitches and the average game runs 250-300 pitches for 40-50 balls per game. The Baseball Propectus web site quoting Keith Wolley states the average game has 77 batters so that tells us the average ball last for 1-2 batters.

Andy Cavazos was born January 5, 1981, in Freeport, TX, USA.

I'm sure it's 1, but I can't think of any particular instances of that.

One strange instance that sticks out in my mind was during the 2011 World Series, when Tony LaRussa made a pitching change and called Lance Lynn in from the bullpen. Lynn faced one batter, intentionally walked him, and then another pitching change was made.

If you're talking about complete games by starting pitchers, Charley "Red" Barrett of the Boston Braves only needed 58 pitches to go all 9 innings on August 10, 1944.

Bill Drescher died May 15, 1968, in Haverstraw, NY, USA.

I belive that baseballs in the early days were made from horse hide.Perhaps they still are.

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Rookie League is the lowest level of minor leagues in MLB. The players in rookie league are usually very young, just out of high school or coming from foreign countries.

They hang ks upside down in baseball to show that the batter was struck out without swinging the bat

A single out is enough to get a save. To get a save a pitcher has to record the game ending out, and has to have entered with a lead of 3 runs or fewer, or with the tying run at the plate or on deck. If a pitcher throws the game's final 3 innings he can get the save regardless of how big a lead his team had when he entered.

65 - 80 mph. This can vary alot. You could have the next Roger Clemens or the next Bill Gates throwing. In general 65 - 80 mph. would be about it.

The Yankees use several different television announcers during the season.

Michael Kay, Ken Singleton, Bob Lorenz, David Cone, Paul O'Neill, John Flaherty, Al Leiter and Lou Piniella.

Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) broke ground on November 22, 1986 and was officially opened on March 3, 1990. It is the only stadium in history to host full seasons of pro baseball, football, hockey and arena football. And is the only current MLB domed stadium that's not retractable.

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You're probably looking at 19 Down on your crossword puzzle, aren't you?

Well, the answer is 'Slide'.

I would say that it is a fair ball. When it goes into the dugout they call time.

Dating back to their days in Brooklyn, the Dodgers have thrown a record 22 no-hit games. Since the ballclub moved to the West Coast in 1958, there have been 12 no hitters thrown by nine pitchers:

1. Sandy Koufax vs. the New York Mets (June 30, 1962). Los Angeles 5, New York 0.

2. Sandy Koufax vs. the San Francisco Giants (May 11, 1963). Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 0.

3. Sandy Koufax @ the Philadelphia Phillies (June 4, 1964). Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 0.

4. Sandy Koufax vs. the Chicago Cubs (Sept. 9, 1965). Los Angeles 1, Chicago 0. (Perfect game).

5. Bill Singer vs. the Philadelphia Phillies (July 20, 1970). Los Angeles 5, Philadelphia 0.

6. Jerry Reuss @ the San Francisco Giants (June 27, 1980). Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 0.

7. Fernando Valenzuela vs. the St. Louis Cardinals (June 29, 1990). Los Angeles 6, St. Louis 0.

8. Kevin Gross vs. the San Francisco Giants (Aug. 17, 1992). Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 0.

9. Ramon Martinez vs. the Florida Marlins (July 14, 1995). Los Angeles 7, Florida 0.

10. Hideo Nomo @ the Colorado Rockies (Sept. 17, 1996). Los Angeles 9, Colorado 0.

11. Josh Beckett @ the Philadelphia Phillies (May 25, 2014). Los Angeles 6, Philadelphia 0.

12. Clayton Kershaw vs. the Colorado Rockies (June 18, 2014). Los Angeles 8, Colorado 0.

This has happened a few times, unfortunately. A former big leaguer named Huck Flener was struck in the eye while pitching in the minors, and literally lost the eye. Juan Encarnacion, who may be who you're thinking of, was struck in the eye by a foul ball while standing in the on deck circle. The ball didn't damage his actual eyeball (unlike Flener), but the nerves were irreparably damaged, and as a result, Encarnacion's career is likely over.

There are no minor league baseball teams in Hawaii. At what time the Pittsburgh Pirates had a minor league team called the Hawaii Islanders here but they moved many years ago. However Hawaii does have a proffesional baseball team in Hawaii (on Maui) they are members of the Golden baseball league which has 6 teams.

The price of a Demarini bat varies by the type and barrel size. The average Demarini bat probalbly costs around $200-250.

It means nothing! But however if it is like that it is an unofficial baseball as legit baseballs have only red seams/stitches! Those are typically designed for recreational use only!