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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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What are the Seattle mariners team colors?
The Seattle Seahawks official colors are steel blue, dark navy, neon green and white.
How old was Lou Gehrig when he started to play for the New York Yankees?
Babe Ruth played in the Major Leagues for 22 years, and served as a coach for the Brooklyn dodger one year for a total of 23 years in baseball. He played his first year for the Boston Red sox in 1914. He played with Boston until 1919 when he was then sold to the Yankees, The Babe played with the Yankees from 1920 through 1934. in 1935 he returned to Boston playing for the Brave for one year.
Which high school baseball coach in Texas has most wins?
Gene Schultz, Lansing, Iowa, Kee High School
What does ab stand for in baseball?
At-bats. The number of batters he faced, not counting those he walked and (I think) those who reached on an error and (maybe) those who "sacrificed" a runner to the next base. I'm not 100% sure which batters are excluded, but I know walks are excluded. Excluded from ABs are walks, sacrifices, sacrifice flies, catcher's interference, and hit by pitch. Reaching base by an error is considered an AB.
What players played their entire career with only the St. Louis Cardinals?
Players that played at least 8 years in MLB and only with the Cardinals ...
1) OF Stan Musial - 1941-1944, 1946-1963.
2) P Bob Gibson - 1959-1975.
3) OF Pepper Martin - 1928, 1930-1940, 1944.
4) C Tom Pagnozzi - 1987-1998.
5) CF Terry Moore - 1935-1942, 1946-1948.
6) 1B Albert Pujols - 2001-2011.
7) OF Ray Blades - 1922-1928, 1930-1932.
8) P Al Brazle - 1943, 1946-1954.
9) 3B Whitey Kurowski - 1941-1949.
10) OF Ernie Orsatti - 1927-1935.
11) 3B/OF Mike Shannon - 1962-1970.
12) C Yadier Molina - 2004-2011.
13) IF Specs Toporcer - 1921-1928.
What is the rubber game mean in baseball?
It is the last game of a series, when both baseball teams split the previous games. For example, if the series is tied 1-1, the third game would be the rubber game.
How many feet is it from pitchers mound to home plate in pee wee baseball?
Bases are different distances apart at different levels of play in baseball. Here is how you can find the distance across the diamond (home to second, or first to third) on any field:
What is the distance between bases?
Square that answer (multiply it by itself).
Double that answer.
Find the square root of that answer.
The answer you get will be the distance from home to second or from first to third.
What city did the bees play their Major League Baseball baseball?
The current Major League Baseball (MLB) team formerly known as the Bees is the Atlanta Braves. The team was known as the Boston Bees from 1936-1940. Below is an account of the team history, including its various team name changes:
Boston Red Caps...1876-1882
Boston Beaneaters...1883-1906
Boston Doves...1907-1910
Boston Rustlers...1911-1911
Boston Braves...1912-1935
Boston Bees...1936-1940
Boston Braves...1941-1952
Milwaukee Braves...1953-1965
Atlanta Braves...1966-Present (as of 2012)
How many children does Mariano Rivera have?
one of his kids names is mo just like him.. hes 16
Son: Mariano, Jr.
Son: Jafet
Son: Jaziel
What are the team colors of the Cincinnati Reds?
The colors of the Cincinnati Bengals apparel are Orange and Black. Since a Bengal tiger, the mascot of the team, has orange and black stripes, the team takes it's colors to be the official colors of it's apparel.
Unless it's a local Chicago channel, they are not due to be on for a week.
What is the fastest that a baseball was thrown by a twelve year old boy?
The fastest pitch ever thrown clocked officially was 78 MPH.
What does it mean when a team plays MLB game under protest?
A manager may protest a game when he believes an umpire's decision has not adhered to the rules.
For example, a grounder is hit to the second baseman and he throws to first and the umpire calls the batter out on a very close play. If the manager believes the runner was safe, he can come out and argue the call (the umpire's decision). He, cannot, however, protest the game; the rules state that, on a force play, if the ball beats the runner to the base, the runner is out.
However, if a batter hits a fly ball off the foul pole, 20 feet up and in plain view, and the umpire calls it a foul ball, the manager may protest the game because the umpire's decision is against the rules: The rules state that a fly ball that hits off the foul pole is a home run.
Below is rule 4.19 from MLB:
Each league shall adopt rules governing procedure for protesting a game when a manager claims that an umpire's decision is in violation of these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In all protested games, the decision of the League President shall be final. Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of the game will be ordered unless, in the opinion of the League President, the violation adversely affected the protesting team's chances of winning the game. Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplication of the rules, the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch is made or a runner is retired. A protest arising on a game ending play may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the League Office.
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4.19
PROTESTING GAMES.
Each league shall adopt rules governing procedure for protesting a game, when a manager claims that an umpire’s decision is in violation of these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In all protested games, the decision of the League President shall be final.
Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of the game will be ordered unless in the opinion of the League President the violation adversely affected the protesting team’s chances of winning the game.
Rule 4.19 Comment: Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplication of the rules the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch, play or attempted play. A protest arising on a game-ending play may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the league office.
What is the age limit in American Legion baseball?
Senior league-- 19 and under
Junior league-- 16 and under
Did the Chicago White Sox ever wore white socks?
Yes, but in 1991, they were removed and replaced with longer pants, by the board of safety for the MLB(MLBSD) because of threats to the players when sliding and playing in colder tempatures. When this change occured the Coach left the team because the shorter pants were his idea. He actually Brand Named them as White Sox Showers simply because the would show all the players Sox. The coach was outraged because he belived the pants gave the White Sox a distinct image and it fits perfectly with there name but MLBSD did not agree and the pants were changed. Source:(Ninteen-nintys in sports)(By:LP. Mucoulough)(copyright 2000).
Wrong! The question above is about wearing shorts on the ball diamond as part of the uniform, not sliding shorts. Sliding shorts are padded shorts worn under baseball pants to prevent injuries when sliding and diving into bases.
The Chicago White Sox actually did wear shorts on Aug. 8th, 1976 in the first game of a DH vs. Kansas City. It was the idea of the owner, who thought it would gain fans back to a team that lost 97 games. It failed miserably, leading to taunts from both the Royals players and White Sox fans. The team wore pants in the second game.
What is the distance between pitchers mond and home base in basball?
The distance from the pitcher's rubber to HB is 59 feet, or 60 feet and 6 inches to the back tip of home plate. The mound has an 18 foot diameter and is 10.5 inches tall at the pitcher's rubber, which is located 10 feet from the front of the mound and 8 feet from the back of the mound.
What do baseball catchers use?
No, a baseball player applies a force in stopping the ball in his mitt, but there is no displacement so therefore no work is done.
How many balls are used in an average 9 inning game?
Every game starts out with 72 baseballs. The average life of a baseball, is 6 putches, so if you take the average pitches thrown in a game 250 - 300, you get about 40 or 50 balls used in a game. A side note, every ball that will be used in a game has mud from Mississippi worked into the ball. This is why they are never bright white.
