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Has anybody played for both the Kansas City Athletics and Kansas City Royals baseball teams?
No one. However, Bob Ferrick, Sr. played with the Philadelphia Athletics, coached with the Kansas City Athletics and was the Farm Director of the Oakland Athletics. The only other person affiliated with the team in all 3 cities was Lew Krause, Sr. who pitched with the Philadelphia Athletics and was a scout for both the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics.
Ironically, Bob Ferrick, Jr was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Lew Krause, Jr. was a suburban Philadelphia schoolboy bonus baby pitcher. They both grew up in the Philadelphia area based on their Dads affiliation with the A's. Krause, Jr also pitched for the KC and Oakland Athletics. He signed with the A's because his Dad was their scout. It was reported that Charlie Finley hired Lew Sr in an effort to sign his son.
When is a baseball game called due to temperature?
I don't know, maybe you should check the weather and the forecast of your Los Angeles Angels game.
32 games. x=games lost
4x+x=40
5x=40
40/5=x
x=8
8*4=32
What is the name of the Mets' stadium?
The Mets have used three stadiums as their home field-The Polo Grounds from 1962-1964, Shea Stadium from 1964-2008, and Citi Field from 2009-Present. The Polo Grounds, while used as the Mets' home stadium, was not built for the Mets. It was the New York Giant's field which the expansion team Mets used until Shea Stadium was built.
What player was banned from baseball for betting and lying?
Pete Rose for gambling on his team while managing.
The 1918 Chicago Black Sox for throwing the game.
8 more with commentary.
1. Jack O'ConnorTy Cobb was a jerk. Truly great at baseball, but really a loathsome individual. O'Connor, the former player-manager of the St. Louis Browns, hated Cobb so much that he couldn't let the Georgia Peach win the 1910 American League batting title on his watch. When Cobb entered the final day of the season locked in a tight duel with Nap Lajoie for the crown, O'Connor decided to intervene on Lajoie's behalf to spite Cobb.
O'Connor's Browns team was squaring off against Lajoie's Cleveland squad in the season's final game when O'Connor gave his third baseman, Red Corriden, an odd order: to go stand in shallow left field whenever Lajoie came up to bat. With no one covering third base, Lajoie could easily bunt down the line for singles, which he did eight times over the course of the day. This late surge gave Lajoie the batting title by virtue of a slight .384-.383 edge over Cobb.
Supposedly even Cobb's teammates sent Lajoie telegrams congratulating him for his triumph, but baseball officials weren't so amused. They banned O'Connor for life for rigging the batting crown race.
2. Horace FogelSome fans think it's silly to see players and coaches get slapped with fines for criticizing officiating after heated games, but the punishments could be considerably more draconian. Just ask Horace Fogel. Fogel served as the Philadelphia Phillies' owner and president from 1909 to 1912, but he ran afoul of the National League when he publicly claimed that the umpires preferred to see the New York Giants win and made biased calls against the Phils to ensure Giants victories. The league tired of Fogel's bombastic claims that the pennant race was fixed, so it banned him for life in 1912.
3. Benny KauffKauff, an outfielder, was a rare talent. In 1914 and 1915, he won the Federal League's batting titles and stolen base crowns, and in 1914 he also led the league in runs and doubles. His combination of batting eye, speed, and power earned him the nickname, "The Ty Cobb of the Feds," but he quickly got in more trouble than the actual Ty Cobb ever did.
For much of big league baseball's history, most players didn't scratch out enough money to live on playing the game, so they held offseason jobs. In Kauff's case, he owned a used car dealership with his half-brother, which is where he got into hot water. In 1919 the police found a stolen car they'd been searching for, and the driver told the cops he'd picked up his new wheels at Kauff's dealership. Kauff was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen property, and Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis didn't even wait to see what happened in the trial. He gave Kauff the permanent heave-ho from baseball just for being indicted.
As it turned out, Kauff might not have even known about the stolen cars, and he was acquitted on the charges following his trial. In 1922 Kauff applied to Landis for reinstatement on the grounds that he wasn't actually guilty of anything. Landis, a former federal judge, balked at the idea of letting a jury trial establish guilt and flatly refused, commenting that, "That acquittal was one of the worst miscarriages of justice that ever came under my observation."
4. Ray FisherFisher, a starting pitcher, racked up a 100-94 record with a 2.82 ERA over his career with the Yankees and Reds. As the 1921 season was starting, the Reds offered Fisher a new contract, but it would require that he take a pay cut of $1000. Instead of stomaching the lowered salary, Fisher left the Reds to take a job that seemed to offer more security, coaching the University of Michigan's baseball team.
Fisher hoped the Reds would release him, but instead Landis stuck him on the ineligible-to-play list. Later on that summer, Fisher started mulling the idea of playing again. Branch Rickey of the Cardinals and an "outlaw" team from Franklin, Pennsylvania, tried to secure his services. Fisher wanted to play right by the Reds, though, so he wrote the team a letter asking what exactly his contract situation was and offering them first crack at him. To Commissioner Landis this query smacked of Fisher trying to weasel out of his contract with the Reds, which earned the pitcher a lifetime ban. [Photo: Ray Fisher & Branch Rickey.]
Things ended up okay for Fisher, though. He was by all indications a good guy, and he spent 38 very successful seasons as Michigan's baseball coach. In 1980 then-Commissioner Bowie Kuhn reinvestigated Fisher's ban by Landis and overturned the ruling, which mean the 82-year-old hurler was once again a retired MLBer in good standing.
5. Phil DouglasDouglas had a pretty good career as a pitcher, and he even won two games in the 1921 World Series for the New York Giants. However, he didn't get along with hot-tempered Giants manager John McGraw. Douglas looked to be on his way to an ERA title in 1922 when he and McGraw got into an argument that ended with a suspension and a hundred-dollar fine for Douglas.
Like any reasonable person would do, Douglas went out and got sloshed to take the edge off of his anger. He then sat down to write some letters. Douglas didn't see how he could help someone he disliked as much as McGraw win a pennant, so he decided he's just skip out on the team. He drunkenly wrote this letter to his buddy Les Mann of the St. Louis Cardinals: "I want to leave here but I want some inducement. I don't want this guy to win the pennant and I feel if I stay here I will win it for him. If you want to send a man over here with the goods, I will leave for home on next train. I will go down to fishing camp and stay there."
The letter eventually ended up on Commissioner Landis' desk, and the old hanging judge came out with his customary punishment: a lifetime ban for Douglas.
6 & 7. Mickey Mantle and Willie MaysThese two all-time greats were long retired when they received their lifetime bans, but that didn't mean that Major League Baseball didn't see fit to paternally meddle in their lives. Following their careers, Mantle and Mays spent some of their time working as goodwill ambassadors for casinos in Atlantic City. They weren't working for MLB at the time, and it's not like they were pit bosses, either. The two would show up to greet casino patrons, sign autographs, play in golf tournaments, and do other little appearances to raise their casinos' profiles. In Mays' case, his services contract with the casino actually forbid him from doing any gambling himself, so the whole thing seemed harmless enough.
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn wasn't having any of it, though. He felt that baseball legends shouldn't be hanging around casinos, so he banned both men from working for baseball teams in any capacity. Cooler heads eventually prevailed, and Kuhn's successor, Peter Uberroth, overturned the bans.
8. George SteinbrennerIt's easy to revile George Steinbrenner for his rampant spending on free agents, but really, wouldn't every fan love for their team's owner to open his wallet so freely? It's much easier and more sensible to deride Steinbrenner for what he did to Dave Winfield. After signing Winfield to a massive free-agent deal in 1980, Steinbrenner quit getting along with the future Hall of Fame outfielder. When Steinbrenner refused to make a contractually guaranteed $300,000 donation to Winfield's charitable foundation, Winfield sued the owner. Instead of simply making the donation, Steinbrenner paid Howard Spira, a self-described gambler, $40,000 to "dig up dirt" on Winfield. (All over $300,000. To put all this in perspective, by the end of his career, Steinbrenner thought that figure was a fair price for three innings of work from Kyle Farnsworth.)
Since consorting with gamblers is MLB's one unforgivable sin, and since running a smear campaign against a player isn't exactly classy, Commissioner Fay Vincent slapped Steinbrenner with a ban in 1990. Vincent gradually lightened his stance, though, and in the summer of 1992 he agreed to let Steinbrenner have a full reinstatement at the beginning of the 1993 season.
Who is real name was Mr October?
Reginald Martinez Jackson (Reggi Jackson), nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason
What is the average pro baseball players salary?
Anywhere from 500k to 1.5 mil, with managers like Torre making about 5 mil per year. Most start off at around 500K. Riggleman just left the Nats (12 yrs expr) @ 7ook per year, and is considered in the middle pay scale
What is a greenberg retractor used in surgery?
As I understand, and I am only a medical transcriber student, it is a hand rest for surgeons who want to eliminate hand tremor. Hand tremors may mean alot to the patient. And anything that will improve your chances in the surgery room for improved health, i am all for it.
Name an American league team the plays in the state of Washington?
The Seattle Mariners of the American League plays their home games in the State of Washington.
In baseball What are the distance in feet between the bases?
In Baseball the distance in feet between the bases and home plate are 90 feet.
Which baseball pitcher hit a home run in his first at bat in the major leagues?
As of the 2008 season, 97 players have hit a home run in their first MLB at bat. Click on the 'Players with a Home Run in Their First At Bat' link below to see a list of those players.
Where home team sit in National League baseball?
There is no official dugout for home teams and/or visiting teams in professional baseball. Each ball park is different with the home team dugout pre-determined. The dugouts are usually connected to the team's locker rooms, which are also pre-determined. In other words, the home team dugout may be on the first base side in some stadiums, or on the third base side in others. In amateur ball, such as Little League, etc., the league rules usually designates which dugout is to be occupied by the designated home team and which will be occupied by the designated visiting team.
A Joe DiMaggio signed baseball bat is worth about $1,000.-$1,500. Value might vary based on the type of bat signed. A baseball bat authenticated by the Upper Deck Co. with hologram could sell as high as $3,000.
Value is based on average prices of recently closed auctions. Prices may vary based on condition, and the type of authenticity that accompanies the signature. Signatures that have not been properly authenticated could sell at half the market value or less. Add for inscriptions. In a recent auction (May 2008) a Joe DiMaggio signed 1941 baseball bat sold for $1,314.50 In a January 2007 auction a Joe DiMaggio signed baseball bat inscribed "Yankee Clipper" sold at the same price of $1,314.50
What capital of New Jersey the state was their first recorded baseball game that took place in 1846?
Trenton is the capital of the state of New Jersey.
The baseball game, however was played nowhere near Trenton.
The game was played on June 19, 1846 at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey (just across the Hudson River west of Manhattan, between the modern locations of the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels).
How fast can a pitcher throw a curve ball?
I cannot name exact people, but as far as general knowledge, I've seen hard breaking curve-balls in the mid eighties. Pitchers don't try to overthrow a curve because the chance of it going wild or injuring their arm goes way up.
What does it mean to purchase a players minor league contract?
The term 'purchase a player's minor league contract' comes from the days before the major league teams controlled the minor league teams.
Minor league teams used to be independent entities that had no affliation with a major league team. They negotiated their player's contracts and paid their salaries. The players were employees of the minor league team. If a major league team wanted a player from the minors to be on their team they would have to negotiate a purchase price with the minor league team's owner.
Today, even though they play in the minors, a minor leaguer is an employee of the major league team. The major league team negotiates the minor leaguer's contract and pays their salary. The minor league team owner pays team expenses. If a major league team wants a minor leaguer in their system to come up to their team, they simply tell the minor league owner that they are going to 'call up' the player. That player will be replaced by another player in the system.
So the term 'purchase the contract' is not really accurate in today's game.
How much would a 1953 wiffle ball be worth?
It all depends on the manufacturing year...a bat with a stick Wiffle logo and Made in the USA below was manufactured somewhere between 1982 to the mid 90's and in good condition sell for $10 - $50 depending upon the solidity of the bat, with the vast majority being in the lower range.
Those with just a stick Wiffle without the made in the USA predate this area and in good condition could be worth upwards of $100 to a serious Wiffle ball player.
The older the bat the more solid it is and the less it will warp and get out of shape with use - plus generally they are a little heavier and can hit the ball farther.
How does the weight of a baseball bat affect the distance the ball travels?
A bat hitting a baseball is an elastic collision which means there is a transfer of momentum from the bat to the ball. Since momentum is equal to mass multiplied by velocity, a higher mass means more momentum.
However, you also must consider that it is harder to swing a heavier bat and therefore it will travel slower and therefore have less momentum.
Can a batter hit the pitch if out of the batters box?
He can but the umpire, in his descretion, probably won't give the batter first base
Do baseballs go bad after time?
They always go bad eventually. It depends on their quality (quality of materials used. The best use full leather covers, and cork & rubber centers.), conditions such as wetness, and how often and how hard they are hit. I find that a bucket of practice balls seem to loose a noticeable amount of their C.O.R. ( coefficient of restitution ) after being used for batting practice 2-3 times per week for 1 year. Coefficient of restitution, often referred to as "pop", is a material's ability to store and release energy that is applied to it. This is O.K. in a batting cage but on a field it's nice to see how well the balls are coming off the bats. When they lose their C.O.R., they have lower exit speeds and therefore don't travel as far. You will usually be able to tell if baseballs are going bad by listening for a bad sound when the ball is hit, or by examining the ball for any irregular shaped areas, or soft spots and loose fitting leather covers.
Hope this helps.
