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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
What does baseball uniforms look like?
The 1920's brought many experiments with baseball gloves, and web design. Vertical tunnel loop webs were used. Either two or four elongated loops were sewn in directly to the thumb and forefinger through which passed a simple rawhide lace. Before the 1920's gloves were primarily protective equipment that kept fielders' hands and fingers from being hurt by hard hit balls. Webs were sewn directly to the forefinger and thumb.
The largest improvement ever in glove design happened in 1920, when Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for a web laced between the first finger and thumb. Doak's invention was the ancestor of all modern gloves.
American League baseballs with the Reach Trademark had Red & Blue stitching, and the National League Spalding Trademark baseballs had Black & Red stitching up until about 1934/35 when in both league started using only red stitching.
Baseball Bats were heavier than today with many different knob styles, and were thicker in the handle. Uniform style were very different, and made with flannel.
below I will leave links with examples of 1920 Equipment. You might have to do some browsing but I'll lead you in the right direction.
Did Ken Griffey Jr. take steroids?
Rick Ankiel has admitted to using Human Growth Hormone in 2004 to help him recover from elbow surgery. He says the HGH was prescribed to him by a licensed physician.
What is the color blue in the New York Yankees emblem?
The background and primary color of the New York flag is blue. It also features yellow, red, brown, green, white, and black.
What direction does home plate face at Angel Stadium?
Rule 1.04 of the Official Rules states that "It is desirable that the line from home base through the pitchers plate to second base shall run East-Northeast."
If all ballparks adhered to this suggestion, then there would be no home plate that faces north.
However, one can tell from the variation in shadows between parks in say, Boston, Milwaukee, and San Francisco, that there are definite variations in the placement of the field.
It would take a survey of the 30 major league ballparks to determine if any of them face north.
What number was Bernie Williams?
He retired after the 2006 season , but will play in the Olympics for Puerto Rico.
