Baseball

Only 1 player in baseball still wears Jackie Robinson's number 42 and that is Mariano Rivera the great closer for the New York Yankees

I have personally been to a baseball game, so if you really have no clue, I can tell you. You see, I am a fan of baseball, so you can trust me when I say I know what I'm talking about. If you are watching on TV: If you are watching a baseball game on TV, you are simply watching one of the most favored sports in America. There are many rules I don't feel the need to get into, but there are basically nine regulation innings. Of course, if both teams are tied, the game will go into extra innings until the next team that gets a point wins. There are 3 outs every half inning, and in an inning, each time bats and fields. There are 3 bases, not including home plate. In the field you have a pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, thrid baseman, right fielder, center fielder, and left fielder. To get an out, the pitcher must pitch three strikes to the cather OR a fielder can get a pop fly. You can also get someone out by tagging a certain base at a certain time. 4 balls also is a walk, which is an automatic chance to go to first base. Watching at the stadium: The expierience is a lot better, because you are right there where the action is taking place. Ticket prices always vary. The rules, obviously, are the same on TV compared to watching at the stadium. That definitley answers "What happens in a baseball game?" as well as the rules of baseball and the experiences of watching a baseball game. Of course, it is very fun to actually PLAY a baseball game

A blowout

Willie McGee hit 2 in a game in '82.

Andruw Jones hit 2 in his first 2 AB in '96

Mickey Mantle hit one in '51.

Jason Giambi of the NY Yankees Kaz Matsui of the NY Mets Troy Glaus of the Toronto Blue Jays Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves Sandy Alomar of the LA Dodgers Barry Bonds of the SF Giants Marlon Byrd of the Washington Nationals Mike Cameron of the San Diego Padres David Bell of the Philadephia Philles Phil Nevin of the Texas Rangers Mike Lowell of the Boston Red Sox Dmitri Young of the Detroit Tigers That's all I know, but there could be more.

As of the 2008 season, the Cardinals have 9 retired numbers. They have also retired the number 85 in honor of Gussie Busch (his age when the number was retired) and the STL interlocking logo for Rogers Hornsby as Hornsby played for the Cardinals (1915-1926) before jerseys had numbers on them. 1 - Ozzie Smith

2 - Red Schoendienst

6 - Stan Musial

9 - Enos Slaughter

14 - Ken Boyer

17 - Dizzy Dean

20 - Lou Brock

42 - Bruce Sutter and Jackie Robinson (all MLB teams have retired the #42 in honor of Robinson)

45 - Bob Gibson

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• Golf Ball
• Cricket
• Field Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Billiards / Pool
• Squash

Are all smaller in diameter than a baseball

.Reggie Jackson was a professional baseball player best known for his great World Series status, for which he earned the nickname "Mr. October." He and his former wife, Jackson has one daughter, Kimberly, born in the late 1980's.

1931 The answer depends on what you call "baseball", but whatever you call it, it did not originate in 1931. In the 15th Century (and possibly earlier), there was a game, commonly played in England, called "stoolball", which has many similarities to baseball, and is considered the common ancestor of baseball, cricket, and rounders. Rounders, which also originated in England, in the 18th century or earlier, is also considered an ancestor of baseball. The earliest-known use of the term "base-ball" was in a 1744 British publication, which included an illustration of a field that was similar to a modern baseball field layout, but with only three bases instead of four, and with vertical posts serving as the bases. The first known American reference to baseball was a 1791 law in Pittsfield, MA, forbidding the playing of the game near the town's newly-built meeting house (presumably to avoid broken windows), though it is uncertain what the rules of this game were. A 1796 German book describes "englische Base-ball" as a contest between two teams in which "the batter has three attempts to hit the ball while at home plate". In the 1830s, a sport more closely resembling modern baseball was played in the US. Some players actually called it "base-ball", but it was more commonly referred to as "townball". Though more closely related to modern baseball than any of the earilier forms, there remained crucial differences that would prevent most people from calling this game "baseball". There were four bases, and the object of was to reach the fourth or "home" base. But batters could be put out by catching a hit ball either on the fly or after one bounce, while runners could be put out by hitting them with a thrown ball (known as "soaking" or "plugging" the runner), or, in some rules, by even throwing the ball across the runner's path in front of him. The concept of "innings" was used, with both teams taking turns on offense and defense, but the number of innings in a game varied, as did the number of outs required per inning (in some cases one out was required, while in others, all batters on a team had to be put out) In 1845, Alexander Cartwright first codified the rules of baseball, known as the "Knickerbocker Rules". These rules barred "soaking" the runner, but still called it an "out" when a hit ball was caught after one bounce. Also, the pitcher had to throw underhanded, and there was no rule specifying where the pitcher had to pitch from. The field layout was nearly identical to modern baseball, though the distances were specified in "paces" rather than feet, but given a standard 3-foot "pace", it's pretty close to 90 feet between bases. Rather than a set number of "innings", teams played until one team reached 21 "aces" (runs), with the caveat that, at the end of the game, both teams had the same number of turns at bat (which were called "hands" rather than innings). These rules introduce the concept of a "foul" ball, and defined it similarly to its current definition, but including a ball hit between first and third base but so far away as to be outside of the field of play (which we now call a "home run"). However, fouls were not strikes until 1858, and foul bunts were not strikes until 1894. In fact, strikes could only be called when the batter actually made an attempt to hit a pitched ball and failed to make contact - there was no such thing as a "strike zone" or a "called strike". Three strikes was an out, just like today, but there were no "balls" (non-strikes), and thus no "base on balls", until 1863. Three outs ended a half-inning, just like today. Early improvements on the "Knickerbocker Rules" created a gradual progression to something even more akin to modern baseball. Establishing fouls as strikes (1858), establishing a "strike zone" and "called strikes" (1858), establishing "balls" and "bases on balls" (1863), and requiring that a hit ball be caught on the fly, rather than after one bounce, were the most important such improvements. So, by 1863, the rules (if not the strategy, character, and culture) of the game was much the same as it is today, with the sole major exception being that the ball was still pitched underhanded. The first fully professional baseball club was the 1869 Cincinatti Red Stockings, and the first professional baseball "league" was the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which lasted from 1871 to 1875. But most baseball scholars consider "Major League Baseball" to have begun in 1876, when the National League (the same one still in existence today) was formed. 1884 saw the legalization of overhanded pitching. Since that time, rule changes have been minor (in scope at least, if not effect). However, the strategy, character, and culture of baseball are arguably much different today than back then. Home runs became a major factor in the 1930s as fields were reduced in size to accomodate outfield seating and strict regulation of how baseballs were constructed led a consistently more "lively" ball. Desegregation of Major League baseball began in the late 1940s. The acceptance and adoption of the curveball and other non-straight pitches made the game less offense-oriented and drastically increased the importance of pitching. And, of course, television has forever changed the financial aspects of the game, at least at the professional level. So, again, it depends on what you call "baseball". If you want to be absolutely strict and say it has to be indentical, in every detail, to the modern game, then "baseball" is reinvented every season, as there are, almost invariably, some minor rule changes every year. Personally, I would date the origin of "modern baseball" to 1884, when overhand pitching was legalized, but credit the 15th-century "stoolball" as the first recognizably similar version of today's game.

Shutout

Little league happens all over the world, which means there are thousands and thousands of teams. Unless a team has made it to the Little League World Series, those statistics are not kept. Thus, the following information is only from the history of the Little League World series.

In one game, Roger Miller (Tuckahoe, Virgina, 1968), Chic Hsiang Lin (Chinese Taipei, 1995), and Tetsuya Futukawa (Kashima, Japan, 1998) all hit three home runs in one single game.

In one series, Chen Chao-Ping (Chinese Taipei, 1996) hit seven home runs.

I have a baseball signed by ted willaims, bill goodman, harry worship, pete daley, sam white bill klauser, mickey Owen, mel parnell, frank Sullivan, george susie, dick gernett, gene Stephen, Tommy herd, milt bolling and others--want to know what team this is and the year??

Currently in 2009, the average salary of the Major League Baseball players are $3,240,000

25-30 spring training

162 regular season

up to 14 during the playoffs

up to 7 during the world series

Edgar Martinez was an MLB player that spent his entire career (1987-2004) with the Seattle Mariners. He was a career .312 hitter with 309 HRs and 1,261 RBIs. Click on the 'Edgar Martinez' link below to read more about him.

No, Orlando Cabrera how ever does have a brother Jolbert Cabrera who is playing for the New York Mets

all baseball games are 9 innings unless there is a tie at the end. after that they keep going until someone scores the GW run.

The Mets PA announcer is Alex Anthony. He also works Jets games at Giants Stadium, and some Islanders games at the Nassau Coliseum. He also does voice-over work for SNY, and several radio and television commercials and promos. Here's a sample of his work: http://alexanthony.voices.com/

Georgia fronterie

First baseman Doug Ault hit the first home run in Blue Jay history on April 7, 1977 off Ken Brett of the Chicago White Sox.

American League.

they are able to meet the basketball players and they make good money

The Minnesota Twins play in the American League of Major League Baseball.

Usually this happens when the runner is sliding in, or has just slid into the bag. It is a measure in case the runner comes off the bag while getting up, or simply a "why not, you never know" kind of deal where they tag just to be sure.