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What does the baseball statistic PO mean?Popularity: 50
How does a relief pitcher get a save in a game?
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Where did the terms FOUL and FAIR BALL originate?
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Who are the only two pitchers to give up a homerun to Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds?
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How do you contact Sammy Sosa?
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Where was baseball founded?
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Why do baseball players put pine tar on their helmets?
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Who coined the phrase 'walk off homerun'?
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How do you find information on Merle 'Lefty' Templeton who played for the Chicago White Sox in the 1920s?
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What defensive positions are best suited for power hitter positions?
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Why is a baseball field in the shape of a diamond?
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What is the distance between first base and third base in professional baseball?
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What is the most pitches a single pitcher has pitched in one game?
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What team had the highest winning percentage during the 1980's?
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What must a pitcher accomplish in order to obtain a win?
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Why is the third game called the 'rubber match'?
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If a relief pitcher gives up a tying unearned run is he charged with a blown save?
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What is the average lifespan of a baseball?
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Who won the first Cy Young award?
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Did ball players ever run toward third base instead of first base when baseball first began?
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Why do some baseball teams have names on their jerseys while other teams do not?
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What baseball player is represented on the Major League logo?
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How many American League baseball teams are there?
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What is the difference between a softball and baseball field?
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How many professional baseball players are there in the world including minor league teams?
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What is an Earned Run Average?
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Aside from Tim Wakefield who else past or present throws a knuckleball?
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How can nine batters face a pitcher in one inning have three outs and not score a run?
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Is there a pitch known as a sidewinder?
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What was the fewest pitches thrown by one pitcher in a full nine inning complete game?
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Who has pitched the most innings in the past 20 years?
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Why aren't baseball and softball played the same way?
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In what year did baseball bring in the most money nationwide?
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What is the shape of baseball bases?
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In baseball what is a sacrifice bunt?
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Does a batter get credited with an RBI on a wild pitch?
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Who had the most home runs on the same team?
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Who is the only player in Major League history to win 4 National League batting titles and is not yet a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
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Does a bat boy also receive a World Series ring?
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What is a Grand Slam in baseball?
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Why when the closer is brought in and his team is in the lead is this not considered a save opportunity?
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How many hits must a team get in an inning to guarantee they will score at least one run?
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When did baseball start recording 'saves'?
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Who holds the single season home run record for a pitcher?
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What does it mean to strike out the side?
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When a team scores first in a game how often do they win that game?
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In what year was the pitchers 'mound' introduced?
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What major league baseball player collected the most hits during the 1960's?
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Was there ever a shortstop that threw left handed in baseball?
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How do you throw different pitches?
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What is the record for most runs scored in one inning?
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What players are involved in a 5-4-3 double play?
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How did baseball originate?
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Was there a baseball league or team called the Toronto Ship Builders around 1916-1922?
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Why are there nine innings in baseball?
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What major league player takes credit for nicknaming M C Hammer?
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What 11 time All Star played 2528 regular season games yet never appeared in the World Series?
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Who was the first switch hitter in pro baseball?
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What is the longest inning in a major league baseball game measured in time?
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Under what circumstances is the infield brought 'in'?
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Did women ever play baseball with men?
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Why do baseball games start 5 minutes after the hour?
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How many possible ways can a batter be put out?
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What is the MLB record for most consecutive shutout innings pitched by one pitcher?
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Which pitcher led the American League in saves from 1970 to 1979?
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What kind of technology does baseball use and how has technology changed in the last twenty years?
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How many Major League baseball teams have won a seven game post season series after trailing three games to zero?
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Is the speed of a pitch on the radar an average speed or the speed as the ball crosses the plate?
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What are the most famous fights in baseball?
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Who wore No. 14 for the Detroit Tigers when Magnum PI wore that jersey in the TV show?
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