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Mrjimi16Icons of the game have issued numerous prodigious blasts worthy of awe, but the actual distance is apocryphal and subject to much...
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This is from Tim McCarver, so take it with that in mind, but he said that it was born from a comment that an announcer made early...
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A 23 innings game between the Indians and the Twins.
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Baseball, Umpires and Mudmajor league baseball use Louisiana mud or Mississippi mud to rub baseball i know because i work for a...
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Baseball was important because all the people that were at war left families home and since it was Americas past time everyone...
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I heard it was the Seattle Mariners outfield in the early 90's. Kevin Mitchell, Keen Griffey Jr., and Jay Buhner. But I have been...
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The American League came to be in 1900. It was formed by joining together several minor league teams (and not by splitting off...
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The MLB is the most prestigious league to play baseball. It is filled with the best players from all over the world from Asia,...
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The oldest ballpartk in MLB history is Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, built in 1912. (the opening of Fenway Park was...
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AnswerA man named Ban Johnson bought a minor league club called the western league in the late 1800's. At the time the national...
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This answer may surprise you, but here's the top 5 (from MLB.com): 1 D Murphy ATL OF 308 2 M Schmidt PHI 3B 280 3 ...
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Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 1967. The solo blast came in the 7th inning against relief...
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There are MVP's for each league. In the AL, it was Miguel Tejada for the Oakland A's and in the NL, it was Barry Bonds.
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Yes, but it has only happened once in 1960, when the New York Yankees lost the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games....
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Answerbaseball-reference would probably be a good place to look.baseball-almanac.com would be a good place, too. That site has...
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Answerthe national league grew from the first pro league the national association by Chicago owner William Hubert because of...
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I do not know the exact number, but I know it was less than ten. 4
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The Boston Red Sox got their name from the Red Stockings team that once played in Cincinnati. A few Cincinnati players moved the...
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The book "The Texas League: A Century of Baseball."It seems there isn't much information on this era.Also see the related link, a...
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AnswerThe Yankees first used numbers on their jerseys to reflect their batting order. I don't know exactly when they started,...
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On January 3, 1973,*George Steinbrenner with his minority partner E. Michael Burke bought the*New York Yankees Baseball team...
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Origin of Baseball Earliest known reference of Baseball from England is in a 1744 publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by...
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The British invented it. The game of Rounders has been played in England since Tudor Times, with the earliest reference being in...
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The first $1 million salary for one year was Moses Malone in the 1978-79 season. He was paid exactly $1 million. This was when...
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Where Baseball Started it depends on what you want to believe.some say it spawned from an English game called rounders.and you...
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Touching Base The answer as to who invented baseball wages a great debate. Was it Rounders? Abner Doubleday? Alexander...
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Major League Baseball decided to add to new teams to the National League in 1985. In 1991 renovations began to transform Joe...
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As of September 25th, 2010: The fastest pitch, recognized by MLB and not somebody's recollection, was on September 25, 2010 at...
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Middle infielders and catchers tend to have shorter careers due to the nature of their position. However, most superstars play...
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The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the triple-A International League, played the longest game in...
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No Major League baseball players were killed in World War II. The only major league baseball player killed in warfare was Eddie...
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I would have to say Sandy Koufax
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The player who hit the verifiable longest home run is Mickey Mantle. i believe it was around 634 feet. Mickey Mantle hit the home...
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Out of 30 major league teams, only 3 have bird mascots, so this question is based on a false premise.
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The tickets they get aren't free, but the players earn so much moolah that they are virtually free to the players.
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Both. There were more day games 30 years ago than today.
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Duke Snider hit his 400th career home run on June 14, 1963 as the Mets ripped the Reds 10-3 in Cincinnati.
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On July 20, 1973, Wilbur Wood of the White Sox started both games of a doubleheader and lost them both. He had a record that year...
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Answer1953 to 1973
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The Yankees owned the 1950s. During the '50s the Yankees won the A.L. pennant eight times (every year except for 1954 and 1959)...
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The UK actually invented baseball it was invented in 1744 by the british but the Americans took it over to their country in 1762....
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Joe Sewell of the 1929 Cleveland Indians went 442 at bats (May 20-September 20, a stretch of 115 games) without striking out....
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As of June 20, 2010 Tony La Russa has a total of 2,590 games won and 2,247 games lost through his career of being a manager. He...
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AnswerOn the ESPN website it states that Bo Jackson at 6'1", 230 lbs, ran a 4.12 40 yard dash. If I recall correctly, this was...
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The Patriots are not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They are a professional baseball team based in New Jersey and a...
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16, all by National League pitchers. Yovani Gallardo of the Milwaukee Brewers led all pitchers in home runs with 4.
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Doug Allison & a local saddle makerThe first recorded instance of any player using a baseball glove dates to the season of...
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Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees played in 10 World Series.
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Jeromy Burnitz in the 6th inning of the first ever regular season game played at Miller Park, against the Cincinnati Reds, on...
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Rose turned 36 on April 14, 1977 (an off day for the Reds) and had 2769 career MLB base hits. For the 1977 season, Rose had 204...
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Tigress and Euphrates
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Pettitte was the Yankees most consistent pitcher throughout the year and through the playoffs. He went 4-0 in the 2009...
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Click on the link below to see all the Yankees uniform numbers.
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Aaron hit No. 714 off pitcher Jack Billingham at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium on April 5, 1974. Four days later, he broke Babe...
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Through games played on September 21, 2010 the Colorado Rockies have the most double plays with 175, the Cleveland Indians are...
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Phil Niekro. Rose had 64 hits in 226 at bats against Niekro for a .283 batting average. The 226 at bats was also the most Rose...
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GOOGLE!There is a website for minor league baseball. Maybe the below link will...
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You should be able to find all coaches of the Yankees by clicking on the link below.
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It refers to a home run that immediately ends the game. This can only happen if the home run gives the home team the lead in the...
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It stands for Walks/Hits innings pitched. It is pretty much a stat that shows on average how many base runners a pitcher will...
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The Texas leaguer got it's name from my Great Grandfather, Ollie Pickering, who hit seven bloop hits in a row in his baseball...
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First Orioles GameThe Baltimore Orioles were a charter team in the American Association in 1882. The AA folded in 1891 and the...
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No, Andy Pettitte signed a deal with the Houston Astros. However, he returned to the Yankees in 2007 and played for them through...
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Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs. Lou Gehrig had 493.
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Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final home run on July 20, 1976 against the California Angels. The home run came in the 7th inning...
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In MLB, 7 players have done it. 1) Jim Gentile, 1961 Baltimore Orioles 2) Jim Northrup, 1968 Detroit Tigers 3) Frank Robinson,...
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There are several different theories as to where the name came from. 1. When the British took over New Amsterdam, renaming it...
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Boston red sock
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While playing for the Yankees, Bill "Moose" Skowron wore #53 in 1954 and #14 from 1955-1962.
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Through the 2008 season, that was Mike Boddicker who went 20-11 in 1984.
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Currently, The Yankees Alex Rodriguez and the Royals Yuniesky Betancourt are the major league leaders with three grand slams each...
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The last to do it was Phil Niekro of the 1979 Atlanta Braves who went 21-20. Wilbur Wood of the 1973 Chicago White Sox went...
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Founder of MLBAbner Doubleday founded baseball after watching people in a corn field with a stick hit a wooden ball. After he...
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He was signed to the Yankees straight out of high school. He has dreamed of becoming a Yankee since he was 6 or 7 years old. He...
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Royals. The Royals played in Cincinnati between 1957-1972.
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Unfortunately, no one knows. The most popular myth is that it started at a Washington Senators game in 1910 that was attended by...
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AnswerThe Yankees realize that baseball is a team sport and value the importance of teamwork and unity. The club believes that by...
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The most runs scored by a single team in a Major League Baseball game is 36, set by the Chicago Colts (now the Chicago Cubs)...
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Alex Rodriguez
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the most one sided i remember is the TexasRangers vs. BaltimoreOrioles game on August 22, 2007... Texas won 30-3 Anyone that...
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Three.
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Usually between second base and first base.
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It was in 1961 - Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54) totalled 115 homers, breaking the previous record of 107 home runs set...
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Connie Mack managed in 7,755 games from 1894-1950. He also holds the record for most games won and most games lost.
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Click on the link below to see all the players that wore number 2 for the Yankees.
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Through the 2009 season ... Boston Americans (1903 - now the Boston Red Sox) New York Giants (1905 - now the San Francisco...
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My recollection of a book I read once and found hysterical is that this tradition goes way, way back, to baseball in the 1880s. ...
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See the answer to the Willie McCovey question. Cepeda, was primarily a first baseman with the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis...
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2 ... with the 1989 Oakland Athletics and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays.
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The value of the contracts will vary depending on the historic value of the contract, and the player or team official that signed...
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No. The Red Sox didn't have a black player until Pumpsie Green joined the club in 1959. Ten years earlier, the general manager of...
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A lot of players arrive 3 to 4 hours before a game. Some may even be there 6 hours before depending on if they need to work on...
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Randy Winn, who played for the Giants from 2005 to 2009. The switchhitter retired after the 2010 season after having become the...
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