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Mrjimi16In the Major Leagues there were 16 teams, eight in each league.
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The Florida Marlins, they have been to the post season 2 times (1997 2003) and won the world series both times. They were also...
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Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. All natives of Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States. So, Clemente was a U....
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The Diamondbacks english radio station is KTAR. The voice of KTAR is Greg Schulte who has been the announcer since the D-Backs...
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There are many many horse race series worldwide called the Triple Crown. Multiple fillies have won some of them. Please ask again...
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I have a team ball signed George Anderson. I still do not know if it is real yet though. So if any one can answer this question...
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A strikeout is a pitching statistic. The pitcher is credited with a strikeout under his or her pitching stats. A putout is a...
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16 season NBA veteran Avery Johnson did not play in an NBA All-Star game. He did coach the Western Conference in the 2006 game...
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yes b.j. upton in 2009 just barely making it in the order it goes
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Click on the link below to see all the players that wore #2 for the Yankees.
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The 2010 Yankees regular season record was 95-67. They also went 5-4 in the postseason.
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there were 16 in 1949
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the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics are tied with 18
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Zeus and Poseidon Cobb
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Dave Lucas
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No. Strasburg won't pitch enough innings to have much of an impact for the Washington Nationals, which is not a playoff...
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New York Mets- 32/ 1-Hitters
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the Reds
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The all-time winningest pitcher in MLB is Cy Young with 511 wins. In his honor, the Cy Young Award was created in 1956.
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Unlimited number of foul balls. They all count as strikes until you have 2 strikes, then they don't mean a thing...
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Yes he did. Derek Jeter played for the Columbus Clippers in 1994 and 1995. At the time, Columbus was the Yankees Triple-A...
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Not in an all-star game.
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Bob Turley
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San Francisco Giants (1975-1984) St. Louis Cardinals (1985-1987) New York Yankees (1988) San Diego Padres (1989-1990) Boston Red...
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ichiro suzuki may 2001
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You have not played enough seasons.
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Major LeagueBaseball was first played on the West coast in 1958 by the Los Angeles Dodgers (who moved from Brooklyn) and the San...
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Because he was supposed to have stumbled over a row of baseball bats lined up near the dugout box for the hitters to pick their...
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In MLB, that is Cap Anson of the 1894 Chicago Colts (now Cubs) with 100 at the age of 42. In the modern era, Dave Winfield of...
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The catcher, seriously.
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10 games
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It has happened 11 times. The comeback teams were: • The 1921 New York Giants over the New York Yankees, 5-3. • The 1955...
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The 1981 World Series had co-MVPs - Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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By my count, 11 hall of famers were born outside the United States. Those in the Hall of Fame from their time in MLB ... Luis...
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$75,000, a drop from $80,000 in 1931.
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Maddux wore No. 31 for the Chicago Cubs from 1986 to 1992, and again in 2006. He also wore 31 as a member of the Atlanta Braves...
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Click on the link below to see all the players that wore #34 for the Yankees.
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The NBA did not exist back then so the anwer is none.
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In 1966, CBS executive Mike Burke took over as president after manager, Johnny Keane, was fired and GM Ralph Houk replaced him....
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Playing baseball, being in the most world series and Yogisms.
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The Boston Americans of the American League defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in a best-of nine series. The...
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In MLB, that was Jamie Moyer and Pat Borders for the Seattle Mariners on July 27, 2005. Moyer (born November 18, 1962) was 42...
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He had 3,053 hits which tied him with Rod Carew for 22nd place for most Major League hits.
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Eric Gagne of the 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers with 55 consecutive saves. He went the entire 2003 season without blowing a save .......
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Yogi Berra.
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in 1782 bc babe ruth held his speech
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From 1960-2011 ... 1) Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs won 20 in 1967 and 1968, 21 in 1969, 22 in 1970, 24 in 1971, and 21 in...
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Pitcher Orel Hershiser wore No. 55 for the Dodgers from 1983 to 1994 and again in 2000.
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In 2011, Nelson Cruz hit 29 home runs.
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Mickey Mantle had three brothers, Ray and Roy (who were twins), and Butch.
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For an regular season?No.For the World Series?Twice -- 1963 and 1965.
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When Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers, many people were upset, others liked it.
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Allan "Bud" Selig should be given credit for his idea of inter league play. He didn't make very good other choices as...
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In 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals hit 162 home runs.
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The Oakland Athletics.
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In 1925 the New York Yankees were playing an exhibition game in Ashville, North Carolina. Ruth had been hitting over .400 but was...
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reds
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Roy Thomas once fouled off 22 pitches and he ran the count to 3 and 2.
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Baseball did noit even EXIST at the times of the Revolutionary, l8l2 and Civil Wars, certainly among the darkest days of the...
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Yes, there are photos of him using batrite's
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Back in the 1950 baseball teams commonly traveled by Bus or train to visiting cities. In 190's all the teams in both league were...
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The 1920's brought many experiments with baseball gloves, and web design. Vertical tunnel loop webs were used. Either two or four...
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Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves was the NL MVP and Ivan Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers was AL MVP in the 1999 season.
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They had gray uniforms
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The 2006 American League champions are the Detroit Tigers and the 2006 National League Champions are the St. Louis Cardinals....
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It might be because they get tired of their old names.
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the Chicago Cubs - lights were installed in Wrigley Field during the 1988 season.
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The Boston Red Sox were a charter team of the American League that was founded in 1901.
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Jackie Robinson changed baseball, as he was the first black man to play in the major leagues. Needless to say this also changed...
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The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 0. Click on the '1998 World Series' link on this page to read a...
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U.S.of A. Answer The first baseball game ever played was played in Hoboken, New Jersey (USA). I think every one in the USA...
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American League--11,Tony Lazzeri, NY, 5-24-1936 National League--12, Jim Bottomley, St. Louis, 9-16-1924 National League--12,...
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That I can't answer but can say that saves has been an official statistic of MLB since the inception of the National Association...
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No, but there were three. Between 1903-1957, the New York Yankees played in the American League and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the...
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If I understand the question correctly, no one who played in the Expos inaugural game in 1969 played in the Blue Jays inaugural...
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Baseball came from the old English games of cricket and rounders.
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Major League leaders in both batting average and stolen bases for a single season: 2001 - Ichiro Suzuki, BA .350, SB...
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Fort Myers, Florida has been the spring training home of the Red Sox since 1993.
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"rounders" an English sport
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Ten times:1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006
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The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Bob Gibson won two games on the mound for the Cards,...
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= Moses Fleetwood Walker = © John K. Davis Dec 10, 2007 When the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings joined the American...
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The New York Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0. Click on the '1999 World Series' link on this page to read a game...
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The MLB record for home runs in a game is 4 and is shared by 15 players. 12 players hit their four home runs in a nine inning...
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Alexander Cartwright drew up the first set of standardized rules for the game of baseball in 1845.
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Two. They won twice in a row in 1908 and 1907.
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Virgil Trucks, Detroit Tigers, 1952 Allie Reynolds, New York Yankees...some time in the 50s Nolan Ryan, California Angels, 1973...
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WINS W 1 Cy Young 511 2 Walter Johnson 417 T3 Christy Mathewson 373 T3 Grover C Alexander 373 5 Warren Spahn 363 6 Kid...
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In 1876, St. Louis had an ERA of 1.22 in 64 games. Since 1900, the record is held by the 1907 Chicago Cubs with 1.73 in 155...
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