Baseball Flashcards by Daniel P

Pitcher
NEW YORK YANKEES (1960s)
Author of tell-all memoir “BALL FOUR” (1970)
Created a same-named sitcom

JIM BOUTON

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Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle”
SWITCH HITTER
CINCINNATI REDS (1963-78)
Lifetime MLB ban for gambling
Records for most at-bats (14,053), games played, hits, & singles

PETE ROSE

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Spouse of MIA HAMM
Baseball player

(ANTHONY) NOMAR GARCIAPARRA

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Pitcher
Boston Red Sox (1995-2011)
Signature KNUCKLEBALL

TIM WAKEFIELD

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LEFTY pitcher
DODGERS (1955-66, entire career)
3x Cy Young award winner
Once had a 382-strikeout season
Jewish
Refused to pitch in game 1 of 1965 World Series, as it was on Yom Kippur

SANFORD “SANDY” KOUFAX

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NEW YORK YANKEES (1960-66)
Teammate of MICKEY MANTLE
#9
In 1961, broke BABE RUTH’s record 60 season homers with 61
Some dismissed it with an asterisk (“61*”) because the season was longer than in Ruth’s day
Fargo, ND, his hometown, has a museum in his honour

ROGER MARIS

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PITCHER (1984-2007)
Red Sox, Jays, Astros, Yankees
Nicknamed “Rocket”
7x Cy Young winner
U of Texas alum

ROGER CLEMENS

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Baseball manager
Signed JACKIE ROBINSON
Created the “farm system”
Said “Luck is the residue of design”

BRANCH RICKEY

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Right fielder
NEW YORK METS
1983 Rookie of the Year

DARRYL STRAWBERRY

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Nicknamed “Slammin’”
Chicago Cubs (1990s-2000s)
Dominican
Hit 600 career homers

SAMMY SOSA

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NEW YORK YANKEES (1951-68)
CENTER FIELD (replaced DiMaggio)
SWITCH HITTER
Nicknamed “Commerce Comet”
#7
Oklahoman

MICKEY MANTLE

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Shortstop
DODGERS (1940-1958)
Friend of JACKIE ROBINSON

HAROLD “PEE WEE” REESE

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Shortstop
New York Yankees (1941-56)
Nicknamed “Scooter”
Later a broadcaster
Catchphrase “Holy cow!”

PHIL RIZZUTO

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First black MLB manager, for Cleveland in 1975
Orioles outfielder, #20 (retired)
1st player to receive MVP in both AL (Orioles) and NL (Reds)

FRANK ROBINSON

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Baltimore Orioles (1955-1977)
3rd base, #5 (retired)
Teammate of Frank (no relation)

BROOKS ROBINSON

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Outfield
Oakland As (starting 1985)
Retired in 2001
Cuban

JOSE CANSECO

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Right fielder
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1954-74)
Brewers (1975-76)
In 1974, broke BABE RUTH’s home run record with his 715th
Ended his career with 755 homers
1st alphabetically in the HOF

HENRY “HAMMERIN’ HANK” AARON

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Seattle Mariners (1989-99)
Cincinnati Reds (2000-08)
630 career homers (total of 782 when added to his father)
Went to high school in Cincinnati
First father & son to play on same team (1 season for the Mariners in 1990)

KEN GRIFFEY JR.

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Award
Given annually to one player from each defensive position
Created by Rawlings

GOLD GLOVE
(Not to be confused with boxing’s GOLDEN GLOVES)

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Waist-high palm-up catch
Signature of WILLIE MAYS

BASKET CATCH

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Temperature term
Refers to 3rd base

HOT CORNER

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Stadium
Known as the “Friendly Confines”

WRIGLEY FIELD

Relief pitcher
1970s-90s
Bird nickname

RICHARD “GOOSE” GOSSAGE

First base
Dodgers (1973)
Nicknamed “Mr. Clean”

STEVE GARVEY

Outfield St Louis Cardinals 1940s Nicknamed "The Man"

STAN MUSIAL

Pitcher St Louis Cardinals 1930s Brother of Paul "Daffy"

JAY "DIZZY" DEAN

2nd base Kansas City Monarchs (1945) Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956) Lettered varsity in 4 sports at UCLA, including football Namesake of the Rookie of the Year award (and its first recipient) Played by Chadwick Boseman in "42" (2013) First black Hall of Famer (1962)

JACK ROOSEVELT "JACKIE" ROBINSON

Oakland As "Man of Steal" Record for career stolen bases Hall of Fame induction in 2009

RICKEY HENDERSON

Cardinals Stolen base leader in 1966-74 seasons Career total of 938 stolen bases Beat Maury Wills' single season record, but lost it to Rickey Henderson

LOU BROCK

Shortstop Dodgers Stole 104 bases in 1962, a single season record

MAURY WILLS

Seattle Mariners 2001-2012 10 Gold Gloves Played in the Japanese league before moving to America

ICHIRO SUZUKI

Chicago Cubs announcer for 16 years Died in 1998 Catchphrase "Holy cow!"

HARRY CARAY

Chicago park known as the "Friendly Confines" Home of the Cubs Covered in ivy Built in 1914, named in 1926 for gum magnate William Jr. who owned the team Added lights in 1988, controversially? Home of football's Bears for a time, ending in 1971

WRIGLEY FIELD

Left field Pirates (1986-1992) Giants (1993-2007) In 2007, broke Aaron's home run record; now has 762 In 2001, broke Mcgwire's single-season homer record with 73 Son of Bobby

BARRY BONDS

"Fordham Flash" (for his alma mater) Hall of Famer from the 1920s/30s

FRANKIE FRISCH

Shortstop/3rd Base Orioles (1981-2001) "Iron Man" Played 2632 consecutive games

CAL(VIN) RIPKEN JR.

Orioles manager 1968-1986 Umps eject him 91 times from games

EARL WEAVER

Osaka-born pitcher Played MLB 1995-2008 Threw 2 no-hitters Known for his "tornado" pitch

HIDEO NOMO

In baseball, a "dinger" is one of these

HOME RUN

Baseball pitch "Unpredictable" & "slow" due to its low spin Signature of Tim Wakefield

KNUCKLEBALL

Past members include Frank Robinson Brooks Robinson Cal Ripken Jr. Eddie Murray Earl Weaver

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

World series wins in 1966, 1970, 1983 Lost in 1969 to the Mets

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Baseball team Play John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" at 7th inning stretch Shout a certain letter in the anthem

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

They play their games at Camden Yards

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Where Baltimore's baseball team plays

ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS

Assistant to Commissioner of Baseball NY Yankees manager (1996-2007) with world series wins in '96 & '98-'00 Memoir "The Yankee Years" Dodgers manager (2008-10)

JOE TORRE

1st base & DH Orioles, 1977-88 Hall of Fame

"STEADY" EDDIE MURRAY

1st base U of Southern California Rookie of the Year for Oakland As, 1986-97 Cardinals 1997-2001 Raced with Sosa in 1998 to beat Maris' 61 single-season homers Ended with 70 (eventually beaten by Bonds) 583 career homers "Big Mac"

MARK MCGWIRE

Shortstop, Chicago Cubs in 1908

JOE TINKER

2nd base, Chicago Cubs in 1908

JOHNNY EVERS

1st base & manager, Chicago Cubs in 1908

FRANK CHANCE

Home field of St. Louis Cardinals Built in 2006 - sometimes called "New" or "The Third"

BUSCH STADIUM

Pitcher 1989-2008 "The Gambler" In 1994 threw a perfect game for the Texas Rangers

KENNY ROGERS