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Baseball Facts Part 3 Flashcards

1
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What was Lou Gehrig’s nickname

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Iron horse

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2
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What was Ty Cobb’s nickname

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The Georgia peach

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3
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What was Don DiMaggio’s nickname

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The little professor

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4
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What was Willie McCovey’s nickname

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Stretch

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5
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What was Willie Mays’s nickname

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The say hey kid

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6
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What was Willie Stargell’s nickname

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Pops

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When did the Chicago Cubs win their first official night game at Wrigley Field

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August 9, 1988

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Who was voted the most valuable Player of the 2004 World Series

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Manny Ramirez

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Someone from the New York Yankees hit four consecutive homeruns on June 3, 1932 who was it

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Lou Gehrig

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10
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Who is voted the most valuable player in the 2005 World Series

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Jermaine Dye

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11
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Who is the first African-American player to play for the Boston Braves

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Sam Jethroe

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12
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Who was the baseball American player of the year in 2002

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Shortstop Knalil Greene of Clemson

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In 1994 who is the catcher who won the baseball American player of the year

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Jason Varitek of Georgia Tech

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14
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In 1995 who was named the baseball American player of the year

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Todd Helton of Tennessee

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15
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True or false

Did baseball pictures deliver the ball underhanded to the plate until 1883

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True

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16
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When did Bobby Cox become the manager of Atlanta Braves

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1978

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17
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When was Bobby Cox the third-base coach with the New York Yankees

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1977

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18
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True or false

Did Bobby Cox play for the New York Yankees

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True he played third base

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19
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What year were batters allowed to go to first base after the pitcher through for balls

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1889

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True or false

In 1879 a batter in the game of baseball was issued a walk after a pitcher threw 5 balls

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False,they were actually allowed to walk when the pitcher nine balls

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21
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In what year were hitters allowed to walk the first base after the pitcher threw five balls

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1887

22
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When did Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves when his first national league homerun crown

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In 1957 when he blasted 44 homers

23
Q

When were statistics on stolen bases in baseball kept

A

1886

24
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When did Philadelphia’s William Dugleby hit his first grand slam

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April 21st 1890

25
Q

Who pitched the first and only perfect game in World Series history

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Don Larson of the New York Yankees

26
Q

Who wrote the famous tune take me out to the ballgame

A

Jack Norworth

27
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What year did a minor-league game in Midland Texas canceled because of a bug infestation

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August 1972 the game is canceled because millions of grasshoppers invaded the stadium and swarmed all over the field making it impossible to play

28
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What year did a pacific coast mildly game in Washington state cancel do the ash from the Mount Saint Helens volcanic eruption

A

1980

29
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Who is believed to be the first paid professional in baseball history

A

Al Reach

30
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What day was a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies in the San Diego Padres was halted and eventually postponed because of snow

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August 14, 1999

31
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What year did the golden glove award begin

A

1957

32
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What was the first minor-league

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International Association

33
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When was the international Association established

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1877

34
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When was the first college baseball game played

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July 1, 1859

35
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Who was in the first college baseball game

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Amherst College and Williams College. Amherst one by the score of 73 to 32 in 26 innings

36
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Who is the first manager to let players keep the baseballs that were hit into the stands

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Ed Barrow, Manager of the Boston Red Sox

37
Q

How long or wide is the pitchers rubber or plate

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24 inches long and 6 inches wide

38
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How long is the pitchers rubber from home base

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It is 60 feet and 6 inches from homebase

39
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What is a change up pitch

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A changeup is a slow pitch intended to upset a batters timing

40
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What is a knuckleball pitch

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And knuckleball is a pitch that does not spin it seems to wobble or float to the plate

41
Q

What is the high cheese slang term mean

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It means A fast high ball usually just out of the strike zone

42
Q

How do you win the Triple Crown

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You must lead the league in the wins, strikeouts, and earned run average

43
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What does the K in a baseball score book stand for

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K=strikeout

44
Q

In Little League how far is the pitchers of rubber from home plate

A

46 feet

45
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What does the term bean ball in baseball mean

A

It means a pitch thrown at the batters head

46
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When were foul tips first counted as strikes

A

1895

47
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Does the term battery mean

A

It refers to the combination of the pitcher catcher

48
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In the baseball score book what does BB mean

A

It means the player walked

49
Q

How many innings does a regulation baseball game have

A

Nine innings

50
Q

How many innings does a high school game had

A

Seven innings

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