Baseball Facts Part 3 Flashcards
What was Lou Gehrig’s nickname
Iron horse
What was Ty Cobb’s nickname
The Georgia peach
What was Don DiMaggio’s nickname
The little professor
What was Willie McCovey’s nickname
Stretch
What was Willie Mays’s nickname
The say hey kid
What was Willie Stargell’s nickname
Pops
When did the Chicago Cubs win their first official night game at Wrigley Field
August 9, 1988
Who was voted the most valuable Player of the 2004 World Series
Manny Ramirez
Someone from the New York Yankees hit four consecutive homeruns on June 3, 1932 who was it
Lou Gehrig
Who is voted the most valuable player in the 2005 World Series
Jermaine Dye
Who is the first African-American player to play for the Boston Braves
Sam Jethroe
Who was the baseball American player of the year in 2002
Shortstop Knalil Greene of Clemson
In 1994 who is the catcher who won the baseball American player of the year
Jason Varitek of Georgia Tech
In 1995 who was named the baseball American player of the year
Todd Helton of Tennessee
True or false
Did baseball pictures deliver the ball underhanded to the plate until 1883
True
When did Bobby Cox become the manager of Atlanta Braves
1978
When was Bobby Cox the third-base coach with the New York Yankees
1977
True or false
Did Bobby Cox play for the New York Yankees
True he played third base
What year were batters allowed to go to first base after the pitcher through for balls
1889
True or false
In 1879 a batter in the game of baseball was issued a walk after a pitcher threw 5 balls
False,they were actually allowed to walk when the pitcher nine balls
In what year were hitters allowed to walk the first base after the pitcher threw five balls
1887
When did Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves when his first national league homerun crown
In 1957 when he blasted 44 homers
When were statistics on stolen bases in baseball kept
1886
When did Philadelphia’s William Dugleby hit his first grand slam
April 21st 1890
Who pitched the first and only perfect game in World Series history
Don Larson of the New York Yankees
Who wrote the famous tune take me out to the ballgame
Jack Norworth
What year did a minor-league game in Midland Texas canceled because of a bug infestation
August 1972 the game is canceled because millions of grasshoppers invaded the stadium and swarmed all over the field making it impossible to play
What year did a pacific coast mildly game in Washington state cancel do the ash from the Mount Saint Helens volcanic eruption
1980
Who is believed to be the first paid professional in baseball history
Al Reach
What day was a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies in the San Diego Padres was halted and eventually postponed because of snow
August 14, 1999
What year did the golden glove award begin
1957
What was the first minor-league
International Association
When was the international Association established
1877
When was the first college baseball game played
July 1, 1859
Who was in the first college baseball game
Amherst College and Williams College. Amherst one by the score of 73 to 32 in 26 innings
Who is the first manager to let players keep the baseballs that were hit into the stands
Ed Barrow, Manager of the Boston Red Sox
How long or wide is the pitchers rubber or plate
24 inches long and 6 inches wide
How long is the pitchers rubber from home base
It is 60 feet and 6 inches from homebase
What is a change up pitch
A changeup is a slow pitch intended to upset a batters timing
What is a knuckleball pitch
And knuckleball is a pitch that does not spin it seems to wobble or float to the plate
What is the high cheese slang term mean
It means A fast high ball usually just out of the strike zone
How do you win the Triple Crown
You must lead the league in the wins, strikeouts, and earned run average
What does the K in a baseball score book stand for
K=strikeout
In Little League how far is the pitchers of rubber from home plate
46 feet
What does the term bean ball in baseball mean
It means a pitch thrown at the batters head
When were foul tips first counted as strikes
1895
Does the term battery mean
It refers to the combination of the pitcher catcher
In the baseball score book what does BB mean
It means the player walked
How many innings does a regulation baseball game have
Nine innings
How many innings does a high school game had
Seven innings
