Part 1: Popular Community Team Sports: Baseball and Softball

Question 1

Ruth’s records

Answer 1

714 home runs which was the standing world record until 1974

Question 2

who was the reason for baseball’s popularity

Answer 2

Babe Ruth

Question 3

What is baseball in the 20th century

Answer 3

was a strategic game of batting throughout the last part of the 20th century

Question 4

baseball standards today

Answer 4

pitching and home run hitting

Question 5

basic equipment to play baseball

Answer 5

bat
ball
gloves
bases

Question 6

protective equipment in baseball

Answer 6

helmet and masks, and the body protective gear of the catcher

Question 7

a small, hard, round ball

Answer 7

baseball

Question 8

what is a baseball made up of?

Answer 8

made up of cork at the center and wrapped with layers of rubber and yarn, with two strips of white cowhide sewn together with thick white thread to cover the ball

Question 8

how much does a baseball weigh

Answer 8

5 - 5.25 ounces or 142-148.8 grams and 9 to 9.25 inches in circumference

Question 9

what is the bat made up of in professional baseball

Answer 9

wood