Baseball Fun Facts
The firstWorld Serieswas played between Pittsburgh and Boston in
1903 and was a nine-game series. Boston won the series 5-3.
The New York Yankees have won26 World Series titles, which is
more than any other team.
Former Yankees right fielderMickey Mantleholds the record for
most career home runs (18) and RBI (40) inWorld Series history.
Baseball stars from the National League and the American League
played the first All-Star Game in 1933. The National League has won
41 of the 80 games. The game ended in a tie twice. In 1961 rain in
Boston prevented extra innings and the game ended in a 1-1 tie. And
in 2002, the game went 11 innings with the score knotted at seven
before it was finally called off due to a lack of pitchers.
Baltimore Orioles shortstopCal Ripken, Jr.didn't miss a game in
16 years. He played in 2,632 consecutive games from April 30, 1982
to Sept. 19, 1998.
Pete Rose, who played for the Cincinnati Reds and then was
banned from baseball for life for betting on games while managing
the team, holds theall-time record for hits(4,256) and games played
(3,562).
In 2001, San Francisco'sBarry Bondsbroke the
all-timesingle-season home run recordwhen he hit 73. He broke the
mark of 70, set by St. Louis Cardinals first basemanMark McGwirein
1998.
Fourteen players have hit four home runs in one game: Bobby
Lowe, Ed Delahanty, Lou Gehrig, Chuck Klein, Pat Seerey, Gil
Hodges, Joe Adcock, Rocky Colavito, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, Bob
Horner, Mark Whiten, Mike Cameron and Shawn Green.
PitcherNolan Ryanplayed 27 seasons in major league baseball
andstruck out more battersin his career than any other pitcher.
Barry Bondswon the National LeagueMVP Awardseven timestwice with
the Pittsburgh Pirates and five times with the San Francisco
Giants. That's four more times thanStan Musial,Roy Campanella,
andMike Schmidt, his closest NL co-winners. On the American League
MVP list areJimmie Foxx,Joe DiMaggio,Yogi Berra, andMickey
Mantlewith three awards each.
Philadelphia A's (now the Oakland Athletics) managerConnie
Mackhas 3,755 career victories, more than any other manager in
history.
TheNational Baseball Hall of Fame & Museumis located in
Cooperstown, N.Y. It was created in 1935 to celebrate baseball's
100th anniversary.
1. Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and
Honus Wagner were part of the 1sthall of fame class.
2. The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series Titles.
3. The St. Louis Cardinals have the 2nd most World Series wins
with 11, but have never won back to back World Series.
4. Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. didnt miss a game
in 16 years. He played in 2,632 consecutive games from April 30,
1982 to Sept. 19, 1998.
5. The first World Series was played between Pittsburgh and
Boston in 1903 and was a nine-game series. Boston won the series
5-3.
6. The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is located in
Cooperstown, N.Y. It was created in 1935 to celebrate baseballs
100th anniversary
7. The tallest player in Major League history is pitcher Jon
Rauch, who is six feet, eleven inches tall.
8. A regulation baseball has 108 stitches.
9. Catcher Roger Bresnahan introduced shin guards in 1907.
10. Having been open for nearly 100 years, Fenway Park in Boston
is the oldest baseball stadium still in use.
11. Mike Schmidt earned the first $500,000 salary in baseball in
1977.
12. Baseball star Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth. He
played in 2503 games and had a lifetime batting average of
.342.
13. The 1stBaseball game in the USA was played in New Jersey on
June 19th1846.
14. Cal Hubbard is the only person in both Football and Base
Hall of fame.
15. The firstrule book was issued in 1877 and has been changing
ever since.
16. Alex Rodriguez is the youngest player to hit over 500 home
runs.
17. Cy Young won 511 games as a pitcher.
18. Barry Bonds leads the home run list with 762 home runs.
19. Ricky Henderson had a staggering 1,406 stolen bases.
20. Sammy Sosa hit over 60 homers in a season 3 times.
21. Curtis Granderson hit 23 triples in the 2007 season.
22. You are 300,000 to 1 to be hit by the baseball and injured
if you are in a crowd at a MLB game.
23. The average baseball only lasts about a week. Each baseball
can only be used one time in a MLB game.
24. Mickey Mantle has 18 home runs and 40RBIs in World Series
games.
25. Derek Jeter is a 13-time all-star.
26. Roger Clemens won the CY Young award 7times.
27. Ken Griffey Jr. finished his career with 630 Home runs.
28. Pedro Martinez had 3,154 strikeouts in his career.
29. Carlos Beltran was the firstswitch hitter to hit 300 home
runs and steal 300 bases.
30. Randy Johnson had 303 wins and 166 losses in his career.
31 (bonus). The longest Home Run ever hit in Rogers Centre
(formerly Skydome) in Toronto, if popped straight up, would not
have hit the ceiling.
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Baseball Players
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