| Subject | Date Asked |
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| 1935 Boston Braves | 11/19/2008 |
Q: In April of 1935, the Boston Braves stopped in Fayetteville, NC and played an exhibition game with ...
A: Anne, It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to help you out. I spent some time scouring my ...
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| DH & Pitcher Hitting in World Series | 10/29/2008 |
Q: In World Series play, since the DH rule was established,it seems that American League pitchers have ...
A: Mark, You will find three reports at the following sites. I'm sorry that you will have to arrive at ...
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| Pitchers mound | 10/28/2008 |
Q: When was the pitchers mound adopted or called for or invented? Why was it put into the game? I can ...
A: John, Here's as good a discussion of the matter as you'll find: The height of the mound has not ...
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| Pitchers with HR in World Series | 10/27/2008 |
Q: Who are the pitchers who hit a home run in the World Series? Did one of them hit two?
A: Sharon, Twelve pitchers, including Philly's Blanton tonight have hit HRs in the World Series. Dave ...
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| Oldest WS Starting Pitcher? | 10/21/2008 |
Q: Will Jamie Moyer be the oldest picher to start a world series game?
A: Barry, No, Moyer will not be the oldest. That distinction belongs to Jack Quinn, who started Game 4 ...
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| Runs Scored by Inning, Total, 2008 | 10/20/2008 |
Q: i am in a baseball pool and would like to now what which innings in baseball produced the most and ...
A: Steve: Here is a breakout of the runs scored in each of the first nine innings in MLB in 2008. I'm ...
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| Manny Ramirez | 10/10/2008 |
Q: will manny ramirez qualify for a ring if the sox win it all and what are the stats how many games ...
A: Yes, Manny Ramirez will qualify for a World Series ring. He has played 53 games this season with the ...
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| No-Hitter with No Recorded Ks | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Has there ever been a no-hitter where the pitcher fails to record a strike-out?
A: Fred, I can only go back to 1956 on this one. During that time, from then to now, there's only been ...
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| Home Post Season Wins at Wrigley | 10/3/2008 |
Q: Mike and Mike said the Cubs have only seven home post season wins since the went to Wrigley in 1916. ...
A: Mark, I'm so sorry. I checked my figures that I gave you the other day and both of them were ...
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| Best team to NOT make the playoffs | 9/27/2008 |
Q: Tom, Can you tell me what team (during the Wild Card era, and before) had the best record of teams ...
A: Jeremy, Good question. The best record for a team not making the playoffs or winning the pennant ...
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| Tallest 2nd Baseman | 9/21/2008 |
Q: Who holds the record as the tallest mlb player for the field position of second base?
A: Ann, The tallest player ever to play a full season at second base was a guy named George Kelly, who ...
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| Games Back | 9/16/2008 |
Q: Tonight as the Red Sox and the Rays begin to play their records are 88-61 and 88-59 respectively. ...
A: Games behind are figured like this: add the number of wins of the leading team to the number of ...
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| LA Dodgers Ballparks | 9/14/2008 |
Q: Tom, Do you know if the LA Dodgers ever played a game in a small stadium 'before' playing in the LA ...
A: Roger, The Dodgers have never played a regularly scheduled season game in LA anywhere but Dodger ...
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| 1,000+ hits in the same stadium? | 9/13/2008 |
Q: What players have over 1,000 hits in the same stadium? There was an article in Newsday today saying ...
A: Rob, I have completed the research on this. Very interesting. I've put the data in a Word document. ...
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| Most HRs in a Game | 9/8/2008 |
Q: Which player has hit the most home runs in a single game. MLB baseball?
A: Llana, The answer is four home runs, and fifteen players in major league baseball, 13 since 1900, ...
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| Pitched No-Hitter But Got Shut Out and Lost | 9/1/2008 |
Q: Heard of a game some years ago, maybe 10 or so, where the winning pitcher had a shutout and the ...
A: Dennis, This has actually happened twice since 1956. Below are the pitchers who pitched a no-hitter ...
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| Stealing Home Record & Most Recent | 8/29/2008 |
Q: When was the last time a major league player stoel home-- not as a part of a double steal but as a ...
A: Darrell, Most steals of home, lifetime: Ty Cobb, 54 see: ...
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| Most ABs in a Game w/o a Hit | 8/28/2008 |
Q: Pat Burrell's 0 for 7 last night (other highlights: golden sombrero, 10 LOB, and 0 for 5 the night ...
A: Matt, Double digits is possible, indeed. There have been five players in MLB who have gone 0 for 10 ...
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| MLB baseball in Wheeling, W.Va. | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I read or heard somewhere that the Pirates once played a game in Wheeling, W.Va., and that a ball ...
A: Ted, I cannot answer this question precisely, but it is quite probably true. Baseball teams used to ...
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| .300 switch hitters | 8/23/2008 |
Q: During a broadcast of a Cubs-Braves game, the announcers said only 4 men who were switch hitters hit ...
A: John, That cannot possibly be right. Even without research I know that Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, ...
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| Team w/Most Runs Allowed in 9th | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I'm wondering if you know which baseball team statistically gives up the most runs in the ninth ...
A: Scott, I could not help myself and went on and got the numbers for all the teams. Here's the ...
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| What was the Longest At Bat? | 8/19/2008 |
Q: what is the longest at bat in mlb history?
A: Jon, I've been able to locate one account that can at least be documented. Bill James in his ...
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| 1 or fewer HRs in 118.2+ IP | 8/5/2008 |
Q: My son, Chris Volstad, 21 yrs old, has pitched 91 innings in AA as well as 27.2 innings in MLB so ...
A: There have been many pitchers since 1901, the beginning of the modern era, who have given up one or ...
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| Most Hits but no Runs | 8/4/2008 |
Q: What team has scored the most hits in a game, without scoring a run ?
A: Randy, NL: New York (vs. Chicago), Oct 3, 1999, 14 hits AL: Cleveland (vs. Washington), July 10, ...
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| HR & RBI Leaders, 1950-1959 | 7/30/2008 |
Q: what player hit the most ome runs and rbi's in the decade of the 1950's
A: Mark, Leader for both home runs and RBIs was Duke Snider. HOME RUNS HR ...
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| Most HRs, Consecutive At Bats | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I know Mike hit four consecutive homeruns against the Cubs in a extra inning game, but didn't he ...
A: Frank, I don't have the box scores of the Kiner games. Note what I said originally. Kiner hit 4 HRs ...
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| Most HRs, Consecutive At Bats | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I know Mike hit four consecutive homeruns against the Cubs in a extra inning game, but didn't he ...
A: Frank, You're right about Schmidt hitting 4 HRs in consecutive plate appearances. He is the only ...
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| Pitchers Giving Up HR to Maris & McGwire | 7/21/2008 |
Q: recently given this trivia question by a very reputable "sports guy". would never question his ...
A: Nick, If anybody did this, it's not the pitchers named. Not a single one of these pitchers gave up ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/20/2008 |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Several people did worse than Mazerowski in this department: RUNS YEAR ...
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| Most rare: 3-pitch inning or triple play? | 7/16/2008 |
Q: What is rarer, a triple play or a three pitch inning? I don't think I've ever seen a three pitch ...
A: Jerry, Three-pitch innings would be more rare. I cannot get precise figures for the triple plays, ...
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| Ballplayer name correction | 7/14/2008 |
Q: Tom, I have an unusual question for you. I will try to be as specific as possible. This is in ...
A: Mike, This time I did turn up a "Pinnance," but he played long before the 40's and 50's. He was a ...
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| Most Runs Scored in Extra Innings | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I just finished watching the Nationals vs. the D-Backs game where there were 8 runs scored ...
A: Chris, I assume your question is how many runs by both teams together after 9 innings. But a team ...
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| Did a "Harston" play for a Louisville pro bb team? | 7/9/2008 |
Q: Tom, I have a friend turning 60 this wk. He thinks his grandfather played for a professional ...
A: Michael, Louisville had a major league team from 1876-77 and 1882-99. I'm sorry to tell you that no ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/5/2008 |
Q: After last nights marlins scored 17 runs in a losing effort I was wondering if that was a record ...
A: Michael, Amazingly enough, 17 runs and losing is far from the record. The most runs scored by a ...
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| Fewest 3B's, Career, 3000+ ABs | 7/5/2008 |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Steve, Giambi is far from the worst. Mark McGwire and Mike Piazza are worse. So is Cecil Fielder, ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/5/2008 |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Steve, The most runs scored by a loser that I've been able to find is 23, in a game on Aug 25, ...
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| Win without a pitch | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for the last pitcher to win a game without throwing a pitch. I think it's Al Osuna on ...
A: Hey Marco, Last guy to do it was a few years ago. B.J. Ryan got a win on May 1, 2003 by coming in a ...
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| >500 H w/3 Teams, Since 1950 | 7/1/2008 |
Q: players who have 500 hits with 3 different teams since 1950 ( I think there are 10 ) thnx in ...
A: Actually, I could only find 9--I may have missed one, though--this is tedious and time-heavy ...
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| Manufacture of Baseballs | 6/29/2008 |
Q: My dad who saw all the greats said in the 40,s the ball was dead and that their was less rubber in ...
A: False. http://www.fogdog.com/fog-the-history-of-the-baseball--bg-527303.html ...
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| Run Scored, Each Inning, Game | 6/29/2008 |
Q: Has there ever been a major league baseball game where one team scored at least one run in every ...
A: George, It's never happened in the American League for 9 innings. In the National League, three ...
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| Grand Slam Singles | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I believe it was a phillie player who hit a grand slam and ran past the player on first base and was ...
A: Michael, There have been four instances of a "grand slam single" that I've found, one of them by a ...
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| Barry Bonds Inside the Park Home Runs | 6/21/2008 |
Q: How many out of all Barry Bonds' home runs have been Inside the Park?
A: Tony, I cannot give you a complete answer, but I can tell you that out of the 292 dingers he hit in ...
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| Fewest 3B, 5000 ABs | 6/19/2008 |
Q: which major league player with at least 5000 at bats had hit the fewest triples. thank you
A: Louie, And the winner is: Mark McGuire. The list is about what you'd expect, although Canseco is a ...
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| Fewest 3B, 5000 ABs | 6/19/2008 |
Q: for those players with at least 5000 at bats, who has the fewest number of triples??
A: Tom, And the winner is: Mark McGuire. TRIPLES 3B AB 1 Mark ...
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| unassisted triple play | 6/14/2008 |
Q: my friend thinks this unusual play only happens once every 8-10 years, all teams included. I say an ...
A: Jim, Your friend is much closer to being correct. I assume we're talking about this happening at ...
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| Most runs given up by a pitcher, game | 6/8/2008 |
Q: In the game today, Andy Petitte gave up ten runs. I thought to myself that you don't see a single ...
A: Although it sounds incredible, Petite is nowhere near the record number of runs given up in a game. ...
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| Rules Question | 6/5/2008 |
Q: My son was playing baseball last night and he was at bat when the picther threw a wild ball. my son ...
A: Zach, No. It's not. The umpire made the right call here. Baseball's rules are unforgiving in ...
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| Most Foul Balls in One At Bat | 6/1/2008 |
Q: which player has hit the most foul balls at one time at bat and how many were there? thank you
A: Larry: We cannot be definitive about this one. The number appears to be somewhere in the ...
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| Batting Around | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I've just watched the Philadelphia Phillies bat around three times in the eight innings they came to ...
A: I don't know what the record is, and I've got no way of researching it. It's probably three, but ...
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| Largest Deficit Overcome--Regular Season | 5/24/2008 |
Q: Which teams (and by what scores and overcoming what deficits) won games after coming back from being ...
A: Dennis, My research turned up three teams that overcame 12-run deficits to win the game. The last ...
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| Vic Power | 5/18/2008 |
Q: How many times did Vic steal home?
A: David, I cannot tell you exactly. But it was less than 10 times. He was not known as a base ...
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| Rule Question on Double Steal | 5/16/2008 |
Q: Tom: BASEBALL SCORING Q: Runners at first and third with two outs. Runner at first has NO wheels ...
A: Wayne, Good question. I agree with the ump. If the runner on third breaks upon the pitch as did ...
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| Most Career HRs before a Grand Slam | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I am wondering who (and how many) has the record for the most HRs in their career before hitting ...
A: Ty, Sorry I cannot answer this one completely, but I can tell you what I've found. I cannot be ...
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| Most Runs Allowed, Pitcher Wins | 5/5/2008 |
Q: hey Tom, What is the most runs given up by a pitcher who still received the win for the game?
A: Chris, I have not been able to nail this down definitively, but I have got some information for ...
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| Full Time Pitcher--Season Losses = 0 | 5/3/2008 |
Q: Did any full time pitcher ever go an entire season without losing a game ?
A: Ernie, To answer the question, not really. The best I can discover is 12 wins, 0 losses, in 11 ...
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| Five strikeouts in one inning? | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I know there's a lot of players who struck out 4 players in one inning. Is there anyone who struck ...
A: It's not been done on the big league level, and it's really pretty rare. Let me quote my source: "A ...
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| Baseball MVPs | 4/23/2008 |
Q: What team has had the most MVP players& has there ever been a team with 3 different players in a ...
A: Bob, Most MVPs by a team are the New York Yankees with 22, followed by the St Louis Cardinals with ...
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| Pitched a No-Hitter and Lost | 4/20/2008 |
Q: How many times if any has a pitcher thrown a no hitter and lost
A: Dave, I'll quote my source directly: On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt 45's ...
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| Baseball - pitcher with entire career with one team | 4/20/2008 |
Q: .. I won some tickets to a Texas Rangers game many years ago with this question, but unfortunately ...
A: Hey Jon, Last pitcher to do this is still doing it. John Smoltz has been with Atlanta for 20 years, ...
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| Career home runs at Fenway Park | 4/18/2008 |
Q: Who has hit the most career home runs as a visiting ball player at Fenway Park?
A: Babe Ruth is the answer. Here's a list (all Hall of Famers): Most home runs by a visitor at Fenway. ...
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| Mantle's Speed | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I read that Mickey Mantle went from home to first base in 3.1 seconds.Do you know if this is true.If ...
A: Charles, He ran like a bullet. I'm sure that this is true, although I cannot document the fact. I ...
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| 3 Career ABs, 6 Outs | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for a player who apparently had a really short major league career... He had six outs in ...
A: Marco, His name was Ron Wright, a DH for the Seattle Mariners for one game. He accounted for the ...
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| Championship rings | 4/6/2008 |
Q: Did the 1951 New York Giants baseball team receive National League Championship rings? My ...
A: Dan, The practice of presenting rings did not exist in 1951, so you are correct that the Giants ...
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| 3 lefty Starters on Staff | 4/5/2008 |
Q: When was the last time a Major League team had 3 lefty starters on staff? (Like our 2008 Mariners)
A: Josh, Not that long ago, actually. Last year, two National League teams had 3 lefties that ...
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| 20 or More Runs Scored in a Game: 2007 | 4/3/2008 |
Q: A friend of mine want to bet me that 20 runs were scored by one team more than 10 times last year. ...
A: Mike, You will have to scan the scores, but it's not a big problem to check this out. It will only ...
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| Last to Steal from First to Home in an Inning | 4/2/2008 |
Q: Who was the last player to steal 2nd, 3rd and home all in one inning?
A: Cathy, Oddly enough, the last instance in both leagues was in 1996. AL -- Chris Stynes, Kansas ...
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| 200 hits in 2007 | 4/1/2008 |
Q: Can you please tell me the names and team of individual players in 2007 who had 200 or more hits for ...
A: Jim, Sure. In the American League: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle, 238 Magglio Ordonez, Detroit, 213 ...
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| Age of BB Players at Debut and Prime | 3/26/2008 |
Q: What is the average age of a player that makes it to the majors (big leagues) to stay? Basically, at ...
A: Ron, I am going to venture an educated guess on the average age a player arrives in the bigs to ...
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| Six Questions | 3/25/2008 |
Q: 1. What year did the BREWERS first start playing in Milwaukee? 2. How many CUBS are retired in ...
A: 1. In 1970: the Seattle Pilots transfered to Milwaukee after a single season in 1969. 2. I don't ...
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| Ways of Scoring from Third | 2/29/2008 |
Q: How many ways can a player score from third base. I've come up with 9, but I've been told it's more ...
A: Ryan, I came up with thirteen, and a buddy came up with another for a total of fourteen. These ...
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| History of the Baseball | 2/22/2008 |
Q: What year did baseballs start being made by machines and is there any difference in the baseballs ...
A: Jim, http://www.fogdog.com/fog-the-history-of-the-baseball--bg-527303.html ...
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| Most PA for .300+ Hitter w/o BB or HBP, Season | 2/10/2008 |
Q: What player had the most plate appearences for a .300+ hitter without a walk or hit by pitch in a ...
A: Damon, Interesting question. In 1877, a player named Levi Meyerle of the Chicago Cubs hit .327 with ...
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| NYY HR from both sides of plate | 1/31/2008 |
Q: Who was the first Yankee player not named Mickey Mantle to hit home runs from both side of the plare ...
A: Tom Tresh hit homers from both sides as a Yankee three times, the first time on September 1, 1963. ...
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| Most Runs by a Team in 9th Inning | 1/29/2008 |
Q: In the early '60s I read in Sports Illustrated the twice this happened twice within two weeks or so. ...
A: Dick, Here's the best I can do on this question. I cannot find a record of anything like you ...
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| First Batting Helmet | 1/10/2008 |
Q: Was Pee Wee Reese credited with being the first player in pro ball to wear a hard helmet and what ...
A: Wilbur: same message. I just changed the subject for my records. TES Wilbur, The sources differ ...
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| Tommy Raub | 1/2/2008 |
Q: Tom I am looking for information about Tommy Raub, who player in the major league in 1903 and ...
A: Bob, Here's his page at baseball-reference.com: ...
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| Josh Gibson | 12/22/2007 |
Q: Fact or fiction? Was Josh Gibson the only person to have hit a home run which left Yankee Stadium? ...
A: Bill, Don't know whether it's fact or fiction. I cannot definitively answer your question because ...
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| Last AL Pitcher to Hit before the DH Rule | 12/11/2007 |
Q: WHO WAS THE LAST AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHER TO BAT BEFORE THE DESIGNATED HITTER RULE WENT INTO EFFECT?
A: Robert, The last pitcher to hit before the DH rule went into effect in 1973 was Nolan Ryan of ...
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| world series | 10/28/2007 |
Q: has any team ever won the world series after losing the first three games?
A: Ann, It's never happened in the World Series, and it's only happened one time in all of ...
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| Most foul balls at 1 bat | 10/15/2007 |
Q: What is the most foul balls hit at one at bat?
A: Chris, I don't know how official this is, but here is something I found on the Baseball Fever web ...
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| World Series Rings | 10/14/2007 |
Q: you may have answered this question before so here goes...when was the 1st world series ring made ...
A: Joseph, I have answered it . . . back in September. The first team to get rings was the NY ...
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| 1941 World Series | 10/8/2007 |
Q: What was the name of the catcher from the Dodgers who dropped the third strike in the 6th game of ...
A: The year was 1941, and the catcher was Mickey Owen, and it was in the 9th inning of the 4th game. ...
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| Sweeps in Post-season Playoffs | 10/6/2007 |
Q: Tom. Has there ever been a year in which all the winners of the playoffs swept their opponents? ...
A: Diane, Since the beginning of the (insane) wild card playoffs in 1995, it's never happened; it's ...
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| Most Games w/o Making Playoffs | 10/4/2007 |
Q: Which active player(s) have played the most games without making the playoffs?
A: Thirteen guys have played over a thousand games withou ever making it to the post-season. Here's the ...
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| MVPs Not on All-Star Team | 10/3/2007 |
Q: any player to win league mvp who was not on the all star team that season?
A: Martin, Good question! It's rare, but it's not unheard of for this to happen. It happened more ...
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| Managers w/o Big League Experience as Player | 10/3/2007 |
Q: Are there any major league managers that were never first an active major league player?
A: Mark, I'm not sure if you're asking about current managers, or managers in baseball history. I'm ...
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| First World Series rings | 9/26/2007 |
Q: What year were the rings first given to the world champs?
A: Mark, According to an article in “Sports Illustrated” from April 29, 1985, the first championship ...
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| First and Last HRs of 20th Century | 9/23/2007 |
Q: since you specialise in 19th century baseball who hit the first and last homeruns in the last ...
A: I'll quote my source directly: The Last Home Run of the 20th Century Stepping up to the plate in ...
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| Ruth-Williams Teammates | 9/23/2007 |
Q: baseball trivia : who is the only player to be a teamate(player) of both babe ruth and ted williams
A: John, In fact there were two players who were teammates of both Ruth and Williams: --Johnny ...
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| Most HBP/game | 9/19/2007 |
Q: What is the record for a player being hit by the ball in one game, if so how many times was he hit, ...
A: In the National League, the record is 3 times in a game. This has happened 14 times and involved 11 ...
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| Pitch Counts Per Team | 9/17/2007 |
Q: Wht was the average number of pitches thrown in a game *per team*--not per pitcher--last year? And ...
A: Peter, There is a really interesting article on this subject at: ...
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| Triple Crown History | 9/14/2007 |
Q: When was the first Triple Crown Award recognized? Also, is there an actual award? I know Mickey ...
A: I guess that would depend on how you define "recognition." Today guys get curtain calls for almost ...
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| Longest HR at Fenway | 9/13/2007 |
Q: Who hit the longest home run at Fenway park, how far did it travel, where did it land?
A: In Fenway Park, there is a single red seat in the right field bleachers: Section 42, Row 37, Seat ...
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| Triple Crown History | 9/13/2007 |
Q: When was the first Triple Crown Award recognized? Also, is there an actual award? I know Mickey ...
A: David, According to information I've been able to discover, there is no physical award. A triple ...
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| HOF Player w/fewest HRs | 8/28/2007 |
Q: What non-pitcher in the Hall of Fame has the fewest career home runs?
A: I would have thought it would have been an infielder, but it was not: it's Ray Schalk, a catcher for ...
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| Teams Scoring Every Inning of 9-inning Game | 8/22/2007 |
Q: wondering how many times in major league history a team has scored in every inning of a 9 inning ...
A: It's a pretty rare occurrence. In the National League, this has happened 7 times since 1889 (only 3 ...
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| Most HR Allowed, Career | 8/20/2007 |
Q: I am curious which pitchers have allowed the most career home runs. Thanks ANSWER: Hi Rick, Here ...
A: Sorry for the confusion here. I did the run only on pitchers with at least 2000 innings pitched. I ...
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| Team Batting Averages | 8/19/2007 |
Q: After 1936, only 1 team has had a seaon batting average of .300 or better (Red Sox, 1950, .302) ...
A: Hey Kevin: Not many. 1937 Tigers .292 1938 Red Sox .299 Senators .293 1939 Red Sox .291 1950 ...
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| Most HR Allowed, Career | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I am curious which pitchers have allowed the most career home runs. Thanks
A: Here are the top ten for the National League: HOME RUNS ALLOWED HR 1 Warren ...
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| Leaving Gloves on the Field | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I've heard that players used to leave their gloves on the field when they'd go into bat. Was it so ...
A: Tracey, I remember seeing players do this in the old Southern Association in the 1950s. Each ...
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| Longest Complete Game Pitched | 8/17/2007 |
Q: What is the longest complete game pitched in the majors, and who pitched?
A: Scott, Most Innings Pitched, Game NL—26—Leon Cadore, Brooklyn, May 1, 1920 (1-1 tie) Joe ...
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| Most Runs Scored in the Bottom of the 9th | 8/14/2007 |
Q: The answer given to the above question indicated that in the AL, the most runs scored in the 9th ...
A: Ron, My initial error was in answering was in giving the reply you cite, but it was because I ...
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| Most Runs Scored in the Bottom of the 9th | 8/14/2007 |
Q: The answer given to the above question indicated that in the AL, the most runs scored in the 9th ...
A: Ron, I'm sorry. I misunderstood the question. The rules were not different. I cannot be any more ...
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| 2 HR in an Inning | 8/12/2007 |
Q: How many players have hit 2 home runs in a single inning
A: Whoops, Mattie Ordonez of the Tigers has just become the last AL player to hit 2 HR in an inning, in ...
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| Wayne Terwilliger | 8/7/2007 |
Q: I have heard there was a famous baseball player with the last name of Twilleger or Twilleager I am ...
A: You must be talking about Wayne Terwilliger, who played in the 1950s. He is not all that famous. He ...
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| Uni Numbers 1928 Yankees/Red Sox | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I am presently writing a novel. There is a chapter wherein a baseball game takes place between a ...
A: Glenna, In 1928, backs of the Red Sox jerseys were blank. Tom Glenna, You are correct that ...
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| Throwing out baseballs | 8/2/2007 |
Q: During a game, there can be ten consecutive ground balls that hit the infield dirt, and no one is ...
A: Mike, Here's the answer from an umpire: Removing the ball after a pitch in the dirt usually ...
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| Red Sox Who Hit for the Cycle | 8/2/2007 |
Q: Didn't Tim Naehring hit for the cycle for the Red Sox? I believe he was the last player to do so ...
A: Heather, Tim Naehring never did it. The last Red Sox hitter to do this was John Valentin on June ...
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| Throwing out baseballs | 8/2/2007 |
Q: During a game, there can be ten consecutive ground balls that hit the infield dirt, and no one is ...
A: Mike, I don't really know, Mike. I can speculate that it's become standard practice for the umps ...
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| Negro League Statistics | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Tom -- records & benchmarks are very much in the news these days w/Glavine, Bonds & ARod. My ...
A: Jim, I wish I could be of more assistance here, but we're really limited in this regard. First of ...
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| Home Run in First Two At-Bats | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Has anyone ever hit a home run in each of his first two at bats as a major leaguer?
A: Buzz, You're wrong about Ray Durham. He got one hit, a single, in four at bats in his first game. ...
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| Finding Pitchers' Batting Averages | 7/31/2007 |
Q: Where can I find the all time batting avgs for all pitchers that have played in the Majors? Thanks ...
A: Randy, You can find batting stats for any pitcher who ever hit in the majors at ...
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| sac fly | 7/28/2007 |
Q: while rules state a sacrifice fly as a fairly batted ball caught by a defender in which a runner ...
A: Dan: It is a sac fly and the batter gets an RBI. The rule states that a sacrifice fly can be ...
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| Most Runs Scored in 9th w/2 Outs | 7/24/2007 |
Q: What is the most runs scored in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs?
A: Just wanted to comment, in response to your comment, that he is correct. Info is from the Official ...
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| Vic Power's Career CS | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I've heard that there have been 8 players that have struck-out 6 times in a single game. Rick ...
A: Dave, It goes without saying I'm not going to know if the number is not the one in the records. I ...
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| More than 601 PAs, HR = 0 | 7/19/2007 |
Q: I'm looking for the player who had the most plate appearances in one season without hitting a ...
A: Marco, There are a huge number of players who did worse. Here are the top half dozen in the long ...
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| Vic Power's Career CS | 7/19/2007 |
Q: I've heard that there have been 8 players that have struck-out 6 times in a single game. Rick ...
A: Vic Power was caught stealing 35 times in his career. He was successful 45 times. The only variable ...
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| Southpaw Knuckle-ballers in Relief | 7/18/2007 |
Q: who are the 2 left handed relief pitchers that threw knucle balls??
A: Actually, I found five lefties who threw knucklers in relief. Gene Bearden Phil La Plame ...
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| Consecutive at-bays with hit | 7/18/2007 |
Q: Ty Wigginton tonight (7/17/07) tied the Devil Rays record with eight consecutive at-bats with a hit. ...
A: Steve, The major league record for most consecutive ABs with a hit is 12. Held by two hitters in ...
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| Most Hits in Game, both clubs | 7/17/2007 |
Q: What is the record for the most hits in a 9 inning game for both teams combined? Also the record ...
A: Most hits in a game by both clubs, 9 inning game: NL 51 -- Philadelphia 26, Chicago 25 Aug 25, ...
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| MLB TEAM home run seasonal record | 7/15/2007 |
Q: What TEAM holds the record for most home runs hit for the season? Which season? {My husband thinks ...
A: Sally, Your husband is mistaken, if we're talking about the major league record. Here are the ...
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| Pitchers Hitting | 7/14/2007 |
Q: Can you list the top ten current pitchers on career hit totals and their averages. I am curious ...
A: Here are your numbers, Craig. The numbers are not particularly small considering. All of the guys on ...
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| Detroit Runs Scored Season Leader | 7/13/2007 |
Q: Who holds the Tigers team record for most runs in a season?
A: Ty Cobb. He scored 147 runs in 1911. Here's a list of the top ten Tigers in runs. RUNS ...
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| All-Star Game MVP | 7/12/2007 |
Q: Who was the last player to win the MVP award that was on the losing team?
A: Greg, The last guy was Carl Yaztrzemski of the Red Sox in 1970. The NL won the game in 12 ...
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| Baseball Park Size | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I have always heard that baseball parks in the past were always larger than today, they used polo ...
A: Patrick, Generally speaking, this is probably not so. But ballparks come in all shapes and sizes, ...
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| Most runs in a double header | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Today the Twins and White Sox have scored 30 runs in the opening game of a double header. What is ...
A: Chris, Here are numbers: Most runs, doubleheader, by one team NL—43—Boston vs Cincinnati, Aug 21, ...
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| Team batting average | 7/6/2007 |
Q: As I watch the Padres team batting average march relentlessly toward the Mendoza line, I was ...
A: Bill, The record holders for a World Series winner are the famous "Hitless Wonders"--the Chicago ...
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| Height of the Mound | 7/5/2007 |
Q: The mound height at Shibe Park was reportedly 20'. Was there no maximum in those days? When did ...
A: It's a good question . . . since I've responded to something similar before, I decided to just ...
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| astros #7 | 7/4/2007 |
Q: since 1965 who has wore the uniform #7. i can't remember who had it besides craig biggio for the ...
A: Until Biggio's third season, and but for one exception, this number has been a catcher's number for ...
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| Pitching rules | 7/2/2007 |
Q: Home team starting pitcher goes only 1.33 innings and leaves with his team losing, reliever comes in ...
A: Marty, Are we talking baseball or softball? I can answer this if baseball rules apply. They are ...
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| All -Time Stats | 7/2/2007 |
Q: Sizemore is on pace for roughly 25 HR and 50 SB. How many other players have done that and who are ...
A: P.J. It's a pretty rare feat. There have been 6 guys to accomplish this feat before, and it's ...
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| Scoring Rule | 6/29/2007 |
Q: Rule 7.12 Unless two are out, the status of a following runner is not affected by a preceding ...
A: Yes, I think you are reading the rule correctly; that is the way I read it. In the case of the ...
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| Fenway | 6/29/2007 |
Q: Why are the centerfield seats at Fenway Park sometimes blocked off and not sold?
A: Good question. For quite a while now, the dead center field section of ballparks on straight line ...
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| HBP | 6/28/2007 |
Q: What's the career record for most consecutive at bats without getting hit by a pitch
A: Great question. I will be as precise as I can; to be completely precise would take more time than I ...
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| Winning Pitcher | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I was just hired as the official scorer for a minor league baseball team. The issue hasn't come up ...
A: The rules are pretty explicit about the answer to your question. In the case you cite, the official ...
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| Player - coach name | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I have a 1968 basebball signed by 25 orioles. I can figure out all but 2. One is or appears to be ...
A: Art, Since I cannot look at the ball, I'm a little bit limited in answering this question, but I do ...
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| Scoring question | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Had an odd thing happen the other day and i am not sure how to score it. Batter hits a ball over ...
A: Joe, Yes, you are correct, because consider how you would have to score it otherwise. A homer ...
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| Why foul line and pole? | 6/20/2007 |
Q: >1) Why is it called the foul pole when it is inside the field of play at many stadiums? Shouldn't ...
A: Bob, Language usage doesn't always follow logic. Though some would agree with you, the game as ...
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| Frank Howard's 1st at bat | 6/20/2007 |
Q: What did Frank Howard do at his first Major Leagus at bat with the Dodgers? I believe I was there at ...
A: Bob, You're close. Frank Howard hit a home run on his second at-bat in the major leagues. Over ...
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| Every Pitcher's Repertoire | 6/18/2007 |
Q: .can you give me a website that can show me all the pitcher's repertoire in major league ...
A: Gerald, There's no such site that I know of; that sort of information is scattered in all kinds ...
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| >40 HRs & <40 SOs | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I am a huge Ted Kluszewski fan. One of the first things that I had ever heard about him was that he ...
A: Josh, Good question. Answer is yes, several times, but Big Klu was the only player ever to do it ...
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| No-hitters in Rookie or Second Year | 6/13/2007 |
Q: Justin Verlander just pitched a no-hitter in his second season. How many players have ever done it ...
A: Dean, This was a good question and it took a little research to get the answer for you. In ...
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| Most Lopsided Win | 6/9/2007 |
Q: What is the most runs scored in a game? And if you can, what was the game won by most. As in, what ...
A: The biggest margin of victory in modern baseball (since 1900) was 25 runs. The Boston Red Sox ...
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| Stealing from 1st to Home | 6/2/2007 |
Q: Has there ever been a person to steal all 4 bases in one at bat? what is the record of bases stolen ...
A: I cannot tell you if these guys did this during one at bat, but several people have stolen from ...
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| Origin of HBP Rule | 5/31/2007 |
Q: My question is in regards to the hit by pitch. When and why did it come to be part of the rules of ...
A: Hey Dave, Interesting question. The rule awarding the batter first base when hit by a pitch was ...
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| HRs in Four NYC Ballparks | 5/29/2007 |
Q: My son heard this question on a Mets telecast earlier this year. Unfortunately, he was not able to ...
A: Steve, Four men who have hit a home run in all 4 New York Parks. Hank Aaron Wes Covington Jim ...
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| Most Starts, 0 Shutouts | 5/28/2007 |
Q: Who has the most career starts without pitching a shutout? And how many starts did he have?
A: Brad, The list of guys could probably be longer; I only looked at the top ten in this category. ...
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| Blue Jays Homers | 5/23/2007 |
Q: How many times has a single Toronto Blue Jay player scored 3 home runs in one game?
A: A Blue Jays player has hit 3 home runs in a game a total of 10 times (11 if you count the 4 home ...
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| 1st Pitcher to Bat after DH Rule | 5/20/2007 |
Q: who was the first american league pitcher to bat after the implementation of the deisgnated hitter ...
A: Chicago White Sox right-hander Cy Acosta was the first to do it: on June 20, 1973. He struck out in ...
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| Most runs scored in a loss | 5/17/2007 |
Q: What's the most runs a major league team has scored in a game, yet lost? Also, if this has happened, ...
A: Rich, The highest number that I've been able to find is 23, in a game on Aug 25, 1922, when the ...
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| Why Nine Innings? | 5/8/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if there was a reason behind the number of innings in a baseball game? Do you know ...
A: Heather, Here is a response to this question I found at: ...
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| Team HR Percentage | 5/7/2007 |
Q: What is the average amount (percentage) of runs scored by homeruns in a game or season for one ball ...
A: Chris, This is a really excellent question. The answer depends, of course, on the time you're ...
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| Most HRs vs the Yankees | 5/4/2007 |
Q: the other day manny ramirez became the fifth guy to hit 50 home runs against the yankees. the ...
A: Here are the guys you're looking for. Ramirez is in exulted company: Jimmie Foxx 70 Ted ...
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| Good hitting ptichers | 5/2/2007 |
Q: has there ever been a pitcher that batted better than the designated hitter in the american league? ...
A: Nancy, To my knowledge, there has never been a pitcher who hit as well as a DH, but this is not a ...
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| Baseball 90 ft. base distances | 4/25/2007 |
Q: How was 90 feet decided upon as the standard distance between bases? Was it always 90 feet? ANSWER: ...
A: Jerry, The Knickerbocker Rules are at: http://www.19cbaseball.com/knickerbockerRules.html A ...
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| Baseball 90 ft. base distances | 4/24/2007 |
Q: How was 90 feet decided upon as the standard distance between bases? Was it always 90 feet?
A: Jerry, The 90-foot base paths go all the way back to when Alexander Cartwright and a committee ...
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| Total number of pitches in a game | 4/23/2007 |
Q: what is the record for most pitches thrown in one game?
A: Raul, I can only find figures for the record since 1990. And that would be Tim Wakefield who ...
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| First 200 HRs for same Manager | 4/20/2007 |
Q: who is 3 players have hit 200 home runs with their same mgrs.?
A: Eric, There are lots of players who hit 200 homers for the same manager. Hitting their first 200 ...
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| HR on first two career at-bats | 3/21/2007 |
Q: Who is the only player to hit a home run in his first two major league at bats? ANSWER: Debi, a St. ...
A: Debi, Actually two of the people on your list hit homers on their first big league ...
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| what is a lodge box? | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I am not good with sports (wish I was) But I want to buy some tickets for my husband and his friends ...
A: Kelly, Not a silly question at all. It's just another way of describing seating. It's not ...
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| dugouts | 1/10/2007 |
Q: Is there any reason for the term "dugout" other than the resemblence to one? Why are they actually ...
A: Dave, The major league rules require that the dugout be roofed and closed at the back and either ...
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| Dodgers 1955 | 11/4/2006 |
Q: I have an old Zippo lighter that is engraved "Dodgers 1955" with a crown and world globe beside it. ...
A: Ira, It is definitely not another team named "Dodgers." Any old-time baseball fan can tell you ...
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| Batting Helmets | 10/28/2006 |
Q: what year were batting helmets required and what was the grandfather rule
A: Cliff, The Pittsburgh Pirates were the first team to wear them, in 1952. They became mandatory in ...
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| Undefeated Baseball Teams | 10/28/2006 |
Q: in the history of baseball has there ever been a pro team to go undefeated in the regular season?
A: Joseph, A couple I've been able to discover . . . way in the early history of the game. The ...
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| 4-Game WS Sweeps | 10/25/2006 |
Q: How many 4 game sweeps have there been in the world series?
A: Richard, There have been 17 total. Only two teams have swept the Series in four games more than ...
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| Denny McClains 30th Win | 10/20/2006 |
Q: What team did Denny McClain beat to get his 30th win in 1968?
A: Sal, McLain got victory number 30 against Oakland at home on September 14. He got victory number ...
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| Pitchers: 3 World Series Rings, 3 Teams | 10/19/2006 |
Q: Besides Jack Morris, what other pitcher or pitchers have taken 3 or more world series ring with as ...
A: John, Interesting question. Here is the list: Joe Bush Roger Craig (if you count Brooklyn & LA ...
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| Last Inside-the-Park Grand Slam | 10/18/2006 |
Q: Good evening, Tom! Thank you so much for the info that you sent! Do you think it's likely that ...
A: Like you I wondered about that . . . it's been a while, hasn't it? But I concluded that such a rare ...
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| Oldest Active MLB player | 10/18/2006 |
Q: Last week I was watching a playoff game and a 48 year old black player was up to bat, I believe as a ...
A: Carolyn, That would be Julio Franco, who has played for the Atlanta Braves for the past threee ...
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| Last Inside-the-Park Grand Slam | 10/17/2006 |
Q: .. Can you tell me who hit the last inside-the-park grand slam and when? Many thanks!
A: The inside-the-park grand slam is a pretty rare feat. The last guy to get one was Randy Winn of the ...
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| What is Pepper Ball? | 10/17/2006 |
Q: My question relates to a stenciled words behind Home Plate at the "Old Tiger Stadium" that say's "NO ...
A: Here's a good definition: pepper -- Pepper is a common pre-game exercise where one player bunts ...
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| First Pitch Significance | 10/14/2006 |
Q: I am very impressed! My follow upDid the Negro League practice the first pitch ceremonies?I was ...
A: Gil, I found only a single reference to Jackie Robinson throwing out the first pitch at a Negro ...
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| First Pitch Significance | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I was trying to find more about the history (when it began) and the significance of the first pitch. ...
A: Gil, As far as I can tell, the first ceremonial first pitch was thrown by President William ...
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| Foul Balls | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I believe in 2005 there was a ML player who hit 17 or 18 foul balls in a row. I want to know who it ...
A: Joyce, There's no agreement on most number of foul balls in one at bat, much less consecutive. ...
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| Scoring Fiasco on Dropped 3rd Strike | 9/10/2006 |
Q: I'm a rules junkie, and I *think* I go this correct at the time, but I'd like a second opinion. ...
A: "Prune" (what a cool moniker!) You are absolutely correct about this. The strikeout and the 1-3 ...
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| saves | 9/3/2006 |
Q: What major league pitcher has the most saves in a season and when is it considered a save(ei. # of ...
A: Mike, Sorry I've been so slow at getting back to you on this. I had to be away from my desk for a ...
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| Triple Team Double Headers | 9/2/2006 |
Q: Has there ever been a double header with one team playing two differant teams in the same day?
A: David, Yes. It's happened twice: Sept 25, 2000 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland Indians beat Chicago, ...
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| SF Giants History | 8/29/2006 |
Q: were the san francisco giants ever in any other city
A: Oh, yes. They were originally the New York Giants, a team with a long history that dates back to ...
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| Info on Babe Ruth | 8/6/2006 |
Q: hey i am currently doing an assignment on babe ruth i was wondering if you have any stats on it, and ...
A: Josh, There'a a ton of information about the Babe on the Web. ...
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| Doubleheaders: Splits and Sweeps | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I'm wondering how often doubleheaders have been swept vs. split in the history of baseball, or at ...
A: Allan, Although I don't have any hard data--I've looked for a while--I can venture an educated ...
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| Height of Pitching Mound | 8/2/2006 |
Q: How high is a major league pitcher's mound? And can it be changed between games? Is the height set?
A: The rules of baseball specify that the mound cannot be any higher than 15 inches. The height of the ...
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| Team Hits In A Game | 8/1/2006 |
Q: What is the record for most hits by a single team in a game?
A: Chris, In the National League, it's 36 by the Philadelphia Phillies vs the Louisville Colonels ...
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| Top 5 Players of each team | 7/12/2006 |
Q: ..but a local radio station mentioned an upcoming promotion (Johnny Bench is the national ...
A: Charlie, There is no specific site for this, Charlie. The only way you can get at who's "best" on ...
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| Cincinnati Reds Father-Son Combos | 7/4/2006 |
Q: what are the 4 fathers and sons that have played for the cincinnati reds (not nessicarily at the ...
A: I'm working on this: I have gotten three of the four figured out, but I'm having trouble finding the ...
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| Shortest Tenures for Big League Managers | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I heard a radio conversation yesterday dealing with the shortest tenures/time on the job in ...
A: This was a really interesting exercise. It took a little digging, but the information is pretty ...
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| Baseball: which league is better? | 6/27/2006 |
Q: to settle an argument as to which league is better. can you tell me the top 5 player by position who ...
A: Ron, I need some clarification: are you asking for the lifetime statistics for these category ...
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| Fielder's choice--actual result of play or thought process | 6/24/2006 |
Q: My question is do you score a fielder's choice based on the decision of the fielder or the result of ...
A: The fielder's choice is scored on the decision of the fielder, not the play result. It does not ...
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| baseball | 6/24/2006 |
Q: how many times has the home team in baseball scored in all nine innings?
A: Interesting question and interesting answer: the long and short of it is in the AL no home team has ...
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| Most Runs in a Game | 6/22/2006 |
Q: what was the highest score ever recorded in the mlb.(ex) d-backs 34 yankees 2
A: Randy, The most recent information I can find is this, from ...
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| Doubleheaders | 6/10/2006 |
Q: Tom. The train travel of the early 20th century might have necesitated many doubleheaders. I've ...
A: Rest assured, Kc, that I will let you know if I can find anything else on this, but it really ...
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| Doubleheaders | 6/10/2006 |
Q: When I grew up (late 60s & 70s), doubleheaders were very common. I can't find anything online that ...
A: You're right, Kc. I poked around a bit on the Net and could not find specific information about the ...
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| Fielders Choice | 5/30/2006 |
Q: Tom, This is a scorekeeping question. With a man on first, hitter rolls a ground ball into the ...
A: Jason, It would be scored as a hit in either case. To be scored a fielder's choice, there has to ...
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| Barry Bonds | 5/29/2006 |
Q: Tom Do you think that Barry Bonds has broken Babe Ruth's record? Back in 1969 the pitchers mound ...
A: I personally don't think Bonds has broken =any= records since he's been juiced since 1999. I ...
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| Comeback record (shutout) | 5/17/2006 |
Q: As far as I can see, not a single report on yesterday's Yankee comeback from 9-0 answered the ...
A: Steve: I cannot find anything bigger than this: June 18, 1911: Down 13-1 after five 1/2 innings, ...
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| NY Yankees | 5/16/2006 |
Q: I'm interested in your all-time NY Yankees team, incl. DH, closer, right & left-handed starters. ...
A: Jim: As a Ranger fan, I hate the Yankees, but here goes. I stayed strictly to the position for ...
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| Major league franchises | 5/3/2006 |
Q: This was exactly what I was looking for, however are you sure about the Cubs? I'm a White Sox fan ...
A: Well, Arni, I understand your situation, and I can readily sympathize. But I'm afraid I am correct ...
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| Major league franchises | 5/3/2006 |
Q: In order of age, I'm looking for the clubs that are at least 50 years old and have never moved from ...
A: Arni, A little hard to decide exactly what you're looking for, but I took a shot at it. What I ...
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| Who Invented baseball | 2/28/2006 |
Q: my name is Matt Davis and I am sorry I you already got this email but I had to and couple points. I ...
A: Matt, Thanks for your question. If you will go to this web site: ...
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| Home run record | 2/28/2006 |
Q: Will Barry Bonds break the all time record home run record for a career and if so does he desever ...
A: Tom: In short, the answers are I don't know and no. It's looking dicey about Bonds' playing time ...
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| Detroit Tigers | 1/28/2006 |
Q: When was the last game that Lou Whitaker and Alam Trammel played together?
A: Jennifer, I can't be any more specific than to tell you that it was probably in 1995. That was ...
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| Umpires' Calls | 1/26/2006 |
Q: Schott, (My previous question dealt with a science fair project in the form of an electronic ...
A: Sarah, Well, my opinion, for what it is worth would be that it's a law of nature that the lower ...
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| Umpires' Calls | 1/26/2006 |
Q: Schott, My name is Sarah Bricault and I am currently developing a science fair project that ...
A: Great project, Sarah! Good luck with it and thanks for asking my opinion. To tell you the truth I ...
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| Baseball | 7/28/2005 |
Q: Has there ever been a black third basemen? All other positions have had a black player. Am I right ...
A: Charles, The two black guys who played third base that occur to me immediately are Jackie ...
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| baseball triple crown | 7/11/2005 |
Q: last player to win the baseball triple crown? homers, average, rbi's
A: Kevin: The last man to win the Triple Crown in either league? Yaz! Carl Yastrzemski turned the ...
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| batting | 7/1/2005 |
Q: What is the most at-bats a player has started the season before dropping below a .1000 batting ...
A: Tom, On September 18, 1977, Ted Cox debuted for the Boston Red Sox and had six consecutive hits ...
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| Shut Outs | 6/30/2005 |
Q: What is the record for the most hits in a game by a team that was shut out?
A: Jim: The record for most hits by one team while being shut out is 14, set once in the NL and once ...
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| pitcher's mound | 6/21/2005 |
Q: I know that the height of the pitcher's mound was changed in 1969, but what I would really like to ...
A: Frank, Good question. It was a combination of things that happened in 1968 that drove the bozo ...
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| TOP 10 PITCHERS OF ALL TIME | 5/16/2005 |
Q: 1. Walter Johnson 2. Cy Young 3. Roger Clemens 4. Christy Matthewson 5. Sandy Koufax 6. Grover ...
A: You could argue endlessly about this question. What makes a great pitcher? Wins? ERA? Combination of ...
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| Ruling | 5/15/2005 |
Q: .. I was watching the Angels/Tigers game today. Nate Robertson gave up 6 runs in the 3rd inning, ...
A: Hans-Lee Tan, Sure. Figgins gets on first by an error. Erstad forces him at second for out ...
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| best pitchers | 5/10/2005 |
Q: this is purely an opinion question but i was playing a game with my friends and we got onto best ...
A: Your top five are certainly not ridiculous. Wouldn't you love to have a staff like that? I would ...
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| steroid use | 2/12/2005 |
Q: When did Major League baseball make steroid use illegal?
A: I'm not certain, but I want to say it was only about three years ago. Obviously baseball has refused ...
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| Hall of Fame | 2/6/2005 |
Q: Saw a very good article by Dan Daly of the Washington Times (Washtimes.com) about QB Benny Friedman ...
A: Two I can think of right off the bat are Shoeless Joe Jackson and Pete Rose. It is much easier to ...
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| baseball | 11/1/2004 |
Q: I used to live in Cincinnati and when I was way younger we were at a ball game in the old Crosley ...
A: Carl, You are not imagining things. It was four times that Willie fanned. Check this out: » June ...
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| the baseball | 9/6/2004 |
Q: How many stitches are there in a major league baseball? What is the core of the ball made of? What ...
A: Ron: A baseball has 108 stitches. The ball is made of layers of yarn wound over a core of ...
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| Ceremonial First Pitch | 8/26/2004 |
Q: I know you prefer on-the-field questions and I'm not sure if this would technically qualify as ...
A: Tommy, Don't know for sure, but I think your guess is probably right. This is a TV thing, so ...
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| steal | 7/27/2004 |
Q: Tom, when is the last time someone successfuly (or heck, even attempted) to steal home. I'm not a ...
A: Tim, It's rare, but it happens every year. I've done some poking around, and you might find the ...
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| home run | 7/12/2004 |
Q: what is the longest home run hit
A: Tim, This is a question without a definite answer. Apparently several men: Cecil Fielder, Mickey ...
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| baseball standings | 7/5/2004 |
Q: I always hear sports announcers refering to how many "games back" a team is in the "loss column." ...
A: Alyssa, I don't think these announcers are being very accurate. They might as well say "games ...
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| phrase | 6/19/2004 |
Q: can of corn-where did this saying come from and what does a easy fly ball and a can of corn have in ...
A: Brian: Here's what Paul Dickson's Baseball Dictionary says: "The phrase has long been assumed ...
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| Walks | 6/12/2004 |
Q: Looking for the record for most consecutive walks by a pitcher. Does not have to be in one game.
A: Kevin, The best I can come up with is most consecutive bb in an inning, which probably answers ...
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| What is origin of term shortstop? | 3/13/2004 |
Q:
A: According to Dickson's Baseball Dictionary: "The position was originally that of short fielder at ...
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| Pitcher's mound | 2/6/2004 |
Q: In the beginning (1800s) there was a pitcher's box. Eventually the pitching area was raised - i.e., ...
A: What are the dimensions of the pitching mound and why is it where it is? A regulation pitcher's ...
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| MLB Divisons | 11/7/2003 |
Q: I might be crazy or something but I can't understand why in the world in Major League Baseball there ...
A: Doug, You are not crazy. What you see is simply another indication that MLB is crazy. Actually, ...
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