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| Perfectgame / No- hitter | 6/17/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What happens in this scenario bottom of the 9th 2 outs, the pitcher has a perfect game. popped up ...
A: According to the official MLB website: since no batter reached base safely, what you described would ...
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| Most team wins all time | 6/17/2007 | Geoff |
Q: what team in the MLB has the most team wins?
A: By "most team wins" I assume you mean most wins in franchise history. This website: ...
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| Who runs the fastes in the MLB | 6/16/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who runs the fastest from home to first in the MLb
A: There is no official record or contest to determine something like this. Legend will tell us that ...
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| Yankees home runs | 6/15/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Heres one for ya. Apparently, in the history of the yankees, only 8 players have 200 hit 200 or more ...
A: There's kind of a confusing typo in your"only 8 players have 200 hit 200 or more home runs" If you ...
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| baseball | 6/15/2007 | Geoff |
Q: I would like to know why, the area the pitchers warm up in, is called the bullpen. I have asked ...
A: There are several theories on this subject. My favorite theory is that "Bull Durham Tobacco" used ...
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| tiger pitchers | 6/14/2007 | Geoff |
Q: I know it is tough but could you tell me the total number of starting pitchers the Detroit Tigers ...
A: The answer you are looking for is 448. This website: ...
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| Ted Williams | 6/14/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who is the only pitcher to strike out Ted Williams 3 times in 1 game?
A: On May 16, 1957 Jim Bunning struck Ted Williams out 3 times. Once in each the 1st, 4th, and 6th ...
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| getting to first base | 6/14/2007 | Geoff |
Q: what are the 7 ways to get to first base?
A: There are 7 ways for a batter to reach 1st base: 1) single 2) error 3) walk 4) hit by pitch 5) ...
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| >40 HRs & <40 SOs | 6/13/2007 | Tom Schott |
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 | Tom Schott |
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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| Baseball | 6/13/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Can you name four players that have hit 45 doubles in four consecutive seasons? Thanks
A: I guess the answer to your question is, "No." I can only name the two men who have done it: Tris ...
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| baseball | 6/13/2007 | Geoff |
Q: my friend has a world series ring from toronto blue jays world series ring with his name on it yet ...
A: It's important to realize that World Series rings are gifts given from the team owners to whoever ...
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| cycle | 6/12/2007 | Geoff |
Q: has a pitcher ever hit for the cycle?
A: In checking around, I see no mention of a pitcher ever hitting for the cycle - although I couldn't ...
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| no-hitters | 6/9/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Hey Geoff...Which pitcher who has thrown a no-hitter has the fewest number of career Wins?
A: The pitcher with a no-hitter but the fewest career wins in Bobo Holloman. He had just 3 career wins ...
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| runs | 6/9/2007 | Geoff |
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 answers to your two questions both happened in the same game. Back on June 29, 1897 Chicago ...
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| Most Lopsided Win | 6/9/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| team batting | 6/8/2007 | Geoff |
Q: what team holds the record for fewest official at bats in a 9 inning game?
A: That record is held by the 1964 Baltimore Orioles. In their nine-inning 1-0 win over the Kansas ...
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| Players with 4 World Series Rings | 6/7/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Are there any current MLB players that have won 4 World Series, but not all with the Yankees?
A: The answer is: Yes! Of the current players who have won 4 World Series rings I could only find 1 ...
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| pro baseball mound dimensions | 6/6/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Do all mounds in pro ball have to be the exact height?
A: Yes! The official baseball rules are very specific about the height of the pitcher's mound: Rule ...
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| quality starts | 6/5/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Hey Geoff, Could you please explain why 6 innings and giving up less than 3 "earned" runs are the ...
A: Here's a link to a short article about the history of "quality starts". ...
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| Batting Order | 6/5/2007 | Geoff |
Q: It is my understanding that the phrase used for the batter who follows the "on deck" batter was ...
A: Both "on deck" and "in the hold/ in the hole" are originally nautical terms. They do not mean the ...
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| Hit in an inning | 6/4/2007 | Geoff |
Q: How mant hits can a team get in an inning without scoring a run.
A: A team can get as many as 6 hits in an inning and still not score a run. Example: Each of the ...
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| how old can you tryout | 6/4/2007 | Geoff |
Q: how old do you gotta be to tryout for a minor leaugue team
A: I suspect that minimum and maximum ages might vary from team-to-team. Here's a link to a Press ...
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| Force out | 6/4/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Ruling question. Runner on First. Ball hit to short. Throws to second baseman who trips on bag and ...
A: In the situation you described, there would be a force out at second base. So long as the fielder ...
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| hitting streaks | 6/3/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the alltime consecutive game hitting streak by a picther
A: Consecutive game hitting streaks aren't recorded by position for the simple reason that players' ...
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| Musial versus Spahn | 6/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What was Stan Musial's lifetime batting average against Warren Spahn?
A: Unfortunately, that level of detail really isn't known for certainty for ballplayers who played ...
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| Advancing runners including batter when pitch is stuck in backstop | 6/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: I have a question about a specific play and how many bases the runners are entitled: Game ...
A: The situation you describe requires both part (h) and part (i) of the rule. The net result though ...
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| hit by batted ball in batter's box | 6/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: In another post you wrote: "The only gray area is whether or not the batted ball hits the batter in ...
A: To help explain this, forget everything you might know about basketball and football. In those ...
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| Stealing from 1st to Home | 6/2/2007 | Tom Schott |
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 | Tom Schott |
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 | Tom Schott |
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 | Tom Schott |
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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| most runs allowed | 5/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the record for most runs allowed by a starting pitcher without recording an out either to ...
A: Baseball records are generally tracked in the positive. There is no record for most runs given up ...
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| baseball | 5/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Since the number of people hitting for the cycle is about a hundred, and the chance of a home run ...
A: Hitting for the cycle with the home run being a grand slam has happened 6 times, once each by: Jay ...
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| Largest number of pitches to a single batter | 5/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Heya Geoff - Dustin Pedroia went 12 pitches today against the Rangers before hitting a solo homer, ...
A: There is no official record for most pitches faced in one plate appearance or most foul balls in one ...
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| Srealing home | 5/26/2007 | Geoff |
Q: WE have a trivia book that lists records regarding stealing home. Why was it so much more common in ...
A: The answer seems to be mostly about the pitcher's delivery. Seems like in the old days pitchers ...
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| Yankees Trivia | 5/24/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who is the only Yankee rookie to hit home runs in his first two games?
A: I don't know this one for absolute certainty - finding home run info for players second game is ...
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| Disabled List | 5/24/2007 | Geoff |
Q: The Oakland A's now have 11 players on the disabled list simultaneously. Are there records of the ...
A: There are no records regarding the number of players on the disabled list at any one time. Teams ...
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| Blue Jays Homers | 5/23/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| baseball trivia | 5/23/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who was the on deck hitter when both Henry Aaron and Sadahar Oh broke Babe Ruth's home run record?
A: Teammate to both Aaron in the USA and Oh in Japan was Davey Johnson. Johnson was also the first man ...
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