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| 1933 american leauge pennet race | 7/4/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who won the 1933 american leauge pennet race?
A: The Washington Senators won the 1933 American League pennant. They beat out the second place New ...
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| Run scored without a hit | 7/3/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Has there ever been a major league game where a team scored a run scored without getting a hit ...
A: It hasn't happened a lot, but there have been about 20 games in baseball history where a team scored ...
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| Pitching rules | 7/2/2007 | Tom Schott |
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 | Tom Schott |
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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| no hitters | 7/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: can you lose a no hitter and what are the ways you can lose them
A: By "lose a no hitter" I'm assuming you mean lose the game despite pitching a complete game and not ...
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| reluctant home run | 7/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: say a player needs a triple still for hitting the cycle but hits a home run instead. can he stop at ...
A: There are a couple of ways a ball player can prevent himself from being credited with a home run ...
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| Consecutive Home Runs | 7/2/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the record for most consecutive pitches (possibly across one or more games) being hit for ...
A: The record for most consecutive plate appearances in which a batter hit a home run is 4. This has ...
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| All-Star stats | 7/1/2007 | Geoff |
Q: If you hit a home run in the All-Star game, does it count toward you MLB stats??
A: Home runs and other accomplishments in All-Star games are NOT included in a player's MLB stats. So ...
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| Record number of hits in a ballgame | 7/1/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Geoff, What is the record for total number of hits in a ballgame (by both teams) without any being ...
A: For some reason, extra base hit records are tracked by how long the game goes, not by how many ...
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| Scoring Rule | 6/29/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| trick plays | 6/29/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Is that first baseman meeting with the pitcher to tag out the runner legal in the bigs, and if so ...
A: Ah yes, the old "hidden ball trick" is perfectly legal in Major League Baseball. However, if the ...
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| Fenway | 6/29/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| Baseball | 6/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Players in since 1960 (no NYY from that era) that played with at least 5 World Series Champs. I can ...
A: I came up with three players who since 1960 have played on 5 World Series Championship teams. They ...
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| HBP | 6/28/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| HBP | 6/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What's the career record for most consecutive at bats without getting hit by a pitch
A: Unfortunately, the closest record I could find is the record for most at-bats in a season without ...
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| playing or not playing in the rain | 6/28/2007 | Geoff |
Q: We were discussing sports tonight and the questions came up regarding rain delays, etc. Other ...
A: Baseball players are sometimes criticized for not being as "tough" as football players who play in ...
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| sandy koufax | 6/27/2007 | Geoff |
Q: who is the only mets pitcher to beat sandu koufax
A: Sandy Koufax had a 17-2 career record against the New York Mets. His two losses came on 8/26/65 and ...
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| Championship City/State | 6/27/2007 | Geoff |
Q: This is more of a misc. question but I couldn't find a category where it fit. So here it goes, has ...
A: Here's a link to a great website that lists all the one city/ multiple champions by year. ...
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| Winning Pitcher | 6/26/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| home runs | 6/26/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What players have hit 100 home runs left handed and right handed? (Mickey Mantle is one for ...
A: When I first read your question I immediately thought of Mantle, Murray, and Reggie Smith. I was ...
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| cubs short stops | 6/26/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Do you know the name of the cub short stop with the initials C.D. and when he played. I was at a ...
A: The Cubs have only had a handful of players with the initials CD play for them. The only one who ...
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| Player - coach name | 6/25/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| home runs | 6/25/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What players have hit 100 home runs left handed and right handed? (Mickey Mantle is one for ...
A: I came up with 6 switch-hitters who have hit at least 100 home runs from each side of the plate: ...
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| warm-up baseballs | 6/24/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Hey Geoff, I was just wondering why a first baseman will toss the ball that he had just caught into ...
A: Much of what is done during a baseball game is superstition, but tossing the ball into the stands ...
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| consecutive shutout losses by team | 6/23/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the record for most consecutive shutout losses by a MLB team?
A: The record for most consecutive shut-out losses is 4. It's happened 11 times in MLB history most ...
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| John Smoltz | 6/23/2007 | Geoff |
Q: John Smoltz is the cousin of which Tigers personnel?
A: The cousin of John Smoltz you are looking for is Tiger great Charlie Gehringer. Gehringer played ...
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| Scoring question | 6/22/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| short career | 6/22/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What player's career amounted to three at bats and three hits in these at bats for a career BA of ...
A: As per this website http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/onehitwonders.html the name you are looking ...
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| Baseball | 6/22/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Which active player has hit 10 or more home runs in consecutive seasons? How many seasons?
A: Back in 1992 both Jeff Kent and Reggie Sanders starting hitting at least 10 home runs each season. ...
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| Baseball | 6/21/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Has anyone ever made all three offensive outs in the same half inning?
A: It's a great question! Unfortunately the answer is either: "Yes" or "Probably not, but no one ...
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| Why foul line and pole? | 6/20/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| Players names on the back of their uniforms | 6/20/2007 | Geoff |
Q: The Yankees players names are not on the back of their home or away uniforms. What other teams in ...
A: The New York Yankees are the only team which never wears their names on their backs home or away. ...
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| Frank Howard's 1st at bat | 6/20/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| national athem | 6/20/2007 | Geoff |
Q: When was the national anthem first sang at a base ball game and by whom and what teams were playing?
A: Although the Star Spangled Banner was not adopted as the official national anthem until 1931, the ...
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| Tigers Pitchers | 6/20/2007 | Geoff |
Q: Who was the last Tigers pitcher to steal a base?
A: In looking through old Tiger data, the most recent stolen base by a Tiger pitcher appears to have ...
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| Baseball bat | 6/19/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the heaviest bat ever recorded used in a major league baseball game or in practice. I know ...
A: The only official baseball rule about the bats Major Leaguers can use is: 1.10 (a) The bat shall be ...
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| Home-run kings | 6/19/2007 | Geoff |
Q: What is the record for most consecutive pitches, and most consecutive at-bats hit for a home run, ...
A: The record for most consecutive plate appearances in which a batter hit a home run is 4. This has ...
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| yankees managers | 6/19/2007 | Geoff |
Q: which new york yankees manager does not have a win at yankee stadium?
A: The answer you are probably looking for is Bill Virdon. He was the Yankee manager in 1974-1975 when ...
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| Every Pitcher's Repertoire | 6/18/2007 | Tom Schott |
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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| strikeouts | 6/18/2007 | Geoff |
Q: throughout the history of major league baseball, which pitcher has the most in game strikeouts?
A: I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by "the most in game strikeouts". If you mean most ...
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