Baseball Trivia (General)/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Most Runs Scored in the Bottom of the 9th | 8/14/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| 2 HR in an Inning | 8/12/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| baseball homeruns after age 40 | 8/11/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: Who holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season after he turned 40? 41? 42? A: The answer kind of depends upon on how you want to define a player's age. Barry Bonds, for ... | ||
| 1994 baseball strike | 8/10/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: Of all the players in the major leagues at the time of the strike in 1994, who among these is still ... A: Howdy- it took me a while, but I think I got most of 'em. Moises Alou . Brad Ausmus . Craig Biggio . ... | ||
| Same RBI total in the past three years | 8/10/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: Geoff, Tom can't answer my question, can you? A friend told me yesterday he heard somewhere that ... A: I suspect your friend has asked you more of a riddle than he has a baseball trivia question. There ... | ||
| New York Yankee Bat Boys | 8/9/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: Can you give me a list of names of the bat boys for the N.Y.Yankees in the late 40's or throughout ... A: Howdy- a tough one indeed... Let's see...I do have some last names. 1947- Batboy: Jacobs Ball Boy: ... | ||
| Babe Ruth HR | 8/9/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: How many home runs did Ruth hit in Yankee stadium. ANSWER: Howdy- The Babe bashed 259 bombs in the ... A: Coitenly! THE HOME RUN ENCYCLOPEDIA, a SABR work published by MacMillan, written by "Mr. Home Run" ... | ||
| HITTS IN 1 INNING | 8/9/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: THE MOST BATTERS IN ONE HALF OF AN INNING A: Howdy- on 18 June, 1953, the Boston red Sox sent 23 batters to the plate in the seventh inning vs. ... | ||
| General Trivia | 8/9/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: Can you tell me what the record for the most consecutive one pitch outs is? A: There is no such known record. Although every pitch is carefully tracked today - and has for the ... | ||
| lefty position | 8/8/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: my son has always played second base in the summer rec league growing up and has done very well, ... A: As far as 3rd basemen, shortstops, or 2nd basemen throwing left-handed, it is incredibly rare in ... | ||
| Wayne Terwilliger | 8/7/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Team Batting Averages | 8/7/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: What team holds the record for highest season team batting average? More specifically, modern era ... A: Howdy- The last team to hit .300 was the 1950 Boston Red Sox, .302. No team has really come close ... | ||
| Uni Numbers 1928 Yankees/Red Sox | 8/6/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| No at bats, 33 runs | 8/5/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: Who is the player in the mid-70s who played in 105 games and scored 33 runs but had no official at ... A: That would be Herb Washington of the Oakland A's. Washington was an accomplished track start that ... | ||
| Hall of Fame trivia | 8/3/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: Who was the only player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame who did not deliver an acceptance ... A: Howdy- there have been many, many players in the Hall of Fame who did not deliver an acceptance ... | ||
| 20 gmae winners? | 8/3/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: what player in the modern era has the most seasons with 20 wins? A: You didn't define "modern era" but here's some information that should help. Cy Young holds the ... | ||
| Comebacks | 8/2/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: After watching San Diego come relatively close to blowing a 12-0 lead on Sunday, I got to thinking ... A: Howdy-Your memory of that game is correct. The Indians came from 12 runs back TWICE in one game vs ... | ||
| Catch off of pitcher's mound | 8/2/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: If a batter hits a ball off of the pitcher's mound and is caught before it hits the ground, is it an ... A: Howdy- Nope, the pitcher would have to throw the batter out- the mound counts as the ground, as do ... | ||
| Throwing out baseballs | 8/2/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Red Sox Who Hit for the Cycle | 8/2/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Throwing out baseballs | 8/2/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Lead off HR | 8/2/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: My dad and I were watching the Tigs and W. Sox last week and there was an Aflac trivia question and ... A: Although your answer is a better answer than your dad's, neither answer is correct. Pitch by pitch ... | ||
| Yankees Retired Numbers | 8/1/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: What Yankees Numbers are retired? Who wore them? Do you think Paul O'Neill will have his number ... A: Howdy- The Yankees lead the majors in retired numbers with 15. They are as follows: 1, Billy ... | ||
| Negro Leaguers | 8/1/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: Jamie -- records & benchmarks are very much in the news these days w/Glavine, Bonds & ARod. My ... A: Howdy- Short answer: No one came any where close to those numbers in regular Negro League contests. ... | ||
| Negro League Statistics | 8/1/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Home Runs | 8/1/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: What team hit the most home runs in a single major league game and how many were hit? A: Howdy- Sorry about the delay, we are in the process of moving rooms around. Toronto hit ten home ... | ||
| MLB-runs scored | 8/1/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: what are the most runs scored in one game by the losing team (MLB only) A: Howdy- I believe that the post-1900 record is 23 (!), by the Phillies, 25 August, 1922 (the Cubs ... | ||
| Homeruns | 8/1/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: What is the most homeruns in a game by a single team? A: The record for most home runs by one team in one game is 10. This was accomplished on Sept. 14, ... | ||
| Home Run in First Two At-Bats | 8/1/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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. ... | ||
| Pitchers mound | 7/31/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: I have two questions that I have asked so many people and yet to get the answer... First, is the ... A: Howdy- The mound can, by rule, be no more than 15 inches high. This rule was put in place for the ... | ||
| Finding Pitchers' Batting Averages | 7/31/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| use of baseballs | 7/31/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: when was the last time a single baseball was used for an entire game? A: I know of no time when a single baseball was used for an entire major league game. Umpires throw ... | ||
| runs scored in an inning | 7/29/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: What is the record number of runs scored by a team in one inning? A: Howdy- The record is 18 by Chicago (against Detroit), 6 September, 1883, 7th inning. The post-1900 ... | ||
| Foul Balls and the batters box | 7/29/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: Does a batter have the right to remain in a batters box when a ball is hit? My question, more ... A: The situation you describe should never happen. If the ball is hit straight up, the batter would ... | ||
| hits in a double hitter | 7/28/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: What is the record for most hits in a double header by a single player and by a team? A: Howdy- the record is 9, done 9 times. Fred Carroll (Pittsburgh, A.A.), 5 July, 1886; Wibert ... | ||
| baseballs & fans | 7/28/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: i've been told that fans can keep balls hit into stands only because a fan in nyc sued to keep one ... A: On 16 May, 1921, Giants fan Reuben Berman caught a foul ball in the Polo Grounds during a ... | ||
| sac fly | 7/28/2007 | Tom Schott |
| 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 ... | ||
| Barry Bonds/Hank Aaaron | 7/28/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: Has Barry Bonds hit any homeruns off any of the same pitchers Hank Aaron hit homers off of? A: Howdy- that was a tough one. First, I had to check all the pitchers who actually had the ... | ||
| baseball | 7/28/2007 | Geoff |
| Q: what team had all 8 starters with batting averages over 300? A: There may be more than 1 correct answer to this question. One answer is the 1894 Philadelphia ... | ||
| MLB parks, home runs | 7/26/2007 | Jamie Selko |
| Q: I would like to know which MLB ballpark has given up the most home runs (not by player but total). A: Howdy- my wife is in the process of "rearranging" all of my books, but I believe the answer to be ... | ||
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Baseball Trivia (General)
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Tom Schott
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I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. I don't do off-the-field stuff. Please if you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
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I've written on the subject, and I have substantial library of resources.
Organizations
SABR
Publications
Numerous encyclopedia, newspaper, magazine articles. One book, several book chapters.
Education/Credentials
Ph.D. in American history.
Awards and Honors
Bevy of writing awards.
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