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BASEBALL 101:
 The Little Professor Asks... |
BROTHERS WITH MOST CAREER HOME RUNS? = Henry Aaron (755) and Tommie Aaron (13) combined for 768 roundtrippers. Scroll down for more questions.
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| The Little Professor
has previously asked: What is a CAN OF CORN? What is an ANNIE OAKLEY? What is the MENDOZA LINE? What is an APARICIO DOUBLE? What is an UNCLE CHARLIE? Why is a lefthanded pitcher called a SOUTHPAW? What is a CLUBHOUSE LAWYER? What is a PUNCH-AND-JUDY HITTER? Who holds the MLB RECORD FOR MOST RBI IN ONE GAME? HOW MANY? Who was the FIRST MLB PLAYER TO PLAY ALL NINE POSITIONS IN ONE GAME? What is the FEWEST NUMBER OF PITCHES BY A SINGLE PITCHER IN A COMPLETE GAME? What was the FIRST FATHER-SON DUO TO PLAY FOR THE SAME TEAM IN A GAME? Who is the MOST RECENT WINNER OF MLB'S TRIPLE CROWN? What batter holds the MLB CAREER RECORD FOR STRIKEOUTS? Who is the MLB ALL-TIME LEADER IN GAMES PLAYED? Who is the ALL-TIME MLB RECORD-HOLDER FOR TOTAL BASES IN ONE GAME? Match each player with his NICKNAME: 1. Carlton Fisk A. The Big Train 2. Phil Rizzuto B. Home Run 3. Leo Durocher C. The Lip 4. Harold Reese D. Cool Papa 5. Ted Williams E. Pudge 6. Enos Slaughter F. Ol’ Aches & Pains 7. Frank Baker G. Scooter 8. Luke Appling H. The Splendid Splinter 9. Walter Johnson I. Country 10. James Bell J. Pee Wee Bonus: Who was known as "Mr. Sunshine"? How is ON-BASE PERCENTAGE calculated? What is an Alphonse & Gaston play? Who holds the record for MOST HITS IN A NINE-INNING GAME? |
| CAN OF CORN
= an easy, routine high fly ball requiring very little effort by the outfielder to
make the catch. More Questions |
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ANNIE
OAKLEY = a base on balls. More Questions |
MENDOZA LINE = an imaginary line
separating those batters whose batting averages are above or below .215, though more
common usage today pegs the line at .200. For example, a player with a batting average of
under .215 (or .200, depending on usage) is said to be "below the Mendoza Line."
Named after Mario Mendoza, whose nine-year major league career batting average was .215. |
| APARICIO DOUBLE
= a walk and a stolen base. (Named after Luis Aparicio, a shortstop
for the White Sox, Orioles, and Red Sox in the '50s, '60s, and '70s.) More Questions |
UNCLE
CHARLIE = a curve ball. Not to be confused with a LORD CHARLES, which is an outstanding, sharp-breaking,
just-plain-nasty, and basically unhittable curve ball. |
SOUTHPAW = comes from the fact that baseball
fields in the old days were laid out so the sun would be going down behind home plate,
thereby keeping it from shining in the hitter's eyes. Therefore, with the pitcher throwing
west, a lefty's pitches came from the south side of the field. It also explains why
rightfield is called the "sunfield." One should
remember that baseball was for many years played only in the afternoon. Even today,
baseball fields are usually laid out with the same orientation. |
| CLUBHOUSE LAWYER = a player or coach who is a chronic complainer, with an opinion on just about anything relating to baseball, whether it's an on-the-field or off-the-field matter. |
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PUNCH-AND-JUDY
HITTER = a batter who pokes at the ball in an attempt to get a
well-placed single ("bingle"), rather than taking a full cut to belt a hard one
somewhere. More Questions |
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MLB RECORD
FOR MOST RBI IN ONE GAME = Jim Bottomley
(Sept. 16, 1924) and Mark Whiten (Sept. 7, 1993) with 12 RBI. Both established the record
while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. More Questions |
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FIRST MLB
PLAYER TO PLAY ALL NINE POSITIONS IN ONE GAME = Bert Campaneris, playing for the Oakland A's, on September 8, 1965. More Questions |
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FEWEST
NUMBER OF PITCHES THROWN BY A SINGLE PITCHER IN A COMPLETE GAME = 58, by Red Barrett, Boston Braves, pitching vs. the Cincinnati Reds, August 10, 1944, at Crosley Field, Cincinnati. Braves won the game, 2-0. More Questions |
| THE FIRST FATHER-AND-SON DUO TO PLAY FOR THE SAME TEAM IN A GAME = Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr., for the Seattle Mariners, August 31, 1990 |
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MOST
RECENT WINNER OF MLB'S TRIPLE CROWN (BA, HR, RBI) = Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, 1967, with .326 BA, 44 HR, 121 RBI Frank Robinson won the Triple Crown in 1966 More Questions |
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MLB
CAREER RECORD FOR STRIKEOUTS = Reggie Jackson, with 2597 More Questions |
| THE ALL-TIME MLB LEADER IN YEARS PLAYED = Nolan Ryan with 27 years in the big leagues Tommy John played 26 years Both Ryan and John were pitchers. For position players, Eddie Collins (25) and Pete Rose (24) are the leaders in years played. More Questions |
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THE ALL-TIME MLB
RECORD-HOLDER FOR TOTAL BASES IN ONE GAME =
Joe Adcock, Milwaukee Braves, July 31, 1954 -- 18 four homers & one double Next, with 16 total bases = Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Pat Seerey, Rocky Colavito, Fred Lynn More Questions |
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NICKNAMES
... Carlton Fisk (Red Sox) = Pudge Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) = Scooter Leo Durocher (Dodgers) = The Lip Harold Reese (Dodgers) = Pee Wee Ted Williams (Red Sox) = The Splendid Splinter Enos Slaughter (Cardinals) = Country Frank Baker (Philadelphia Athletics) = Home Run Luke Appling (White Sox) = Ol' Aches & Pains Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) = The Big Train James Bell (Kansas City Monarchs--Negro League) = Cool Papa Bonus: Mr. Sunshine = Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) More Questions |
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ALPHONSE & GASTON
PLAY = A fielding situation in which a player yields to another, usually resulting in a ball being unplayed or dropped at the last instant so the batter reaches base safely. Example: a high fly ball (i.e., a can of corn) under which both the leftfielder and centerfielder are poised to make the catch, with each backing off at the last instant thinking the other was going to make the play--and the ball dropping uncaught to the ground. (Named after two long-ago cartoon characters who were always yielding to one another to the point nothing got done because of their exaggerated politeness...such as both of them deferring to the other to enter a doorway resulting in neither one stepping through. From The Dickson Baseball Dictionary.) More Questions |
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