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31% bluf’d Darryl Strawberry's most successful season was at the height of the time of his alcohol and drug abuse. -
62% bluf’d Actor Tony Danza was once a minor league baseball player in the Detroit Tigers' farm system. -
30% bluf’d Hank Aaron batted cross-handed in his early years before he went on to set the record for the number of home runs. -
58% bluf’d Jackie Robinson was detained for refusing to sit in the back of the bus. -
49% bluf’d Although Jackie Robinson earned varsity letters in four sports (baseball, basketball, football, and track), Robinson knew after college he would play baseball. -
37% bluf’d Baseball great Willie Mays is the godfather of home-run record holder Barry Bonds. -
33% bluf’d Willie Mays was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit the winning home run to win the San Francisco Giants' pennant back in 1951. -
46% bluf’d Pete Rose, a famous Cincinnati Reds baseball player, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. -
58% bluf’d Lou Gehrig earned the nickname "Iron Man" for playing in 2130 consecutive Major League baseball games. -
43% bluf’d When Bobby Thomson hit the winning home run for the Giants' pennant back in 1951, it was known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World." -
44% bluf’d In the early 1830s, baseball was better known locally as town-ball. .... played this -
39% bluf’d The grinning Indian brave that is the logo for the Cleveland Indians is known as Chief Wahoo. -
64% bluf’d The top of the strike zone is defined as a horizontal line between the top of the uniform numbers and the belt. -
62% bluf’d The Washington Senators baseball team moved to Houston, Texas, in 1972, and became the Houston Astros. -
29% bluf’d George Steinbrenner is the owner and former principal executive of the New York Yankees baseball team. -
40% bluf’d Dave Winfield is the only athlete to have been drafted by teams in professional baseball, football, and basketball. -
55% bluf’d San Francisco Giant's slugger Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 756th home run in 2007. -
48% bluf’d The Red Sox name was chosen in 1908 by team owner John I. Taylor after the team was previously called "Red Garters." -
40% bluf’d Baseball player Yogi Berra's (born Lawrence Peter Berra) nickname was earned from his impressions of cartoon Yogi Bear. -
49% bluf’d Of all the starting players on both teams in the 2009 World Series, only one player had fewer than 10 home runs during the regular season. -
58% bluf’d With Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey's #8s, the Yankees are the only Major League Baseball team to retire the same number for two players. -
44% bluf’d The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the best defensive players in the MLB. -
33% bluf’d William H. Taft was the first president to throw out the first pitch in a baseball game. -
32% bluf’d The Los Angeles Angels once used the shadow of California in the background for their new logo. -
55% bluf’d Hank Aaron was mistreated by fans because the color barrier in major league baseball had not been broken. -
54% bluf’d Willie Mays played his entire baseball career with the San Francisco Giants, one of the few professional athletes to remain with the same team throughout his athletic career. -
56% bluf’d The Rawlings Golden Glove Award is given out to the single best fielder in all of Major League Baseball for a given season. -
33% bluf’d Hall of Famer Yogi Berra played for the New York Yankees for almost 20 years. -
42% bluf’d Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the very first Rookie of the Year Award. .... played this -
32% bluf’d The New York Yankees have won more World Series championships than any other Major League team. -
66% bluf’d Hank Aaron finished his baseball career with the Atlanta Braves in 1974, when he was 40 years old. -
27% bluf’d Baseball player Manny Ramirez is mentioned in the lyrics of two songs. -
54% bluf’d Yogi Berra got his name Yogi after the term for Hindu monk. -
39% bluf’d Babe Ruth learned to play baseball from a Catholic monk. -
35% bluf’d When Babe Ruth retired in 1935, he held the career record for home-runs (714) until Hank Aaron surpassed him in 1974. -
45% bluf’d Camden Yards is the oldest pro baseball stadium in the country. -
37% bluf’d The Milwaukee Brewers were originally in the American League East. -
42% bluf’d Overhand throwing of the ball was not allowed in baseball until 1884. -
52% bluf’d The Cy Young award is given to the single best pitcher in all MLB for a year. -
52% bluf’d It is possible for three outfielders from the same position to win all three of the Golden Glove Awards for outfielders. -
55% bluf’d The Great Bambino set baseball records when he hit 61 home runs in a single season. -
57% bluf’d Cal Ripkin Jr. played his entire Major League baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. -
38% bluf’d The World Series hasn't always been a best of seven-games playoff as it is today. -
33% bluf’d Baseball legend Jackie Robinson is First Lady Michelle Robinson Obama's grandfather. -
34% bluf’d Yogi Berra received his nickname, Yogi, after being teased about eating yogurts before every game. .... played this -
58% bluf’d The New York Yankees were originally the Baltimore Orioles. -
52% bluf’d Babe Ruth's birth name was Gary Herman Ruth Jr. -
68% bluf’d In 1998, Sammy Sosa battled Mark McGwire for the single season home-run record. McGwire came away with the win, but Sosa came close, only one home-run behind McGwire. -
41% bluf’d Baseball was once prohibited by law. -
49% bluf’d Babe Ruth played for, and managed the Braves at the same time. -
41% bluf’d Considered the greatest basketball player of all-time, Michael Jordan retired in 1994 to play minor-league baseball. -
30% bluf’d Lawrence Peter Berra is Yogi Berra's real name. -
52% bluf’d The American League East division in Major League Baseball was created by an expansion in 1969. -
46% bluf’d As part of their training all the players in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League were required to attend charm school classes. -
63% bluf’d Baseball player Willie Mays was nicknamed the "Send-off Kid" after his remarkable home-run record his first season. .... played this -
25% bluf’d Actress Marilyn Monroe was once married to baseball star Joe DiMaggio. -
29% bluf’d The New York Mets baseball team's primary colors are from two other MLB teams. -
46% bluf’d The MLB Rookie of the Year Award has also been known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award, and the Jackie Robinson Award. -
65% bluf’d George Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees for $10 million back in 1973. -
54% bluf’d Baseball legend Babe Ruth began his major league career as a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. -
39% bluf’d Baseball player Brandon Inge has been described as a super-utility dervish. -
35% bluf’d Dale Murphy got his start in baseball as a catcher with the Braves; he then moved on to other positions. -
26% bluf’d Native Americans founded the game of baseball. This is why many teams are named after North American Indian tribes. -
51% bluf’d Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio was known as the face of Pepsi-Cola for 15 years. .... played this -
41% bluf’d As in baseball, in the sport of cricket a team gets three outs, and then the inning is over. .... played this -
53% bluf’d The Silver Slugger Award is given out to the best offensive player in each league for every position on the ball field. -
54% bluf’d Since its inception in 1903, the World Series has only been cancelled once. -
56% bluf’d Baseball is the national sport of Japan. -
55% bluf’d In 1983 during a baseball game between the Braves and the Giants, the 7th inning had to be repeated when lights turned on early giving an advantage to the Giants. -
67% bluf’d Wiffleball was originally developed as a low impact way of training professional baseball players. -
46% bluf’d The original game of "baseball" is actually an English sport that dates back to the 15th or 16th century. -
55% bluf’d The New York Yankees have won more professional championships than any other sports franchise. -
49% bluf’d Sammy Sosa is the only player in Major League Baseball history to have hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons.
