Baseball Facts Part 3 Flashcards
(50 cards)
What was Lou Gehrig’s nickname
Iron horse
What was Ty Cobb’s nickname
The Georgia peach
What was Don DiMaggio’s nickname
The little professor
What was Willie McCovey’s nickname
Stretch
What was Willie Mays’s nickname
The say hey kid
What was Willie Stargell’s nickname
Pops
When did the Chicago Cubs win their first official night game at Wrigley Field
August 9, 1988
Who was voted the most valuable Player of the 2004 World Series
Manny Ramirez
Someone from the New York Yankees hit four consecutive homeruns on June 3, 1932 who was it
Lou Gehrig
Who is voted the most valuable player in the 2005 World Series
Jermaine Dye
Who is the first African-American player to play for the Boston Braves
Sam Jethroe
Who was the baseball American player of the year in 2002
Shortstop Knalil Greene of Clemson
In 1994 who is the catcher who won the baseball American player of the year
Jason Varitek of Georgia Tech
In 1995 who was named the baseball American player of the year
Todd Helton of Tennessee
True or false
Did baseball pictures deliver the ball underhanded to the plate until 1883
True
When did Bobby Cox become the manager of Atlanta Braves
1978
When was Bobby Cox the third-base coach with the New York Yankees
1977
True or false
Did Bobby Cox play for the New York Yankees
True he played third base
What year were batters allowed to go to first base after the pitcher through for balls
1889
True or false
In 1879 a batter in the game of baseball was issued a walk after a pitcher threw 5 balls
False,they were actually allowed to walk when the pitcher nine balls
In what year were hitters allowed to walk the first base after the pitcher threw five balls
1887
When did Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves when his first national league homerun crown
In 1957 when he blasted 44 homers
When were statistics on stolen bases in baseball kept
1886
When did Philadelphia’s William Dugleby hit his first grand slam
April 21st 1890
