Baseball Facts Part One

Question 1

In 2004 who won the World Series

Answer 1

The Red Sox .

Question 2

Who wore the first catchers mask

Answer 2

Jim Tyng of the Harvard College team

Question 3

Who was the first African American umpire in a major-league baseball game

Answer 3

Emmet Ashford in 1966

Question 4

When was shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees first major-league grand slam

Answer 4

June 18, 2005

Question 5

Which baseball season was the first where the teams were allowed to substitute players

Answer 5

In 1891 was The first time the baseball teams were allowed to switch out any non-injured player

Question 6

Who was the first woman to own a major league baseball team

Answer 6

Helen Britton Took control of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1911

Question 7

What was the first year that the Texas Rangers played in the American League

Answer 7

The first year was 1961

Question 8

Who bats first in the game of baseball

Answer 8

The visiting team always bats first

Question 9

What was the date of Mickey Mantle’s first game with the New York Yankees

Answer 9

His first game was on April 17, 1951

Question 10

How many strikeouts did the lefty Steve Carlton throw in 1981

Answer 10

He threw 3000 strikeouts

Question 11

Who and what date threw The first no-hitter

Answer 11

Joe Borden of Philadelphia against Chicago threw the first no-hitter in the national Association on June 28,1875

Question 12

Who pitched the first no-hitter in the Florida Marlins club history

Answer 12

Al Leiter

Question 13

Who was the first catcher to win the National League rookie of the year award

Answer 13

Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds one the rookie of the year award in 1968

Question 14

What year was the Arizona Diamondbacks first year in the National League

Answer 14

The Diamondbacks first year in the National League was in 1998

Question 15

What year was the first Little League baseball games played

Answer 15

Little League baseball started in 1939

Question 16

Was the first African-American to play in baseballs major leagues

Answer 16

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in major-league baseball

Question 17

Jackie Robinson’s first position when he started playing in the major leagues

Answer 17

His first position was at first base

Question 18

What was Jackie Robinson second position

Answer 18

Jackie Robinson played third base for the Dodgers

Question 19

What was Jackie Robinson’s third position in the major-league baseball

Answer 19

Jackie Robinson’s third position in major-league baseball was outfield for the Dodgers

Question 20

Who was the first African-American to win baseballs most valuable player award

Answer 20

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to win baseballs most valuable player award in 1949

Question 21

The first African-American to be put in the baseball Hall of Fame

Answer 21

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame

Question 22

What was the first African-American pro baseball team

Answer 22

It was the Babylon black panthers in 1880s

Question 23

When were girls first permitted and to Little League baseball

Answer 23

In 1974

Question 24

What year was the national baseball Hall of Fame opened

Answer 24

It was first opened in 1936

Question 25

Who won the 1996 world series

Answer 25

New York Yankees

Question 26

Who was the first baseball team to put numbers on their uniforms

Answer 26

The Cleavland Indians in 1916

Question 27

What year was the first fantasy baseball league's created

Answer 27

1980

Question 28

Who was the first Japanese catcher to play in the major leagues

Answer 28

Kenji Johjima in 2006 for the Seattle Mariners

Question 29

According to most baseball historians who is the first pitcher to throw a curveball

Answer 29

Arthur "Candy" Cummings in the 1860s

Question 30

In 1902 who was the shortstop who became the first switch hitter in baseball that collect 2000 hits

Answer 30

George Davis

Question 31

Who was the first major league player to get 12 consecutive hits? Was it Walt Dropo or Mike Higgins

Answer 31

Mike Higgins of the Boston Red Sox was the first player to collect 12 hits in a row in 1938. Walt Dropo of the Detroit Tigers duplicated the feat in 1952

Question 32

Which school on the first college baseball World Series in 1947? Was it Texas California or Oklahoma?

Answer 32

California coach by Clint Evans on the first college World Series over Yale 8 to 7

Question 33

Which was the first player selected in the 1993 major league draft? Was it Chipper Jones or Alex Rodriguez

Answer 33

Alex Rodrigues was the first player selected in the 1993 MLB draft

Question 34

Who won the 2005 World Series

Answer 34

The Chicago White Sox won the 2005 World Series defeating the Houston Astro's 4 games to zero for their first World Series title since 1917

Question 35

When was major-league baseball first televised

Answer 35

It was televised when the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played each other on August 26, 1939

Question 36

When did the Kansas City Royals when their first World Series

Answer 36

The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series in 1985

Question 37

When did American legion baseball first begin

Answer 37

1925

Question 38

Who is the first United States president attend MLB game

Answer 38

Benjamin Harris attended Cincinnati versus Washington on June 6, 1892

Question 39

What game did a president throw the first pitch for the first time

Answer 39

Present William Howard Taft do the first pitch on April 14, 1910 at the Washington Senators game

Question 40

Who was the first president of baseballs National League

Answer 40

Morgan G Bulkeley

Question 41

Who was the first president of the American league of baseball

Answer 41

Ban Johnson

Question 42

What year was the San Diego padres first year in the National League of baseball

Answer 42

1969

Question 43

Who is believed to be the first player to use a baseball glove to catch the ball

Answer 43

Outfielder Charles Waite in 1875

Question 44

What year was the Colorado Rockies first time in the National League of baseball

Answer 44

1993

Question 45

When one major league pitchers first allowed to use resin bag to dry their hands on the mound

Answer 45

1925

Question 46

One was throwing a spitball first ruled illegal in the major leagues

Answer 46

1920

Question 47

Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds had many first time accomplishments what were they * name two

Answer 47

Joe Morgan was the first player in history to steal 600 bases and hit 200 homeruns

Question 48

When was the infield fly rule adopted by baseball

Answer 48

1901

Question 49

What is the infield fly rule

Answer 49

It was developed to prevent fielders from dropping easy pop ups on purpose in order to turn them into double plays

Question 50

Who is the first African-American baseball coach in the American League

Answer 50

Elston Howard. He coach for the New York Yankees