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Baseball
2nd Base
In a baseball game, second base is the most often stolen base.1)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, the unofficial national anthem of American baseball, is customarily sung in the middle of the seventh inning. Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer, who had never seen a baseball game, wrote it in 1908.2)
Mo'ne Davis
The first girl to triumph in a Little League World Series baseball game was Mo'ne Davis.3)
Effa Louise Manley
A big league baseball game has never included a female player. Effa Louise Manley (1897–1981), an American sports executive, is the first and only woman to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.4)
Baseball Lifespan
A big league baseball has a lifespan of 5-7 pitches. A regular game involves using around 70 balls.5)
Baseball International
Baseball originated in the United States but has now become a global sport. The International Baseball Federation now includes more than 100 nations. Outside of America, Japan boasts the biggest professional baseball league.6)
L.A. Dodgers
The L.A. Dodgers, a baseball team that was first established in Brooklyn, got their name from the legendary talent of the locals at “dodging” the city's trolley streetcar system.7)
First Win
In 1903, the Boston Americans won baseball's inaugural World Series.8)
Revenue
Major League Baseball generated over $9 billion in gross income in 2014, an increase from $8 billion in 2013.9)
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees, with 27 titles, are the baseball club with the most World Series victories.10)
First Use Of Baseball
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by children's book publisher John Newberry has the earliest recorded use of the word “baseball”.11)
Can Of Corn
An easy fly ball is a “can of corn.” The phrase originated when former grocery store employees would use their aprons to retrieve cans that were dropped from a high shelf.12)
Craig Biggio
The Houston Astros' Craig Biggio (1965–) holds the record (285) for being hit by a pitch the most frequently.13)
Sliding Headfirst
Dr. David A. Peters discovered in 2008 that a head-first slide into a base is quicker than a feet-first slide.14)
Baseball Gloves
More than any other element of the sport's equipment, baseball gloves have undergone development.15)
Oldest Stadium
The Boston Red Sox's home field, Fenway Facility, was opened in 1912, is the oldest baseball park currently in operation.16)
Numbers On The Back
In the 1920s, the New York Yankees were the first baseball team to have numbers on their backs. At first, they were assigned numbers according to the batting order. Babe Ruth was number 3 because he usually batted third.17)
Color Line
Major league baseball teams prohibited African-Americans from attending their games throughout the first half of the 20th century. However, African Americans established “Negro Leagues,” which included some of the century's finest players.18)
Longest Home Run
Mickey Mantle of the Yankees owns the record for the longest home run in history thanks to a 565-foot blast hit at the former Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC, on April 17, 1953. He was hitting right-handed against left-handed pitcher Chuck Stobbs of the Washington Senators since he was a switch-hitter.19)
Fresh Baseball In Mud
Before every game, an umpire is required to touch the fresh baseballs with mud from a creek in Burlington County, New Jersey, to take the shine off of them.20)