Rules of the Game
This is the number of strikes a batter gets before they are out.
3
This player throws the ball to start every play.
Pitcher
This country is where baseball was developed in the 1800s.
United States
Known as the "Sultan of Swat," this player hit 714 career home runs and helped make baseball America's pastime.
Babe Ruth
Baseball is often called this.
America's Pastime
A team gets this many outs before switching from offense to defense.
3
The name of the four bases a runner must touch to score.
First base, second base, third base, and home plate
This team has won the most World Series championships in Major League Baseball history. (27)
New York Yankees
This Yankee captain, known as "The Captain," won five World Series titles and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.
Derek Jeter
The baseball has this many stitches.
108 stitches
The distance between each base is this many feet.
90 feet
A baseball game is usually this many innings long
9
This league for African American players existed during segregation.
Negro leagues
This Japanese superstar became the first player in MLB history to regularly excel as both an elite pitcher and hitter in the modern era.
Shohei Ohtani
The longest MLB game lasted this many innings.
26 innings
When a batter hits the ball and safely reaches first base without being tagged or forced out.
A base hit
This piece of equipment protects the catcher.
Catcher's Gear
This player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947
Jackie Robinson
This Hall of Famer broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting 755 career home runs.
Hank Aaron
Best Selling Baseball Movie of All Time
"A League of Their Own" (1992) $209 million to $220 million (today)
This happens when a pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone to one batter.
A Walk
This term describes when a batter hits the ball over the fence in fair territory.
Home Run
Daily Double
This Civil War veteran was once mistakenly credited with inventing baseball in Cooperstown, New York.
Daily Double
This legendary player was known as the "Say Hey Kid" and is considered one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history.
This city is home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cooperstown