Facts About Other Teams (Not the Yankees)
These are the 2 current pro baseball team names (leaving out cities) that don't end in 'S'
Red Sox and White Sox
This is another name for a walk.
What is Base on Balls?
Nicknamed the 'The Bambino', he wore this number for all three teams he played for.
Who is Babe Ruth, number 3?
This first baseman was renowned for his prowess as a hitter, which earned him his nickname 'The Iron Horse'
Who is Lou Gehrig?
The Yankees have won 27 of these titles.
What are The World Series?
This current name of the National League team that started out in the 1870s as the Boston Red Stockings
Who is the Atlanta Braves?
Also called a 'grounder.'
What is a Ground Ball?
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, this American former professional baseball pitcher played his entire 16-year MLB career with the New York Yankees.
Who is Whitey Ford, number 16?
Nicknamed the 'Commerce Comet,' this Yankee player was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.
Who is Mickey Mantle?
He was the only Yankee to win Rookie of the Year in the 1990's.
Who is Derek Jeter?
These 2 team names (leaving out cities) are shared by both a Major League Baseball team & an NFL team
What are the Giants and Cardinals?
This is another name for a baseball game.
What is a ballgame?
This MLB pitcher played 18 seasons, primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros wearing number 21 from 2004 to 2006.
Who is Andy Pettitte, number 46?
Who is Mariano Rivera?
The Yankee franchise began in 1901 under this name. It wasn't until 1913 that they took on the historical Yankee name.
What is the Baltimore Orioles?
It's the only Major League Baseball team name whose first 4 letters match the first 4 letters of its city.
Who is the Philadelphia Phillies?
Another name for a pitch that is thrown down the center of the plate and is easy to hit.
What is a meatball?
This Yankee center fielder was a five-time All-Star and won four Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, the American League (AL) batting title in 1998, and the 1996 AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.
Who is Bernie Williams, number 51?
This seven-time All-Star MLB catcher played 11 seasons for the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979.
Who is Thurman Munson?
Alfonso Soriano was close to joining the 40/40 club in 2002. He only missed by this many home runs.
What is one homerun?
In the early days, this baseball team was known as the Alleghenies.
Who is the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Hall of Famer Willie Stargell called it 'a butterfly with hiccups.'
What is a knuckle ball?
This Yankee first baseman is the only Yankee number retired without having won a World Series with the team.
Who is Don Mattingly, number 23?
After serving in the United States Navy during WWII, this baseball player returned to the Yankees in 1946 as a player and manager. He retired after the 1946 season, but returned in 1949 as a coach, where he taught Yogi Berra the finer points of catching.
Who is Bill Dickey?
This Yankee catcher hit the first regular-season home run in the new Yankee Stadium on April 16, 2009, against Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians.
Who is Jorge Posada?