Fun Facts
Who did the Angels take one pick before taking Mike Trout?
Randal Grichuk
Which player has been traded the most times in his career?(Double the points if you know the amount of times he’s been traded)
Cameron Maybin(9)
On October 26th, this player let an easy ground ball go straight through his legs on a walk off play to force a game 7 in the 1986 WS
Bill Buckner
Which player has the most hits in a career?
Pete Rose
Who said “Baseball was, is, and always will be the best game in the world to me?”
Babe Ruth
What type of bird did Randy Johnson hit?
A dove
How much money was Babe Ruth traded for?
$100k
On April 13th, 2019 Chris Davis broke the longest slump in MLB history. How long, in at bats, was that slump?
54 at bats
Which player has the highest career batting average in MLB history?
Ty Cobb
Yogi Berra
Who is the only player to have been drafted with the 1st overall pick twice?
Danny Goodwin
The Padres made the deal of the century when they acquired Fernando Tatis Jr. and this player for James Shields
Erik Johnson
In how many stadiums would the ball that Willie Mays made “The Catch” on have been a Home Run?
29/30
Which player has the most saves in a single season?
Francisco Rodriguez
Who said “When you have fun, it changes all the pressure into pleasure?”
Ken Griffey Jr.
Who was the last player to be drafted and sent straight to the MLB without playing in a single minor league game beforehand?
Garrett Crochet
The most players traded in a trade is 18 in a trade between the Orioles and the Yankees. Name 2 of the 3 players that the Yankees got from the Orioles
Bob Turley, Don Larsen, and Billy Hunter
What made Dock Ellis’ no-no so memorable?
He claimed he was on LSD during the game
Of the 20,421 batters Greg Maddux faced in his career, how many reached a 3-0 count? **Not counting intentional walks
133
Who said “I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw?”
Willie Mays
Which Hall of Fame player has the lowest WAR according to baseball reference
Bruce Sutter
In 1960 the Tigers and Indians made history making the only trade that was just a manager swap, who were the two managers?
Jimmie Dykes and Joe Gordon
Who was the catcher when Rickey Henderson broke the stolen base record in a career?
Bob Geren
Who is the only player to lead both the NL and AL in shutouts in the same season?
CC Sabathia
Who said “the way to make coaches think you’re in shape in the spring is to get tan?”
Whitey Ford