Motor City Multiplication
Baseball Rules!
Tiger Traits
Gameday Geometry
Measure Up!
100

There are 10 players on a baseball field (9 fielders and one batter). Each player is wearing 2 shoes. How many shoes our on the field in total?

18

100

How many strikes do you need to get a strikeout?

3

100

Known for its bright color, tigers are this color with white stripes. 

Orange

100

Each of the first three bases on the field (first, second, and third), are this shape. 

Square

100

Tigers Outfielder Kerry Carpenter hits the bal at an average of 92 mph! This is _____ mph faster than the average MLB player who hits it at 89 mph. 

3

200

Each team needs to get 3 outs each inning. If there are 9 innings in a game, how many outs do they need in total?

27

200

While most sports count using points, baseball uses this different name for the score.

Runs

200

Ow! A Detroit Tiger got hit by a pitch and now he has a big bruise. This is known as a ___________ trait. 

Environmental

200

The game is played on a baseball diamond. This is because the infield has this number of corners. 

4

200

This outfield wall is the furthest from home plate? (Right, left, or center)

Center field

300

A hot dog costs $7. If you buy 6 hot dogs, how much money do you need?

$42

300

To get a hit, a player must hit the ball between the two large yellow poles on the outfield wall. Otherwise, it is called a ______ _____.

Foul Ball

300

Tigers pitcher Brant Hurter is 6 feet and 6 inches tall! He gets it from his dad, which is an ___________ trait. 

Inherited trait. 

300

In order to get a strike, the pitcher must throw the ball in the strike zone. This is a ___________ shape that covers the plate between the hitters knees and chest. 

Rectangular

300

Each base is 90 feet apart from the next. How long must a runner travel to make it around all four bases?

360 feet

400

30 scholars got a meal voucher for $10 each. How much money did we collect in total?

$300

400

When there is a runner on first, the defense can get two outs by tagging second and first base before each runner reaches it. This is called a _______ _______.

Double play

400

Tigers pitcher Jackson Jobe can throw 102 miles per hour! He wasn't born this way, he developed this skill and innovated over time. Otherwise known as _________.

Growth

400

Play Ball! The ball used in every baseball game is this 3-D shape. 

Sphere

400

The average MLB bat length is just over ______ inches (round to the nearest 10). 

30

500

Each MLB team has 25 players on their roster. If there are 30 teams, how many active MLB players are in the big leagues?

750

500

Tag up! If a fielder catches a fly ball the runners can still advance if they do this first. 

Touch the base. 

500

MLB stadiums use kentucky bluegrass for their fields because it is durable and can withstand heavy foot traffic. This is a trait the grass has developed to _____ to its environment. 

adapt

500

Tigers Outfielder Riley Green has the steepest swing path in baseball at 46 degrees below 0 (parallel to the ground). This makes a _______ angle.

Acute

500

While the average tiger is about 3 feet tall, but the tiger statue in front of Comerica Park is much taller, measuring at _____ feet in height.

15

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