Baseball Basics
This is the number of players on the field for one team during a baseball game.
What is 9?
This Yankees player was known as "The Sultan of Swat" and hit 714 home runs.
Who is Babe Ruth?
You must wear this protective gear when batting.
What is a helmet?
Baseball is often called this because of a famous candy bar.
Answer: What is "America’s Pastime"?
Players wear this on their hand to catch the ball.
What is a glove?
This is the person who throws the ball to the batter.
Who is the pitcher?
She was the first girl to play in the Little League World Series in 2014.
Who is Mo’ne Davis?
If a batter gets 3 of these, they’re out.
What are strikes?
The first official baseball game was played in this year.
What is 1846?
The batter uses this to hit the ball.
What is a bat?
The batter tries to hit the ball and run to this base first.
What is first base?
This Dodgers player broke the MLB color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
A runner is out if a fielder tags them with the ball or touches this before they do.
What is the base?
This animal is sometimes used to describe a really good hitter.
What is a "bat"? (e.g., "He’s a real bat!")
Catchers wear this protective gear over their chest.
What is a chest protector?
When a batter hits the ball over the outfield fence, it’s called a ____.
What is a home run?
Nicknamed "The Great One," this player stole over 1,400 bases in his career.
Who is Rickey Henderson?
This happens if a pitcher throws 4 balls to a batter.
What is a walk (or base on balls)?
The shortest MLB player was this height.
What is 3 feet 7 inches? (Eddie Gaedel)
This is the name of the special shoes baseball players wear.
What are cleats?
This is the name of the area where the batter stands to hit the ball.
What is the batter’s box?
This player holds the record for most career home runs (762).
Who is Barry Bonds?
True or False: Sliding headfirst into a base is always safe.
What is false? (It can be dangerous!)
This MLB team has a green wall in their outfield.
Who is the Boston Red Sox? (The "Green Monster")
The ball is made of cork, yarn, and leather, and has these color stitches.
What are red stitches?