Babe Ruth
What team did Babe Ruth play for most his life?
Yankees
What disease did Lou Gehrig die from?
Amyotrophic Lateral Scierosis or ALS.
What position did he play?
Pitcher
What year did Jim get inducted into the hall of fame?
1963.
How many lifetime hits does Ty Cobb have, putting him second on the list all time?
4189 hits.
What team drafted Babe Ruth?
Red Sox.
How many seasons did he play in the MLB?
17
What year did Satchel Paige break the barrier from the negro league to the American league?
1948
What orginization did jim become the president of after he retired
NFL.
Helen competed in her first tennis tournament when she was how old?
15
What position did Babe Ruth play when entering the MLB?
Pitcher.
What sport did Lou play?
Baseball.
What year did he get into the hall of fame?
1971
What 3 sports did Jim play professionally?
track, baseball, and football.
How many batting titles did Ty Cobb win?
12
How many lifetime home runs did Babe Ruth hit?
714
DAILY DOUBLE
How many consecutive games did Lou play in?
2130.
Satchel Paige become the oldest player to play in 1965, how old was he?
59
In the 1912 Olympics Jim became the first Native American from America to acquire what?
a gold medal
Helen became the record holder of most Wimbledon titles with how many championships?
8
When did Babe Ruth call his shot?
1932. This was one of the best moments in sports history. Baseball was on a down fall and after Babe called him shot baseball was revived.
What year was he inducted into the hall of fame?
1939, the same year he was retired.
Where did Satchel Paige learn to pitch?
Reform school.
Satchel had to go to reform school because he was arrested for shoplifting.
What was Jim's Native American name?
Wa-tho-huk is means "bright path"
How many years did Ty Cobb play in the Tigers organization?
22 years.