Baseball origins
The rise of baseball
The negro leagues
2016 Chicago Cubs
Baseball fun facts
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What is sandlot baseball ?
baseball played by neighborhood kids on vacant lots, playgrounds or open fields.
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Who had the nickname the "iron horse"
Lou Gehrig
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Who organized the negro national league
andrew foster
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How long had it been since the cubs won a world series?
108 years
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How many stiches does a baseball have?
108
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When was the first live world series broadcast?
1921
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What is the nickname for Yankees stadium
"the house that ruth built"
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Who was the best known player in the negro leagues
Leroy "satchel" paige
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What was the curse set on the chicago cubs called?
the billy goat curse
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How long did the longest baseball game ever last?
26 innings and lasted almost 4 hours
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Why did people go to the ballpark during the Great depression?
to get away from the economic horrors occuring
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who beat ruths home run record
roger maris
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when did the racial barrier finally fall?
1947
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Who did the cubs beat to win the world series?
the cleveland indians
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How tall was the shortest man to ever play baseball
3 foot 7 edward card and who also weighed 68 pounds
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In the beginning why did park owners not want radio to broadcast their baseball games?
they feared people would stay home instead of going to their ballpark
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Who led the yankees to 4 consecutive world series
Joe diMaggio
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Who stood up to the plate with the brooklyn dodgers
jackie robinson
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How many games were in the series?
hotly contested seven game series
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what baseball franchise has won the most world series?
yankees with 27
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Why is baseball different from other sports?
it uniquely symbolizes the american identity
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Where is the baseball hall of fame?
cooperstown,New York
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African American teams played white teams in at least 438 games, how many did the negro league win
they won 309 times
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what was the final score of the last game
8-7 in extra innings
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What is the longest baseball game on record?
8 hours and 26 minutes