Location and Nicknames
Who was the first openly professional baseball team?
Cincinnati Reds
What was the first indoor stadium to be home to an MLB team?
Houston Astrodome
What is the distance from pitcher’s plate/rubber to home plate?
60' 6"
In “The Natural” what name was carved/burnt in to Roy Hobbs’ bat?
Wonderboy
What team is the defending World Series champion?
Houston Astros
What was the first MLB team located outside the USA?
Montreal Expos
Which current MLB team plays home games under a permanent fixed roof?
Tampa Bay Rays
With runner(s) on base, if pitcher starts pitching motion but fails to deliver a pitch he is charged with?
Balk
In “Field of Dreams” Ray takes Terry to a Red Sox game. Who are they playing?
Oakland A's
Which MLB team has won the most World Series titles?
New York Yankees
The Houston Astros were originally known as...
Houston Colt .45s
What/where is the “Green Monster”?
Left field wall at Fenway Park, Boston
What happens if a fair batted ball bounces over the fence?
Batter and all runners are awarded two bases
In “A League of Their Own” Dottie and Kit are teammates until Kit is traded to...
Racine Belles
Which MLB team has won the SECOND most WS titles?
St. Louis Cardinals
Prior to 1954 the Baltimore Orioles were known as:
St Louis Browns
Which was the last MLB park to install lights?
Wrigley Field
Assuming each team plays all scheduled games and there are no play-in or tie-breaker games needed, what would be the total number of games played in a MLB regular season?
2430
In “Bad News Bears” (1976) what does coach Buttermaker do for a living?
Cleans swimming pools
Of current teams that have a WS title in their history, which team has gone the longest without winning?
Cleveland Indians/Guardians
The Seattle Pilots only played one season (1969) before moving to become...
Milwaukee Brewers
Where did the Dodgers play their first four years in LA?
LA Memorial Colliseum
What changed in 2023 regarding the bases in MLB?
They got larger, from 15x15 to 18x18
In “The Sandlot” Smalls ‘borrows’ a baseball from his step-father. What was so special about that ball?
It was autographed by Babe Ruth
Five current MLB franchises have NEVER won a world series title. Name any THREE of them:
Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers