Baseball Trivia

Baseball Rules

100

What is the distance from mound to home plate?

60ft 6 inches

200

How wide is the plate?

17

300

How wide is the pitchers rubber?

24

400

Who is allowed to have a courtesy runner in high school?

Pitcher, Catcher

500

What is the height of a high school pitchers mound?

10 inches

Teams

100

What two teams play in Pennsylvania?

Phillies and Pirates

200

What two teams play in New York?

Yankees and Mets

300

Who has won the most world series?

Yankees

400

Which team has a place in their stadium stands called The Rock Pile?

Rockies

500

Which team holds the curse of the Billy Goat?

Chicago Cubs

Famous Players

100

Who was The Babe, The Bambino, The Sultan of Swat?

Babe Ruth

200

Who was the Iron Horse who fought ALS?

Lou Gehrig

300

Who's nickname was Shoeless Joe?

Joe Jackson

400

Who was the one-handed pitcher?

Jim Abbot

500

Which player is nicknamed Mr. November?

Derek Jeter

Baseball Movies

100

What movie is famous for "If you build it, he will come"?

Field of Dreams

200

What movie portrays the Girls Baseball League?

A League of Their Own

300

What movie is about money and data in baseball with Brad Pitt?

Moneyball

400

What movie has the famous line, "You're killin' me, Smalls"?

The Sandlot

500

What movie has Dennis Quade playing as Jim Morris, a 35 year old high school teacher who makes it into the MLB?

The Rookie

Baseball Traditions

100

What song represents baseball and is played and sung by fans during games?

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

200

Finish this line "Buy me some peanuts and _____"

Cracker Jack

300

What inning do fans get up to stretch?

The seventh inning stretch

400

Most stadiums have this food item night for $1 to attract fans

Hot Dogs

500

On April 15, all players and umpires wear number 42 in honor of what famous player's MLB debut?

Jackie Robinson