Baseball facts
Baseball is known as _______
America's favorite pastime
What was the name of the first MLB team
The Cincinnati Red Stokkings
True or false in baseball and softball the players wear a fielding mask
False, baseball players don't wear fielding masks
Where was the first softball game played
Chicago
What is the size of a softball field
300 feet around
base diamonds are ____ feet apart
90 feet
Where was baseball invented
New york
What shape are baseball and softball fields
Diamonds
t is generally agreed that softball developed from a game called what?
indoor baseball
who has many responsibilities, including catching and fielding, and are very versatile and agile players?
The shortstop
The first recorded game took place in...
1846
what was the game that evolved into baseball
bat and ball
True or false in both baseball and softball the players wear hats
False, only baseball players wear hats
In _____, after waiting for the results of a football game between Yale and Harvard in Chicago, a Yale supporter tossed a boxing glove at someone rooting for Harvard.
1887
how does the pitcher throw the ball?
underhand
what are baseballs made of (at least 2 materials)
cork and rubber covered in leather
how old was Abner Doubleday when he created baseball?
20 years old
True or false a softball is harder than a baseball
True
Indoor baseball became known in the United States by various names like (name 2)
kitten ball, mush ball, diamond ball, indoor–outdoor, and playground ball
pitchers can throw a softball with speeds up to _____ miles per hour
77
A _______ book in England by children's publisher John Newbery called A Little Pretty Pocket-Book includes a woodcut of a game similar to three-base stoolball or rounders and a rhyme entitled "Base-Ball". This is the first known instance of the word baseball in print.
1774
What part of New york did Abner Doubleday live in?
Copperstown
Are the helmets for baseball and softball the same?
No,because softball helmets have cages but baseball helmets don't
a Yale supporter tossed a ____________ at someone rooting for Harvard.
boxing glove
how many km can a pitcher throw a softball?
124