Baseball Team History
The first MLB team, founded in 1866, and was the first to recruit and pay its players
What is the Cincinnati Baseball Club (aka the Cincinnati Red Stockings)
April 15, 1997, this was permanently retried throughout the MLB .
What is the #42 jersey, in honor of Jackie Robinson
This league was formed in 1943 to keep people interested in baseball while most of the country’s men were fighting in WW II.
What is the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
He was the 333 member elected in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Who is Larry Walker (CO Rockies, #33)
At 5,200 ft above sea level, this ball park is the highest home field in the MLB.
What is Coors Field, home of the CO Rockies
** fun fact, the 20th row of the upper deck is at 1 Mile High, and all seats in that row are purple (all other seats in the stadium are green)
He recorded the fastest pitch in baseball at 105.1 mph, on Sept 24, 2010
Who is Aroldis Chapman ( a then Rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds)
This team is known to hold the longest continuous use of a team name in the same city
Who are the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1890, the Philadelphia Quakers changed their name to the “Phillies”. The team has retained the same name and stayed in the same city for the last 132 years.
July 2020, she became the first full-time female MLB head coach working with the San Francisco Giants
Who is Alyssa Nakken
** she made the news this week when she took the field as the First Base Coach
This started in 1918, and lasted until 2004
What is the curse of the Bambino. Otherwise known as when the Boston Red Sox World Series Championship drought started, when the team traded Babe Ruth to the NY Yankees.
He last played for the NY Mets in 1999. In July 2000 the Mets agreed to buy out his remaining $5.9 million contract – but instead of paying it at the time, the Mets agreed to making annual payments of almost $1.2 million for 25 years (with negotiated 8% interest) starting July 1, 2011. This date, July 1st, is named for him.
Who is Bobby Bonilla (for Mets Fans, July 1 each year is knows as Bobby Bonilla Day). He will be paid through 2035, when he will be 72 year old.