Baseball Trivia
Who is the all-time leader in hits in Major League Baseball?
Pete Rose
Who has won the most World Series championships?
New York Yankees (27 championships)
What is the term for hitting a home run with loaded bases?
A Grand Slam.
Of the 16 franchises of the modern two-league era, which one has never won more than 100 games during a regular season?
Chicago White Sox.
Who lost to the Twins in the 1987 World Series?
St. Louis Cardinals.
Which team plays at Fenway Park?
Boston Red Sox
How many games are played in the World Series?
Up to 7 games
What’s the distance between each base on a standard baseball diamond?
90 feet
Which MLB team was originally known as the “Devil Rays?
Tampa Bay Rays.
In which year was a World Series game won by a walk-off hit (last batter of the game)?
1910
How many teams are there in Major League Baseball?
30
How many wins are needed to win the World Series?
4 wins
What year was Major League Baseball officially founded?
1869.
What MLB team plays at Coors Field?
Colorado Rockies.
Lou Gehrig was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. What position did he play?
First baseman
What is the capacity of Target Field?
38,649
Who won the first World Series?
Boston Red Sox
How many umpires are in a World Series game?
6
What is the name of the wall in left field of Fenway Park?
The Green Monster.
What balloting percentage must a person have to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame?
75%
Who has the most career wins in Major League Baseball history?
Cy Young
How many teams have won the World Series in four consecutive years?
1 team (New York Yankees)
Who was the commissioner of Major League Baseball in 2009?
Bud Selig
Who hit the longest home run ever recorded?
Babe Ruth.
In which decade did the Major League Baseball teams of the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers move to California?
1950s