Statistics
This pitching stat is a basic way of showing how good a pitcher is, the less runs they give up, the lower it is.
What is ERA (Earned Run Average)?
Nicknamed "The Great Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", this player is argued to be the greatest of all time.
Who is Babe Ruth?
Arguably a top 10 player of all time, this Angels outfielder at just 30 years old already has 3 MVPs and 8 Silver Sluggers.
Who is Mike Trout?
What is Yankee Stadium?
The most famous baseball movie of all time, starring Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones, coined the line, "If you build it, he will come."
What is The Field of Dreams?
This hitting stat shows how often a player gets a hit, by dividing the number of hits by the number of at-bats.
What is BA (Batting Average)?
This player broke the color barrier and won an MVP in 1949.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This player has just retired 22 great MLB seasons. He has 3 MVPs, over 700 home runs, and over 3,000 hits to his name after his last season with the Cardinals.
Who is Albert Pujols?
Bang, Bang.
What is the Houston Astros?
This 2006 animated film, a kid finds Babe Ruth's bat, and has to travel across the country to return it to him before a deciding World Series game.
What is Everyone's Hero?
This percentage stat shows how often a player get on base, by hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch.
What is OBP (On Base %)?
This player is the all-time single season and career home run leader. He also claims a record 7 MVPs, but is not in the HoF.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This pitcher from the Astros, although old, jus had a career year in 2022. He is a HoF lock with 2 Cy Young awards, an MVP and over 3,000 strikeouts.
Who is Justin Verlander?
"Big Sexy"
Who is Bartolo Colon?
This movie, known for its focus on statistics, tells the story of the rag-tag team of the 2002 Oakland Athletics, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.
What is Moneyball?
This pitching stat is calculated by adding a pitchers walks and hits given up, divided by their innings pitched.
What is WHIP (Walks Hits/Innings Pitched)?
Arguably the greatest pitcher of all time, this larger than life player has 5 Cy Young awards and 4 ERA titles to his name.
Who is Randy Johnson?
Who is Nolan Arenado?
"Accidentally took PEDs in my ringworm medication whoopsie."
Who is Fernando Tatis Jr.?
This film tells the story of Roger Maris and his journey to break Babe Ruth's home run record. This valiant attempt is met with a huge resistance from fans, and the league as a whole.
What is 61*?
This stat is arguably the most important to the effectiveness of a player, showing how many wins they add to the team (8+ is MVP caliber, 5+ is All-Star quality, 2+ is started quality).
What is WAR (Wins Above Replacement)?
This pitcher played for a record 27 years in the MLB, throwing another record 7 no-hitters, and set yet another record in strikeouts at 5,714 (a full 1,000 ahead of 2nd place), but never won a Cy Young award.
Who is Nolan Ryan?
One of the greatest defensive catchers in MLB history, this player has 9 Gold Gloves and 4 Platinum Gloves.
Who is Yadier Molina?
"I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith, as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don't know if I'm going to be putting on this headset again. I don't know if it's going to be for the Reds. I don't know if it's going to be for my bosses at Fox."
What is Thom Brennaman's apology for calling a city "one of the f*g capitals of the world"?
An up and coming star pitcher gets shot on his way to try out for the Cubs, and 16 years later, joins the last place team as an old rookie, but still an absolute phenom hitter.
What is The Natural?