Baseball
Basics
Basics
The number of strikes before a batter is out.
What is Three
This New York team is known for its pinstripe uniforms.
Who are The Yankees
A player who bats for another player.
What is a designated hitter?
This player broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
This city is home to the Minor Leagues team that goes by The Dash.
What is Winston Salem
The player who throws the ball to the batter.
Who is the pitcher?
The team that won the first-ever World Series in 1903.
Who are the Boston Red Sox
A pitcher who finishes a game and earns a save.
Who is a closer?
The all-time home run leader with 762 home runs.
Who is Barry Bonds
This legendary NC-born player earned the nickname “The Big Unit” for his powerful fastball.
Who is Randy Johnson
The area around the bases where most plays happen.
What is the infield?
The song traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretch.
What is “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”?
When a batter gets four balls and advances to first base.
What is a walk
This “Sultan of Swat” hit 714 career home runs.
Who is Babe Ruth!
This North Carolina–born MLB Hall of Famer was known as “Mr. October” for his clutch postseason play.
Who is Reggie Jackson
When a batter hits the ball and runs around all the bases to score.
What is a Home run
The MLB championship series played each fall.
What is the World Series
When two outs are made on one play.
What is a double play
The player who famously said, “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”
Who is Lou Gehrig
The Durham Bulls gained fame from this 1988 baseball film.
What is Bull Durham
The term for a ball hit high into the air that’s caught before touching the ground.
What is a Fly out
The Chicago Cubs play their home games at this historic ballpark.
What is Wrigley Field
the rarest of all plays—when three outs are made in a single continuous play.
What is a Triple Play
This team was known as “America’s Team” during the 1990s.
Who are the Atlanta Braves
This North Carolina–born pitcher threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 1960 and later won a World Series with the Mets.
Who is Don Cardwell