everything there is to know about baseball
how many players are allowed on a MLB team
25
what is a "full count"
3 balls and two strikes. if if you get another strike you're out, if you get another ball you walk
how many teams are in the MLB?
30
how long is a bat typically
30"-33"
how long is a typical MLB fence?
310-400 feet
how many runs does a grand slam drive in?
4
how many umpires are there on the field in a World Series game?
6
the pitchers mound is how far from the home plate?
60 feet 6 inches (AS ON TEST)
how many feet between the bases?
90 feet
an illegal throwing motion by pitcher is called
a balk basically i think this is like flinching WHILE he is standing ON the mound. if he makes a suddenly movement to get a runner out, he has to step off the mound, otherwise this is a balk.
what is a ground rule double?
a ball hopping over the wall
a perfect game is
a pitcher holding a team to no runs, hits, and BB without any errors from his team
in a pickle
a runner stuck between two bases and the basement are throwing the ball back and forth
What is a fungo?
a wooden baseball bat that is skinny at the end and isn't used at games
true or false: MLB teams use wood bats, college teams can use wood OR metal but use metal
true
true or false: centerfield is the further part of the fence from home plate
true
what are the 9 positions
- pitcher 1 - catcher 2 - 1st base 3 - 2nd base 4 - 3rd base 5 - short stop 6 - left fielder 7 - right fielder 9 - center fielder 8
minor league baseball teams
- rookie ball - single A - double A - triple A
ending an inning:
- the fielding team gets three hitters or runners out.(half-inning). then they switch until all nine innings are up. the team with the most runs wins.
force out
an out which is made when a base runner loses the right to the base because of the batter becoming a base runner
name different pitches
curve ball, fast ball, knuckle ball, slider, sinker, change up
if a game is tied at the end of nine innings then you can play additional innings, called:
extra innings
what is a walk
happens when a player is hit with a ball at bat or if he gets four balls then you go to first base
a southpaw is a
left handed pitcher
can you strike out on a foul ball?
no, even if you have 2 strikes already
the DH hits instead of the
pitcher
the home team bats first or second?
second (or the "bottom" of the inning"