#5497, aired 2008-07-01 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In 1881 the owner of the Chicago White Stockings said these "must come down" to keep teams from bankruptcy salaries |
#5497, aired 2008-07-01 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: In addition to being baseball's all-time hit king, he is also the games leader with 3,562 Pete Rose |
#5497, aired 2008-07-01 | BASEBALL HISTORY $600: From 1954 to 1996, the Dodgers had only 2 managers: Walter Alston & this man Tommy Lasorda |
#5497, aired 2008-07-01 | BASEBALL HISTORY $800: In 1996 he became the Yankees' starting shortstop & the team hasn't missed the playoffs since Derek Jeter |
#5497, aired 2008-07-01 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1000: Agricultural term for the system, created by Branch Rickey, of minor league teams controlled by a big league team farm system |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In a 1917 game Fred Toney & Hippo Vaughn both pitched these for 9 innings; Vaughn cracked in the 10th a no-hitter |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: In 2004 this team led by manager Bobby Cox won its remarkable 13th straight division title Atlanta Braves |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $600: Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent helped win the 1978 pennant for the Yankees with a playoff home run at this park Fenway Park |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $800: Many balls have gotten lost in this, originally planted along Wrigley Field's outfield walls by Bill Veeck in 1937 the ivy |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1000: Tom Connolly & Bill Klem, "The Old Arbitrator", were the first men to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as these umpires |
#4398, aired 2003-10-22 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: In a June 19, 1846 game, J.W. Davis of the N.Y. Nine was fined 6 cents for swearing at this person the umpire |
#4398, aired 2003-10-22 | BASEBALL HISTORY $800: To injure opposing players, Ty Cobb was said to sharpen these his spikes |
#4398, aired 2003-10-22 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1200: Topps' 1952 series No. 311 was this player's first card & is a holy grail among collectors Mickey Mantle |
#4398, aired 2003-10-22 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1600: 2 of the 5 cities that had both National League & American League teams in 1903 (2 of 5) Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, or St. Louis |
#4398, aired 2003-10-22 | BASEBALL HISTORY $2000: During his 22-year career he walked a then-record 2,056 times Babe Ruth |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: In 1881 the owner of the Chicago White Stockings said these "must come down" to keep teams from bankruptcy players' salaries |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | BASEBALL HISTORY $800: (Hi, I'm New York Yankees fan Rudy Giuliani.) The 1920 purchase of this Boston ballplayer for about $125,000 forever changed the history of the New York Yankees Babe Ruth |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1200: Agricultural term for the system, created by Branch Rickey, of minor league teams controlled by a big league team a farm system |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | BASEBALL HISTORY $1600: Lee Smith is the all-time leader in this pitching category with 478 saves |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | BASEBALL HISTORY $2000: In 1912 this team held a 1-day strike when teammate Ty Cobb was suspended; their replacements lost, 24-2 the Detroit Tigers |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | BASEBALL HISTORY $100: One of the big teams in the 1890s was this city's Beaneaters Boston |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: Harry Hooper said of him at 19, "He could eat more than anyone else, and he could hit a baseball further" Babe Ruth |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | BASEBALL HISTORY $300: In 1889 Michael Kelly was so famous for doing this he inspired a song, "Slide Kelly Slide" stealing bases |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: The myth of this man inventing baseball was spread by a sporting goods maker to keep the game "American" Doubleday |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | BASEBALL HISTORY $500: In 1893, due to the power of pitchers Amos Rusie & this man, the mound was moved back to 60'6" from home Cy Young |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | BASEBALL HISTORY $100: On July 6, 1933 the American League faced the National League in the first of these annual games the All-Star Game |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In 1983 Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry & this pitcher surpassed Walter Johnson's career strikeout record Nolan Ryan |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | BASEBALL HISTORY $300: In 1973 American League teams began using this player who bats for the pitcher but doesn't play a position the designated hitter |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: On April 14, 1910, he became the first president to open a baseball season with a ceremonial pitch Taft |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | BASEBALL HISTORY $500: On Aug. 29, 1977 this St. Louis Cardinal outfielder broke Ty Cobb's career record with his 893rd stolen base Lou Brock |
#2392, aired 1995-01-17 | BASEBALL HISTORY $100: In 1954 the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore, becoming this new team the Baltimore Orioles |
#2392, aired 1995-01-17 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In 1905 & 1906 this American League team was known as the Boston Pilgrims the Red Sox |
#2392, aired 1995-01-17 | BASEBALL HISTORY $300: The oldest man to hit .400 was this "Georgia Peach", who accomplished it in 1922 at age 35 Ty Cobb |
#2392, aired 1995-01-17 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: Only 2 pitchers have over 400 ML wins: Walter Johnson & this man for whom a pitching award is named Cy Young |
#2392, aired 1995-01-17 | BASEBALL HISTORY $500: Both the Mets & the Yankees retired this manager's uniform number Casey Stengel |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $100: A dominant team of the 1890s, the Beaneaters played for this city Boston |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $200: In 1887 statistically a walk counted as this a hit |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $300: Opened in Phila. in 1909, the 1st steel & concrete baseball stadium was home to this team, not the Phils (Philadelphia) Athletics |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $400: Jim & Gaylord Perry are the only brothers to win this major league honor the Cy Young Award |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | BASEBALL HISTORY $500: Wee Willie Keeler's famous rules for hitting were "keep your eye clear and hit 'em" here "where they ain't" |