Baseball Facts - Page 10

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From 1903–1914, the Cleveland Guardians were named the Cleveland Naps in honor of their incredible second baseman Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie.
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In 1920, Babe Ruth hit 8.5% of all the Major League home runs that were hit that year. Contrast that to 2019, where league leader Pete Alonso had just 0.78% of the league total.
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Pete Gray was a one-armed baseball player who played in the Major Leagues in 1945 while most other players were serving in the war. He managed to hit .218 and was a competent outfielder as well.
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Bobby Bonilla retired in 2001 but due to an unusual contract he signed with the Mets, he still gets paid $1.19 million every July 1st until 2035.
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Max Scherzer has one blue eye and one brown eye.
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Level 78
Jan 16, 2023
Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan got his 5000th strikeout off Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson.
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Level 72
Jan 20, 2023
Baseball facts exist? Holy cow my JetPunk experience just got 100 times better.
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Level 70
Feb 1, 2023
Another Interesting Fact: In 2008 the Phillies pranked pitcher Kyle Kendrick to Japan.

An NFL Football Hall of Famer made the MLB umpiring system.

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Level 72
Feb 23, 2023
How can you prank someone to Japan? I feel like this is something that could be fact-worthy but the grammar kinda holds it back a bit...
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Level 61
Nov 20, 2025
The Phillies pranked Kyle Kendrick by telling him he's been traded to a Japanese team.
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Level 19
Nov 19, 2025
Was that player Jim Thorpe?
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Level 72
Feb 17, 2023
An umpire once suspended himself 10 games after punching a player who spit on him (the player also got 10 games)

I think it was in 1939 or something

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Level 81
Mar 31, 2023
In 1974 the Cleveland Indians hosted Ten Cent Beer Night where fans could buy an essentially unlimited amount of beer at about an 85% discount. Cleveland forfeited the game in the 9th inning when the extremely drunk crowd rushed the field and began attacking the other team's players.
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Level 72
Apr 16, 2023
Barry Bonds and Reggie Jackson are cousins
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Level 68
Nov 8, 2023
@49 I wanna know how to get myself one of those contracts...
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Level 78
Nov 26, 2023
Just hit 98 MPH baseballs over and over again until you get the hang of it. Then learn how to hit breaking balls. Now make sure you hit .270 and play good defense and maybe you could get a hefty contract.

That is, if you don't lose any of your limbs in the process.

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Level 81
May 17, 2026
How on Earth do you hit .218 missing an arm?