Baseball Facts - Page 11

Chase Field, home to the Arizona Diamondbacks, has a private suite for 35 fans which includes a swimming pool.

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.

Every President from William Howard Taft to Barack Obama threw a ceremonial first pitch at a Major League game at some point during their Presidency.

The Seattle Mariners won a MLB record 116 games in 2001 despite having lost Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr, and Randy Johnson in the prior three years.

In 1951, a 3'7" tall dwarf named Eddie Gaedel appeared as a pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns. Bearing the jersey number 1/8, he had one at bat, walking on four pitches. Sadly, Gaedel's contract was voided by the commissioner the following day for making a mockery of the game.