Baseball Facts - Page 12

In 1989, Rickey Henderson stole 5 bases and scored 4 runs in a single game despite having no at-bats. Facing Randy Johnson, he drew walks in all 4 of his plate appearances.

47-98 club? Eric Davis recorded 47 home runs and 98 stolen bases over a 162 game span from June 1986–July 1987.

The first high five in recorded history happened between Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 2, 1977.

In 1972, Rod Carew led the AL in batting average but had zero home runs.

Before the 1880s, pitchers were required to throw underhand and it took 8 balls for a walk instead of 4 like today. Batters were also allowed to request a high or low pitch and the strike zone was adjusted accordingly.