Today’s Trivia contest is being sponsored by Fundex Games. Fundex makes a lot of wonderful games, but they also feature a free jigsaw puzzle club, and a lot of MLB licensed products. Today’s prize is very cool. Its Scrabble, but with a baseball theme. The tile racks represent teams, the [...]
Tuesday Trivia
Let’s Make History
According to Baseball-Reference.com in 1922, New York Yankees star Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in history when he signs a three-year contract that will pay him over $50,000 per season. In 1921, Ruth led the American League with 59 home runs and 171 RBI.
Here’s an amazing compilation of footage of the legend [...]
What’s in a name?
The Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the Colossus of Clout, the Wazir of Wham, the Maharajah of Mash, the Rajah of Rap, the Caliph of Clout, the Behemoth of Bust, the Blunderbuss, the Mammoth of Maul, the Mauling Mastodon, the Mauling Monarch, the Wali of Wollop –
The man also known as [...]
Hall of Fame Heroes
1962 - Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility. Feller won 266 games in 18 seasons and captured 20 games six times for the Indians. Robinson not only broke baseball’s color barrier, he also led the Dodgers to six pennants [...]
Contributed by Ryan Campbell
Events
1920 – Babe Ruth hits his first home run as a Yankee. It is the 50th home run of his career.
1920 – The longest game ever, between the Braves and Robins, ends after 26 innings in a 1-1 tie. Both starting pitchers toss complete games and Charlie Pick of the Braves sets [...]
