BR Bullpen:Did You Know Archive

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Did you know...

...that Koichi Hori was the last remaining member of the Lotte Orions to play for the Chiba Lotte Marines after the franchise switched hands?
...that Greg Duce led the 1988 Olympics in average?
...that umpire Dallas Parks sued George Steinbrenner in a case that reached the New York Supreme Court?
...that Butch McCord won batting titles in his first two minor league seasons?
...that Young-shin Kim was the first person to have his number retired by a Korea Baseball Organization team?
...which future Hall of Fame not only led the 1917 International League in average, hits and doubles, but also managed his team to the league title and had days held in his honor around the league?
...what postseason heroics Parris Mitchell performed in 1992?
...that Michele Romano came close to a couple Italian pitching records but finished his career among the top 10 in some offensive departments?
...that the 1998 Korean Series was the first Korean Series to feature foreigners not of Korean descent - and which foreigner hit the first Korean Series home run?
...that George Sisler Jr. was the first person to win the Minor League Executive of the Year three times in the higher classifications?
...that Akira Yonemura was the first Nippon Pro Baseball pitcher to toss a shutout despite allowing a hit in each inning?
...that Joe Ortiz was the first player to make his big league debut in 2013?
...that Chuck Hinton founded the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association?
...that Dwayne Pollok won two Pitcher of the Year awards in under a year?
...that Hamilton Bennett threw the 20th perfect game in NAIA history?
...that Yukihiko Yamaoki was the first Nippon Pro Baseball free agent to sign with a new team and not appear for it?
...that Earl Williams was converted to catcher as a rookie even though he had never played a single game at the position in the minors?
...that David Clarkson won the first Australian Baseball League batting title?
...that Kiyoyuki Nagashima was the first NPB player to wear uniform number 0?
...that Chieh-Jen Yang threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Vidal López won the shortest game in Cuban Winter League history?
...why Pablo Gutiérrez spent 20 years in between Mexican League appearances?
...that Otis Nixon stole the most bases in the majors in the 1990s?
...that Yong-soo Kim was the first two-time Korean Series MVP?
...that Tom Walker once pitched a 15-inning no-hitter?
...that Hyo-jo Jang holds the all-time Korea Baseball Organization record for batting average - by 15 points?
...that Shichiro Yokozawa has the Nippon Pro Baseball record for most career plate appearances without a home run?
...that Javier Vazquez was the active major league leader in strikeouts when he retired?
...that Chris Manno allowed the lowest average of any minor leaguer in 2011?
...that Kenji Otonari was the first NPB pitcher to register a strikeout in all 9 innings of a game in March?
...that Scott Kazmir was at the center of one of the most unpopular trades in New York Mets history?
...that Braves Field was the first ballpark to seat over 40,000?
...how many Australian baseball firsts Ross Straw was involved in?
...that umpire John Shulock was once suspended for charging the mound after getting hit by a pitch?
...what NPB record Koji Noda holds?
...that Andrew Russell was moved to pitcher months after finishing second in the Australian Baseball League in batting average?
...that Jim Buckner held three Northwest League records for decades?
...what Venezuelan League records Luis Peñalver set?
...that Pascual Pérez once got lost on the way to the ballpark?
...what record-setting game Bob Hart was the home plate umpire for?
...what Central League record was set by Atsushi Kizuka?
...what scandal Ho-seong Lee was involved in that led to his suicide?
...that Edinson Rentería became a league president after his playing career ended?
...in which league Chin-Chih Huang won the last MVP award?
...that Ismael Oquendo was the only Puerto Rican League home run king in a 30-year period who never played in the majors?
...that Pablo Cruz scouted for several years - while still an active player?
...that Katsuya Kakunaka was the first Japanese independent leaguer to become a Nippon Pro Baseball All-Star?
...that Gavin Marshall was the first player born and raised in Britain to sign with a US professional team?
...what Korea Baseball Organization record Il-kwon Kim set?
...that Manuel Hidalgo won three MVPs in the same minor league but never made it past AAA?
...what umpiring first Jack McQuaid was part of?
...that Chris Colabello set four Canadian-American Association records?
...that Cody Decker was the second straight Padres farmhand named Decker to win the Arizona League MVP?
...that Al Neil won two Triple Crowns in the minors?
...that George Weicker led NCAA Division I in average one year?
...that Tyler Kuhn led the Chicago White Sox chain in average and hits one season despite not having a set position?
...that Mike Loree went from having a 6.09 ERA one year to winning a pitching Triple Crown in the same league the next year?
...that Matt Carpenter was 4 for 4 lifetime against Matt Cain before hitting a key home run off him in the 2012 NLCS?
...what Chinese Professional Baseball League records Chao-Hao Tseng set?
...why Mitch Simons was in court with the NCAA one year after leading NCAA Division I in runs?
...what Australian Baseball League record Richard Vagg set?
...why scout Pablo Peguero was once suspended for a year?
...that Natilla Jiménez was the only member of the 1943 Cuban national team pitching staff who did not make the majors - yet was MVP of that year's Amateur World Series?
...that J.T. Wise won the Johnny Bench Award as the nation's top collegiate catcher despite not being named first-team All-American by any of the three major sources?
...that Edwar Cabrera set a record for most strikeouts by a Colorado Rockies farmhand?
...that Wil Myers nearly won two All-Star Game MVP awards in one week?
...that Josh Edgin was the first big leaguer from Francis Marion University?
...what Southern League record Alex Marte set?
...that Matt Miller was a MVP in A-ball and an All-Star in AAA yet never made the majors?
...what was unusual about the uniform of Josh Rutledge in his first major league game?
...that Chuck Lamson worked his way up from Tulsa's groundskeeper to GM and owner?
...that Carter Capps was the third American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year for NCAA Division II to make the majors?
...that Calvin Griffith ran the Minnesota Twins as a family business, installing relatives all over the front office?
...that Ramiro Caballero hit the most home runs of anyone to lead all of the minor leagues in average during a year?
...that Dale Holman played for two teams in the same game and got hits for each?
...what Southern League record C.L. Penigar helped set in 1989?
...in what event Hidekazu Watanabe allowed no earned runs in over 25 innings?
...that Blake Parker was an All-Star catcher his first pro season, yet was moved to the pitching mound the next year?
...what became of 14-year-old penninless Joseph Lannin after he walked 410 miles from Lac-Beauport, Quebec to Boston in 1880?
...that former national college player of the year Jeff Austin surrendered homers to the first three batters faced in his final major league game?
...that Chris Hill led his league in wins the same year he was released from a minor league spring training camp?
...why Don Saner retired after winning a AA batting title?
...that Jack Curran has won over 2,700 games as a high school baseball and basketball coach while producing both MLB and NBA players?
...that Tim Grieve and his brother both made their league's All-Star team one year?
...why Mel Civil retired while hitting over .300 in AAA?
...which future superstars were scouted by Roger Jongewaard?
...how close Wayne Norton got to playing in the majors?
...that John Mitchell survived an accident that killed his minor league teammate?
...what Central League record Tadashi Matsumoto holds?
...that Cy Pfirman once held the record for umpiring 1,710 consecutive National League games?
...that Eddie Castro drew more walks in the Mexican League in the 20th Century than any other non-Mexican?
...under what difficult circumstances Thad Weber took a tough-luck loss in his major league debut?
...what was controversial about a batting championship race that Yasushi Tao lost?
...that Dody Rather once was 8-0 with a 0.31 ERA for a minor league team?
...that Stephen Vogt was a minor league umpire for a game before he played in the majors?
...what scandal cost Clay Daniel the scouting job in which he signed Kendrys Morales, Erick Aybar and Ervin Santana?
...that Garry Maddox co-hosts an annual barbecue competition?
...that Tyler Moore won a league MVP award despite hitting .184 at the end of June?
...what occupation both Calvin James and Anthony Whittington went into after their baseball careers ended?
...why Alfredo Silverio has not played in the minors in 2012 after he led the minor leagues in triples in 2011?
...that Ace Parker is the oldest living NFL player and also homered in his first at-bat in the major leagues?
...that Max Stassi set a record for the highest signing bonus ever for a 4th-round draft pick?
...that Babe Zaharias, one of the greatest female athletes in history, pitched against three different major league teams in one week?
...that David Kandilas hit for the cycle in two different leagues in 2011?
...that Massimo Fochi hit the most home runs by an infielder in the history of the Italian Baseball League - and also is among the top 10 in league annals in saves?
...that Roberto Lopez was a backup in college in 2006-2007 then won a minor league MVP award in 2008?
...that Jim Boehne was the winning pitcher in what record-setting NAIA game?
...that umpire Tim Hurst was once found guilty of assault and battery for throwing an empty beer bottle into a crowd?
...that Brian Cavazos-Galvez lost touch with his father, a former major leaguer, when he was a child?
...that Jack Daugherty hit over .400 for an unaffiliated team in the Pioneer League to earn a second chance to play for a major league organization?
...that Hyoun-taek Oh was the All-Star starting pitcher in the final Baseball World Cup?
...that John D'Acquisto was the hardest-throwing pitcher of the 1970s after Nolan Ryan?
...that Wes Timmons almost made his major league debut at age 33?
...when Hisanori Karita was a teammate of Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx?
...that John Burkett not only is among the top 200 in MLB history in wins but also has bowled several 300 games and is a PBA member?
...that Takenori Emoto set Nippon Pro Baseball game, season and career records in what department?
...that Carlos Duran won the first Triple Crown in Italy in 19 years yet lost the MVP?
...that Akio Saito was the first right-hander in NPB history to save 100 games as a reliever and win 100 as a starter?
...that Gene Crumling got his only MLB hit off slugger Jimmie Foxx?
...how Tinti Molina helped bridge ties between the Negro Leagues and the Cuban Winter League on both sides?
...what Yakult Swallows franchise record Shinichi Sato set?
...that Justin Prinstein played in seven countries in six years?
...that Michiro Sato was the first Pacific League save leader?
...that Donnie Joseph led the affiliated minor leagues in strikeout rate in 2010?
...what feat Chi-Hsien Ho was the only pitcher in Chinatrust Whales history to perform?
...when Thurman Munson played alongside Roberto Clemente, a fellow player who died in a plane accident?
...what records Shigenobu Shima set in 2004?
...how Dave Shotkoski met an early death during spring training?
...that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have had four names in under 50 years?
...that Tim Howard set numerous records in his league in 1998?
...that Virgil Hill is the son of two Olympic Silver Medal winners?
...how actor Buster Keaton is connected to baseball?
...what record Mitsuru Manaka set in 2007?
...that Buck Rodgers was considered a future Angels manager almost from the time his playing career began?
...that Sergio Miranda won the first NCAA Division I Gold Glove award given out at shortstop?
...that NFL Pro Bowler Matt Cassel made it to the finals of the 1994 Little League World Series?
...that Nagisa Arakaki set two negative records only a few years after leading the Pacific League in strikeouts?
...that superstar catcher Jorge Posada began his career as a second baseman?
...that Ira Smith was the first two-time NCAA Division I batting champion?
...that Marlin McPhail caught Dwight Gooden in Gooden's first pro start and never caught again in 9 seasons, but played every other position in that span?
...that Gordon Nell averaged over a RBI per game for his career?
...that Bruce Williams was even more wild than his brother - Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams?
...that Brandon Sing almost broke a decades-old home run record but was denied by the weather?
...that John Young played only two major league games, but had a huge impact on the game in a completely different manner?
...what record Curtis Moore nearly set in a AAA league?
...that Rich Austin was an All-Star in three leagues but never played a game for a Major League Baseball organization?
...why Darin Kracl wound up in jail after his baseball career ended?
...what home run record John O'Brien held for a brief period?
...that Héctor Carrasco has pitched for seven major league teams and was a member of seven other major league organizations?
...that Hiroo Ishii hit 22 home runs as a rookie despite missing a couple of months due to pneumonia?
...that Forrest Twogood roomed with Dizzy Dean in the minors but achieved greater fame as a college basketball coach?
...that Mike Caldwell played in only 19 minor league games in a 14-year professional career?
...that Shohei Tateyama broke a record held for decades by the legendary Masaichi Kaneda?
...that the Orizaba Charros featured four future Salon de la Fama members but finished in last place in their only season?
...that Rondal Rollin set both positive and negative records in his final season in pro ball?
...that twin sisters Elaine Roth and Eilaine Roth both made the AAGPBL leaderboards - one as a pitcher and one as a baserunner?
...that Takahiro Ikeyama was the first Japanese shortstops to hit 30+ homers four years in a row?
...that Les Cain successfully sued the Detroit Tigers for workman's compensation?
...how James Gaffney was indirectly responsible for the Braves getting their name?
...that John Rocker has continued to issue controversial interviews since the famous one that derailed his career?
...that Daniel Newman led leagues in wins in 1987 and 2001 but never in between?
...that Bill Bordley guarded Bill Clinton as a member of the Secret Service after his baseball career ended?
...that Matt Shoemaker was undrafted out of college but would go on to win Texas League Pitcher of the Year?
...that Diego Ricci nearly pitched the Italian national team to its first Medal in a Baseball World Cup?
...that Ken Hirano set or tied career, season and game Nippon Pro Baseball records in one category?
...that Cuban hurler Luis González beat the Detroit Tigers five times in a row?
...that Dave Daniels coached eight different teams - in a league that normally fields only eight teams?
...what Chunichi Dragons franchise record Yudai Kawai set?
...that Ronnie Retton led his league in walks at least twice and triples once, and went to the college basketball finals, yet would not be the most famous athlete in his family?
...that Lloyd Peever was the only Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year in the 1990s not to make the major leagues?
...why Twila Shively was forced to switch clubs against her will?
...that brothers JaDamion Williams and 'Reggie Williams were drafted only four picks apart?
...that Coleman Griffith, the "father of sports psychology", worked for the Chicago Cubs from 1938-1940 and what the results were?
...that Steve Fireovid was the active leader in wins in AAA from 1989-1993?
...that Art Hillebrand turned down offers to play in the majors before setting off on a career that won him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame?
...that Wayne Dickerson was the first player ever drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates?
...that Joe Jachym not only passed his number on to a Hall of Famer but his actual uniform as well?
...what College World Series record Edmund Muth tied?
...what role Roy Mack and Connie Mack Jr. played in forcing their famous father from his job?
...that Archie Allen guided two countries to medals on the international stage?
...that Craig Lefferts was the most recent pitcher to hit a walk-off home run?
...that first-round pick Johnny Jones nearly had more passed balls than runs and RBI in his pro career?
...what NCAA Division II record Kris Sutton set?
...that Don Mincher played for three different teams that relocated to new cities the following season?
...that Wilmer Aaron (cousin of Hank Aaron) twice topped .300 in AA yet never got a shot in AAA, let alone the majors?
...what high school record Sho Nakata set in Japan?
...what umpiring decision by Bill Brennan caused a near riot and cost the National League president his job?
...that Chico Hernandez was part of the first All-Latino battery in the major leagues?
...that Otto Briggs stole home during a Negro World Series?
...that Chris O'Riordan went from being a walk-on in college to an All-American?
...what role Pedro Borbon played in the "greatest World Series game ever played"?
...that Negro League player and manager Chappie Johnson trained two white teams during the Deadball Era?
...that Dan Rothem was the first Israeli to play baseball in NCAA Division I?
...why Luis Zayas was allowed to manage in Cuba after the Revolution even though he had played professionally after pro ball was banned on that island?
...that Hiromasa Arai twice had stretches of over 100 plate appearances without a strikeout?
...what Cuban baseball records Julián Castillo set?
...that Jonathan Schoop saved the game that gave his country its first Little League World Series title?
...why Tim Burcham was once named the Opening Day starter for the San Francisco Giants yet never appeared in a game for them?
...why Tamotsu Nagai was once given a gift by the star hitter of an opposing team?
...why Eddie Mooers was named Richmond's Mr. Baseball?
...what record José Antonio Huelga holds in Cuba?
...that Ryan Coe was not only an All-American at two different levels, but also married an All-American?
...what Canadian high school record Gerry Reimer set?
...that Darin Blood won the third pitching Triple Crown in California League history?
...what records Jun-ho Jeon set in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...that Mitsuo Yoshikawa was the fifth player to go from high school to starting a Japan Series game in a year?
...that former owner George Argyros was later a US Ambassador?
...that Justin Blood was the first draft pick in his college's history?
...that Kazuo Yamane won the deciding game all three times the Hiroshima Carp won the Japan Series?
...why Jason Maas retired while he was hitting .352 in AAA?
...what performance Gaspar Pérez had that won him a Amateur World Series MVP award?
...that Danny Hultzen was the first player from the University of Virginia to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year - and then was the first Virginia player to be named ACC Pitcher of the Year?
...why John Steadman is in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame?
...what University of Miami record Stan Jakubowski set?
...that Walter Kowalski mounted one of the first legal challenges to the reserve clause?
...why the Kansas City Royals are considered to have turned a page in their history in 2011, after 15 years in the wilderness ?
...that Lázaro de la Torre was the fourth Cuban pitcher (since 1962) to win 200 games?
...that Jeff Cook once hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a game - and had no other homers all year long?
...that Larry Isbell was an All-American in both baseball and football?
...that research by Warren Brown led to the ouster of the president of one of the most prominent minor league circuits?
...that Trevor Bauer led NCAA Division I in strikeouts two seasons in a row?
...how Naoki Takahashi got a win and a save in the same game?
...what record Daniel Robertson set in his first season in professional baseball?
...that Aquino Abreu is the only Cuban hurler to throw no-hitters in back-to-back starts?
...that Dave Nightingale was the first national correspondent for The Sporting News?
...that Jeff Perry was once traded one-for-one for a future Hall of Fame pitcher?
...that Takashi Nishimoto won more games than any other Nippon Pro Baseball player who did not get picked during the draft era?
...what was controversial about the style of Dick Young?
...what records Santiago Mederos set?
...what big hit got Will Scalzitti in the first game played by a Colorado Rockies affiliate?
...that Noh-jun Park went from being an Olympic pitcher in 1984 to being honored as one of the top three outfielders in the Korea Baseball Organization in 1994?
...what Mexican League record Roberto Vizcarra set?
...that Julian Yan cracked over 400 career home runs?
...why Jack Krawczyk fell to the 25th round of the draft after setting two NCAA Division I records?
...that Tetsuya Yoneda is the all-time Nippon Pro Baseball leader in four different categories?
...why Kevin Mitchell was called a paycheck thief in Japan?
...what offensive and defensive records Leonardo Valenzuela set or tied in the Mexican League?
...what slugging feat Jesse Ibarra accomplished before anyone else had done it in all of Organized Baseball?
...that Ben Jukich was the first player drafted from the Great Plains Athletic Conference?
...that Art Kenney beat the Boston Red Sox while still in college?
...that Jack Rhodes coached for three different countries in international competition?
...what NCAA Division II record James Vida set?
...what scandal cost Dave Wilder his job?
...that Hugh Radcliffe once struck out 28 batters in a high school game?
...that Willie Glen allowed only three runs in 33 postseason innings after setting the Northern League regular-season strikeout record in 2007?
...that Bill Swiacki was the first foreign-born MVP in the Hoofdklasse?
...that Tom Goffena was the first player ever drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays?
...at what college Jimmy Williams was the last person to be head coach?
...that Mitsuhiro Adachi was the only player to win the Fighting Spirit Award three times?
...that René González was the first Mexican Leaguer to win three straight batting titles?
...that Dale Plummer received a telephone call to come up to the Boston Red Sox yet never pitched in the big leagues?
...that Akira Ejiri set a collegiate pitching record yet was primarily an outfielder as a pro?
...how many MVP awards Wilmer Fields won - and in how many different countries?
...that Mike Morgan pitched his first postseason game more than 20 years after he made it to the major leagues?
...what role Bunny Downs played in starting Hank Aaron's professional career?
...what Mexican League record Rolando Camarero set that still stands?
...what German national team record Peter Budny holds?
...that Tony Castaño was the last manager to guide a Cuban Winter League squad to a Caribbean Series title?
...what was noteworthy about the appearance of Groundhog Thompson?
...why Kazuyuki Yamamoto signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers before Hideo Nomo but never made it to the majors?
...that Tony McDonald won a Rookie league batting championship four years after he had spent a full year in AAA?
...why Tamotsu Kimura only pitched four more games after winning the Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award?
...what three East-West Game records Jonas Gaines holds?
...why Harry Heslet retired a year after setting the California League home run record?
...why Hisao Niura was rumored to be involved in drugs?
...that Othello Renfroe was the first black scorer in Major League Baseball?
...what negative record Kojiro Ikegaya set?
...that Red Grier threw a no-hitter in the Negro World Series 30 years before one was thrown in a MLB World Series?
...what franchise record Kan Otake set in 2009?
...what record José María Fernández set in the Cuban Winter League?
...that Nick Giaquinto went from winning a Super Bowl to coaching college baseball?
...that Atsushi Aramaki was the first Pacific League hurler to win 100 games?
...that Claus Helmig was the first player born and raised in Germany to appear in the minor leagues?
...that American Bill Powell got the first Caribbean Series win ever for a Puerto Rican League team?
...that Hiroshi Nakao lost the first night game in Nippon Pro Baseball history?
...in what tragic way Negro League player Dan Wilson met his end?
...what crucial hit Lázaro Vargas had in the 1988 Baseball World Cup
...what biblical verse Bill Perkins had on his uniform?
...in what unusual circumstances Frank Anderson found players while he was coaching college baseball?
...what injury Tommy Sampson sustained while working in the coal mines that negatively impacted his baseball career?
...that Al Salerno and Bill Valentine were the leaders of efforts to unionize American League umpires - and lost their jobs because of their work?
...that Neil Robinson set the East-West Game record for career batting average?
...what record Emiliano Ginanneschi set in Italy?
...that Geraldo Padua had streaks of 20 straight wins and 14 straight losses at points during his career?
...what record Alejandro Crespo shares in Cuban Winter League history?
...that Gale Pringle played for four future Hall of Fame managers among his first five skippers in pro ball?
...the history of baseball's antitrust status?
...what record Taira Fujita set in 1978?
...that Kenichi Yazawa was the first Central League Best Nine first baseman other than Sadaharu Oh in a 19-year period?
...what Central American and Caribbean Games records Pedro José Rodríguez, Sr. set in 1978?
...that Carmen Cozza would go on to the College Football Hall of Fame after his baseball career ended?
...what Taiwan Major League record Lonnie Goldberg set?
...why Satoru Kanemura was suspended for the 2006 playoffs?
...that three future major leaguers played for Burlington City High School in 1944 - more than some colleges have produced in decades of play?
...that Satoshi Nakajima is the last active member from the Hankyu Braves?
...that Giorge Díaz won the first Gold Medal game in the Olympics after baseball became a medal event?
...that Stefano Manzini is the only player to rank among Italy's top 10 in both career homers and career ERA?
...that Masayasu Kaneda set Nippon Pro Baseball records for triples in a game, season and career?
...what Richard Bélec did to get into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame?
...that Claro Duany won four batting titles during his career?
...what records Steve Gerkin set in the majors and minors?
...what freak injury sidelined Jose Guillen for much of 2009?
...that Min-Ching Lo was the first two-time Taiwan Series MVP?
...that Alonso Téllez had over 3,800 hits in professional baseball?
...what signing subterfuge was involved when Kenichi Nakata began his career?
...how Rats Henderson got his nickname?
...that Shoitsu Omatsu was the first Nippon Pro Baseball player with three plate appearances in an inning?
...what unusual career path Daniel Choi took after leading NCAA Division I in wins?
...what historic win Juan Pena got for the Dominican national team?
...what three major plays Hatsuhiko Tsuji made in Japan Series finales?
...what NCAA Division I record Rick Raether set in college?
...what the San Francisco Giants did in their 50 years before they won a World Series?
...that Mike DiMuro was the first American to umpire in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...that Clint Myers has coached high school state baseball champions, national junior college softball champions and national NCAA Division I softball champions as well as being named NJCAA baseball Coach of the Year?
...what record Kendall Carter holds in the prestigious history of Arizona State University?
...what records Masaru Uno set during his career?
...how racism led to the death of Porter Moss?
...that Cheng-Hsien Chen had the longest consecutive game played streak in the history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Takashi Ishii was the first pitcher ever to win more games in a Japan Series than he had won in the regular season?
...that Jamie Reed was the first on-field hire by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays?
...the details of the tragic death of Len Koenecke?
...what strikeout record Zach Peterson set shortly after he went unselected in the 2007 amateur draft?
...what records Ron Stead set in the Intercounty Baseball League?
...that Tetsu Yofu was the first foreign player to be named MVP of the Taiwan Series?
...that Samuel Deduno won three minor league strikeout titles?
...that Ian Holness drove in all the runs in the only Olympic win by the South African national team?
...that Hiroshi Shintani came within one out of the first perfect game ever at Koshien Tournament?
...that Corey Powell was the only player in the Taiwan Major League to have three seasons of 100 hits; also, he was the only one with three seasons of 20 homers?
...what records Masanori Sugiura set in the Olympics and Baseball World Cup?
...that Jimmy Whalen won almost 300 minor league games even though he died before age 35?
...that Da-Hung Cheng was the first catcher to lead the Chinese Professional Baseball League in steals?
...that Michinori Tsubouchi was the first player in the Japanese Professional Baseball League to reach 1,000 hits?
...that Scott Bittle led NCAA Division I in strikeouts per nine innings in his fourth college season but has yet to pitch a game as a pro three years later?
...that Chris Dominguez was the second two-time Big East Conference Player of the Year?
...that Javier Méndez was named Cuban Serie Nacional 16 years apart, a record?
...what defensive records were set by Toshio Naka?
...that Travis Wood set a Southern League record for ERA?
...that Kozo Shoda was the first switch-hitting batting champion in Nippon Pro Baseball history?
...what inexplicable defensive gaffe 35-year-old veteran Dè Flanegin committed in the 2007 Holland Series?
...what records Osvaldo Martínez set in Taiwan?
...that Makoto Imaoka had 49 bases-loaded RBI one year?
...that Christoforos Rompinson was the lone native-born Greek on his country's team in the 2004 Olympics?
...what softball record Laura Espinoza-Watson set in college before becoming a professional baseball player?
...that Don Lemon was the first gaijin to perform what feat in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...what Chris Matlock did to be named NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year?
...what dramatic home run Agustín Marquetti hit to end his illustrious career?
...what record René Rijst set in the Hoofdklasse?
...that Michiyo Arito and Hiroyuki Yamazaki won the most Best Nine honors at third base and second base, respectively, in Pacific League history?
...what two crucial extra-inning hits Hunter Morris had in the 2008 World University Championship?
...that Jeremy Hellickson was the first MVP of what national championship?
...that Lázaro Junco won a record 10 Cuban home run titles?
...what lawsuit Andy Oliver filed against the NCAA, netting him hundreds of thousands of dollars.?
...that Katsuo So was the first Taiwanese hurler to beat the Cuban national team?
...that Kyle Parker was the first player in NCAA Division I to hit 20 home runs and throw for 20 touchdowns in the same academic year?
...that Daniel Nava had a $1 signing bonus and went on to hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues?
...what record Ilo Bartolucci set in Italy?
...that Christian Colon was the first captain in the history of the US college national team?
...in what event Lázaro Valle tossed a perfect game against South Korea?
...that Zack Von Rosenberg pitched his teams to four straight state titles in high school, starting and winning the championship each time?
...that Robbie Morrison blew a finale game in both a College World Series and Intercontinental Cup in a two-year period?
...that Daisuke Miura lost seven Opening Day starts in a row?
...why Ming-Hsiung Liao had his career end less than two years after winning a home run title?
...that Wilfredo Sánchez was the first Castro-era Cuban player to 1,000 hits - then the first to 2,000 hits as well?
...who comprised the 1960 Baltimore Orioles' Kiddie Korps?
...that Pancho Coimbre once went two straight seasons without striking out a single time?
...that Kang-chul Lee was the only Korea Baseball Organization pitcher to have ten straight seasons with double-digit wins?
...that Mike Stanton hit 68 minor league home runs before his 20th birthday?
...what pitchers threw an emery ball?
...in what tournament Yobal Dueñas hit the decisive home run?
...that Marcel Kruyt was one of the first three four-decade players in the Hoofdklasse?
...what role Steve Scafa played in what is often rated the best college baseball game ever?
...that Tyson Gillies, a deaf outfielder, was rated the most exciting player in the 2009 California League?
...that Jayson King coached the first team from New Hampshire to make the College World Series in either Division I, II or III?
...how Lance Zawadzki had the first hit at PETCO Park years before he made his major league debut with the Padres?
...that Omar Carrero once had more shutouts (5) than earned runs (4) allowed in a full season?
...that Mickey Grasso spent three years in a German POW camp during World War II before he came to the majors?
...that Ken Brauckmiller was the first pitcher to beat the Cuban national team in the Olympics?
...that Tomohiro Kuroki was the first Nippon Pro Baseball pitcher to get a win in the 21st Century?
...what records Roberto De Franceschi holds in the Italian Baseball League?
...that Jerry Keller twice led a AAA loop in a Triple Crown department yet never made the major leagues?
...what unusual stunt manager Frank Peters pulled in 1974?
...that Desmond Jennings once went 7 for 7 in AAA?
...why Hiromi Matsunaga was walked eleven times in a row?
...what record Braudilio Vinent holds in Cuba?
...the story behind the musical Damn Yankees?
...that Katsumi Shiraishi hit the first home run in Hiroshima Carp history?
...that Hee-min Han was the first South Korean in Taiwan's CPBL?
...that Chi-Chen Tseng went from being a full-time manager to a full-time player at age 44 and made the All-Star Game?
...that Wilson Ramos was the first American League catcher to rap four hits in his debut game?
...what defensive record Yutaka Takagi set?
...why Kihachi Enomoto is not part of the meikyukai even though he qualifies?
...what Baseball World Cup record Brett Gray shares?
...that Jim Magrane was the first pitching Triple Crown winner in the Atlantic League?
...what records Andrew Scott holds in the Australian Baseball League?
...how Paul Beeston got his start in baseball?
...that Takashi Toritani has twice set fielding records but has yet to win a Gold Glove?
...why Kuei-Chang Tseng had his career end less than a year after setting a single-season record in the CPBL?
...the history of the Los Angeles Dodgers?
...what historic first Norihiro Komada accomplished?
...what the Royals Baseball Academy was and how it influenced baseball development practices?
...that Leonel Moa was the first player in Cuban history to swat four home runs in a contest?
...how Goose Goslin got his nickname?
...that Chi-Chen Tseng went from being a full-time manager to a full-time player at age 44 and made the All-Star Game?
...what records Ariel Delgado holds in Nicaragua?
...what stunt Pepper Bassett did that made him a popular crowd draw?
...that Brandon Waring nearly set a league home record yet didn't even make the All-Star team at year's end?
...that Chao-Chi Sung dominated the 1990 Little League World Series then became the first pitching Triple Crown winner in the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Hugh Bedient Jr. was the first US pro baseball player killed in military service after World War I?
...why former major leaguer Fred Taylor is in a basketball Hall of Fame?
...that Ormari Romero finished his Cuban national team career in what historic game and his Cuban Serie Nacional career in what another notable contest?
...what historic wins José Becerra and Pete Sikaras had for Spain and Greece, respectively?
...that Chin-Hsing Kuo was the first pitcher to win three games in one Taiwan Series?
...how Richie Phillips ended the careers of several major league umpires?
...that Mike Sodders was the first Baseball America Player of the Year yet never made the majors?
...that Rodney Pedraza was the first American to save 100 games in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...what historic hit Yung-Tai Sung had?
...what historic walk was drawn by free-swinging Clayton Byrne?
...why a TV special was made about the life of Tsunemi Tsuda?
...that Ronny Johnson, a pitcher in the US, would go on to set the Australian Baseball League career RBI record?
...what three tragic events Ryan Leahy has been affected by?
...what country agreed to host the 1983 Intercontinental Cup even though it was not fielding a team in the event?
...that Masahiro Doi made 15 All-Star teams in Japan?
...that Faustino Corrales once struck out 22 batters in a nine-inning game?
...what the National Board of Control was?
...what record Roberto Cabalisti holds?
...what off-field event forced Eric de Bruin to end his managerial career?
...what record Juan Manrique set - and broke - and broke again?
...that Ron Maurer once played all nine positions in a game?
...what record Monty Swartz holds?
...that Tom Penders has coached two different college basketball teams to the Sweet 16 since his baseball career ended?
...that Haruyasu Nakajima was the first Triple Crown winner in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball?
...what record Dae-jin Lee set in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...that Roberto Bianchi is the all-time Italian Baseball League home run leader?
...that Luis "Camaleón" García is a member of two Halls of Fame and has been a finalist for a third?
...what record Alexander Ramos set in Cuba?
...what controversy surrounded the appointment of John Cohen as head coach of Mississippi State University?
...why Charles Bronfman is in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame?
...what historic home run Ubisney Bermúdez allowed?
...what record Nemesio Porras holds in Nicaragua?
...that Roger Cador was the first head coach of a historically black college to win a game in the NCAA Tournament?
...what record Salvador Colorado set in Mexico?
...that Jorge Alberto Martínez Roque threw the 50th no-hitter in Cuba in the Castro era?
...what adversity Sheng-Hsien Feng overcame as a youth to become a baseball player?
...that Roy Partlow was one of the first five African-Americans in the minors after Montreal teammate Jackie Robinson broke the Organized Baseball color barrier - and what cut Partlow's career short?
...what record Bernie Tatis holds in the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Noriyoshi Omichi was the last active player to have appeared with the Nankai Hawks?
...that Remo Cardinale was the first Canadian amateur signed by the Toronto Blue Jays?
...what record Rey Isaac set in Cuba?
...what scandal ended the US career of Maximo Nelson?
...what scandal ended the playing career of Rey Vicente Anglada?
...what scandal ended the coaching career of Dave Okubo?
...what scandal has imperiled the career of Angel Villalona?
...what tragedy ended the life of Brian Cole?
...that Masanori Ishikawa was the first Yakult Swallows pitcher ever to win a Gold Glove in the Central League?
...that Ernesto Carlos Kuk Lee may become the first Asian native to enter the Salon de la Fama?
...that Tomochika Tsuboi was the first player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to hit .300 his first season in both the Central League and Pacific League?
...that Toru Sugiura hit the first pinch-hit sayonara grand slam in the history of the Japan Series?
...what two records Pedro Formental set?
...what historic game Tomoya Yagi pitched during his first month in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...what historic win Glen Morris got for the South African national team?
...what historic win Rinat Makhmoutov got for the Russian national team?
...what historic win Alex Cremidan got for the Greek national team?
...which Cuban national team star Óscar Gil struck out in the clutch to give his Holguín club its first title?
...why the 1970 Junior World Series had all its games held at one site?
...that Hayato Sakamoto was the youngest player ever to hit a grand slam in the Japan Series?
...which college Prez Jones coached for 51 years?
...what record Enrique Esteban Díaz holds in the Cuban Serie Nacional?
...that Fu-Lien Wu hit the first sacrifice fly in the history of the Taiwan Major League?
...that Shiro Takegami was the first player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to get their first home run as an inside-the-park job?
...why Hichori Morimoto (pictured) is dressed like that?

...that Magnus Pilegård once led his league in both batting average (as a hitter) and lowest batting average allowed (by a pitcher) in the same season?
...that Darrell Woodard was once traded for a coach?
...how Jyun Hirota revolutionized catching in Japan?
...that Henry Roa had more hits than any other non-Cuban in both the Intercontinental Cup (1991-2006) and Baseball World Cup (1988-2005)?
...what record Carlos Valencia set in the 2005 season?
...why Allan Lewis was voted only a tenth of the World Series shares by his teammates on the Athletics?
...what the Mayor's Trophy Game was?
...that Luis Casanova led seven major international tournaments in home runs?
...what minor league franchise record Michaelangel Trinidad broke in 2009 - a mark held by two major league regulars?
...that Lino Rivera managed his teams to three pennants in a span of only two years?
...that Takashi Kita was the first player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to have his first two hits be game-winning, game-ending jobs?
...what three records Sandy Moreno set in Nicaragua?
...what historical first pitch Bob Shawkey threw out?
...what two records Tomoyuki Kubota set in 2007 in Japanese Baseball?
...that Hector Roa was the first player to homer in his first at-bat in the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...how Mexican-born Jimmy Summers became listed as a sniper in the Croatian army - and how this was related to baseball?
...what record Yasunori Oshima set in 1976?
...that I-Tseng Lin won five straight stolen base titles in the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Luis Casanova led seven major international tournaments in home runs?
...that Derek Tatsuno was the first pitcher in NCAA Division I history to win 20 games in a season?
...that Virgil Thompson was the first person to pitch for Team USA in a major international event?
...what freak incident killed William Bedford on the field of play?
...that Chung-Chiu Lin is the oldest player ever to lead the Chinese Professional Baseball League in home runs?
...that Daryl Spencer lost a home run race in part due to a motorcycle accident?
...that Lenny Pearson was the first three-time Cuban Winter League leader in RBI?
...what stars Howie Haak discovered as a scout?
...that Dong-won Choi is second all-time in the Korea Baseball Organization in ERA - but over double the leader?
...that Jay Kirkpatrick not only won the second Triple Crown in the history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League but set or tied records in all three Triple Crown stats that season?
...that Carl Long broke the Kinston Eagles color barrier - and set a franchise RBI record that stood for three decades?
...how Jim Delahanty got his nickname?
...when Félix Cano hit the most famous home run in Spanish baseball history?
...that Donnie Veal lost both of his parents by the time he turned 23, leaving him in charge of the family?
...that Chung-Yi Huang has won more Best Ten honors than anyone else in the history of Taiwanese professional baseball?
...that Pedro Powell was the second player ever to lead the Carolina League in steals in consecutive seasons?
...that Jeremy Powell hit the first home run by a pitcher in a Nippon Pro Baseball interleague game?
...that both Wim Crouwel and his son Mike Crouwel won batting titles and home run titles in the Hoofdklasse?
...that Makoto Kosaka was the first player in Japanese history to reach base all five trips to the plate in his first game?
...that Jong-ho Park was the first switch-hitter to win a batting crown in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...why Taiwan native Yasuaki Taiho did not count as a foreign player under the Nippon Professional Baseball roster rules?
...that George Lawson was involved in trying to launch a number of fraudulent baseball leagues?
...that Luis Ulacia won two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal in the Olympics?
...how a celebration might have cost Tagg Bozied a chance at playing in the majors?
...why Brian Warren became known as "Devil Man" in Japan?
...that Danny Gans had a theater in Las Vegas named after him due to his success as an entertainer after his baseball career ended?
...that Carlos Yánes holds numerous records for longevity in Cuba?
...that Cos Govern (as a manager) and Alfonso Gerard (as a player) were the only natives of the Virgin Islands to appear in the Negro Leagues?
...what two negative incidents Mike Torrez is most famous for being involved in during an otherwise productive career?
...what records Greg Morrison set after being picked in the 71st round of the draft then being released a couple years later before reviving his career?
...why Harry Frazee was forced to dismantle the Boston Red Sox shortly after they won the 1918 World Series?
...what record-setting home run Jeong-min Lee allowed?
...that Scrip Lee both played and umpired in a Negro World Series?
...that Daniel Monzon died at age 18, having driven in five runs in his last baseball game?
...that Ted Strong got the most votes of any Negro League star for the East-West Game in 1939?
...that Han Urbanus threw five no-hitters in the Hoofdklasse and holds numerous records in the Netherlands?
...that Ottis Johnson was the last minor league player to die from a beanball?
...that Frank Betcher became a popular motivational speaker and author after his short major league career ended?
...that Christopher Howard was managing a team at age 19?
...that Roberto Barbon was the first Latin American player to appear in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...that Sid Gordon was once given a day in his honor by a rival team?
...that A.S. Young was an eminent black writer who wrote some prominent pieces about the integration of baseball?
...that Alva Bradley was the heir of one of the most prominent families in the history of Cleveland?
...what Francisco Butto did to win Caribbean Series MVP honors in 2009?
...that Hank Thompson was the first African-American to appear in two different major leagues?
...that Koji Okamura was the first player ejected from a Japan Series?
...how Mudcat Grant got his nickname?
...how the existence of the 1987 Kinston Indians was saved by an election?
...that George Sweatt and Rube Currie were the only players to appear in the first four Negro World Series?
...how James Dunn helped build the first World Series-winning club in Cleveland Indians history?
...that Yasuo Fujii holds the Pacific League record for career grand slams?
...what scandal Esmailyn Gonzalez got into less than a year after being named MVP of the Gulf Coast League?
...how old Parnell Woods was when he became the youngest manager in the Negro Leagues?
...that Julian Heredia won a pitching Triple Crown - while being a relief pitcher?
...what controversy plagued Bill Kenworthy in 1921?
...that Curt Smith was named Player of the Year in two different leagues in 2008?
...what tragedy ended the life of Chief Johnson?
...that Jim Constable battled bipolar disorder that affected his career?
...what team stunned the Cuban national team in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup, ending a run of 15 years of Gold Medals in international events?
...that Zhanpeng Wang was named the top left-handed pitcher in two straight Asian Championships and got China's first two wins ever in a Baseball World Cup?
...that Scott Mitchinson had a 60:1 strikeout:walk ratio one season?
...that Jong-soo Shim once hit .335 with 53 home runs, led his league in slugging and OBP - and failed to win the MVP award?
...that Yasser Gómez once hit triples in three straight at-bats?
...that Zeke Bonura once held the US javelin throw record?
...what conflict Yang Yang was involved in during the 2008 Olympics?
...what Katsuhiko Maekawa did to earn him his release?
...that Phil Dale was the first Australian to earn a 4-year baseball scholarship to a US college?
...what records Gary Burnham set in 2006 and 2008?
...that the 1945 Negro World Series was the lowest-scoring Negro World Series ever?
...how Luz Portobanco tragically died less than a year after pitching in the 2007 Pan American Games?
...that Robin Roy was a two-time MVP of the Division Elite finals?
...that Jonah Nickerson threw 323 pitches in 8 days before being named College World Series Most Outstanding Player?
...that Wei-Cheng Chen couldn't walk for six months in the year prior to his playing in the 1992 Olympics?
...why position player Gavin Fingleson was called on to pitch - and got a win - in the 2007 Baseball World Cup?
...that Calvin Maduro missed being the first Aruban major leaguer - by five days?
...why Peter Vogler may well go down in history as the last Australian All-Star in an Asian Championship?
...what scandal plagued Tomohiro Nioka in 2008?
...what scandals Byung-kyu Kang got into in 2008?
...what scandal Yuan-Chia Chen was involved in during 2008?
...that Giorgio Castelli won 8 batting titles in Italy?
...what problem ended the career of first-round pick Dave Walling?
...how Country Brown met his untimely end on Christmas?
...that Hsin-Min Tan was the first Taiwan native to play in the US minor leagues - but did it while under contract to neither a US or Taiwanese club?
...what unusual feat Yoshiyuki Ishihara pulled off on his 27th birthday - and why he probably wanted not to do it?
...that Bill Arce is the only person to manage two different teams to a Gold Medal in the European Championship?
...that Gene Ammann set the NCAA Division I record for lowest ERA in a season?
...what home run record Jack Howell set in 1993?
...that Chia-Hsien Hsieh holds the all-time Taiwan Major League home run record?
...what two teams Alfonso Urquiola has managed in the Pan American Games?
...that Frank Wickware came from the same hometown as Walter Johnson, who he (at least) once outdueled?
...that former College World Series star Bud Hollowell became a professor after his baseball career ended?
...what record was set in the 1978 Amateur World Series?
...what single-season record Akinobu Mayumi set in his final season?
...that Chih-Yuan Chen managed to win a Rookie of the Year award while playing only 30 games?
...that Mark Langston was the first member of the Seattle Mariners to win a Gold Glove?
...how Seiichi Shima made the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame without playing a game as a pro?
...that Joe Green once almost scored from third base with a broken leg?
...what league Lou Haneles co-founded?
...the history of the Baseball card?
...that Harry Ables set three Texas League records in 1910?
...that Herman Wedemeyer was a minor league outfielder who went on to fame as a TV actor?
...that Chu-Ming Lee was the first player to get 1,000 hits in Taiwanese professional baseball?
...when the The Star Spangled Banner was first played during the 7th-inning stretch?
...what international event Alejo O'Reilly ended with a dramatic home run?
...that Alex Smith threw 244 pitches in one game in 2008?
...what controversy led Minoru Yamashita to retire from umpiring?
...which stars were scouted by Joe Lewis Sr.?
...what award is given out in honor of Ed Kirkpatrick?
...in what major event Miguel Gómez beat the Cuban national team?
...that Alvin Spearman was a Gold Gloves boxer before he became a non-Gold Glove baseball player?
...what series derailed the hopes of the 1922 Browns?
...that Olympic shortstop Mat Buckley made five errors in the finale of the Australian Baseball League one year to cost his team the title?
...that Ming-Tsu Lu led to a rule change in Nippon Pro Baseball's All-Star Game as a rookie?
...that Hamilton Richardson was named MVP of Hoofdklasse five times?
...that Jeff Samardzija was an All-American in college - but not in baseball?
...what Stephan Rapaglia does when not managing the British national team?
...that two Cubans each scored more runs in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup than all their opponents combined?
...how Tom Hallion led (indirectly) to many umpires losing their jobs?
...that Jiangang Lu was the first Chinese player to sign with a NPB team?
...why Mike Sime and Clarence Roper were blacklisted from baseball?
...how old Yutaka Ono was when he became the oldest pitcher to throw a shutout in the Central League?
...what record Pedro Jova set while managing in Cuba - and what record he set while playing in Cuba?
...what Dave Bristol did to organize the Big Red Machine?
...why Chien-Cheng Kuo was banned from the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that Keith Ramsey threw the 4th perfect game in Carolina League history?
...that I-Chung Hong had his career year when he was 39 years old?
...that Travis Wilson was the first New Zealand native to sign with a MLB club?
...that Giulio Glorioso scored more runs one year as a batter than he allowed as a pitcher - without playing a game in the field?
...what Jayson Nix did to be named MVP of the 2007 Baseball World Cup?
...what record Ryan Roberts set in 2008?
...that R.J. Swindle won the highest percentage of his team's games in NCAA Division I one year?
...what fielding record Masahiro Araki holds?
...why Sung-ki Jung missed three seasons at a key point in his development?
...that Brian Farley is an Olympic pitching coach married to a former Olympic softball pitcher?
...what record Cole Gillespie helped set during the 2008 season?
...that Yi-Hsin Chen won MVP awards 3 times in the first 7 years of Taiwanese professional baseball?
...that Lew Kent once pinch-hit for Barry Bonds in a key game?
...that Walter Ball was the first black pitcher to beat a white MLB team?
...that Brad Tippett held left-handed batters to an 0-for-36 performance in 2007?
...how Davy Jones got his nickname?
...that Tommy Hanson threw the first no-hitter in Mississippi Braves history?
...which Hall-of-Famer Jason Kosow portrayed in a TV miniseries?
...that Germany Schaefer successfully pulled off the hidden ball trick in a World Series game?
...that Kyle Russell led NCAA Division I in home runs in 2007?
...that Marvin Williams won two minor league home run and batting crowns after the Boston Red Sox passed on him and Jackie Robinson?
...that Jake Arrieta was the first player from Texas Christian University to appear on Team USA?
...what Ed Killian did for a living after his baseball career came to an end?
...why Chang-Ming Cheng was banned from the CPBL three years after he played in the Olympics?
...why Beau Mills was suspended at a key moment in the 2006 Fresno State University season?
...that Luis Iglesias was the first player to hit 100 career home runs in the Chinese Professional Baseball League?
...that George Mullin was known for playing mind games with hitters?
...that Esequier Pie threw the first no-hitter in the Israel Baseball League?
...how long Taiwan star Chih-Sheng Lin was suspended for his attack on an umpire?
...how long Cuban star Michel Enríquez was suspended for his attack on an umpire?
...that Jordan Brown won back-to-back minor league MVP awards?
...how Frank Smith got his unusual nickname?
...that David Cooper almost tied a Barry Bonds record in college?
...that Mike Aviles led NCAA Division II in both average and home runs in 2003?
...what the 1976 AL Batting Champ Controversy was?
...what Ray Schalk did after each no-hitter in the majors?
...what school record Ike Davis set in 2006?
...that Doc White had the first save in World Series history?
...that Amaury Martí has been known by three different last names during his baseball career?
...how Shifty Jim West met his untimely end?
...that Jared Goedert led the state of Kansas in passing yards as a high school quarterback?
...that Scott Campbell was the first New Zealand native picked in the MLB amateur draft?
...what record Kuo-Ching Kao set in the 2007 CPBL season?
...that Cliff Floyd won Minor League Player of the Year honors while in AA?
...that Si-hyun Son wound up in the Army due to a draft-dodging scandal two years after he was named the best shortstop in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...that Adiel Palma won the Gold Medal game in both the 2004 Olympics and 2007 Pan American Games?
...that Shawn Chacon set a MLB record for most consecutive no-decisions by a starting pitcher to open a season?
...that Jim Gruzdis won a batting title three years after retiring from active duty as a player?
...that Billy Sullivan Sr. went 0 for 21 during a World Series - while playing appropriately for the Hitless Wonders?
...that Tom Lawless was once traded for a manager?
...that Héctor Olivera Jr. scored the winning run in the Cuban Serie Nacional finals two of the past four years?
...that Jason Michaels won a community service award - one year after fighting with a police officer outside a nightclub?
...that Hernán Iribarren had the second-highest average in a season in Arizona League history?
...that Ernie Hrovatic died in World War II a year after starring in the minor leagues?
...that Pedro Alvarez won the Baseball America Freshman of the Year Award after his teammates had voted against him winning the third base job out of fall training?
...what Shinichi Eto considered the greatest moment of his stellar career in Japan?
...that Pavel Budský was the first Czech-born and -raised minor leaguer?
...that the 1987 Expos lost their general manager because he was having an affair with the team President's wife?
...that Rogelio García is the all-time strikeout leader in the Cuban leagues?
...that Jordan Schafer was suspended for Human Growth Hormone use months after being named the top prospect in the South Atlantic League?
...that Eugene Kingsale was the first Aruban major leaguer - by five days?
...that Masahide Kobayashi set a Nippon Pro Baseball record for consecutive saves?
...that Rube Currie appeared in the first four Negro World Series?
...that Matt Rogelstad was the toughest player to strike out in NCAA Division I one year?
...why first-team All-American Dexter Fowler fell to the 14th round of the 2004 amateur draft?
...what legal problems befell Carlos Pérez?
...that Rowdy Hardy set the all-time Ohio Valley Conference win record?
...that Kwang-hyun Kim was the first Korean pitcher to beat the Japanese team in an Asia Series?
...that the 1989 Orioles tried a 3-man pitching rotation for a time?
...that Jeff Larish tied the College World Series single-game home run record in 2005?
...that Australian pitcher Tom Becker won the finale of the European Cup three years in a row?
...that Shairon Martis threw the only no-hitter in World Baseball Classic history?
...that Adrian Meagher was on the first Australian team to win Gold in a major international event - several years after he had initially retired?
...what freak occurence led to the end of Gerardo Sanchez's consecutive games played streak - the longest in Mexican League history?
...what star players were hampered by collusion?
...that former Negro League infielder John Britton was the first foreign player to be named to a Pacific League All-Star team?
...that Billy McLean was the umpire in the first National League game?
...that Norge Vera was the first pitcher to pick up wins in both the semifinals and finals of a Baseball World Cup?
...that Giichi Hayashi threw the first no-hitter in Pacific League history?
...how long integration took at different levels of baseball?
...that Matt Macri was an All-State pick in both football and baseball in his senior year of high school, leading his school to titles in both sports?
...that Andruw Jones was the youngest player in World Series history to hit a home run?
...that Jimmy Van Ostrand was one of the best badminton players in Canada before he chose to pursue baseball?
...when Gary White had a hit deemed perhaps the most significant in Australian baseball history by some historians?
...that Doug Mientkiewicz twice hit game-deciding home runs against South Korea in the 2000 Olympics?
...that Bobby Slaybaugh lost an eye - and returned to pitch the same year?
...how Kleber Ojima could be said to have had one of the best games in Brazilian baseball history even though he lost the contest?
...that Frederich Cepeda has led the Cuban Serie Nacional in walks five of the past seven seasons?
...that the 1984 Amateur World Series boasted a future MLB home run record holder?
...why it created a stir when Tonny Cohen was picked for the Dutch national team in 1992?
...that Jinten Haku was the only .400 hitter in Korea Baseball Organization history?
...why Eduardo Paret was once banned from action due to a phone call he made?
...what records Tilson Brito set in the 2007 CPBL?
...how a basketball game helped ruin the hopes of the 1985 Orioles?
...that Ryan Doherty was the first minor league pitcher over 7 feet tall?
...that Yoshitomo Tani is not only an Olympic athlete but also married to an Olympic athlete?
...that Matthew Sheldon-Collins has the lowest strikeout rate in Australian Baseball League history?
...that Brett Willemburg outhit many major leaguers in the 2006 World Baseball Classic - despite having washed out of Rookie ball?
...that Mitch Williams had the latest plate appearance in a major league game?
...which future Cuban defector was MVP of the 2002 Intercontinental Cup?
...that Jesus Matos won three consecutive strikeout titles in Serie A1?
...that Sam Fuld set the career hit record in the College World Series?
...that Michael Franke was the first German player signed by a MLB organization in over four decades when he joined the Milwaukee Brewers chain in 2000
...why Cale Iorg did not play baseball for two years before being drafted
...that Jorge Luis Valdés threw the first no-hitter in Pan American Games history?
...that Jerry Eaves and Earl Caldwell Jr. both were teammates of their fathers in the minor leagues?
...why Evel Bastida-Martinez was once sentenced to 200 hours of community service for his actions on the baseball field?
...that Martin Helmig is the all-time German national team leader in batting average and slugging percentage?
...that former minor league outfielder Andre King became a NFL wide receiver after he failed to make it past AA?
...that Agapito Mayor was the first Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player?
...that Kai Gronauer has the best fielding percentage in the history of the German national team?
...how far former Baseball America Freshman of the Year J.J. Jurries got in professional baseball?
...what controversy Carlos Tabares was involved in the Gold Medal game of the 2004 Olympics?
...that Vince Rooi almost beat out two future All-Stars for the team RBI lead when they were in the minors together?
...that Billy Scripture was named to the All-Time Atlantic Coast Conference team?
...that Daniel Fernández is the all-time run leader in the Mexican League?
...how close Yadel Martí came to the second perfect game in Baseball World Cup history?
...which minor baseball power almost upset Cuba in the 2003 Baseball World Cup?
...that Rikki Johnston was the youngest player in the history of the Australian Baseball League?
...that Antonio Pacheco is the all-time hit leader in the Cuban National League?
...that Calfee Park was built by the Works Progress Administration?
...that Eddie Lantigua won the Baseball America independent league player of the year award one year?
...that Bill Byron was known as the "singing umpire"?
...what happened in 2007 in Japanese Baseball?
...how Texas-born Paul Gonzalez wound up starring for the Australian national team?
...that Raily Legito has taken part in both Dutch national team wins over Cuba in international competition?
...that Yutaka Wada had the longest homerless run in Nippon Pro Baseball history?
...why a Curacao-based radio station sent announcers to Maryland to cover Sherwin Cijntje?
...what historic win Steven Shell recorded in the 2007 Baseball World Cup?
...what historic win Cody Cillo recorded in the 2007 Baseball World Cup?
...that Adam Burton was the only two-time batting titlist in the history of the Australian Baseball League?
...that Eelco Jansen was the first Dutch pitcher to throw a perfect game during the regular Hoofdklasse season?
...that Mitch Hilligoss set the Purdue University record for runs in a season?
...that Kazuhisa Inao won four straight games in the 1958 Japan Series?
...that basketball Hall-of-Famer Benny Borgmann scored over 1,000 runs in the minor leagues and hit over .300 on the farm but never played in the majors?
...that Ying-Chieh Lin held the Chinese Professional Baseball League strikeout record for two years?
...who had the worst Game Score in recorded history?
...what injuries ruined the career of Frankie Silvanic?
...that Bob Nilsson was the all-time save leader in the Australian Baseball League?
...that George Sobek was an All-American basketball player before his long tenure in baseball as a player, manager and scout?
...that Tai-Shan Chang holds the Chinese Professional Baseball League record for home runs in a season by a Taiwan native?
...that J. Brent Cox set a record for most career appearances in College World Series games?
...that Richard Orman holds the Hoofdklasse record for wins by a left-handed pitcher?
...that the 1992 Kinston Indians had a Hog Happenin' Special promotion?
...that Jeff Niemann tied a NCAA Division I record for most wins in a year without suffering a single loss?
...that Lorenzo Gray had the longest hitting streak in the minor leagues in 1982?
...that En-Yu Lin threw the first pitch in World Baseball Classic history?
...that Maels Rodríguez was the first pitcher in Cuban baseball history to be timed at 100 mph?
...that Jimmy Strong was the son of a Harlem Globetrotter and a member of the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame?
...that Pythias Russ was one of the top contact hitters in Negro League history but died young due to tuberculosis?
...that Ariel Pestano had the best batting average in the 2004 Olympics?
...what the Largest Baseball Families were?
...why Daisuke Yamai was yanked after eight perfect innings in the final game of the 2007 Japan Series?
...that Mike Young was twice an IBAF Manager of the Year in his work for the Australian national team?
...that the 1994 Baseball World Cup was the last Baseball World Cup to feature only amateur players?
...that Antonio Muñoz is the all-time walk leader in the Cuban National League?
...that Monty Swartz holds the MLB record for innings pitched for a pitcher with only one game pitched?
...why twin brothers Loidel Chapellí and Laidel Chapellí played for different countries in international competition?
...that Ken Suzuki was the second player in Japan Series history to hit a pinch-hit grand slam?
...that Alexander Smit led a minor league in strikeouts once despite pitching under 50 innings?
...that Bob Walk won three ERA titles in the minors?
...that Anderson Gomes was the first player from Brazil to play in the Futures Game?
...what injury caused Justin Huber move from catcher to first base?
...what controversial decision Gene Mauch made that might have cost his team a pennant?
...that Nic Ungs pitched 61 innings for a team one year without issuing a single walk?
...that the 1999 Pan American Games were the first Pan American Games to feature professional players?
...that Carlos Morán is a member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame despite hitting under .100 one season?
...that Ken Bolek runs an academy for elite high school baseball players?
...what scandal involving David Francia wound up sending a baseball executive to jail?
...that Jay Ward once hit grand slams in consecutive innings?
...that Frank Duncan formed perhaps the first father-son battery in professional baseball history?
...that C.C. Sabathia was recruited to play tight end by a couple college football programs?
...that Chien-Fu Kuo Lee was MVP of the 1988 Baseball World Cup despite being on a 4-5 team?
...that J.R. Towles set a Houston Astros franchise record in his sixth major league game?
...why Nick Adenhart fell from being a top high school prospect to a 14th-round draft pick?
...that José Ibar was the first 20-game winner in the history of the Cuban National League?
...what type of stadium became prominent during the 1970s?
...that Daisuke Araki had a future superstar named after him - when Araki was a sophomore in high school?
...that Henry Hyde Jr., the son of the Congressman, pitched in the minor leagues for three years?
...that Josh Beckett was the only junior on the Baseball America high school All-American team in 1998?
...that Pat Scantlebury took eight years off of his age to get a chance in Organized Baseball?
...that Yung-Chi Chen drove in over 45% of Taiwan's runs in the 2006 World Baseball Classic?
...that Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback Joe Guyon hit over .340 for three years in the highest minor league classification of his era, but never made the major leagues?
...what team in the 1987 Pan American Games gave the Cuban national team its first Pan American Games defeat in 20 years?
...that Zach Greinke battled mental health problems the season after he led the American League in losses?
...that Brad Harman hit more home runs in the 9-game 2006 Intercontinental Cup than he had hit in 119 games for the Clearwater Threshers that year?
...that César King spent five days on a MLB roster but never played in the majors?
...that Oscar Rivera threw the only perfect game in Mexican League playoff history?
...what controversy arose over Luke Hochevar's negotiations with the Los Angeles Dodgers?
...that Luís Tiant holds the record for most complete games (23) pitched in a year without registering a shutout?
...who the Nine Old Men were?
...that Eddie Dwight was the father of the first African-American Astronaut?
...how the ending of The Natural differed between the book and movie versions?
...why Yurendell de Caster won the Baseball America Winter League Player of the Year award in 2005-2006?
...why Kip Bouknight was not picked in the first 20 rounds of the draft after winning the Golden Spikes Award as a junior?
...that Yoshihiko Takahashi had the longest hitting streak in Nippon Pro Baseball history?
...why Victor Mesa was ejected from the 1983 Intercontinental Cup after hitting a home run?
...that Alonzo Perry is second all-time in the Mexican League in average among players with over 3,000 at-bats but saw most of his US minor league action as a pitcher?
...who is the only non-Hall-of-Famer ahead of Matt Morris on the St. Louis Cardinals career strikeout leader list?
...that Tom Shearn was the oldest Cincinnati Reds pitcher to debut in over 50 years?
...that Eric Patterson is the son of a former NFL defensive back?
...why Nap Reyes was banned from the major leagues for a couple years?
...that Scott Mathieson had a career 13-26 minor league record entering the year he debuted in the majors?
...that Aloha Stadium was the first minor league stadium with moveable grandstands?
...that Negro League player Blue Washington later acted in Gone With the Wind and Angels in the Outfield?
...that Jair Jurrjens recently became the first major league pitcher from the Dutch Antilles?
...how Belgian native Brant Ust came to be a baseball fan?
...why Jerome Williams wore a puka shell necklace?
...why Chris Oxspring was the IBAF Male athlete of the year in 2004?
...that Jack Maloof helped Tony Gwynn develop his swing?
...that Bull Durham director Ron Shelton made it to AAA as a minor league infielder?
...why Michel Abreu had his first professional contract voided?
...why the 1990 Baseball World Cup drew criticism for its format?
...why Jake Stephens sent a fake telegram to himself claiming his father had died?
...that Hae-yong Ma was nearly suspended for life from the Korea Baseball Organization within two years of winning a batting title?
...that Luis Polonia is the all-time Caribbean Series leader in several categories?
...why Orlando Hernández once worked in a mental hospital during his career?
...that the 2000 World Series was the first Subway Series featuring the New York Mets versus the New York Yankees?
...how Travis Lee exploited a loophole to shatter the record for the most expensive contract by an amateur player?
...that the 1924 Negro World Series was the first Negro World Series?
...that Manny Parra threw the third 9-inning perfect game in Pacific Coast League history?
...that the 1986 Expos were briefly called Buck's Bombers?
...that Jesús Alfaro topped .300 in the Texas League in three straight decades?
...that Rick Lancellotti won one home run title while hitting .218 and claimed another during a .209 season?
...that Lourdes Gourriel made the All-Star team in six consecutive major international tournaments?
...that Matt Harrington was the first player to be drafted five times since the amateur draft went to a once-per-year format?
...that the 2001 World Series was the latest ever in terms of calendar starting dates?
...that 17 players were involved in the Largest Trade in Baseball History and only one, Ted Del Guercio, never saw time in the major leagues?
...that the 2001 Baseball World Cup was the first Cup in which the USA used professional players?
...that Carlos Bernhardt set a Dominican javelin record - held by another baseball player - before becoming a long-time scout?
...who won Manager of the Year honors for his work with the 2001 Phillies?
...that Joey Votto did not play baseball in high school yet almost set the Southern League record for doubles in 2006?
...which member of the 1997 Phillies set the franchise strikeout record that year?
...that Wei Wang hit the first home run in the history of the World Baseball Classic?
...what debacle led to the elimination of the free agent compensation draft?
...what was controversial about the final game in the 1988 Baseball World Cup?
...that Ricky Stone took a year off from baseball to run a drywall business?
...that the losing team in the 2003 World Series had a rotation which averaged 214 MLB wins to that point while the winning team's starting rotation averaged 33 MLB wins?
...how Pedro Luis Lazo figured into a surreal incident involving a journalist and a bicycle in Cuba?
...that pitcher Hal Carlson died of an internal hemorrhage at age 38, one day after his scheduled start was rained out?
...that infielder Jake Mauer was selected selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2001 amateur draft along with brother Joe Mauer?
...that Otto Denning would frequently attend Chicago Cubs games with Bill Veeck in the 1980s?
...that pitcher Dick Drott struck out 15 batters in a game during his rookie season?
...that Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau became the youngest manager in big league history after writing his team owner a letter to apply for the job?
...that pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith has the first hyphenated surname in major league history?
...that Jim Rantz has been a part of the Minnesota Twins organization for every year of the club's existence?
...that Erv Dusak earned the nickname "Four Sack" from a poem written by a fan?
...that Todd Frazier first drew notice as the star of the 1998 Little League World Series?
...that Myung-hwan Park drew international attention for his unusual use of a vegetable?
...that the 2006 World Series was the first to feature rookie starting pitchers for both sides in game one?
...that Frank Isbell once quit the major leagues to work on a farm?
...which 35 pitchers pitched a no-hitter and started Game 1 of the World Series?
...that Chris Valaika had the longest hitting streak in the minor leagues in 2006?
...that Jack McDowell started the first game in the history of New Comiskey Park?
...that Katsuo Osugi once punched out an opposing player but was not ejected?
...that Bill Lucas was the highest-ranking black executive in baseball at the time of his death?
...that Brendan Kingman made the final out of the 2004 Olympics, having previously rewritten the Australian Baseball League record book?
...that the 2000 White Sox defied low expectations to win the most games that year in the American League?
...that Mitch Jones holds the single-season home run record at the school that produced Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson and Bob Horner?
...that Gregory Halman almost won a Triple Crown in a professional league at age 17?
...that Bronson Sardinha became the highest-drafted Hawaiian high schooler in 2001?
...that Yovani Gallardo holds the record for strikeouts by a Milwaukee Brewers farmhand?
...that Ty Griffin handed the Cuban national team its first loss in the Pan-American Games in 20 years?
...that Troy Cate allowed the lowest batting average in the affiliated minors in 2006?
...that Matt DeSalvo wrote a book (as yet unpublished) before he made the majors?
...which team had 9 of the 12 All-Stars in the 1998 Baseball World Cup?
...that Joba Chamberlain was the highest-drafted Native American player ever?
...that J.P. Arencibia tied a home run record belonging to Alex Rodriguez?
...that Euclides Rojas set the all-time Cuban Serie Nacional record for saves?
...why Nixey Callahan was banned from Major League Baseball for a period?
...that former Central League batting champion Keiji Nagasaki is running for political office?
...how Earl Agnoly cost the Panamanian national team an Intercontinental Cup title despite posting an OPS over 1000 and fielding 1.000?
...that Jeff King was the third major leaguer to twice hit two home runs in an inning during his career?
...that Graeme Lloyd lost his wife to illness at a young age?
...that Dave Turgeon once drew more than twice as many intentional walks as Sammy Sosa, Juan Gonzalez and Jeff Conine combined and then later pitched professionally in at least five different countries?
...that Sung-min Cho had a nationally televised wedding that ended two years later in divorce?
...which former star helped Mike York battle alcoholism?
...that Hee-seop Choi was the first South Korean position player in the major leagues?
...that Will Venable was the second player in Ivy League history to be All-Conference in both basketball and baseball?
...that Landon Powell had the winning hit in the 1998 World Youth Championship despite not being a starter that game?
...that Carl Mays used to scrape his knuckles against the ground during his submarine delivery?
...which long-time major leaguer only went into baseball due to the influence of former Negro League catcher Nish Williams?
...that Jesse Litsch was a batboy in the major leagues six years before he became a big-league pitcher?
...that Hiroaki Fukushi holds the single-season Korea Baseball Organization records for both wins and losses?
...that Steve Pearce hit the most home runs in minor league baseball in April of 2007?
...that the 1994 Phillies were the first team in MLB history to open up their year with two road wins in which they trailed entering the 8th inning?
...that Tim Lincecum holds the Pacific-10 Conference career strikeout record?
...that Bryan Engelhardt was the first two-time winner of the Jacques Reuvers Award?
...that Marshall McDougall holds the NCAA Division I record for total bases in a game?
...that Jimmy Newberry was the first African-American pitcher in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...which team pitched shutouts in six of seven games in the 2002 World University Championship?
...that Yukio Tanaka was the third player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to homer from every spot in the lineup and is the all-time home run leader for the Nippon Ham Fighters?
...that Thad Bosley became a gospel musician after his baseball career ended?
...that Osmani Urrutia holds the wood-bat batting average records in the Cuban Serie Nacional for a single season and for a career?
...that umpire Bill Stewart was also a referee in the National Hockey League - the first American to hold that job?
...that Jin-woo Song is the all-time Korea Baseball Organization win leader and also helped organize the players' union there?
...how Dennis Bair has used baseball promotions to help locate missing kids?
...that Ron Wright is studying to become a pharmacist?
...that Dae-ho Lee won the first Korea Baseball Organization Triple Crown in 22 years in 2006?
...that Danny Kolb was the first pitcher in MLB history to save 30 games without striking out 30 batters?
...that Homer Bailey has been rated the Cincinnati Reds top prospect three years in a row by Baseball America?
...that Rocky Cherry sold paint at Home Depot at one point in his baseball career?
...that Dan Bankhead was the first African-American pitcher in the Majors?
...that John Grabow is of Lebanese Jewish descent?
...that Koichi Tabuchi fielded 900 consecutive grounders over a 3-hour period at age 38?
...that Ox Eckhardt almost lost a batting title to Joe DiMaggio in what would have been a major ethical controversy?
...that Charles Murray, one of Eddie Murray's brothers, once won a minor league home run title despite hitting under the Mendoza Line?
...that Scott Bullett was unsigned out of high school yet played 18 years in professional baseball?
...that Seung Song was the first three-time participant in the Futures Game?
...that brothers Michael Duursma and Mark Duursma tied for the Hoofdklasse Honkbal lead in walks in 2006?
...that Mike Stenhouse nearly had the best batting average of any NCAA Division I hitter in his freshman year?
...that Jae-hong Park was the first 30-30 player in the history of the Korea Baseball Organization?
...under what conditions Jesse Tannehill revealed a plot to jump to the American League to Pittsburgh Pirates officials?
...that Rick Vanden Hurk recently became the youngest Major Leaguer to grow up in the Netherlands?
...that Larry Gardner had a degree in chemistry and ran an auto dealership after his baseball career ended?
...that Kyung-wan Park holds the Korea Baseball Organization records for home runs by a catcher?
...why George Lauzerique lost a no-hitter under unusual circumstances for the era in 1967?
...that Ralph Garcia is the all-time Mexican League leader in winning percentage for a pitcher with 2,000+ IP?
...that Jake Stahl was the youngest player-manager in American League history?
...how Yoshinori Hirose, #2 all-time in steals in Nippon Pro Baseball, started out as a pitcher?
...that Buck Freeman hit the first ball out of South Side Park?
...that Hugo Bezdek is the only person to manage a Major League Baseball team and coach a National Football League team?
...that Freddy Parent was the last surviving player from the first World Series?
...that Hobe Ferris is second all-time for single season errors by an American League second baseman yet was known for his glovework?
...that Bob (Schoolboy) Griffith is second all-time in the California Winter League in winning percentage, behind Hall-of-Famer Bill Foster and right ahead of Hall-of-Famers Satchel Paige and Walter Johnson?
...that Lou Criger was the favorite catcher for Cy Young?
...how Hector Fajardo earned the nickname Senor Lluvia in the minors?
...that Soo-kyung Kim nearly handed Cuba their first loss in 16 years of Olympic competition?
...how Ray Miller led to a rule change by his local Little League?
...that Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Ken Strong holds a share of the all-time Eastern League home run record?
...that Ban Johnson was a sportswriter before he started the Western League and American League?
...that Michio Nishizawa was the youngest player ever to sign a contract in Nippon Pro Baseball?
...that Pat Caraway struck out Joe Sewell twice in a game in a season in which Joe only went down on strikes three times altogether?
...that the Altoona Curve once gave away their general manager's gall bladder?
...that Bruno Haas began his career by setting a major league record and finished it by starting a triple play?
...that Jim Magnuson had the lowest single-season ERA in the history of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference?
...that Charles Somers helped get several American League clubs started financially?
...what trick Brian Doyle and Blake Doyle pulled on the New York Yankees front office in 1978?
...how Johnny Bench was duped in game three of the 1972 World Series?
...which major leaguers died on their birthday?
...how Webster McDonald was begged for a chance to play by a future Hall-of-Famer?
...that Jake Jones was the only major leaguer to earn the title of "ace" as a military pilot?
...that Isao Shibata was the only Yomiuri Giants cleanup hitter other than Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh while those two legends were on the club?
...which national high school records Ken Beardslee holds more than 55 years after he finished his amateur stardom?
...that recent research uncovered a new major leaguer from the 1920s, Norm Glaser?
...which Hall-of-Famer allowed the game-ending home run to which Hall-of-Famer in the 1935 East-West Game?
...why the 1940 Indians were nicknamed "Vitt's Crybabies"?
...that deaf infielder Luis D. Figueroa won a Puerto Rican League batting title?
...that Bosse Field was the first municipally-owned stadium in the United States?
...that the 2005 Baseball World Cup marked the highest finish by a Dutch team in the World Cup to date?
...why Hurley McNair pulled a knife on players once?
...why there were several different House of David teams in existance at the same time?
...that Jeff Banister almost had his leg amputated while in high school yet bounced back to play in the majors?
...why Bill Drake refused to pitch in the Cuban Winter League?
...which Hall-of-Famer allowed the game-ending home run to which Hall-of-Famer in the 1935 East-West Game?
...why Steve Nicosia tried to make a snowball out of fire extinguisher foam?
...that Young-soo Bae's control problems led to a season-ending suspension after a hit batsmen - but he wasn't the one suspended?
...that both Yomiuri's Koichi Ogata and Hiroshima's Koichi Ogata were born the same year and both led the Central League in stolen bases multiple times in the 1990s?
...why Paul List changed his name to Lou at one point during his career in the minors?
...that former minor league player Andy Phillip made the basketball Hall of Fame?
...that Seung-hwan Oh set a new Asian save record in 2006, breaking Hitoki Iwase's mark?
...that only 1,500 people came out to see the last game of the 1925 Negro World Series?
...that Felix Jose won batting titles in three countries and led a league in a fourth in OPS?
...that Kris Benson had his stretch of personal scandals and injuries start in the same month?
...that three no-hitters of note were thrown in 2006 in Japanese Baseball?
...that Joe Reliford was the youngest player in professional baseball history when he played in a Georgia State League game at the age of twelve?
...that Juan Gonzalez was Puerto Rican League MVP one year despite not playing a game until after the All-Star break?
...that writer Zane Grey played in the minors and based one of his books partially on his brother, major leaguer Reddy Grey?
...how Shigeru Chiba is responsible for the name of the Orix Buffaloes?
...who has won Korea Baseball Organization Gold Gloves?
...that Monte Irvin almost won a Mexican League Triple Crown despite only playing part of the season?
...that Jay Davis has had the longest career by a foreign player in the Korea Baseball Organization?
...that Orlando Merced only got signed originally because of a friendship with Luis Clemente?
...that the Brooklyn Dodgers almost vanished from the National League in 1902?
...that Bonnie Baker was the only woman hired to manage full-time in the AAGPBL?
...that Jim Tobin is the only pitcher in modern baseball history to hit three home runs in a game?
...that Johnny Balentina was the first player from the Netherlands Antilles to play 100 games for the Dutch national team?
...that Bill Shipke once used a paper with "magic properties" to help his hitting?
...that Diegomar Markwell, a cousin of Andruw Jones, was Hoofdklasse Pitcher of the Year in 2006?
...that Phil Garner how promised his wife a historic home run feat - and delivered?
...that Candy Jim Taylor won more games than any other Negro League manager?
...that Karl Winsch once managed a team for which his wife was the star pitcher?
...that Esteban Yan was the first American League pitcher to homer in his first career at-bat after the introduction of the Designated Hitter rule?
...that Wladimir Balentien set the Arizona League home run record?
...that Jin-Man Park was the Korean Series MVP in 2006?
...that Adam LaRoche attributed his fine performance in 2006 to his pharmaceutical treatment of his attention deficit disorder?

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