Did you know that during WWII the American army had a grenade that was almost the same size as a baseball and that there was a dwarf called Eddie Gaedel who actually played in an MLB game? Today we have some more facts about baseball that you might not know.
- Moe Berg (1902-1972) didn’t use hand signals as a means of communication on the field during his professional career. Instead, he utilized his knowledge of Latin, as he was also a linguist.
- During the Civil War, baseball was largely played by the Americans in order to boost their morale. As it turned out, throughout this tough period the popularity of the game significantly increased.
- The first televised baseball game was broadcast on August 26, 1939. People were able to watch a doubleheader between Brooklyn and Cincinnati.
- Cal Ripken Jr. holds the record for most consecutive games played. In total, he played in 2,632 games from 1982 to 1998.
- Bobby Bonilla, a former player of the New York Mets, is still getting paid by the club, though the last time he played for them was in 1999. What’s even more interesting is the fact that he’ll be receiving his salary until 2035 earning $1.19 million per year.
- Dock Ellis, a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, admitted to having taken LSD before a game against San Diego in 1970. He pitched the first and only no-hitter of his career in that game.
- The oldest professional sports league that currently exists is the MLB National League founded in 1876.
- In 1863, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield threw a warm-up ball and killed a seagull during a game. After the end of the game, Dave was taken to a police station.
- Deion Sanders is a former professional football and baseball player and is the only player in history to play in both the Super Bowl and the World Series.
- The longest baseball game took place on May 1, 1920. It was a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves which consisted of 26 innings with a total time of 3 hours and 50 minutes.
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