Who became baseball's first season-long holdout?

Baseball Trivia / October 26, 2024

Tom Lovett. Lovett made his debut on June 4, 1885 for the Philadelphia Athletics.

Who was the pitcher that gave up the first grand slam in World Series history?

Baseball Trivia / October 26, 2024

Burleigh Grimes. Burleigh Grimes gave up the first grand slam in World Series history in 1920.

What Major League Baseball team in 2004 won its first World Series in 86 years?

Baseball Trivia / October 25, 2024

Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox swept four games from the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series.

Who portrayed Ty Cobb in the 1994 movie "Cobb"?

Baseball Trivia / October 25, 2024

Tommy Lee Jones. The 1994 movie "Cobb" portrayed Ty Cobb as a wondrous baseball player but mean-spirited human being.

Who made the pitch to Vic Wertz when he hit the deep fly for Willie Mays' iconic 1954 World Series catch?

Baseball Trivia / October 24, 2024

Don Liddle. Pitcher Don Liddle supposedly said "Well, I got my man" after Willie Mays' great catch on Vic Wertz's fly ball in the 1954 World Series.

Who in baseball got paid $18 million by the Houston Astros in 2005?

Baseball Trivia / October 24, 2024

Jeff Bagwell. Jeff Bagwell was the first Houston Astros player to earn MLB Rookie of the Year honors (1991) and MVP honors (1994).