All Entries in the "Baseball Trivia" Category
And the answer to the June 25th Trivia question is . . .
FACTOID: Tip O’Neill. Commonality is the name. One was the longstanding Speaker of the House and lion of the Democratic Party during the middle of the 20th century; the baseball Tip O’Neill was an outfielder for the St. LouisBrowns in 1877. What was so exceptional about the year 1877 in base ball history? This was a period of [...]
AND the JUNE 25 Trivia Question is . . .
What famous 20th century American politician had something in common with the player with the highest single-season batting average in the 19th century (American Association & National League)?
AND the answer to the June 19th Trivia question is….
Harry Frazee – in order to finance his theatrical plays & make a back payment on a delinquent moprtgage. The winner was John Sharp from Jacksonville, Florida – who follows the COBB on twitter. Mr. Frazee, Red Sox owner was in a financial bind. He had missed a $125,00 mortgage payment & needed money to [...]
The June 19th Trivia Question of the day is…..
What was the name of the Boston Red Sox owner who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and why did he need a loan from the Yankee owners? Email your answer to trivia@churchofbaseball.com and win a free COBB laminated membership card (include your address and preferred 6-8 character USER NAME.)
June 8 Trivia Question of the day is…
As early base ball strove desperately to be perceived as a “manly” pursuit, what rule change was advocated, but rejected for several years, which many felt was needed to solidify its ‘manliness’ claims? Email your answers to trivia@churchofbaseball.com for your chance to win a free COBB membership card.
And the answer to the June 2nd Trivia Question is……
The Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia; they played a version of base ball called “townball”. The only discovered written constitution and by-laws of a team prior to the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club was that of the Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia (see “Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908” by Dean A. Sullivan). Their [...]
The June 2nd Trivia Question of the day is….
What was the name of the team preceding the Knickerbocker Baseball Club which was formally organized and had a written Constitution and by-laws? And what was the type of base ball they played called? Email your answer to trivia@churchofbaseball.com. First answers receives free COBB membership.
And the answer to the May 29th Trivia Question is . . . .
“CRANKS”. Congratulations to Bob Raymond who submitted the first correct answer. Bob teaches guitar and lives in Hartford, Connecticut. He became a die-hard New York Giants fan in the early 1960s when their lineup included such stalwarts as Mays, McCovey, Marichal, and the Alou brothers. He will receive a COBB Membership card. Base ball enthusiasts [...]
The May 29th Trivia Question of the day is….
Today we call baseball lovers fans; What was the word to describe such a person in the middle of the nineteenth century?
And the answer to the May 25th Trivia Question is…..
Alexander Cartwright. Congratulations to Perry Barber, the first correct correspondent. It is only appropriate that Ms. Barber, a New York resident, won as she is an avid baseball history buff, umpire, and member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research); this organization has played a lead role in furthering in-depth research into baseball’s history. AND [...]
The May 25th trivia question is….
Who is credited with having presented the infield in the shape of a “diamond” to his fellow players in 1840s New York City?
And the answer to the May 20th Trivia question is…
“Doc” Adams. Congratulations to “HdFvi”, the first to answer the trivia question. “Doc” Adams is one of three original Knickerbocker Baseball Club members who was interviewed in the latter part of the 19th century; one newspaper account goes so far as to call him the “Father of Base Ball”. He was the 2nd elected Vice-President [...]
The May 20th Trivia question of the day is…..
What was the name of the early Knickerbocker player who accepted responsibility for having the balls made so they would not be without at a game or practice? Email your answers to trivia@churchofbaseball.com! First five receive prize!!!
And the answer to the May 18th trivia is…..
Soaking!! A lot of people got this answer correct; however, the first person that emailed soaking to trivia@churchofbaseball.com was Christie Myers. FACTOID ABOUT SOAKING There was an ongoing debate for decades (1840s-1860s) as to whether the evolving game of base ball should continue putting runners out by hitting them with the ball. This practice was [...]
Trivia question of the day is…..
The method played by the majority of base ball players prior to the Civil War was to get a batter out by catching a fly ball or hitting the runner with the ball while running between the bases; what term was this known by?