There is a tie for the second-longest game in MLB history and both occurred just a decade apart. The Chicago White Sox faced the Milwaukee Brewers in an early 1984 season matchup. Both teams were tied 3-3 after 18 innings as the clock struck 1 a.m. The game was postponed, resumed th...
While a season batting average of 0.300 (30%) or higher is considered an excellent achievement in baseball, the same cannot be said for investing. A batting average of 50% is used as a minimum threshold for measuring investment success. Aninvestment managerwho outperforms the market in 15 out...
BOOKSHELF: What Satanic Has the Best Batting Average?Reviews the book `Curve Ball,' by Jim Albert and Jay Bennett.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionJonesAshby
I really hope that The Baseball Site becomes a place of connection for all of us. So, here’s to sharing stories, celebrating our heroes past and present, and maybe even discovering a few new ones along the way. This is about more than just stats and records; it’s about passion, ded...
Batting averages are used to predict the chances that a batter will get a hit each time he attempts to bat. A hit occurs when a batter hits the ball within the field of play and successfully reaches at least first base. Getting hits is the best way for teams to score and win games....
When Sally Ride was ten years old, she had no idea that she would some day grow up to be one of America’s first woman astronauts. In fact, if you had asked her then what wanted to be, she would have said, “ I want to play shortstop for the Los Angeles
In fact, the leaguewide batting average of .231 was the lowest through April in MLB history, and the .675 OPS was the lowest since 1968 -- aka The Year of the Pitcher. Offenses are scoring the fewest runs per game in four decades, posting the worst OPS in more than 50 ye...
The average height of a man in the world is 5’10”[2]. This is a statistic because it describes a population, in this case the population of men in the world. In real life, we never survey everyone — asking all 3+ billion men in the world isn’t possible, so when you read a...
As 'The Machine' approaches 700 home runs, those around him are getting a front-row seat to history.
What are the shortest Diamondbacks games in Chase Field history? Over his 18-game streak, his batting average has actually dropped from .307 to .292. Marte, though, has 10 extra-base hits on this run with four homers. Ted Sizemore in 1975 for the St. Louis Cardinals remains the on...