Learn a little bit more about America's favorite pastime with these interesting facts.
Baseball season is finally in full swing! Want a fun way to celebrate the beginning of baseball season? Then enjoy some of these interesting baseball facts and share them with your loved ones!
1) Every American President except Jimmy Carter has thrown out the first pitch on Opening Day since President William Howard Taft started the tradition in 1910.
2) The first pro baseball game ever to be televised was a doubleheader between Brooklyn and Cincinnati on August 26
th, 1939.
3) While most baseball games last about 3 hours, the fastest game in major league history lasted just 51 minutes when the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on September 28
th, 1919. The final score was 6-1.
4) The longest game in major league history lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes when the Chicago White Sox played the Milwaukee Brewers on May 9
th, 1984. The game lasted an incredible 25 innings!
5) During an average major league baseball game, about 50 foul balls are hit into the crowd.
6) The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in 1935 and is located in Cooperstown, New York.
7) The oldest baseball park that is still in use is Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox. This park debuted in 1912.
8) The first World Series was played in 1903 between Pittsburgh and Boston. The 9-game series was won by Boston 5-3.
9) Before 1859, umpires used to sit in padded chairs behind the home plate.
10) On a regulation major league baseball field, the bases are exactly 90 feet from each other, while the distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 60 feet and 8 inches.
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