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Location Bloomfield, NJ

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Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders (Not Rated)

Lee Richmond - June 12, 1880. Worcester beat Cleveland 1-0 (Not Rated)

George Herman "Babe" Ruth (Not Rated)

American Leaguers who did it - Lou Gehrig, Pat Seerey, Rocky Colavito, Mike Cameron, & Carlos Delgado
National Leaguers who did it - Bobby Lowe, Ed Delahanty, ... (Not Rated)

April 6, 1982 - This was the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minneapolis and they were treated to 2 home runs and a 4-for-4 performance by Gary Gaetti. (Not Rated)

Usually 1-3-1 (Not Rated)

Alex Rodriguez - in 1998 he had 213 hits, 42 home runs and stole 46 bases. (Not Rated)

Wilt Chamberlain once put up 100 points in a single game. (Not Rated)

The usage of the "K" arose in a scoring system created by Henry Chadwick (a New York journalist in the 1860s). He had already designated the letter "S"... (Not Rated)

There have been 21 "official" James Bond films; the most recent being "Casino Royale". However, "Casino Royale" was also made for TV in 1954... (Not Rated)

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson and Minnesota Twins/Chicago White Sox pitcher Jim Kaat have each won 16 gold gloves. (Not Rated)

Here come the YANKEES
Let's get behind and cheer the YANKEES
They're gonna learn to fear the YANKEES
Everyone knows they play to win, cause (3 Rating)

In Springfield, MA by James Naismith in 1891. (Not Rated)

It is in honor of Elrod Hendricks who spent nearly his entire career with the Orioles as a catcher and then bullpen coach. hendricks passed away last winter. (Not Rated)

Eddie Gaedel, a 3' 7" tall midget, had one major league at bat in which he walked on 4 pitches and was subsequently replaced for a pinch-runner. Although his pr... (Not Rated)

James Naismith, who worked at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891. The game was inspired by a children's game which w... (Not Rated)

Former major leaguer Andre Dawson was "The Hawk" (Not Rated)

If you are referring to a rookie pitcher who begins his career going 9-0, Jared Weaver of the Angels just accomplished the feat. Prior to him, Whitey Ford was the only ot... (Not Rated)

The New York Mets (in their innaugural season under manager Casey Stengel). (Not Rated)

The "Babe" was known to keep a cabbage leaf under his cap to help keep his head cool. (Not Rated)

Darrell Evans (Braves, Giants, Tigers), Reggie Jackson (A's, Yankees, Angels) and Alex Rodriguez (Mariners, Rangers, Yankees) are the three players to have accomplis... (Not Rated)

One-on-one lessons with an experienced teacher would make the most sense. However, there are many excellent books and videos available for the beginning guitarist. Look i... (Not Rated)

This question recently came up on VH1's "World Series of Pop Culture". I believe they are as follows:

Phantom of the Opera
Cats
Le... (Not Rated)

Normally the answers appear right underneath the questions. In any case, there are 7 ways for a batter to reach first base:

1. Hit safely (e.g. single)
... (Not Rated)

This question seems to come up a lot. Actually, there are six other ways to reach base without hitting safely. They are:

1. Error
2. Fielder's cho... (Not Rated)

The way your question is written, it is difficult to tell to which date you are referring...June 6th or June 16th. However, on June 6, 1965 two different players hit thre... (Not Rated)

"Bambino" or "The Great Bambino" were nicknames of George Hermann "Babe" Ruth (among countless others like "Sultan of Swat" and &q... (Not Rated)

That depends on your definition of "fried". If the battery is simply dead to the point where it will no longer charge, you should still be able to run your lapt... (Not Rated)

The word "best" is totally subjective but some great ones were:

-the immaculate reception - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders in 1972 AFC Di... (Not Rated)

As far as I've been able to tell, there were eight major league pitchers in the modern era with the last name Gardner. However, none had the given name "Scott&q... (Not Rated)

The record (8 consecutive games with a HR) is held by three players: Dale Long, Don Mattingly, and Ken Griffey Jr. Mattingly actually hit 10 dingers over his eight game s... (Not Rated)

ACC - Atlantic Coast Conference (Not Rated)

The first professional baseball club to sign him was the Baltimore Orioles (then of the International League and not to be confused with today's Major League team of... (Not Rated)

No. (Not Rated)

Darrell Evans, Jim Thome, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire & Shawn Green (Not Rated)

Pitcher, career: Cy Young - 511
Pitcher, single season: Charlie Radbourn - 59 (in 1884)
Team, all-time: Giants (San Francisco & New York) - 10088
Te... (Not Rated)

There are 7 ways to get to first base, one of which is hitting safely. So, that leaves six others:

Base on balls
Hit by pitched ball
Reach on err... (Not Rated)

It is the second. However, the plot line obviously left room for a third installment which I am sure will be made sooner rather than later given the record setting profit... (Not Rated)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had that happen twice. Actually, it was 4 years in a row the first time and 5 years in a row the next time. The players and years are as foll... (Not Rated)

How about 15 players who hit 4 homers in a game? There are 5 American Leaguers and 10 National Leaguers to have accomplished the feat:

Lou Gehrig, Pat Seerey... (Not Rated)

Actually, it was 1956. Game 5 of the World Series - Yankees v. Dodgers at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956. The starting pitchers were Don Larsen for the Yanks a... (Not Rated)

Mike Andrews (Not Rated)

This is an interesting question as certain position players will have many more chances than others. For example, an infielder will tend to commit more errors than a catc... (Not Rated)

Elston Howard appeared in 110 games for the Yanks in '57. Although he is remembered primarily as a catcher, he saw a lot of time in left field that year as Yogi was ... (Not Rated)

Intel is the company that introduced the first microprocessor (back in the late 1960's). Their 8088 microprocerssor chip was chosen by IBM as the basis around which ... (Not Rated)

The moon orbits the Earth in an ellipse (not a perfect circle) so its distance varies. At apogee (the greatest distance away during an orbital cycle) the moon is about 25... (Not Rated)

There were about 12 or 13 songs that were played in that movie. Two of them that stand out are covers of older popular songs...namely: "I Want You to Want Me" (... (Not Rated)

Actually, A.D. stands for Anno Domini (Latin for "The Year of our Lord") and B.C. stands for Before Christ (i.e. before his birth...not his death). However, the... (Not Rated)

I don't think anyone knows if any of that stuff is true. Dan Brown's book "The DaVinci Code" is a work of fiction...and although some of its concepts ... (Not Rated)

Yes they do...at least for conventional loudspeakers. The magnet surrounds the "voice coil" which receives the audio signal from the speaker wire and (due to th... (Not Rated)

You will need a tuner if you want to watch your typical local channel lineup. However, TV tuner cards for computers are readily available, very small, and not as expensiv... (Not Rated)

The front of the tube (the screen portion) is coated with particles of phosphorus. In the back of the tube is an emitter that fires a stream of electrons at the screen. W... (Not Rated)

Norton AntiVirus 2006 by Symantec Corporation. If you want something free, try downloading AntiVir by Avira (http://www.free-av.com). (Not Rated)

It was Manny Ramirez who also hit 44 home runs for the Indians that year. (Not Rated)

It was on May 24, 1935 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Reds defeated the Phillies 2 to 1 under the lights. Interestingly, it was such a big deal that President Roosev... (Not Rated)

If you are referring to the career record (among active players) it is currently Steve Finley of the San Francisco Giants with 120. (-1 Rating)

Only if there are two out. On a dropped third strike with two outs, the batter becomes a baserunner and can attempt to reach first base even if the bag is occupied. Of co... (Not Rated)

It used to be the choice of the player. For example, Reggie Jackson who spent only five years of his long career playing in New York, elected to be inducted as a Yankee. ... (Not Rated)

This may vary from state to state but I believe that a suspect may be detained for 24 hours. After that, if there is probable cause, charges may be brought and the person... (Not Rated)

Any number of things can happen when light hits an object. Depending on the type of object, its shape, density, color, etc. some of the light may be reflected. If this oc... (Not Rated)

The word "entendido" means "I understand" or "I comprehend". "Mal" means "bad" or "badly". I imagine the phras... (Not Rated)

I believe she appeared in a made-for-TV movie (produced by Disney) called "Bigfoot". This would have been in the late 80's...maybe 1987 or '88. (Not Rated)

Wittgenstein claimed that the problems of philosophy arise when "the logic of our language is misunderstood." He also claimed to have given "on all essenti... (Not Rated)

Look in the Old Testament, Book of Amos, Chapter 6 (I believe it is in Verse 1) (Not Rated)

Gordie Howe - he retired in the early 1970's after having led the Red Wings to 4 Stanley Cups in the 40's and 50's. However, he made a comeback so he could... (Not Rated)

Consult your owners manual or other documentation about your car to determine its capacity (i.e. how many quarts it holds). Purchase the required number of quarts + 1 ext... (Not Rated)

It has been done twice - first in 1946 when Marv Rickert and Eddie Waitkus did it for the Chicago Cubs. The second time was in 1977 when Toby Harrah and Bump Wills did it... (5 Rating)

Consider the difficulty a corrugated box manufacturer would have in producing a round box. Square box = cheaper to make. (5 Rating)

"Greatest" can be a very subjective word. "Shoeless" Joe Jackson would have to be considered as a White Sox great; as would Nellie Fox. Minnie Minoso ... (Not Rated)

Haven't tried this myself, but acoustical ceiling tile is a little bit flakey and tends to have a porous surface which might make it tough to add sand/gravel over it... (Not Rated)

The use of the word "player" in the question could also refer to someone who received all his rings by being between the lines. In that event, it's Yogi Be... (Not Rated)

The exact answer could most likely be found by checking with the Elias Sports Bureau but it's approximately 52%. (Not Rated)

In 1985, New York Yankees' first-baseman Dob Mattingly won the MVP, led the AL with 145 RBI and won the first of his 9 gold gloves. (Not Rated)

If you're referring to the movie that was entitled "Bound by Honor" in the U.S. and "Blood In, Blood Out" in Austrailia, it was made in 1993. It ... (Not Rated)

For brand new laptops you can expect to spend anywhere from $499.00 on up depending on the features you choose. If you want a laptop computer that comes anywhere close to... (Not Rated)

Although Bobby Bonds was an All-Star Game MVP, Barry Bonds has not been. He has been the NL MVP 7 times but hasn't won an All-Star Game MVP award yet. Interestingly,... (Not Rated)

As far as I know, three Orioles pitchers won at least 20 games in 1970 - Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, and Mike Cuellar. However, the following year the trio repeated this fe... (Not Rated)

To my knowledge, the Griffey's are the only father/son combo to achieve this feat. Senior in 1980 and Junior in 1992. (Not Rated)

Lay around all day and all night getting no discernable exercise. Eat a whole lot of pasta and fried foods and desserts and stuff. Be prepared for the health risks though... (Not Rated)

To my knowledge, the Yankees didn't have a theme song until 1967 when Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman wrote "Here Come The Yankees". If you ever watched a tele... (5 Rating)

It's called the preamble. The wording is something like this:

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justi... (Not Rated)

I'm not sure how this fits into the humor category but the Orioles are wearing the #44 patch in honor of Elrod Hendricks. Ellie spent almost his entire career with t... (3 Rating)

Wow!! That's going to be a long answer. Well, let's assume that you are referring only to the 30 current Major League teams (as opposed to any defunct teams fro... (Not Rated)

Yankees have won 495 games between 2001 & 2005 seasons.
Orioles have won 353 in the same time span. (5 Rating)

In the early days of professional baseball there were no names or numbers on the backs of uniform jerseys. The New York Yankees were the first to institute the policy of ... (Not Rated)

If the phrase "get to first base" implies a batter becoming a baserunner (as stated in most rulebooks) then the pinch runner answer givien previously is out. Ho... (Not Rated)

Hi Andrew -

It seems as though your girlfriend may have some important life issues that she needs to work out. It's likely that her behavior is a form ... (Not Rated)

In my experience "Kurzweil Voice Plus" and "Kurzweil Voice Pro" for Windows are the best ones out there. They require less training and exhibit more a... (Not Rated)

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Location	Bloomfield, NJ
Profile	Computer network engineer and PC technician; professional musician & recording engineer; music, movie, and baseball buff
Website/Blog
KnowBrainers Blog	chris's KnowBrainers Blog
Questions Asked	0
Questions Answered	88
Rating	0.3 (on 7 ratings)
Registered on	Wed, 19 Apr 2006
Last Visited	Mon, 14 Jan 2008
Who Answered
Who Has Been Helped	Anonymous (75) , skyman (2) , PRanieri1@aol.com (1) , galadrielchc (1) , nukekarl@aol.com (1) , jerdjon@earthlink.net (1) , Robbie (1) , Jimbo (1) , Askey (1) , blueingreen (1) , kassidy (1) , Indiaz Bluez (1) , gaggy (1)
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