Facts about the game

Baseball has been around for quite a while, it is one of many bat and ball games, in fact the bat and ball games started to appear in the mid-18th century in England, but thats not all, heres a list of 10 facts about baseball.

  1. The first MLB team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
  2. Jackie Robinson was the first African American Major League player.
  3. Two people whole the record for most seasons played, that number being 27 seasons!
  4. Edwin Jackson played for the most MLB teams.
  5. Yogi Berra has the most World Series appearances and wins.
  6. Two Yankees managers won seven world series championships.
  7. Connie Mack managed the most wins and losses.
  8. Alyssa Nakkan was the first female MLB head coach.
  9. Berry bonds holds the world record for most homeruns in a single season, he scored 73 homeruns in 2001!
  10. last but not least, the only three people to score over 700 home runs is Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755), and Barry Bonds (762)!

Here is a picture of Barry bonds around the time he hit his 73 homeruns in a single season

picture of a Barry Bonds Throwing his fists up after hitting his 73rd home run