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.
- The first MLB team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
- Jackie Robinson was the first African American Major League player.
- Two people whole the record for most seasons played, that number being 27 seasons!
- Edwin Jackson played for the most MLB teams.
- Yogi Berra has the most World Series appearances and wins.
- Two Yankees managers won seven world series championships.
- Connie Mack managed the most wins and losses.
- Alyssa Nakkan was the first female MLB head coach.
- Berry bonds holds the world record for most homeruns in a single season, he scored 73 homeruns in 2001!
- 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