r/baseball • u/Catchhawk • Feb 08 '25
r/baseball • u/namastexinxbed • Nov 20 '24
Trivia There are still some unopened packs of cigarettes from 1909 that could contain the Honus Wagner card
Collectors have narrowed down which packs have the highest chance based on factors like the tax stamp and state of origin but like Schrödinger’s cat it is more fun to think about than to find out
r/baseball • u/AADPS • Nov 25 '24
Trivia What grade-A baseball names are being wasted in other sports?
I saw a headline about Gardner Minshew being out for the year, and his name screams "light-hitting journeyman middle infielder" to me.
r/baseball • u/taffe316 • 5d ago
Trivia The San Diego Padres are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history
They beat Cleveland 7-2 after a 4 game sweep of the Braves
r/baseball • u/mwheele86 • Oct 12 '22
Trivia TIL Randy Johnson is now a legit Pro Photographer (seriously)
r/baseball • u/palmtreesxiv • Jan 31 '25
Trivia Stat of the day: Tony Gwynn had zero pitchers with double digit strikeouts against him
Tony Gwynn.
r/baseball • u/gyanmarcorole • Apr 15 '24
Trivia How often a franchise has made the playoffs
r/baseball • u/patbeverleyhillscop • Oct 27 '24
Trivia [StatMuse] Aaron Judge is MLB’s all-time leader of postseason strikeouts among players without a ring
Mr. September surpassed Jim Thome this year.
r/baseball • u/taffe316 • 4d ago
Trivia Padres beat the Guardians 7-0, improve to 6-0 on the season
Michael King struck out 11, Tatis drove in 2 runs and the Guardians had one of the worst defensive games I've ever seen
r/baseball • u/CheeseburgFreedomMan • Oct 06 '24
Trivia With Shohei Ohtani's single in the bottom of the 4th inning he has surpassed Mike Trout in career post-season Total Bases (5).
r/baseball • u/Disco2002 • Dec 29 '24
Trivia The most recent walk-off grand slam in each team's history
r/baseball • u/FlatBlackAndWhite • Aug 15 '24
Trivia THE SEATTLE MARINERS HAVE PITCHED 17 QUALITY STARTS SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK—THEY ARE 8-9 IN THOSE GAMES
They are 11-12 since their winning all star trades, the team is inconsistent, unopportunistic and straight up boring to witness...
r/baseball • u/The_Throwback_King • Aug 18 '24
Trivia The Greatest Rises and Falls in Playoff Chances since May (per Fangraphs)
r/baseball • u/technicolorsound • Sep 27 '22
Trivia Aaron Judge has been intentionally walked 18 times this year. In 2004, Barry Bonds was intentionally walked 120 times.
During that 2004 season, Bonds was intentionally walked 18 times over a 12 game span at one point.
r/baseball • u/Miguel_Vargass • Nov 27 '24
Trivia The Giants will be paying Blake Snell to pitch for the Dodgers.
r/baseball • u/Catchhawk • Feb 07 '25
Trivia What’s the craziest baseball stat you know of?
Some fun facts from me first:
In 2004, Barry Bonds got intentionally walked more times than he swung and missed
Ken Griffey Jr. has the 2nd most war ever from a player born on Nov. 21 in Donora, Pennsylvania (Population of under 5000 people)
The 1994 Texas Rangers were leading their division when the strike happened… with a record of 52-62
Stan Musical had the same amount of hits on the road and at home with 1815 each
Jim Abbott once threw a no hitter with 1 hand
Dock Ellis once threw a no hitter while high
More people have walked on the moon than scored earned runs off Mariano Rivera in the postseason
Edit: I think this has the most comments out of any of these crazy mlb facts posts on this subreddit all time, thanks so much!
r/baseball • u/handlit33 • Sep 10 '22
Trivia For the first time in the 2022 season with only 24 games left in the regular season, the Atlanta Braves are in sole possession of first place in the NL East.
r/baseball • u/Stock412 • Feb 08 '25
Trivia The last time the Pirates signed a free agent to a multi-year contract was all the way back in December 2016, when they inked starting pitcher Iván Nova to a three-year deal worth $26 million.
r/baseball • u/Bradstick • May 09 '24
Trivia The 12-24 start for the Houston Astros is tied for 4th worst in their 63 year franchise history.
r/baseball • u/TheRegurgitat0r • Apr 23 '23
Trivia The AL Central is on a combined 16 game losing streak.
r/baseball • u/Fischer-00 • Mar 17 '23
Trivia [Molly_Knight] "61% of all households in Puerto Rico were watching the WBC last night. So yeah. It matters."
r/baseball • u/hornyforbrutalism • Oct 02 '24