What is the term for when a pitcher prevents the other team from getting any hits during the entire game?
A no-hitter
Which MLB team has won the most World Series championships?
The New York Yankees (27 wins)
What is the distance between home plate and the pitcher’s mound in MLB?
60 feet 6 inches
Who was known as “The Sultan of Swat”?
Babe Ruth
What do you call it when a runner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is throwing?
A stolen base
What is it called when the batter hits a ball that allows them to run all four bases without the ball leaving the park (e.g., due to errors or tricky bounces)?
An inside-the-park home run.
What is the maximum number of innings in a standard MLB game before extra innings begin?
9 innings
Which player famously wore number 42 and broke MLB’s color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
What is the term for when a batter hits a fly ball that is caught by an infielder with runners on first and second (or bases loaded), causing the runners to hold their bases?
An infield fly
What is it called when a pitcher throws a pitch that the batter doesn’t swing at, and the umpire calls it a strike?
A called strike
What rare play results in three outs during one continuous play?
A triple play
What is the name of the area where pitchers warm up before entering the game?
Bullpen
What is the term for a batter who bats left-handed but throws right-handed (or vice versa)?
A switch-thrower or opposite-handed player (but most commonly described as “bats left, throws right”).
What statistic measures how many earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings?
ERA (Earned Run Average).
What is it called when a batter reaches base because the fielder chooses to throw to another base to get a different runner out?
A fielder's choice
What is the name of the rule that allows a batter to run to first base on a dropped third strike?
The dropped third strike rule.
