Pope Baseball: Coach Nick

Sunday, November 25
Fun Facts

This player had the longest career in baseball history which lasted from 1966 to 1993 and carried him through four teams where he struck out the most batters by sneaking balls past 5714 players.

This player hit a 643 foot home run in Detroit Brigg's Stadium in 1960, for the longest home run ever recorded.

This player has the highest lifetime batting average of .367

This player hit the most home runs of any major league baseball career- 755.

This player from the Tokyo Giants holds the world record for the most home runs in a career, with 868 homers during his 22 year career.

This player is the King of grand slam homers, hitting 23 in the span of his career.

This player holds the record for most games won (511) and most games lost (316) in his career.

This player competed in 22 World Series games, pitched 146 World Series innings, and was on the winning team for 10 World Series games.

This player hit the first major league triple in 1876.

These players were the first father/son team to play together. They added to their records by hitting home runs "back-to-back" in the same game.

This player showed his bravery by capturing the title of Cy Young Award for four consecutive years.

This player stuck it out for 2131 consecutive games (That's a lot of baseball!), breaking Lou Gehrig's record of 2130.

This player manages the Indians to become the first black manager in the major league in 1975.

This player who played for the Dodgers became Rookie of the Year in 1981, and also managed to snag the Cy Young Award in the same season.

This pitcher for the Rangers was studying medicine off-season and was able to save a fan's life when the man had a heart attack.

This 17-year-old baseball star, struck out 15 batters in the first show of the major leagues in 1936.

This player was the first to be named to the All Star game as well as football's Pro Bowl.

This player was the first athlete to compete in the World Series and the Superbowl.

This team has won more regular season games than any other pro team in any sport.

This team has won the most league pennents and have also won the most World Series.