1. Jim Abbot
   Pete Gray
2. Chad Bentz
   Cy Young

Despite not being born with a right hand, Jim Abbot carved himself a successful career. When it came to fielding balls, he would switch his glove to his pitching hand after releasing the pitch.

1. 42
   12
2. 37
   73

The No. 42 was retired across baseball to commemorate the first African-American player in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. April 15 of each season is also known as Jackie Robinson Day.

1. Cy Young
   Nolan Ryan
2. Pud Galvin
   Smokey Joe Wood

Cy Young's record of 7,356 innings pitched might never be broken. He is more than 1,000 innings ahead of the next nearest pitcher (Pud Galvin, 6,003.1) and nobody has even come close in over 100 years.

1. 1876
   1900
2. 1796
   1912

The National League was formed in 1876. In the original league, the St. Louis Cardinals were the most Western team. Most of the teams in the league were clustered on the east coast.

1. Pete Rose
   Derek Jeter
2. Ted Williams
   Ichiro Suzuki

Pete Rose was permanently banned from major league baseball after his career. He was accused of placing bets while playing and then managing the Reds. Even though the ban prevented him from entering the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was still inducted into the Reds Hall of fame.

1. Ozzie Smith
   Derek Jeter
2. Barry Larkin
   Honus Wagner

Ozzie "The Wizard of Oz" Smith turned 1,590 double plays over his 18-year career, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals. He also became famous for doing backflips on the field during games when taking his position.

1. Nolan Ryan
   Randy Johnson
2. Sandy Koufax
   Dizzy Dean

If you throw as fast as Nolan Ryan, you're bound to lose control now and then. The way that pitch speeds were measured during his playing career is different than the way they're currently measured, but it's thought that he might have thrown pitches as fast as 108 MPH.

1. Craig Biggio
   Alex Rodriguez
2. Derek Jeter
   Bryce Harper

Craig Biggio was hit by a total of 285 pitches in his career. He trails only Hughie Jennings, who played in the late 1800s and was hit by 287 pitches, on the all-time HBP list. Even though Biggio was struck by a pitch nearly 300 times, he never had a severe injury from it. He donated his elbow guard to the Baseball Hall of Fame after being inducted in 2015.

1. 32
   19
2. 97
   73

No. 32 had a lucky year in 1963. Sandy Koufax would go on to become one of the greatest pitchers ever to play the game. Howard was selected to nine straight All-Star teams, including in his MVP season.

1. 108
   74
2. 300
   52

There are 108 in every major league baseball. If you don't believe us, you can go to a baseball game, catch a foul ball, and count the number of stitches for yourself. Each ball also weighs between 5- and 5.25 ounces.

1. Clayton Kershaw
   Chris Carpenter
2. TIm Lincecum
   Zach Greinke

Clayton Kershaw has been one of the most dominant pitchers in the league for the past decade. In 2014, he took home both the Cy Young and MVP awards. He also won the Cy Young Award in 2011 and 2013.

1. 70
   10
2. 300
   20

In a typical game, about 70 baseballs are used. Why so many? Any balls that become scuffed are removed from the game. Also, any balls that are hit out of play belong to fans in the crowd.

1. Aaron Judge
   Giancarlo Stanton
2. Bryce Harper
   Mike Trout

The previous record for most home runs in a season by a rookie was 49 by Mark McGwire. McGwire accomplished that feat in 1987 with the Oakland Athletic before going on to break the MLB record in 1998 with 70.

1. He was under the influence of LSD.
   He had been drinking before the game.
2. It was his first MLB game.
   He played the game without wearing a glove.

Dock Ellis claims that he was under the influence on LSD before pitching a no-hitter in 1970. It probably didn't enhance his pitching, but maybe it helped calm him down. Or perhaps it was just one of those lucky games.

1. Ty Cobb
   Cy Young
2. Lou Gehrig
   Stan Musial

Ty Cobb put up some monstrous seasons in the first half of the 1900s. In 1911, he hit.419 en route to winning the MVP award. He played the majority of his career with the Tigers. In 1936, he became the fifth player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1. 1926
   1990
2. 2017
   2000

In 1926, Babe Ruth was caught trying to steal second base, ending that year's World Series between the Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite his home run hitting prowess, Ruth was never known for his base stealing abilities. Throughout his career, he only had 110 stolen bases and was caught stealing 117 times.

1. Urinate on them
   Moisturize them with aloe
2. Rub them in the dirt at the ballpark before every game
   Not hold soap with their throwing hand

You may not want to shake a baseball player's hand, at least if they undergo this ritual regularly. There doesn't seem to be much evidence to support that peeing on your hands is an effective strategy for toughening the skin, but hey, the placebo effect is strong.

1. Fenway Park
   Wrigley Field
2. Yankee Stadium
   Camden Yards

Fenway Park may be the most famous stadium in North American sports. It's most famous for the high and short left field wall known as the Green Monster, which is the shortest left field in the majors.

1. His daughter accidentally head-butted him while he tucked her into bed.
   He was running away from a spider.
2. He tripped over first base.
   He cut his hand with a hunting knife.

Steward said he said he felt a crunch when his daughter accidentally head-butted him. At least your sense of smell is probably the least important if you are a professional baseball player (well, maybe taste too).

1. He struck out.
   He hit a home run.
2. He hit a single.
   He hit a fly ball to center.

As great as Babe Ruth's career was, during his first at bat, he swung and missed and struck out. Baseball is a funny game. If you get an out two out of every three times at bat in every game during your career, you're considered one of the all-time bests.

1. None
   Once
2. 52
   197

In a doubleheader he played for the Rangers on June 25, 1976, Toby Harrah didn't field the ball a single time. It's the only time a shortstop has ever played back-to-back games without touching the ball (that we know of).

1. Reds and Pirates
   Yankees and Braves
2. Red Sox and Cardinals
   Kansas City and Milwaukee

Doubleheaders are relatively rare in modern baseball. Usually, they're scheduled after a rain delay postpones a previously scheduled game. Triple headers are even rarer. Only three have been played in the majors. In 1920, the Reds and Pirates played the last triple header in MLB history.

1. 56 games
   102 games
2. 47 games
   73 games

Joe DiMaggio's record 56 straight games with a hit is going to be one of the toughest records in baseball to break. Pete Rose, with a 44-game streak, is the only player to come close since then.

1. Madison Bumgarner
   Adam Wainwright
2. Clayton Kershaw
   Max Scherzer

The first time a pitcher hit two home runs on the opening day of the season was in 2017. The Giants' Madison Bumgarner hit his two dingers off the Diamondbacks, although his team still ended up the losing the game.

1. William Edward White
   Cy Young
2. Willie Keeler
   Candy Cummings

William Edward White played one game with the Providence Grays in 1879. Even though he was technically the first African-American to play in the league, it would take generations of players to pass through the league before the next African-American player stepped up to the plate.

1. Getting caught stealing the most times in a single game
   Striking out the most times in a single game
2. Hitting the most home runs most times in a single game
   Walking the most times in a single game

Randy Johnson got caught stealing a base four times in one game. The good news is at least he managed to get on base four times. The bad news is he might as well have stuck out each time.

1. Edgar Renteria
   Alex Rodriguez
2. Chipper Jones
   Mark McGwire

Renteria got to be the hero in the 1997 World Series. However, in the 2004 World Series, his team came up short as the Red Sox went on to sweep the Cardinals in four straight games.

1. 0/3
   1/4 with a double
2. 2/3 with a home run and single
   4/4 with a home run, two singles and a double

Barry Bonds went hitless during the last game of his career. That's not to say his entire season was a wash. He still managed to finish the year hitting .276 with 28 home runs.

1. Johnny Mize
   Roger Maris
2. Aaron Judge
   Albert Pujols

Johnny Mize hit 51 home runs in 1947 while striking out only 42 times. In today's game, some of the top sluggers often have more than 200 strikeouts. When Aaron Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017, he struck out 208 times.

1. Hugh Duffy
   Nap Lajoie
2. Joe Jackson
   Tommy Tucker

Hugh Duffy's record for the highest single-season batting average has held for more than 100 years. Will it ever be broken? Unless the game of baseball shifts radically in the future, it looks like it could hold indefinitely.

1. He was trying to let a player on third base steal home.
   He was trying to entertain the crowd.
2. He wanted to steal second base again.
   It was an accident.

With a player on third base, Herman ran to first base to draw a throw that would allow his teammate to score. When the White Sox held onto the ball, he went back to second and got caught in a rundown. His teammate got tagged out at home. Note: At the time, there was no rule against stealing first base.

1. Martin Perez
   Cole Hamels
2. Yu Darvish
   Nick Martinez

Perez said the incident happened during the offseason when he was in Venezuela. That's one punishment for being a bull who misbehaves ... turn him into beef jerky!

1. Hit a grand slam
   Hit into a triple play
2. Bunted safely
   Hit an inside the park home run

Kevin Kouzmanoff ended up playing in the majors for seven years. In 2007, he hit a career high of 23 home runs. However, there's no questioning that hitting a grand slam in his first at-bat has to be one of the highlights of his career.

1. Joel Zumaya
   Adam Wainwright
2. Felix Hernandez
   Brian Wilson

In the 2006 American League Championship Series, Joel Zumaya missed time with inflammation in his arm that was attributed to playing too much Guitar Hero. Imagine the number of injuries he would have gotten if he had been playing Dance Dance Revolution!

1. Barry Bonds
   Mickey Mantle
2. David Ortiz
   Mark McGwire

Mickey Mantle hit the first indoor home run in MLB history. He hit it on April 9, 1965, at the Houston Astrodome. In 1973, Mike Schmidt hit a ball off one of the speakers on the roof of the Astrodome for another MLB first.