#1. In the major league baseball,the
distance between bases is 90 feet . The distance from the
pictures mound to home plate is 60 feet , 8
inches. #2. Baseball ended one of its oldest
traditions in 1997 when inter league play begin for the
first time. This means that teams from the American league
can play National league teams during the regular season The
first inter league game was played on June 12,
1997. #3. Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf
under his cap while playing baseball, and he used to changed
it every two innings. #4. Major league umpire Cal Hubbard is
the only person in both the baseball and football Hall of
fame! #5 The inventor of baseball is also
credited with firing the first Union shot of Civil
war. #6 Bob Feller and Kerry Woods are the
only pitchers in history to accomplish this unusual feat :
They both stroke out one batter for every year of there ages
in a game. #7 The average life span of major
league baseball is 7 pitchers. #8 before 1859, baseball umpires were
seated in padded chairs behind home plate. #9 The only two days of the year in
which there are no professional games(MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL)
are the day before and the day after the Major League
All-star game.