QUESTIONS.
1. What major innovation occurred to baseball during the 2nd World War?
2. In 1953 the Boston Braves relocated.Where did they go to?
3. In 1958 the Brooklyn Dodgers also relocated.Where to?
4. Also in 1958 the New York Giants also went West.Where to?
5. In September 1994 a very unusual situation presented itself, which lasted until
May 1995.What was it?
6. What was the name of the American who introduced baseball to Japan in 1872?
7. How large is a baseball field?
8. A baseball field is divided into two areas: the first is the playing area; the second
is all the rest. In baseball terminology what is the playing area called?
9. And what is all the rest?
10. The playing area (fair territory) is again divided into two areas.What are they
called?
11. The infield is a square shaped plot.What is it called?
12. What does each side of the square measure?
13. One corner of the square (or diamond) is marked by a five-sided piece of
rubber.What is this called?
14. How many players are there in each team?
15. How many umpires officiate at each major league baseball game?
ANSWERS.
1. Establishment of American Girls Professional Baseball League. 2. Milwaukee.
3. LosAngeles. 4. San Francisco. 5. Player’s strike. 6. Horace Wilson. 7.About 2 acres (0.8
hectares) 8. Fair territory. 9. Foul territory. 10. Infield and outfield. 11.The ‘diamond’.
12. 90 feet (27 metres). 13.The ‘home plate’. 14. Nine. 15. Four.
