Did You Know This About the World Series
Posted by admin | Under Sports Trivia Monday Jul 13, 2009The first, and to date (2009), the  only unassisted triple play in a World Series game happened on October 10, 1920 during game 5 of the 1920 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Brooklyn Robins. It was turned by Bill Wambsganss  who was playing second base. H e caught a line drive, stepped on second base, and tagged the runner coming from first base.
According to MLB rules (Rule 1.04), the height of a mound at its peak at the rubber (pitcher’s plate) is 10 inches above the level of home plate.
The pitcher’s rubber is defined in MLB rules as the “pitcher’s plate”.
There are 108 double stitches on a Rawlings Official Major League Baseball.
The MLB pitcher’s mound has a diameter of 18 feet
In 1975, Catfish Hunter had 30 complete games while pitching for the New York Yankees en route to a 23-14 season.
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