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Category: Baseball Trivia

April 26, 2018April 4, 2020 Baseball Almanac

The Immaculate Inning

Baseball Feats, Baseball Trivia
The Immaculate Inning

On August 23, 2001, Randy Johnson walked out to the mound in the sixth frame and threw exactly three strikes to Tony McKnight (out #1).…

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April 5, 2018April 4, 2020 Baseball Almanac

Triple Header

Baseball History, Baseball Quotes, Baseball Records, Baseball Trivia, MLB Players
Triple Header

  A regular contributor to Baseball Almanac sent us an email yesterday that mentioned Nomar Garciaparra having a 10-RBI game, and that he was the…

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March 23, 2018April 4, 2020 Baseball Almanac

Pitchers With Three Putouts in an Inning

Baseball Card Database, Baseball Records, Baseball Trivia, Pitching Records
Pitchers With Three Putouts in an Inning

I was updating the record (3) for Putouts in an Inning by Pitchers, basically adding a link to a recent box score where the record…

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March 21, 2018April 4, 2020 Baseball Almanac

Trivia Tuesday

Baseball Card Database, Baseball Trivia, Online Baseball Cards
Trivia Tuesday

Each Tuesday, on our Twitter account, I usually post a trivia item or two. Yesterday, was no exception. I make some of them hard, some…

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