Home Run!
By Andrew Koss
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Do you like baseball? I do. Baseball is
my favorite sport. I will tell you about
baseball all through this article things like
baseball cards, facts, the hall of fame and a lot
more! To play baseball you need a bat, a ball,
4 bases, a ball, gloves and players.
The Honus Wagner T 206 is worth
$2,350,000 The most valuable since world
warII is the Mickey Mantle rookie card. It`s
worth $200,000. There are many more
valuable cards and you should Google it if
you are interested.
Hall of Fame
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Some famous players are known well
and make it to the hall of fame like Babe
Ruth and Jackie Robinson. But there are
many more people in the hall of fame. There
are also people that should be in the baseball
hall of fame but are not still more there are
future hall of famers.
Did you know?
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Baseball is the U.S.A`s first national
sport. The Yankees have won 27 world series
so far. More than any other team!
Positions
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One goal for many owners is to get
3,000,000 fans in 1 season. Thats a lot!
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There are many positions in baseball.
The positions are, Pitcher (P), Catcher (C),
first base (1B), second base (2B), Short stop
(SS), third base, Right, left and center field
(RF), (LF), and (CF).
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The baseball hall of fame is in
Cooperstown New York.
A referee in baseball is called an umpire
The Field
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Only 347 people went to the RedsMarlins game because of hurricane Irene.
that is the most in history. The average life
span of a ball is 6-7 pitches.
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The infield has 4 bases. The bases they
are first, second, third and home. The field
has 90 degree diagonal foul lines. The
pitchers mound is in between first and third
base. The outfield is made of grass or turf.
Conclusion
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I hope you enjoyed reading this article
about facts, baseball cards, the field, positions
and even more things. That is part of why
baseball is my favorite sport!
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