What is the biggest win in MLB history?

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In 1897, the Chicago Colts of the National League defeated the Louisville Colonels, 36–7. The modern record (i.e., post-1900) for margin of victory was set in 2007, when the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 30–3.
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What is the highest scoring inning in MLB history?

Here is a look at the top 10 single-inning performances in the Modern Era (since 1900), as provided by the Elias Sports Bureau. Note: Technically, the all-time Major League record is 18 runs by the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) against the long-defunct Detroit Wolverines on Sept.
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What is the highest win streak in baseball?

The National League's 1916 New York Giants hold the current record of winning 26 games in a row. The longest American League winning streak is 22, by the 2017 Cleveland Indians.
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What is the hardest MLB record to break?

The records you likely know
  • Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 straight games played. ...
  • Ichiro's 262 hits in 2004. ...
  • Nolan Ryan's 5,714 strikeouts and 2,795 walks. ...
  • Rickey Henderson's 1,406 career steals and 130 steals in 1982. ...
  • Hack Wilson's 191 RBIs in 1930. ...
  • Chief Wilson's 36 triples in 1912. ...
  • Barry Bonds' 232 walks in 2004.
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Has any MLB team won 120 games?

763 vs. . 716), but 116 wins is the all-time record. No team has ever won more, and only six teams have ever won as many as 110 games in a season. The 56-20 record puts the Yankees on pace to win 119 games.
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Greatest 9th Inning Comebacks!



Has there ever been a 0 0 baseball game?

In the American League, the longest 0–0 game was played between the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1909. The game was called after 18 innings due to darkness at Bennett Park in Detroit.
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Is there a mercy rule in MLB?

The Mercy Rule, also known as the Ten Run Rule or Skunk Rule, is a rule that ends games early if one team is winning (or losing) by a large amount.
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Has any MLB player ever hit 400?

300 in a season is already regarded as solid. Forty-two players have recorded a batting average of at least . 400 in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) season as of 2021, the last being Willard Brown of the Kansas City Monarchs and Artie Wilson of the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.
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Who can throw a baseball 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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Who is the greatest hitter that ever lived?

During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames: The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame... but the only nickname that he ever wanted was "the greatest hitter who ever lived."
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What is the highest batting average ever?

Outfielder Ty Cobb, whose career ended in 1928, has the highest batting average in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He batted . 366 over 24 seasons, mostly with the Detroit Tigers. In addition, he won a record 11 batting titles for leading the American League in BA over the course of an entire season.
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What is the most runs in one inning?

Back in 1883, the Chicago White Stockings beat the Detroit Wolverines in a game in which they scored 18 runs in an inning. In the modern MLB era, the record is 17 runs set by the Boston Red Sox in 1953 when they did it against the Detroit Tigers.
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What is the run limit in MLB?

By state association adoption, the game shall end when the visiting team is behind 10 or more runs after 4-1/2 innings, or after the fifth inning, if either team is 10 runs behind and both teams have had an equal number of times at bat. If an over-the-fence home run is hit, all runs score before the game is terminated.
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What is the most runs scored by a MLB team in one game?

The record for most runs scored by a team in a single game is 36, set by the Chicago Colts (now the Chicago Cubs) against the Louisville Colonels (which joined the National League in 1892) on June 29, 1897. The modern-day record of 30 was set on August 22, 2007, by the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles.
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What is the rarest play in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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What was the quickest MLB game ever?

According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 matchup between the Atlanta Crackers and Mobile Sea Gulls is the first choice that pops up when you search fastest baseball game ever. It was 32 minutes long.
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Has anyone won an MLB game with no hits?

If someone told you that a team recorded no hits in a baseball game, you would probably -- and reasonably -- assume that team lost said game. Well, on June 28, 2008, the Dodgers beat that Angels despite not recording a single hit in the game.
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Can an MLB game go on forever?

Baseball is sometimes called the "timeless game." Unlike football, basketball or soccer, there's no clock. Theoretically, the game could go on forever.
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Can a pitcher pitch the whole game?

A pitcher earns a complete game if he pitches the entire game for his team regardless of how long it lasts. If the game is shortened by rain or if it lasts into extra innings, it counts as a complete game if the pitcher was the only pitcher to record an appearance for his team.
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How long can a pitcher pitch in MLB?

The new rule: Pitchers will have 15 seconds to throw a pitch with the bases empty and 20 seconds with a runner on base. Hitters will need to be in the batter's box with eight seconds on the pitch clock.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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Is there a 20 run rule in baseball?

In slow pitch, the margin is 20 runs after four innings or 15 after five. The NCAA has also adopted the rule. In regular season or conference tournament NCAA and NAIA college baseball, the IBAF rule may be implemented.
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What was the longest MLB game ever?

1. Brooklyn Robins 1, Boston Braves 1 on May 1, 1920 – 26 innings. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the longest MLB game ever happened decades ago. The record goes all the way back to May 1, 1920, a meeting between the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves.
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Who is the best catcher ever?

1. Yogi Berra- Good luck trying to dispute this one: he won three MVP awards (1951, 1954 and 1955), made 15 All-Star game appearances, caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series and boasts an unprecedented 10 World Series rings.
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Do you swing on a 3 0 count?

The Unwritten Rule to not Swing

Generally, the unwritten rule about the 3-0 count states that batters should not swing on a 3-0 pitch when it is late in the game and the batter's team is up by several runs.
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