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Center fielder
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A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record plays, the center fielder is assigned the number 8. Outfielders must cover large distances, so speed, instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key and they must be able to catch fly balls above their heads and on the run. They must be able to throw the ball accurately over a distance to be effective. Amateur players may find it difficult to concentrate on the game, emphasizing the correct position will give outfield players something to concentrate on at each pitch. As well as the requirements above, the fielder must be the outfielder who has the best combination of speed. The center fielder covers more grass than any player and, most likely. The center outfielder is the captain of the outfield and has the authority to call off the corner fielders when she or he has a chance to catch the ball. A center fielders vision and depth perception is a coveted skill, because the position requires a good arm and fast legs, center field is generally where the team puts its best all-around athletes, as a result, center fielders are often fine hitters as well. Many center fielders are renowned as excellent batters and base runners, Baseball Hall of Fame Outfield Baseball positions
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Manager (baseball)
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In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized. A manager is essentially equivalent to the coach in other North American professional sports leagues. How much control a manager takes in a games strategy varies from manager to manager and from game to game. Some managers control pitch selection, defensive positioning, decisions to bunt, steal, pitch out, managers are typically assisted by two or more coaches. Typically, the title of manager is used in professional baseball. In many cases, a manager is a professional, semi-professional or college player. Many current and former managers are former catchers which include Mike Matheny, John Gibbons, Brad Ausmus, Joe Torre, Mike Scioscia, Bruce Bochy, the managers responsibilities normally are limited to in-game decisions, with off-the-field and roster management decisions falling to the teams general manager. The term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, some owners carried out both GM and field managerial duties themselves. Major League Baseball managers differ from the coaches of most other professional sports in that they dress in the same uniform as the players and are assigned a jersey number. The wearing of a uniform is frequently practiced at other levels of play. The manager may be called skipper or skip informally by his players
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Vernon, Alabama
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Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,000, down from 2,143 in 2000. It is the largest city in Lamar County as of 2010, and previously held the distinction in 1880 and from 1960-1990, falling to 2nd place in 2000 behind Sulligent, vernon is located at 33°45′23″N 88°6′41″W. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.9 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,143 people,953 households, the population density was 362.2 people per square mile. There were 1,070 housing units at a density of 180.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 86. 19% White,12. 65% Black or African American,0. 23% Native American,0. 05% Asian,0. 65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75. In the city, the population was out with 24. 1% under the age of 18,8. 5% from 18 to 24,26. 9% from 25 to 44,23. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males, the median income for a household in the city was $27,344, and the median income for a family was $36,618. Males had an income of $31,550 versus $19,470 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,784, about 10. 7% of families and 15. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 2% of those under age 18 and 21. 6% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,000 people,890 households, the population density was 339 people per square mile. There were 1,033 housing units at a density of 175.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 79. 4% White,18. 1% Black or African American,0. 3% Native American,0. 0% Asian,1. 7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was out with 26. 3% under the age of 18,8. 2% from 18 to 24,23. 6% from 25 to 44,26. 3% from 45 to 64
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Collinsville, Illinois
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Collinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County, and partially in St. Clair County, both in Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 25,579, Collinsville is approximately 12 miles from St. Louis, Missouri and is considered part of that citys Metro-East area. It is the home of the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, the worlds largest ketchup bottle, Monks Mound, the largest man-made earthwork in North America, and now part of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, is located here. Collinsville is located at 38°40′28″N 89°59′43″W, approximately 12 miles due east of St Louis, according to the 2010 census, Collinsville has a total area of 14.874 square miles, of which 14.68 square miles is land and 0.194 square miles is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 25,579 people,10,458 households, the population density was 1,817.4 people per square mile. There were 11,025 housing units at a density of 811.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 87. 4% White,11. 2% African American,0. 8% Native American,1. 1% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander, and 1. 7% from other races. 30. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23. 2% under the age of 18,9. 7% from 18 to 24,30. 5% from 25 to 44,21. 9% from 45 to 64, the median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,353, males had a median income of $39,379 versus $27,409 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,048, about 5. 6% of families and 7. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 2% of those under age 18 and 6. 6% of those age 65 or over. Collinsville is the self-proclaimed Horseradish Capital of the World, and sponsors an annual Horseradish Festival, the area is said to produce 85% of the worlds horseradish, of such high quality that Germany and China import it for gourmet use. The Horseradish Festival is always during the first weekend in June and is held at Woodland Park located off of Route 159 in Collinsville, there are many activities for all ages, including a 5K, live music, a beauty pageant, and root grinding demonstrations. One of the most popular events is the Root Derby sponsored by American Family Insurance in which make a derby car out of a real horseradish root. Known for having a large ethnic Italian population, Collinsville also hosts an annual Italian Fest in the fall, the Italian Fest has been held every year since 1983 and is located uptown Collinsville on Main Street. This two-day festival celebrates everything Italian and is full of music and vendors selling authentic Italian food such as spedini, spumoni, bagna cauda, canolli. Along with the festival, there are activities including a parade, midnight bike ride, 5K Run/Walk, Little Miss & Mister Pageant, Bocce Ball Tournament
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Batting average
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Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in cricket and batters in baseball. The development of the statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. In cricket, a batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been out. The number is also simple to interpret intuitively, if all the batsmans innings were completed, this is the average number of runs they score per innings. If they did not complete all their innings, this number is an estimate of the average number of runs they score per innings. Batting average has been used to gauge cricket players relative skills since the 18th century, most players have career batting averages in the range of 20 to 40. This is also the range for wicket-keepers, though some fall short. All-rounders who are more prominent bowlers than batsmen typically average something between 20 and 30,15 and under is typical for specialist bowlers. Under this qualification, the highest Test batting average belongs to Australias Sir Donald Bradman, given that a career batting average over 50 is exceptional, and that only four other players have averages over 60, this is an outstanding statistic. The fact that Bradmans average is so far above that of any other cricketer has led several statisticians to argue that, statistically at least, he was the greatest sportsman in any sport. As at 21 October 2016, Adam Voges of Australia has recorded an average of 72.75 from 27 innings played and it should also be remembered, especially in relation to the ODI histogram above, that there were no ODI competitions when Bradman played. If their scores have a geometric distribution then total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out is the maximum likelihood estimate of their true unknown average, Batting averages can be strongly affected by the number of not outs. A different, and more developed, statistic which is also used to gauge the effectiveness of batsmen is the strike rate. It measures a different concept however – how quickly the batsman scores – so it does not supplant the role of batting average and it is used particularly in limited overs matches, where the speed at which a batsman scores is more important than it is in first-class cricket. Table shows players with at least 20 innings completed, in baseball, the batting average is defined by the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to three places and read without the decimal, A player with a batting average of.300 is batting three-hundred. A point is understood, in only, to be.001. If necessary to break ties, batting averages could be taken beyond the.001 measurement, henry Chadwick, an English statistician raised on cricket, was an influential figure in the early history of baseball
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Home run
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In modern baseball, the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles without first touching the ground, resulting in an automatic home run. There is also the home run, increasingly rare in modern baseball. When a home run is scored, the batter is credited with a hit and a run scored. Likewise, the pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit, a batted ball is also a home run if it touches either foul pole or its attached screen before touching the ground, as the foul poles are by definition in fair territory. A batted ball that goes over the wall after touching the ground is not a home run. A fielder is allowed to reach over the wall to attempt to catch the ball as long as his feet are on or over the field during the attempt. If the fielder successfully catches the ball while it is in flight the batter is out, however, since the fielder is not part of the field, a ball that bounces off a fielder and over the wall without touching the ground is still a home run. A home run accomplished in any of the above manners is a home run. This stipulation is in Approved Ruling of Rule 7.10, an inside-the-park home run occurs when a batter hits the ball into play and is able to circle the bases before the fielders can put him out. Unlike with a home run, the batter-runner and all preceding runners are liable to be put out by the defensive team at any time while running the bases. This can only happen if the ball does not leave the ballfield, with outfields much less spacious and more uniformly designed than in the games early days, inside-the-park home runs are now a rarity. They are usually the result of a ball being hit by a very fast runner, either way, this sends the ball into open space in the outfield and thereby allows the batter-runner to circle the bases before the defensive team can put him out. The speed of the runner is crucial as even triples are relatively rare in most modern ballparks, all runs scored on such a play, however, still count. An example of an unexpected bounce occurred during the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on July 10,2007, by the time the ball was relayed, Ichiro had already crossed the plate standing up. This was the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history, Home runs are often characterized by the number of runners on base at the time. A home run hit with the bases empty is seldom called a one-run homer, with one runner on base, two runs are scored and thus the home run is often called a two-run homer or two-run shot. Similarly, a home runs with two runners on base is a three-run homer or three-run shot, the term four-run homer is seldom used, instead, it is nearly always called a grand slam. Hitting a grand slam is the best possible result for the turn at bat
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Run batted in
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A run batted in, plural runs batted in, is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored. For example, if the batter bats a base hit, then another player on a base can go home. Prior to the 1920 Major League Baseball season, runs batted in were not a baseball statistic. Nevertheless, the RBI statistic was tabulated—unofficially—from 1907 through 1919 by baseball writer Ernie Lanigan, common nicknames for an RBI include ribby, rib, and ribeye. The plural of RBI is generally RBIs, although some commentators use RBI as both singular and plural, as it can stand for runs batted in. The official scorers judgment must determine whether a run batted in shall be credited for a run that scores when a fielder holds the ball or throws to a wrong base. The perceived significance of the RBI is displayed by the fact that it is one of the three categories that comprise the triple crown, in addition, career RBIs are often cited in debates over who should be elected to the Hall of Fame. This implies that better offensive teams—and therefore, the teams in which the most players get on base—tend to produce hitters with higher RBI totals than equivalent hitters on lesser-hitting teams, totals are current through October 8,2015
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St. Louis Cardinals
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The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League Central division. Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006, with origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892, at time, they were called the Browns. One of the most successful franchises in history, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships. Their 19 National League pennants rank third in NL history, in addition, St. Louis has won 13 division titles in the East and Central divisions. While still in the AA, St. Louis won four league championships, the Cardinals have won 105 or more games in four different seasons and won 100 or more a total of nine times. Cardinals players have won 20 league MVPs, four batting Triple Crowns, and three Cy Young Awards. Baseball Hall of Fame inductees include Lou Brock, Dizzy Dean, Bob Gibson, Whitey Herzog, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Medwick, Stan Musial, Branch Rickey, Red Schoendienst, Ozzie Smith, and Bruce Sutter. In 2016, Forbes valued the Cardinals at $1.6 billion, making them the 7th-most valuable franchise in MLB, their revenue the year was $300 million. Since their purchase in 1995, owner William DeWitt, Jr. s investment group has seen enormous growth from the $147 million purchase price, John Mozeliak is the general manager and Mike Matheny is the manager. Professional baseball began in St. Louis with the inception of the Brown Stockings in the National Association in 1875, the NA folded following that season, and the next season, St. Louis joined the National League as a charter member, finishing in third place at 45-19. George Bradley hurled the first no-hitter in Major League history, the NL expelled St. Louis from the league after 1877 due to a game-fixing scandal and the team went bankrupt. Without a league, they continued play as a barnstorming team through 1881. For the 1882 season, Chris von der Ahe purchased the team, reorganized it, and made it a member of the American Association. 1882 is generally considered to be the first year existence of the St. Louis Cardinals, the next season, St. Louis shortened their name to the Browns. Soon thereafter they became the dominant team in the AA, as manager Charlie Comiskey guided St. Louis to four pennants in a row from 1885 to 1888. Pitcher and outfielder Bob Caruthers led the league in ERA and wins in 1885 and he also led the AA in OBP and OPS in 1886 and finished fourth in batting average in 1886 and fifth in 1887
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1935 Major League Baseball season
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The 1935 Major League Baseball season. Most Valuable Player Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers Gabby Hartnett, Chicago Cubs February 5 – Home run king Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees. May 24 – At Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies played the first night game, may 25 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Braves goes 4-for-4 with three home runs and six runs batted in. It is the last multi-homer game of Ruths career, with the home run being the first ball ever hit to clear the roof at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. May 30 – Babe Ruth ends his career with the Boston Braves of the National League. July 8 – At Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the Cleveland Indians, august 31 – Vern Kennedy pitches a no-hitter as the Chicago White Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians, 5–0. October 7 – The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4–3, in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first World Championship and this was Detroits first Series victory after failing to win four previous times. November 26 – The National League takes over the bankrupt, last-place Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club, the league takes over only temporarily, until matters can be straightened out
