COFFEE BREAK TRIVIA

Welcome to the Baseball Triva post. I hope that you will find it interesting and somewhat amusing the trivia that is here. I will be ading more to this post each week.

Question: In 1975 what was the first hide used to cover baseballs?
Answer: Cowhide was the first hide used.
Question:  Who was the announcer that said Pope Paul VI’s death “puts a damper on even a Yankees win”?
Answer:  Phil Rizzuto
Question:  Chan-Ho Park was this countries first U.S. major league baseball player, what country is he from?
Answer: South Korea
Question:  Which two cities have the oldest stadiums in major league baseball?
Answer:  Boston and Detroit
Question:   What baseball team's games are announced on TV by Skip Carey?
Answer:  The Atlanta Braves
Question: What shortstop holds the major league records for games played, assists and double plays?
Answer: Ozzie Smith
Question:  What pitcher's 1.12 ERA in 1968 is the lowest in the majors in post-World War II play?
Answer:  Bob Gibson's.
Question: Who was the last American League baseballer to win the Triple Crown, in 1967?
Answer: Car Yastrzemski.
Question: What Pittsburgh Pirate had exactly 3,000 career hits before dying in a plane crash?
Answer: Roberto Clemente.
Question: What's the LCS to a baseball pennant winner?
Answer: League Championship Series.