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In 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) established and began administration of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. [3] In this program, ATF administers automated ballistic imaging technology for law enforcement, forensic science, and attorney agencies in the United States that have entered into a formal agreement with ATF to enter ballistic ...
Normally the individual clubs are responsible for retiring numbers. On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball took the unusual move of retiring a number for all teams. On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the baseball color line, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig.
A National Research Council report has found that with the NIBIN dataset, a bullet retrieved from a crime scene will generate about 10 possible matches, with about a 75-95% chance of a successful match. [1] While some groups have advocated laws requiring all firearms sold be test-fired and registered in such a system, success has been mixed.
5 strikeouts, run prevention and batting stats to remember from last baseball season.
The following is a list of single-game baseball records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion: The following criteria are used for inclusion: Only events occurring within a single plate appearance , inning , or game are included; cumulative or aggregate records achieved over more than one game are not listed.
A baseball bat is a smooth contoured round wooden or metal rod used to hit the ball thrown by the pitcher. A bat's diameter is larger at one end ( the barrel-end ) than at the other ( the handle ). The bottom end of the handle is the knob .
This week’s SportsBeat KC podcast covers Negro Leagues statistics being integrated into the MLB record books.
In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at-bats, through the following formula, where AB is the number of at-bats for a given player, and 1B, 2B, 3B, and HR are the number of singles, doubles, triples, and home runs, respectively: