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Another theory is that the corn refers to the practice in the very early days of baseball of calling the outfield the "corn field", especially in early amateur baseball where the outfield may have been a farm field. Frequently used by Red Barber, a variation, 'A #8 CAN OF GOLDEN BANTAM' was favored by Bob Prince, Pittsburgh Pirates' announcer.
Baseball statistics include a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the sport of baseball. Because the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and player activity is characteristically distinguishable individually, the sport lends itself to easy record-keeping and compiling statistics .
Abbreviation/ Acronym: Franchise: ANA Anaheim Angels AZ Arizona Diamondbacks: ATL Atlanta Braves: BAL Baltimore Orioles (original, 1901–1902; current, since 1954) BOS Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters (from 1876–1900) or Boston Red Sox (since 1953) BSA Boston Americans (1901–1907) BSB Boston Beaneaters (1901–1906) or Boston Braves/Bees (1912 ...
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The Boys of Summer [34] – From the Brooklyn years – Reference to baseball being the only major team sport played during the summer. As with "Dem Bums", usage of this nickname for the Dodgers has faded with time; "Boys of Summer" is now often used to refer to baseball players in general. The Azul- Spanish word for blue
A return to the world of baseball means there are necessary lessons in analytical statistics. Lori Nickel: A new (again) baseball fan struggles with modern metrics and their acronyms Skip to main ...
A baseball box score from 1876. A box score is a chart used in baseball to present data about player achievement in a particular game. An abbreviated version of the box score, duplicated from the field scoreboard, is the line score. The Baseball Hall of Fame credits Henry Chadwick with the invention of the box score [1] in 1858.
A baseball box score from 1876. [1] A box score is a structured summary of the results from a sport competition. The box score lists the game score as well as individual and team achievements in the game. Among the sports in which box scores are common are baseball, basketball, American football, volleyball and hockey.