how many times is a bat used in the major leagues before it is discarded?
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There is no limit.  When the batter doesn't like the way the bat feels or hits the ball anymore.\nDuring a tour of the Louisville Slugger Museum, I learned that the pros typically order up to 150 bats per year.  Most are used, but others are autographed and given away.
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There have been 10 managers in the last fifty years that were still active players in their debut year as major-league managers:\n\nPete Rose 1984-1986\nDon Kessinger 1979\nJoe Torre 1977\nFrank Robinson 1975-1976 \nYogi Berra 1964-1965\nGil Hodges 1963\nEl Tappe 1961-1962 \nHank Bauer 1961\nSolly Hemus 1959\nHarry Walker 1955\n\nPrevious to the 1955 season there were numerous Player/Managers. To many to list in fact.\nHeres a list of the numbers by decade:\n1870s...45 \n1880s...42 \n1890s...43 \n1900s...31 \n1910s...35 \n1920s...17 \n1930s...13 \n1940s...9 \n1950s...8 \n1960s...4 \n1970s...4 \n1980s...1
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Less then the number of times he'll strike out
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It has happened 12 times in the Major Leagues.  \n\n1. 5-24-1936, Tony Lazzeri, New York Yankees\n2. 7-4-1939, Jim Tabor, Boston Red Sox\n3. 7-27-1946, Rudy York, Boston Red Sox\n4. 5-9-1961, Jim Gentile, Baltimore Orioles\n5. 7-3-1966, Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves\n6. 6-24-1968, Jim Northrup, Detroit Tigers\n7. 6-26-1970, Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles\n8. 9-4-1995, Robin Ventura, Chicago White Sox\n9. 8-14-1998, Chris Hoiles, Baltimore Orioles\n10. 4-23-1999, Fernando Tatis, St. Louis Cardinals\n11. 5-10-1999, Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox\n12. 7-29-2003, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox
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A force out at home does not count as a hit. five is the correct answer. 1 hit then thrown out stealing. 2nd hit thrown out stealing, then three singles.
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Stop hitting the ball with your hands and use a bat!
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the one I keep hearing about is the Chicago Cubs curse.  its about how a billy goat wasn't allowed in the stadium back in the 1900's and since then the cubs haven't been in the world series
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Sell it to the MLB Hall of Fame. They would probably love to get their hands on it.
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Official rules may be reviewed at the website below.\n\nBut as for your questions-\n\nA ball is used until it is worn as determined by the umpires- but in the Majors- is often lost due to foul balls.\n\nNo- very unlike cricket- the baseball CANNOT be tampered with in any shape or form but the natural occurrences of play (I.e.- the ball scuffs on the grass on a grounder and then is returned to the pitcher).  \n\nRules prohibit such means (scuffing spitting)- as pitchers in the past have tried to use Vaseline on their caps, sandpaper on their gloves, or other means- all will get ejections from the game (if caught).\n\nAs for teams using the same balls- yes.  After the 3rd out is made, the ball that made the last out is oftentimes returned to the pitchers mound to use the next inning.\n\nHope that helps!
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In 2503 games and 8399 At Bats, Babe Ruth hit 714 Home Runs.  So far, Barry Bonds has played in 2773 games with 9258 At Bats to hit 715 Home Runs.  So, Ruth did it with 270 less games and 859 less At Bats.  One of less mentioned benefits of the special "vitamins" that Bonds takes is that it allows players to lengthen their careers by helping them recover quicker from injuries.
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For the 1,187th time.\n\nAll time--Yankees\nNow--Red Sox
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Zim calculated how many balls would be used in 162 games. But there are more than 162 total games played in a major league season. \n\nThere are 2430 games played in one major league season. Using Zim's other calculation, 45 balls used on average per game would amount to 109,350 total balls used in one season by the MLB. \n\nTo add some extra fun, if you take the cost of an official major league baseball, which is around $9, and multiply it by 109,350 baseballs, you get $984,150 spent by the MLB each season on baseballs alone. However, it's almost certain that the MLB receives a significant discount on each ball. I would guess they pay around $3-5 per baseball. But even if they pay the full $9 per ball, $984,150 is pocket change for the MLB. The average major league player makes more than twice that amount.
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You can have a maximum of 40 active players under major league contract at any given time, only 25 of whom are on the major league active roster. The other 15 are either in the minors or the disabled list. \nBeginning September 1 until the end of the regular season you can have all 40 on the major league active roster if you wish (most teams call up a few extra players but don't use all 40)
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1 Rookie Batboys\n2 Dirty Dugout Dingers\n3 Pinetar Benchwarmers\n4 Royals Elite  :-)\n5 Minor League Misfits\n6 Late Call-ups
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This is an unusual situation but this is how it is handled.  All of the runs that the reliever gives up are earned for the reliever.  However, in the official team stats, the runs are recorded as unearned.  This doesn't happen often but that is how the stats are recorded.
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I think they should be banned from the hall of fame and also stripped of any records they hold. I think they should be allowed to continue to play after a first offense but banned from baseball after a second offense. The key issue is the accuracy of the tests and frequency. If it's possible there was a falso positive or a truely accidental positive then thats reasonable once. Still tarnishs any records they held.
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The same bat of mine has been stolen in 66. \nit's of us$20000