Sports Facts That Will Wow Your Friends
There are many obvious sports trivia facts that your typical fan could spit off effortlessly, as if it were as obvious as simple addition. Everyone knows about Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game, Rickey Henderson’s 130 stolen bases in a season, Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak, and other record-breaking feats.
Here are some more that may interest you. They cover all sports, and some of these are simply amazing. There’s no doubt that you’ll be pretty surprised by some of the things that you see.
For example, Duke Farrell, a former professional catcher, once threw out 8 men trying to steal a base in one game. Might as well have credited him with the win, that’s 8 outs he caused and 8 potential runs he saved.
During a 1966 tennis match between Rodger Taylor and Wieslaw Gasiorek at the Kings Cup, a total of 126 games were played between the two. Eventually, officials insisted upon a draw.
Many players in recent years have served above 130 MPH, a few above 140, and a select few above 150, but Michael Sangster of England served 154 MPH in 1963, all done with a wooden racquet.
A man by the name of Robert Wyler, from Glendale, CA, has played as many as 1,000 games of chess, all through the mail.
Spring training isn’t called spring training because of the time of year it takes place during. It all has to do with the fact that the 1885 White Sox decided to practice in Hot Springs, Arkansas before the start of the season.
Bill Veeck, former owner of the Cubs, hired midgets to serve food in the stands. His reasoning was that no fans would have their views of the field blocked.
The most watched basketball event ever? It brought in 75,000 fans, and it wasn’t the NBA finals. It wasn’t the Olympics either. In 1951, the Harlem Globetrotters came to Germany, setting an attendance record at the sold-out event.
The first hockey puck ever used in a game wasn’t anything like your typical puck today. It was actually a piece of frozen cow manure.
Satchel Paige, a former Negro League baseball player, pitched at 59 years old as a Major League baseball pitcher. Many say he was one of the greatest pitchers to ever play the game.
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