so you think you know baseball............

Name the New York Yankee bat-boy who was fired for almost killing Babe Ruth.

 

beats me...

 

If you mean William Bendix (the actor), he was a New York Giants batboy.

 

Correct Axe! Great job! (you might be thinking about the movie "Kill the Umpire" as I think he was in it as an ex-giant player)

When Babe Ruth was at the apex of his career, as a young yankee bat-boy William worshiped him. He ran babe's errands, shined his shoes,and provide him with all the food the Babe wanted.One day before a game.Ruth dispatched bendix to obtain some soda pop and hot dogs.Even though it was a hot day,Ruth devoured them as usual. This time however, it took it's toll on Ruth.He collapsed with severe stomach pain,and was rushed to the hospital.Late edition newspapers from all over the country,proclaimed that Ruth was actually dying.When the yankee front office discovered that one of it's own bat-boys delivered the food, Bendix was summarily dismissed.Broken-hearted Bendix abandoned his dream as a player, and took up his second love..the theater. A star in alot of movis,play's, radio and TV. he actually got to play Ruth in a movie.

Some will remember him in Rod Sterlings show before his twilight zone series. As a guy who tried to predict the Pearl Harbor disaster.

 

Which Ball Park boasted the most difficult "Hit Sign Win Suit" sign in the major leagues?

 

is the stadium still in use?

 

I'll go with Ebbets Field.

 

I'll go with old Comiskey Park.

 

the pirates old field bf riverfront stadium?

 

Correct WilltheThrill!! Great job!

Ebbet's field,Brooklyn,Home of the Dodgers. Ebbet's had a massive scoreboard located in right-centerfield.At the base of the scoreboard,a long thin billboard measuring about four foot high and forty foot wide,proclaimed the advantages of shopping at Abe Starks clothing shop on Pitkin Avenue.In one corner of the billboard was an invitation to batters proclaiming, "HIT SIGN WIN SUIT".Starks specialized in GGG suits and gladly would award one to any batter whacked a ball off the sign.The only problem was that the sign was so situated that it was virtually impossible to hit with a line drive(too close to the ground) and equally difficult with a flt ball because either the right or centerfielder easily could catch it.The sign was later immortalized in "The New Yorker Magazine". Except in the magazine cartoon the sign was moved to left field and Stark's was drawn in.Sitting in the front row,with a baseball glove in his hand,leaning over to catch the ball before it hit the sign!

 

Which baseball slugger camped at an editors doorstep to register a complaint?

 

Fish, Riverfront was the Reds old stadium. 3 Rivers was the Pirates and before that around when Ebbett was , was Forbes Field before they built 3 Rivers Stadium. I used to go to Forbes Field with my dad and sometimes we would get seats in right field with Clemente. I even scooped up a ball once when 2 Pirates were playing catch warming up and he missed one and it came over by the low fence by the dugout and I reached out and scooped it up with my bare hand. I must have been about 10 or 11 years old. Wonder what ever happened to that ball? haha

 

Wild guess......Babe Ruth?

 

Great story igloo!

Nah sorry not the babe. Pretty good guess though...........

 

Couple guys who were pretty prickly about things were Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb.

I'll go with Hornsby.

 

I think Cobb would of just busted down the doors instead of sitting and waiting, haha......If those are wrong, I'll say Honus Wagner, alias the "Flying Dutchman".....

 

My guess will be Jackie Robinson.

 

Great guesses! this was a hard one...

Jeff Heath,from the Cleveland Indians. heath was a sensitive soul,who played for the Boston Braves. During thier 1948 pennant run.He got offended by an article in the Sporting News.The story bothered "Lord Jeff" so much,he decided to stop by and see the publisher Taylor Spink on his way home after the season concluded."I just want to tell Spink my side of the story"
Unfortunately Heath's timing was poor. he crossed the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis at five in the morning. "I decided" said heath, "that the only thing I could do was to drive to the Sporting News office,and sleep into the car until spinks came to work.I assumed it would have been ten or so in the morning.But it was at five so I thought I could just sleep in the parking lot until he arrived. But I became uneasy afaird that some guy own the street would steal my expensive shoes. So I locked the car,and went to see if I could get into the building to doze off, catch a nightwatchman,or janitor.I started knocking and then realized the door was actually unlocked. So I went in and climbed the stairs,and figured I would just camp out at his door. But believe it or not he was already there working!"

 

Name the first,and depending who you believe, the only, Ball Player to hit a baseball completely out of the old Yankee Stadium,during a game.

 

damn igloo forbes was it. good work as always.