Mlb Quiz

Major League Baseball: America's Pastime

Baseball is often called "America's pastime" - A game with deep cultural roots in American history that predates the Civil War. Major League Baseball (MLB) was founded in 1903 as an agreement between the National League (established 1876) and the American League (established 1901). Today, MLB consists of 30 teams divided between the American and National Leagues, each with three divisions. The season runs from late March to early October, culminating in the World Series championship.

Baseball has produced some of the most celebrated athletes in American sports history. Babe Ruth is often considered the greatest player of all time - His 714 career home runs were the record until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974. Barry Bonds holds the all-time home run record with 762. Cy Young won 511 games as a pitcher - A record so extraordinary that baseball's annual pitching award is named the "Cy Young Award" in his honor. Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak (1941) is considered one of the most unbreakable records in all of sports. Try the Basketball Quiz for another major American sport, or explore the Football Quiz for the NFL.

The World Series, first held in 1903, is baseball's championship series, with the AL and NL champions competing in a best-of-7 series. The New York Yankees have won the most World Series titles with 27, followed by the Oakland/Philadelphia Athletics with 9, and the San Francisco/New York Giants with 8. Historical moments that have transcended baseball include Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in 1947, Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run in the 1988 World Series, and Dave Roberts's stolen base in the 2004 ALCS that sparked one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.