Baseball Facts - Page 4

In 1941, Ted Williams hit .406 with 37 home runs but he didn't win the MVP that season. It was given instead to Joe Dimaggio who recorded his 56 game hitting streak the same season.

Ted Williams flew 39 combat missions in the Korean War, many of them flying as John Glenn's wingman. John Glenn described Williams as one of the best pilots he knew.

Early in his career, Babe Ruth used bats weighing 40 ounces or more, far heavier than modern bats which typically weigh about 32 ounces.

Balls that bounced over the outfield fence were counted as home runs until 1929 in the American League and 1931 in the National League.

Before 1931, a ball that went over the fence in fair territory but curved foul later was not a home run - it was a foul ball.