Sports Facts

    Random Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
    64
    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
    63
    The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
    41
    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
    113
    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
    226
    Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
    30
    The household wrench was invented by boxing heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1922.
    51