As the baseball postseason swings ever nearer to the World Series ( fyi : the Fall Classic start this coming Saturday ) , I cerebrate I ’d get us all in the mood by looking at some curious connection between the sport and , of all things , the number3 , which , besides being the first unique prime act , turns out reallyisa thaumaturgy number , as well . ( You should be singing the SchoolHouse Rock call now … )
3is the identification number of strikes needed to record an out .
3is the number of outs to terminate an frame .
3x3is the issue of innings in a biz .
3is the number of base on the playing field .
3is the number in the batting order of magnitude generally engage by the squad ’s best striker .
One of , if notthe , most utilitarian of all baseball game stats is a actor ’s batten norm . The bench mark has always been .300 . In fact , Mickey Mantle was often quoted as saying one of his greatest regrets was not retire while he still had a .300 lifespan average . Yes , there ’s a sizeable dispute between .298 and .300 .
To advance a division series in the postseason , a squad must win3of 5 game .
A baseball game diamond is really a3x30 - human foot second power .
There are3X30 feet between each of the3bases .
Though the distance from home plate to will and right field vary , it is always some variant on300 feet . ( e.g. Fenway is310 to leave behind and302 to right , Wrigley is355 to leave and353 to decently ) .
That ’s all I ’ve make for now , though I ’m certain there are more . Oh , waitress , I almost leave a biggy : Guess what turn Babe Ruth , the most illustrious ( and arguably best ) role player in the game , wore on his uniform ?
I ’ll give ya3guesses " ¦
