Baseball Math in Your Class

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Baseball Math in Your Class - Hiatus
Members! Due to some department restructuring, Baseball Math in Your Class - from our end - is going on hiatus. One of the goals of this SNS (social networking system) was to actually use the first "s" and the "n." I had hoped that this would bri...
February 11
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A: 112 Show Your Work: I know, I know. Critical thinking on a Friday! So it's not as hard as you're probably thinking. We know that, in order to find slugging percentage, it's total bases divided by at-bats. If you multiply 617 (at-bats) by .6142...
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In a 19-year career with the Chicago Cubs, Ernie Banks ("Mr. Cub") had arguably the best year of his career in 1958 - though a strong case can be made for 1959. In 617 at-bats - Banks hit 23 doubles, 11 triples and 47 home runs. His slugging perc...
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A: Johnson, by .003 of a run per nine innings. Explanation: Johnson has recorded 12118 outs (4039 x 3 = 12117, plus one out). So set up a ratio, where x over 1461 earned runs = 27 outs over 12118 outs. 1461x27 = 39447. Divide 39447 by 12118 and i...
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A: Vladimir Guerrero, .575 to .574. Show Your Work: Helton has 1145 singles to go with his extra-base hits. That amounts to 3420 total bases in 5962 at-bats - .5736. Do the same process with Vlad and you get 3802 total bases in 6617 at-bats, or ....
February 4
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A: Raised it. Explanation: Manny ended 2008 with 183 hits in 552 at-bats, meaning his batting average was .332 for the year - and a pretty incredible .396 with the Dodgers. He definitely raised his batting average.
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Sorry for the delay - let's get back in to it! Free agent Manny Ramirez rejected a one-year, $25 million deal from the Dodgers yesterday. (beat). Manny's career batting average is .314. In 100 games for the Red Sox last year, Manny was 109-for-36...
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So...what are we doing, exactly?

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a non-profit, educational institution. This is a way we can connect with schools in a free, easy, open way to reinforce math concepts. We do offer an education program entitled "Batter Up" either on-site or through videoconferencing. Click the link to see the online thematic unit.

Here we are using daily box scores, found in newsp… Continue

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At 4:50pm on June 11, 2008, Greg Hess said…
James,
It was taken in Tampa at Spring Training. Ray Negron Special Assistant to George Steinbrenner is a personal friend. He was a great host who made it possible for my family to meet the Yankee Players. It was a fantastic week.
At 4:43pm on June 11, 2008, Greg Hess said…
The people in the picture are myself, my daughter Victoria, my son Christopher and Derek Jeter taken at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
 
 

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Pat Jewett

Great Idea!

I use to sell Medical insurance but got into teaching a couple of years ago because Ithought I could "do better" than the teachers my kids had. They were boring an unimaginative. This idea is great and an excellent example of the kinds of things I try to do in the classroom. Thank you for sharing!

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So...what are we doing, exactly?

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a non-profit, educational institution. This is a way we can connect with schools in a free, easy, open way to reinforce math concepts. We do offer an education program entitled "Batter Up" either on-site or through videoconferencing. Click the link to see the online thematic unit.

Here we are using daily box scores, found in newsp… Continue

Posted by James Yasko on April 9, 2008 at 8:00am

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