Softball || Questions with complete solutions.

When was Softball invented? (month and date) correct answers November, 1887 Where was softball invented? correct answers Chigaco Who invented Softball? correct answers George Hancock Who was George Hancock? correct answers reporter for Chicago board of trade How did George Hancock get the idea? correct answers When Yale defeated Harvard in a football game, Harvard and Yale Alumni went crazy. One person was so mad he throw a boxing glove and the other person hit it back with a stick. This gave George Hancock the idea. Where and with what did he play the first baseball game with? correct answers Indoors was were the first game was. He used boxing gloves for the ball. He then parked the bases. They then divided into two teams and started to play. True or False: Is softball the #1 team participant sport in the USA? correct answers True When and how did the name softball come around? correct answers In 1926, Walter Hakanson, a YMCA official from Denver suggested it to the International Joint of Rules. How many players are their on a softball team? correct answers 9 What two parts is the playing field divided into? correct answers Outfield and Infield How many feet apart are the lines between the bases? correct answers 60' What is the shape of the softball field? correct answers diamond What are the outfield positions? correct answers left field, center, field, right What is considered a foul ball? correct answers Anything outside of the 1st or 2nd baseline How many innings is in a normal game? correct answers 7 What is considered an inning? correct answers When both teams have had a chance to bat and play field What is the mercy rule? correct answers A game where they have completed 5 more innings in which a team is ahead by 10 or more runs will be stopped and shall be over. What are the pitching rules? correct answers They must have both feet on the pitches rubber and can only take one step forward while pitching How should the ball be thrown in softball? correct answers underhand Who makes up the battery? correct answers the pitcher and the catcher